Student Council (horse)
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| Student Council | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Kingmambo |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Class Kris |
| Damsire | Kris S |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2002 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Brown |
| Breeder | William S. Farish III |
| Owner | Millennium Farms |
| Trainer | Vladimir Cerin Steve Asmussen |
| Record | 31: 8–4–4 |
| Earnings | US$1,567,731 |
| Major wins | |
| Pimlico Special Handicap(2008) Pacific Classic Stakes (2007) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2007) Maxxam Gold Cup Handicap (2007) | |
Student Council (foaled in May 2002) is a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion, he is the son of Kingmambo sire of over 80 stakes winners. Bred in Kentucky by William S. Farish III and raced under the Millennium Farms banner for his owner, Ro Parra. He finished racing with a record of 8–4–4 in 31 starts with career earnings of $1,567,731. Student Council was best known for his wins in the grade one Pimlico Special and the grade one Pacific Classic Stakes.[1]
Student Council did not win any races as at age two, age three, or most of his four-year-old season. His record as a two-year-old was (3): 0–0–0 with annual earnings of $2,758 in 2004. His record as a three-year-old was (1): 0–0–0 with annual earnings of $2,500 in 2005.
As a four-year-old, Student Council ran in a race in ten straight months from February through November. As the summer ended, he began to pick up pieces of the purse, finishing third twice and then second. He won his first race after 26 months and ten attempts. His maiden win came at Churchill Downs' Autumn Meet at 8+1⁄2 furlongs. He followed that score with another win at Keeneland, again at 8+1⁄2 furlongs, in an allowance race in 1:44.10. In his final race of the year, he reeled off another allowance win in November at Turfway Park at a mile in 1:37.62 on the all-weather track. He finished the year with three wins in his last four starts and a record of (10): 3–1–2 with earnings of $105,718.[2]
Five-year-old season
At age five, Student Council started the year with a second-place finish in the $150,000 grade three Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park. He lost that race to Magna Graduate on the first Saturday in March. Student Council raced again in March and won the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup Handicap at Sam Houston Park at nine furlongs by 3+1⁄4 lengths. On the first Saturday in May, he placed third in the $115,000 grade three Alysheba Stakes at Churchill Downs on the Derby undercard behind Wandering Boy.
In the summer of 2007, as a 23–1 longshot, he stunned the field of 12 in the $1,100,000 grade one Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar. Under jockey Richard Migliore, he beat Awesome Gem and Hello Sunday as well as favorite Lava Man at a mile and a quarter in 2:07.29. In September, he won the $500,000 grade two Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap outside Chicago's Hawthorne Race Course. He beat Jonesboro and A. P. Arrow at ten furlongs in 2:05.00. The victory put Student Council in the Breeders' Cup Classic through the 'Win and You're In' program. He finished the year as a millionaire with a record of (9): 4–2–1 and annual earnings of $1,041,755.[2]