Seize the Grey
Thoroughbred race horse
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Seize the Grey (foaled April 20, 2021)[2] is a multiple Grade I American thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2024 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the American Triple Crown.[3][4]
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| Seize the Grey | |
|---|---|
Seize the Grey at Preakness Stakes | |
| Sire | Arrogate |
| Grandsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Dam | Smart Shopping |
| Damsire | Smart Strike |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | April 20, 2021 Kentucky, U.S.[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Gray |
| Breeder | Jamm, LTD |
| Owner | MyRacehorse |
| Trainer | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Record | 14: 5 – 0 – 3 |
| Earnings | US$2,425,938[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Pat Day Mile Stakes (2024) Pennsylvania Derby (2024) American Triple Crown wins: Preakness Stakes (2024) | |
| Last updated on December 28, 2024 | |
Background
The sire (father) of Seize the Grey, a gray colt, is the champion horse Arrogate; he was bred by the late Audrey Otto as Jamm Ltd.[5] His dam (mother) is Smart Shopping whose sire was the Canadian Hall of Famer Smart Strike. Seize the Grey was bought for $300,000 from the Mill Ridge Sales consignment at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton's select yearling sale in 2022.[6]
Seize the Grey is owned by the MyRacehorse microsyndicate founded by Michael Behrens. The syndicate has 2,570 different owners who bought up 5,000 shares of the colt at US$127 a share.[6] His name was submitted in a contest administered by MyRacehorse and chosen by his shareholders.
Seize the Grey was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas.[6]
Seize the Grey was retired to stud on November 7, 2024. He is standing at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY.
Career
On September 21, 2024, Seize the Grey, steered by Jaime Torres, won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by 3+3⁄4 lengths in a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles in 1:51.89 at Parx Racing. Seize the Grey started at odds of 4-1 as the third choice in the field of 11 3-year-olds.[7]
Statistics
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Ellis Park | 4.87 | 9 | 8 | 1:10.97 | (17+1⁄4 lengths) | Luis Saez | [8] | |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Saratoga | 16.40 | 10 | 1 | 1:17.95 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | Jamie Torres | [9] | |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | Skidmore Stakes | Saratoga | 1.85* | 9 | 3 | 1:05.30 | (2+3⁄4 lengths) | Joel Rosario | [10] | |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 1 mile | Iroquois Stakes | III | Churchill Downs | 4.96 | 8 | 4 | 1:37.28 | (2+1⁄4 lengths) | Jamie Torres | [11] |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Allowance | Keeneland | 2.66 | 7 | 3 | 1:46.34 | (10+1⁄2 lengths) | Jamie Torres | [12] | |
| 2024 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Feb 24, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Allowance | Oaklawn Park | 5.80 | 7 | 1 | 1:44.75 | 1 length | Nik Juarez | [13] | |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Jeff Ruby Steaks | III | Turfway Park | 6.60 | 10 | 3 | 1:50.15 | (4 lengths) | Nik Juarez | [14] |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Blue Grass Stakes | I | Keeneland | 19.90 | 10 | 7 | 1:50.08 | (10+3⁄4 lengths) | Nik Juarez | [15] |
| May 4, 2024 | 1 mile | Pat Day Mile Stakes | II | Churchill Downs | 9.42 | 12 | 1 | 1:35.96 | 1+1⁄4 lengths | Jamie Torres | [16] |
| May 18, 2024 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Preakness Stakes | I | Pimlico | 9.80 | 8 | 1 | 1:56.82 | 2+1⁄4 lengths | Jamie Torres | [17] |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Belmont Stakes | I | Saratoga | 5.30 | 10 | 7 | 2:01.64 | (12+3⁄4 lengths) | Jamie Torres | [18] |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Jim Dandy Stakes | II | Saratoga | 6.20 | 6 | 4 | 1:49.15 | (12 lengths) | Jamie Torres | [19] |
| Sep 21, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Pennsylvania Derby | I | Parx Racing | 4.30 | 11 | 1 | 1:51.89 | 3+3⁄4 lengths | Jamie Torres | [20][21] |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1 mile | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | I | Del Mar | 5.60 | 13 | 8 | 1:35.48 | (7+1⁄2 lengths) | Jamie Torres | [22] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Seize the Grey was the post-time favorite.
Pedigree
| Sire Arrogate (2013) |
Unbridled's Song (1993) |
Unbridled (1987) |
Fappiano (1977) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gana Facil (1981) | |||
| Trolley Song (1983) |
Caro (IRE) (1967) | ||
| Lucky Spell (1971) | |||
| Bubbler (2006) |
Distorted Humor (1993) |
Forty Niner (1985) | |
| Danzig's Beauty (1979) | |||
| Grechelle (1995) |
Deputy Minister (CAN) (1979) | ||
| Meadow Star (1988) | |||
| Dam Smart Shopping (2013) |
Smart Strike (CAN) (1992) |
Mr. Prospector (1970) |
Raise a Native (1961) |
| Gold Digger (1962) | |||
| Classy 'n Smart (CAN) (1981) |
Smarten (1976) | ||
| No Class (CAN) (1976) | |||
| Shop Again (2002) |
Wild Again (1980) |
Icecapade (1969) | |
| Bushel-n-Peck (1958) | |||
| Shopping (1988) |
Private Account (1976) | ||
| Impish (1972) (Family 8-h)[23] |
External links
Media related to Seize the Grey at Wikimedia Commons
