Miesque's Approval (foaled March 3, 1999 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2006 Breeders' Cup Mile[1] and was voted that year's American Champion Male Turf Horse.[2] He was bred and raced by Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Plantation and trained by Marty Wolfson.[3]
| Miesque's Approval | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Miesque's Son |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Win Approval |
| Damsire | With Approval |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Live Oak Plantation Stud |
| Owner | Live Oak Plantation Racing |
| Trainer | Martin D. Wolfson |
| Record | 41: 12-10-5 |
| Earnings | US$2,648,879 |
| Major wins | |
| Pilgrim Stakes (2001) Kent Breeders' Cup Stakes (2002) Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Handicap (2002) Old Ironsides Stakes (2004) Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006) Maker's Mark Mile Handicap (2006) Red Bank Stakes (2006) Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes (2006)
Breeders' Cup wins: | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Male Turf Horse (2006) | |
Retired early into the 2007 racing season, Miesque's Approval was sold to Kwazulu Natal Breeders Club and the Scott Brothers's Highdown Stud in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Under the sales agreement, Live Oak Stud retained Northern Hemisphere breeding rights to the horse.[4]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Miesque's Son |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | Native Dancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raise You | |||
| Gold Digger | Nashua | ||
| Sequence | |||
| Miesque | Nureyev | Northern Dancer | |
| Special | |||
| Pasadoble | Prove Out | ||
| Santa Quilla | |||
| Dam Win Approval |
With Approval | Caro | Fortino |
| Chambord | |||
| Passing Mood | Buckpasser | ||
| Cool Mood | |||
| Negotiator | Hoist The Flag | Tom Rolfe | |
| Wavy Navy | |||
| Geneva | Gulf-Weed | ||
| Anglofila |
References
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