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Gormley (horse)

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Dam
  
Race to Urga

Foaled
  
March 20th, 2014

Colour
  
Bay

Parents
  
Malibu Moon

Sex
  
Colt

Grandsire
  
A.P. Indy

Damsire
  
Bernstein

Country
  
United States

Owner
  
Jerry Moss

Trainer
  
John Shirreffs

Earnings
  
296,000 USD

Gormley (horse) Gormley Upsets Klimt In FrontRunner Secret House Declared Non

Breeder
  
Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate

Gormley (foaled March 20th, 2014, in Kentucky) is a Grade I winning-American Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the leading contenders on the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby.

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Background

Gormley (horse) Gormley Very Game In Exciting Edition Of Sham Stakes Horse Racing

Gormley is a bay colt with a thin blaze and a sock on his left-hind leg. His sire is Malibu Moon, best known as the sire of Kentucky Derby winner Orb. He is the first foal out of Race to Urga, a stakes winner by Bernstein. Gormley was bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate and was entered in the Keeneland September Sale as a yearling, but did not reach his reserve price of $150,000. He was then purchased privately after the sale by Jerry and Ann Moss.

2016: two-year-old season

Gormley (horse) Gormley an Equine Work of Art in Progress TDN Thoroughbred Daily

Gormley made his debut in a Maiden Special Weight on September 9th, and won impressively by 4 1/4 lengths. He was ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, who had worked with him through the summer. His trainer, John Shirreffs, was so impressed with him that he entered him in the Grade I FrontRunner Stakes off his maiden victory, where he was sent off at odds of 10.80-1. Gormley broke well, went to the lead on the first turn, and led the rest of the way. His winning margin was three lengths over the well-regarded Klimt, winner of the Del Mar Futurity winner. After the race, Shirreffs stated: "He looks like a million bucks, he's a beautiful horse and he's doing really well. I like that when he got into that big gear he has, he didn't get too excited for a young horse and today he was all business."

Gormley (horse) 2017 Kentucky Derby Gormley Pedigree Profile Pedigree Power

On November 5, Gormley ran in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita, as third choice in a field of eleven that was considered fairly evenly matched. He bobbled at the break, then moved into fifth while racing four wide. Rounding the final turn, he started to drop back, eventually finishing seventh.

2017: three-year-old season

Gormley (horse) Pedigree Insights Gormley TDN Thoroughbred Daily News Horse

Gormley began his three-year-old campaign on January 7, 2017, by winning the one-mile Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park, where he was the second choice behind the highly regarded colt American Anthem, who was making his second career start. On a sloppy track, Gormley broke quickly and took the early lead, but then settled and let American Anthem take the lead. Gormley raced in second, about a length behind. Down the backstretch, Gormley moved alongside and the two horses fought for the lead around the far turn. Gormley started to pull ahead a little in mid-stretch, but American Anthem battled back, and the two dueled to the wire, with Gormley prevailing to win by a short head. After the race, Shirreffs said: "He's quick. He starts quick and he gets away quickly, but then he checks himself as he gets into the race and he relaxes. It was great to see him pick it back up again and get it done."

Race record

Source: Equibase Charts

Gormley (horse) Gormley Right Back in Derby Hunt After Bouncing Back in Sham

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Gormley (horse) Gormley Right Back in Derby Hunt After Bouncing Back in Sham

References

Gormley (horse) Wikipedia