Kodiak Kowboy (foaled April 16, 2005 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farms and trained by Steve Asmussen. He was also trained by Larry Jones for part of his career. In 2007 he won a Sovereign Award as Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt.

Kodiak Kowboy
SirePosse
GrandsireSilver Deputy
DamKokadrie
DamsireCoronado's Quest
SexStallion
Foaled2005
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederHartwell Farm
OwnerVinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm
TrainerLarry Jones
Record23: 11-4-3
Earnings$1,668,529
Major wins
Carter Handicap (2009)
Vosburgh Stakes (2009)
Cigar Mile Handicap (2009)
Awards
Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (2007)
American Champion Sprint Horse (2009)
Last updated on January 19, 2009

Kodiak Kowboy is a multiple grade one winning horse and top class sprinter. In 2009, he was voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Sprint Horse (2009) for his victories in the Carter Handicap, Vosburgh Stakes and Cigar Mile Handicap.

He was retired to stud duty on November 28, 2009 and stood at the Vinery in 2010 as the property of a syndicate for a fee of $15,000. He shuttled to Brazil in 2014 and then was transferred to Brazil in 2015, and after that, relocated to Uruguay in 2017.

March 6 Kodiak Kowboy had his first mare checked in foal, Frank Mancini’s Biogio’s Beauty, a multiple stakes-placed winner by top sire Distorted Humor.

He is the sire of Santa Anita Handicap winner MELATONIN, G3SW-US Rated R Superstar, G3SW-UAE Cool Cowboy (now at stud in Russia), G1SW-Brazil Jackson Pollock, G3SW-Brz Gogo Boy, as well as Brazilian SWs Wil Myers, Eron do Jaguarete and several additional US SWs.

Races (WIP)

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Race Grade Finish Distance Track Date Jockey
Maiden Special Weight N/A 4th 2 furlongs Woodbine April 29, 2007 Emma-Jayne Wilson
Maiden Special Weight N/A 1st 4+12 furlongs Churchill May 26, 2007 Robby Albarado
Victoria Stakes N/A 1st 5 furlongs Woodbine June 17, 2007 Emma-Jayne Wilson
Bashford Manor G3 1st 6 furlongs Churchill July 7, 2007 Corey Lanerie
Saratoga Special Stakes G2 1st 6+12 furlongs Saratoga Race Course August 16, 2007 Shaun Bridgmohan
Futurity Stakes G2 2nd 7 furlongs Belmont Park September 15, 2007 Shaun Bridgmohan
Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 3rd 1+116 miles Monmouth Park October 27, 2007 John Velazquez
Allowance Optional Claiming N/A 1st 6 furlongs Oaklawn Park March 14, 2008 Luis Quinonez

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