Seeking the Soul (foaled May 4, 2013) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Canadian geologist Charles Fipke whose most important win came in the 2017 Grade 1 Clark Handicap.[1]
| Seeking the Soul | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Perfect Soul |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Seeking the Title |
| Damsire | Seeking the Gold |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2013 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Charles E. Fipke |
| Owner | Charles E. Fipke |
| Trainer | Dallas Stewart |
| Record | 27:7-6-7[1] |
| Earnings | $3,470,153 |
| Major wins | |
| Clark Handicap (2017) Ack Ack Stakes (2018) Stephen Foster Handicap (2019) | |
Career
editOn February 20, 2016, Seeking the Soul debuted at the Fair Grounds Race Course, coming in second place.[1]
Although he had mixed results in smaller races throughout 2016 and 2017, while competing in an allowance race at Keeneland on October 21, 2017, Seeking the Soul set a new track record of 1:41.36 for a mile and one-sixteenth on dirt.[2] A month later, on November 24, he won the Grade 1 Clark Handicap 2017[1] [3]
His next major win came on September 29, 2018 at the Ack Ack Stakes. [1][4]
Seeking the Soul finished second in both the 2018 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and the 2019 Pegasus World Cup.[1]
On June 15, 2019, he won the 2019 Stephen Foster Handicap[5] and was ranked 3rd on the North American Thoroughbred Racing Starters Earnings Leaderboard in August 2019.[6]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Perfect Soul(IRE) 1998 |
Sadler's Wells (USA) 1981 |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalma | |||
| Fairy Bridge | Bold Reason | ||
| Special | |||
| Ball Chairman (USA) 1988 |
Secretariat | Bold Ruler | |
| Somethingroyal | |||
| A Status Symbol | Exclusive Native | ||
| Queen Louis | |||
| Dam Seeking the Title (USA) 2007 |
Seeking the Gold (USA) 1985 |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Con Game | Buckpasser | ||
| Broadway | |||
| Title Seeker (USA) 2003 |
Monarchos | Maria's Mon | |
| Regal Band | |||
| Personal Ensign | Private Account | ||
| Grecian Banner (family: 6-a) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Seeking the Soul". Equibase. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Seeking the Soul survives objection, reaches new high in Clark". Brisnet.com. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "Seeking the Soul Rallies to Clark Victory". Bloodhorse. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Seeking the Soul Proves Best in Ack Ack". Bloodhorse. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Seeking the Soul". Equibase. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "North American Thoroughbred Racing Starters - Horse". ABR. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Seeking the Soul". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-08-07.