Strike a Deal
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| Strike A Deal | |
|---|---|
 2009 United Nations Stakes. | |
| Sire | Smart Strike |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Shag |
| Damsire | Dixieland Band |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut (horse color) |
| Breeder | Bee Zee |
| Owner | Jayeff B Stables |
| Trainer | Alan E. Goldberg |
| Record | 26: 5 - 7 - 1 |
| Earnings | $1,071,675 |
| Major wins | |
| Dixie Stakes (2010) Laurel Futurity Stakes (2006) Red Smith Handicap (2008) Straight Deal Stakes (2007) | |
| Last updated on May 31, 2011 | |
Strike A Deal (foaled in January 2004) was a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky who was a millionaire turf specialist that won or placed in twelve stakes races at eight tracks in six different states or provinces over his five-year racing career. The son of Smart Strike is probably best remembered for winning the Grade II 1 1/8 miles Dixie Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on the Preakness Stakes undercard.
Strike a Deal was purchased in the Keeneland September yearling sale [1] for $350,000. After breaking his maiden in the summer of 2006, he raced in the Pilgrim Stakes in late September at Belmont Park in New York and placed second at 1 1/8 miles on the turf. Then his connections sent him south to Maryland for the Laurel Futurity at Laurel Park Racecourse, where he won the $150,000 race at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.
Three-year-old season
Strike a Deal won the Straight Deal Stakes at Belmont Park at one mile on the turf. In the summer of 2007, he ran second in both the grade three Colonial Turf Cup at 1 3/16 miles in mid-June and the Virginia Derby at 1+1⁄4 miles in mid-July, both run at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia, on the turf course. Strike a Deal then ran third in the grade three Kent Breeders' Cup Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack in late September at 1 1/8 miles on the turf.