Cause to Believe explained

Horsename:Cause to Believe
Sire:Maria's Mon
Grandsire:Wavering Monarch
Dam:Imaginary Cat
Damsire:Storm Cat
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:2003
Country:United States
Colour:Gray
Breeder:Overbrook Farm
Owner:Peter Redekop & Peter Abruzzo
Trainer:Jerry Hollendorfer
Record:17: 6-4-2
Earnings:$421,543
Race:Mill Valley Stakes (2005)
El Camino Real Derby (2006)
California Derby (2006)

Cause to Believe (foaled February 11, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006.

Cause to Believe was bred by Overbrook Farm. He is the son of Maria's Mon, the 1995 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Out of the mare Imaginary Cat, a daughter of Storm Cat, his breeding line includes such notable horses as Northern Dancer, Secretariat and Majestic Prince.

Cause to Believe was purchased by Vancouver, British Columbia businessman Peter Redekop for $30,000 at the 2005 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. In early 2006, Redekop sold a 25% interest in the horse to Chicago businessman, Peter Abruzzo.

The colt was trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and ridden by Russell Baze.

Races

Finish RaceDistanceTrackCondition
13thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill DownsFast
3rd Illinois DerbyOne and One-Eighth MilesHawthorne Race CourseFast
1stCalifornia DerbyOne and One-Sixteenth MilesGolden Gate FieldsFast
1stEl Camino Real DerbyOne and One-Sixteenth MilesBay MeadowsFast
2ndSan Miguel StakesSix FurlongsSanta Anita ParkFast
1stMill Valley StakesSix FurlongsGolden Gate FieldsFast
1stBay Meadows JuvenileOne MileBay MeadowsFast
1stCavonnier JuvenileFive and One-Half FurlongsSonoma County FairFast
2ndMalcom Anderson StakesFive FurlongsGolden Gate FieldsFast
1stMaidenFour and One-Half FurlongsGolden Gate FieldsFast
2ndMaidenFour and One-Half FurlongsGolden Gate FieldsFast

References

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