Cox's Ridge

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Dam Our Martha Foaled 1974 Colour Bay Species Equus caballus Sex Stallion Grandsire Turn-To		Damsire Ballydonnell Country United States Breeder Samuel D. Hinkel Owner Loblolly Stable Earnings 667,172 USD
Children Pine Circle, Vanlandingham, Mesabi Maiden, Life's Magic, Twilight Ridge, Little Missouri

Cox's Ridge (1974–1998) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. His handlers chose to bypass the rigorous U.S. Triple Crown series and went on the enjoy considerable success in 1977 and 1978 with his most important win coming in the Metropolitan Handicap. In 1979, the five-year-old Cox's Ridge won the Tom Fool Handicap, ran second in the Whitney Handicap and won the Amory L. Haskell Handicap but was disqualified for interference and set back to second place.

Retired to stud, Cox's Ridge was a very successful sire whose offspring includes millionaires:

Life's Magic (b. 1981) - 1984 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, 1985 American Champion Older Female Horse, career earnings of $2,255,218

Little Missouri (b. 1982) - won Brooklyn Handicap, sired 1993 Preakness Stakes winner, Prairie Bayou

Vanlandingham (b. 1981) - 1985 American Champion Older Male Horse, won G1s Jockey Club Gold Cup, Washington, D.C. International Stakes, Suburban Handicap, retired with career earnings of $1,616,276

Cardmania (b. 1986), 1993 American Champion Sprint Horse, winner of $1,543,178,

De Roche (b. 1986) - multiple stakes winner of $1,078,200

Lost Mountain (b. 1988 ) - won G1 Haskell Invitational Handicap, career earnings of $1,004,939

Sultry Song (b. 1988) - won Grade 1s Hollywood Gold Cup, Woodward Stakes, career earnings of $1,616,276

References

Cox's Ridge Wikipedia

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