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and speedster High Yield. At the top of the stretch, he took over the lead and started drawing away from the Kentucky Derby champion with every stride. He won by 3¾ lengths over Fusaichi Pegasus, who was a head in front of both Impeachment and Captain Steve for the third and fourth spots. Red Bullet
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immediately restrained the colt passing the stands in seventh place six and a half lengths back in the small field of eight. Running into the clubhouse turn, he took an awkward step and drifted back to last, ten lengths behind the leader, Hugh Hefner. The fractions were fast at :46-3/5 for the first
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Racing as a four-year-old, Red Bullet won an allowance race out of his three starts and at age five, raced another three times with his best result a win in the Foggy Road Stakes and a second-place finish behind
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Red Bullet did not race at age two. Sent to the track at age three in 2000, he started six times, winning his first three starts. In that third race, Red Bullet ran in the Grade II
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on the back stretch. Moving into the far turn, Red Bullet started weaving between other colts, overtaking them one at a time until he passed the two leaders,
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half and 1:11-1/5 for the six furlongs. Then Red Bullet gradually worked his way forward, passing Impeachment and
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He is the sire of Fatal Bullet, Canadian Horse of the Year, and Cool Bullet (winner of the Hansel Stakes).
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and won handily, finishing the mile in 1:34.27. He then ran second to
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paid $ 14.40 to win in front of a capacity crown of 111,821 at the
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Retired at the end of the 2002 racing season, Red Bullet began
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His dam, Cargo, was a daughter of 16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse 282: 13: 14: 1959: 321:Red Bullet's connections, owner 250: 203:best known for winning the 2000 1943:American Grade 1 Stakes winners 316: 183:Last updated on August 30, 2007 577: 348: 1: 570: 210: 7: 1928:Racehorses bred in Kentucky 634:Red Bullet at Adena Springs 371: 10: 1964: 231:and winner of that year's 677: 551: 532: 526: 509: 492: 483: 475: 458: 443: 437: 420: 399: 391: 381: 192:(foaled 13 April 1997 in 182: 164:Triple Crown classic race 160:Foggy Road Stakes (2002) 154: 149: 141: 133: 123: 113: 103: 93: 83: 75: 65: 54: 46: 36: 26: 21: 1948:Thoroughbred family 16-h 1938:Preakness Stakes winners 239:multiple Grade 1 winner 377:Pedigree of Red Bullet 1923:1997 racehorse births 233:Breeders' Cup Classic 564:Alea (Family: 16-h) 269:Wood Memorial Stakes 772:Knight of Ellerslie 378: 359:Adena Springs South 311:Baltimore, Maryland 293:Pimlico Race Course 589:Thoroughbred Times 376: 363:Williston, Florida 343:Skip Away Handicap 261:Aqueduct Racetrack 223:. 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Index

Unbridled
Fappiano
Caro
Stallion
United States
Chestnut
Adena Springs
Stronach Stables
Joe Orseno
Gotham Stakes
Triple Crown classic race
Preakness Stakes
2000
Kentucky
Thoroughbred
racehorse
Preakness Stakes
auto
Frank Stronach
Unbridled
American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse
Breeders' Cup Classic
French
Caro
Joe Orseno
Gotham Stakes
Aqueduct Racetrack
Fusaichi Pegasus
Wood Memorial Stakes
Kentucky Derby

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