Fatal Bullet
| Fatal Bullet | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Red Bullet |
| Grandsire | Unbridled |
| Dam | Sararegal |
| Damsire | Regal Classic |
| Sex | Gelding(horse)Gelding |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Adena Springs |
| Owner | Bear Stables Ltd. |
| Trainer | Reade Baker |
| Record | 23: 10-3-5, |
| Earnings | $1,173,548 |
| Major wins | |
|
Bold Venture Stakes (2008, 2009) Tom Ridge Labor Day Stakes (2008) Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes (2008) Hendrie Stakes (2008) (holds the record for the Hendrie) Phoenix Stakes (2009) | |
| Awards | |
|
Canadian Champion Sprinter (2008) Canadian Horse of the Year (2008) | |
Fatal Bullet (foaled February 12, 2005 in Florida) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.
Trained by Reade Baker for owner Danny Dion's Bear Stables Ltd., in 2008 Fatal Bullet set a new track record for 6.5 furlongs in winning the Bold Venture Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. After winning the Tom Ridge Labor Day Stakes at Presque Isle Downs, he set another new track record for 6.5 furlongs at Turfway Park while winning the Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes.
Sent to compete in late October's Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita Park in California, Fatal Bullet finished second to Midnight Lute in stakes record time.
For his performances in 2008, Fata Bullet was voted the Sovereign Award for Canadian Champion Sprinter and Canadian Horse of the Year. Winless since the 2009 Breeders Cup,Fatal Bullet won an Allowance Optional Claiming race on June 12 of 2011, thus winning his tenth race two years later.
References
- Fatal Bullet's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Louisville Courier-Journal September 28, 2008 article titled Fatal Bullet sizzles in KC Sprint