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| Ginger Punch Retired |
Stats Updated Through: 2/2/2009
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Trainer:
Robert J. Frankel
Jockey:
Rafael Bejarano
Owner:
Stronach Stables
Age/Sex
6-year-old
Mare
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| 2008 Stats: | | Starts | | 8 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 5-1-1 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $1,163,924 (21) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 62% (87%) |
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Earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Go For Wand Handicap at Saratoga on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
Strengths: Proven commodity won the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Eclipse Award as Champion Mare, and has continued to be up to the test with a sharp consistency since. Possesses a fantastic pressing style and high cruising speed that allows her to avoid trouble and get the first jump on late-running rivals. Dominant when she should be and tenacious when she needs to be, Ginger Punch has won multiple Grade 1 races in photo finishes. Has shown an ability to bounce back from defeat, winning the ’07 Distaff after a surprising loss in the Beldame.
Weaknesses: In her only start west of Kentucky, she was handled easily by Zenyatta in this spring’s Apple Blossom at Oaklawn, though she was giving away six pounds that day. Ginger Punch been involved in several tough races in 2008 including a gut-wrencher in the Personal Ensign, which can take a toll.
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Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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