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Friendly Island Retired

Stats Updated Through: 1/24/2008

Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez
Owner: Anstu Stables, Inc.
Sire: Crafty Friend Dam: Island Queen Age/Sex 7-year-old Horse

2007 Stats:
Starts
2
1st-2nd-3rd
1-1-0
Earnings (Rank)
$490,000 (100)
Win % (In-The-Money %)
50% (100%)

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Racing Career:

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
01/20/07	$150K	Palos Verdes H.	Santa Anita Park	2	1
11/04/06	$2M	TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint	Churchill Downs	1	2
09/30/06	$250K	Kelso Breeders' Cup H.	Belmont Park	2	7
09/02/06	$250K	Forego S.	Saratoga	1	3
07/15/06	$500K	Smile Sprint H.	Calder Race Course	2	7
05/20/06	$150K	Maryland Breeders' Cup Sprint H.	Pimlico		1
04/13/06	$150K	Count Fleet Sprint H.	Oaklawn Park		2
02/05/06	$100K	Deputy Minister H.	Gulfstream Park		6
01/07/06	$100K	Mr. Prospector H.	Gulfstream Park		3
11/19/05	$300K	Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash S.	Laurel Park		4
10/22/05	$125K	Hudson H.	Belmont Park		1

Silks and Media:

Strengths: Sharp 6-for-11 mark at six furlongs with a strong runner-up try to Bordonaro on neutral ground at Oaklawn. Trainer also Todd Pletcher won the BC Sprint with Speightstown, who also had a stop-and-go career like this 5-year-old.

Weaknesses: He's just 1-for-9 in graded stakes and winless above the Grade 3 level.

In The Genes: Leading all-time money earner sired by Crafty Friend, who was the winner of the Forego and Tom Fool and just under $1 million lifetime. First foal out of Island Queen, who won five sprints and nearly $150,000.

Status: Retired June, 2007, and will stand stud at his birthplace, Susan and Howard Kaskel's Sugar Maple Farm, near Poughquag, N.Y.

Bet You Didn't Know: New York-breds are 0-for-24 in the Breeders' Cup all-time.

NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.

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