Orientate
Orientate (foaled March 29, 1999 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2002 Breeder's Cup Sprint [1] and was voted the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse of 2002.[2]
| Orientate | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Mt. Livermore |
| Grandsire | Blushing Groom |
| Dam | Dream Team |
| Damsire | Cox's Ridge |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. |
| Owner | Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis |
| Trainer | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Record | 19: 10-3-0 |
| Earnings | US$1,716,950 |
| Major wins | |
| Indiana Derby (2001 Sir Beaufort Stakes (2001) Forego Handicap (2002) Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Handicap (2002) Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2002) Aristides Handicap (2002) Smile Sprint Handicap (2002) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Sprint (2002) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Sprint Horse (2002) | |
A descendant of the great Nearco through his son Royal Charger, Orientate was bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. and raced by Bob & Beverly Lewis. He was sired by American multiple stakes winner Mt. Livermore and out of the Cox's Ridge mare, Dream Team.[3]
Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee D. Wayne Lukas, Orientate retired from racing having won ten of his nineteen starts with earnings of US$1,716,950.
At stud
Purchased by Gainesway in partnership with Arrowfield Stud of Australia, Orientate was sent to stand at stud at Gainesway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Among his successful racing offspring to date includes American Grade I winner Lady Joanne and the Australian Grade II winner, Marveen.[4]
Pedigree
| Sire Mt. Livermore |
Blushing Groom | Red God | Nasrullah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Run | |||
| Runaway Bride | Wild Risk | ||
| Aimee | |||
| Flama Ardiente | Crimson Satan | Spy Song | |
| Papila | |||
| Royal Rafale | Reneged | ||
| Questar | |||
| Dam Dream Team |
Cox's Ridge | Best Turn | Turn-To |
| Sweet Clementine | |||
| Our Martha | Ballydonnell | ||
| Corday | |||
| Likely Double | Nodouble | Noholme | |
| Abla-Jay | |||
| Likely Lark | T.V. Lark | ||
| Chadwick |