Action This Day (horse) explained

Horsename:Action This Day
Sire:Kris S.
Grandsire:Roberto
Dam:Najecam
Damsire:Trempolino
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:2001
Country:United States
Color:Bay
Breeder:Lee Owens
Owner:B. Wayne Hughes
Trainer:Richard Mandella
Record:9: 2-1-0
Earnings:$422,484
Race:Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2003)
Awards:United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2003)
Updated:August 10, 2021

Action This Day (foaled February 18, 2001 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Racing career

In 2003, after winning his maiden race September 28 at Santa Anita Park, he became the first maiden to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. After running last for most of the race, he came from off the pace in the homestretch and won by two lengths over Minister Eric.[1] He was voted the U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse.[2]

Action This Day made his 2004 debut on February 8 in the Sham Stakes, finishing fourth. He then ran seventh in the San Felipe Stakes and sixth in the Blue Grass Stakes. Entered into the 2004 Kentucky Derby, he managed a sixth-place finish in the field of 18.[3]

Breeding career

Retired after the 2004 racing season, Action This Day entered stud at Castleton Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2010 he stood at Dana Point Farm at Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania and the following year at Indiana Stallion Station in Anderson, Indiana. In 2013 Action this Day was sold to Haras Los Azahares to stand in Peru.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event By Year. Breederscup.com. 2012-06-02.
  2. Web site: Eclipse Awards History . . 2021-01-02 . 2021-01-02.
  3. http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/2004 Kentucky Derby History, 2004