Art Collector (horse)
Art Collector (foaled February 11, 2017 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred and raced by businessman Bruce Lunsford. He won the Ellis Park Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes in 2020.
| Art Collector | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bernardini |
| Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
| Dam | Distorted Legacy |
| Damsire | Distorted Humor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2017 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Bruce Lunsford |
| Owner | Bruce Lunsford |
| Trainer | Joe Sharp (2019) Thomas Drury Jr. |
| Record | 10: 5-1-0 [1] |
| Earnings | US$664,380 |
| Major wins | |
| Ellis Park Derby (2020) Blue Grass Stakes (2020) | |
Racing career
Two-Year-Old Season
Art Collector won a maiden and allowance race as a 2-year-old for trainer Joe Sharp.
Three-Year-Old Season
Racing as a three-year-old for trainer Thomas Drury Jr., Art Collector's win in the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes over eventual Preakness Stakes winning filly [[Swiss Skydiver earned him a berth in 2020 Kentucky Derby.[2][3] Art Collector's Blue Grass victory was the colt's first graded stakes race and first graded stakes win for trainer Thomas Drury Jr. who has been training racehorses for thirty-eight years.[4]
He then won the 2020 Ellis Park Derby before heading to the Kentucky Derby.
Made the second choice of the betting public behind Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes winner Tiz the Law, an injury during a workout kept Art Collector out of the Derby,[5] and instead he aimed towards the Preakness Stakes, the third leg of the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2020 Triple Crown.
Art Collector came fourth in the Preakness Stakes, a nose behind the third place finisher. The filly he defeated in the Bluegrass, Swiss Skydiver, won the Preakness by a neck over Kentucky Derby winner Authentic.
His next start was the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on November 7, where he finished eighth behind the winner Knicks Go.
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Art Collector was rated on 119, making him the equal 57th best racehorse in the world.[6]
Pedigree
| Sire Bernardini |
A.P. Indy | Seattle Slew | Bold Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Charmer | |||
| Weekend Surprise | Secretariat | ||
| Lassie Dear | |||
| Cara Rafaela | Quiet American | Fappiano | |
| Demure | |||
| Old Fable | Spectacular Bid | ||
| Northern Fable | |||
| Dam Distorted Legacy |
Distorted Humor | Forty Niner | Mr. Prospector |
| File | |||
| Danzig's Beauty | Danzig | ||
| Sweetest Chant | |||
| Bunting | Private Account | Damascus | |
| Numbered Account | |||
| Flag Waver | Hoist The Flag | ||
| Bebopper (family: 11-g) |
External links
References
- "Art Collector". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Ellis Park 'Thrilled' To Be Hosting 50-Point Kentucky Derby Prep Race". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Art Collector wins Ellis Park Derby, earns Ky Derby points". NBC Sports. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- "Blue Grass: Art Collector wins, gives Drury shot at Kentucky Derby". The Courier-Journal. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- "Kentucky Derby 2020: Art Collector will miss race due to injury". CBS Sports. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- "The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings". Horseracingintfed.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.