Gottcha Gold
Coronado's Quest - Gottcha Last,
by
Pleasant Tap

2003 Chestnut

Entered Stud: 2009

2011 Fee: $2,500 LFSN

Top Miler from the FORTY NINER Sire Line

Gottcha Gold
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Multiple Graded Stakes Winner of $933,570
  • Sound, tough, speedster won 8 races from 6f to 9f, ages 2 through 5.
  • Defeated Eclipse Champion LAWYER RON in the Salvator Mile H. (G3), carving out fractions of :22 4/5, :45 2/5 & 1:09 1/5 before stopping the clock in 1:34 1/5, earning a 108 Beyer.
  • First or second in 11 stakes, including the inaugural $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, outrunning a cast of graded stakes winners including DISCREET CAT (G1).
  • Also won the $300,000 Iselin Breeders' Cup (G3) and $150,000 Skip Away H. (G3), both at 9 furlongs.
  • Beaten a neck in the $250,000 Pimlico Special (G1) after setting the early pace.
  • Posted 5 Beyer Speed Figures of 105 or better and a Rag# 2 3/4.
  • The only Graded stakes winner by CORONADO'S QUEST at stud in North America.
  • Bred nearly 140 mares his first three seasons.
  • First foals are 2-year-olds of 2012.

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Gottcha Gold Generational Pedigree

Dosage Profile: 5-7-7-1-2 (22) DI = 2.38 CD = 0.55
CORONADOS QUEST (USA)
ch. 1995
FORTY NINER (USA)
ch. 1985
MR. PROSPECTOR (USA)
b. 1970 [BC]
RAISE A NATIVE (USA)
GOLD DIGGER (USA)
FILE (USA)
ch. 1976
TOM ROLFE (USA)
CONTINUE (USA)
LAUGHING LOOK (USA)
b. 1986
DAMASCUS (USA)
b. 1964 [IC]
SWORD DANCER (USA)
KERALA (USA)
LAUGHTER (USA)
gr. 1970
BOLD RULER (USA)
SHENANIGANS (USA)
GOTTCHA LAST (USA)
b. 1997
PLEASANT TAP (USA)
b. 1987
PLEASANT COLONY (USA)
dkb/br. 1978 [I]
HIS MAJESTY (USA)
SUN COLONY (USA)
NEVER KNOCK (USA)
dkb/br. 1979
STAGE DOOR JOHNNY (USA)
NEVER HULA (USA)
TEMPER THE WIND (USA)
dkb/br. 1980
ELOCUTIONIST (USA)
b. 1973
GALLANT ROMEO (USA)
STRICTLY SPEAKING (USA)
RACE THE TIDE (USA)
b. 1974
CYANE (USA)
RUM BOTTLE BAY (USA)
courtesy of Pedigree Query

Race Record:

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned
2 5 1 1 0 $23,080
3 11 4(2) 1(1) 1 $175,895
4 7 2(2) 2(2) 0 $488,445
5 8 1(1) 3(3) 0 $246,150
Totals 31 8(5) 7(6) 1 $933,570

Racing Highlights

Won at 2

  • A race at Calder Race Course (6f, defeating Jumonville, Gimme S'mor, Frolic Over, Super Danny, Jolie's Encounter).

Won at 3

  • Choice S (9f, defeating Electrify, L'Es Marq).
  • Coronado's Quest S (8.32f, by 7, defeating Praying for Cash, Hesanoldsalt, Saint Augustus, Grand Survival, Two Deals Pending).
  • A race at Monmouth Park (8f, defeating Mysterious Boy, Confront, Tiger D. R., Honest Appeal, Story Line).
  • A race at Gulfstream Park (6f, defeating Fleeting Light, Honest Expectation, Artillery Exchange, High Chateau, Bash, Balsero).

2nd at 3

  • Majestic Prince S (8.5f, to Master of Disaster, defeating Tactical Brush, Thundering Success, Throng, Kid Lemonade).

Won at 4

  • Philip H Iselin Breeders' Cup H (gr-III, 9f, by 4 1/2, defeating Brother Bobby, Indy Wind, Master Command, Barbican, Papi Chullo, Tasteyville, Barcola).
  • Salvator Mile H (gr-III, 8f, defeating Lawyer Ron, Indy Wind, Chucker, Take the Bluff).

2nd at 4

  • Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (8.32f, to Corinthian, defeating Discreet Cat, Wanderin Boy, Lewis Michael, Xchanger, Park Avenue Ball, High Finance).
  • Frisk Me Now S (8.32f, to Indy Wind, defeating Accountforthegold, Tap Day, Putonyerdancinshuz, High Cotton, Fagedaboudit Sal).

Won at 5

  • Skip Away H (gr-III, 9f, by 3 1/2, defeating Mr. Umphrey, Hunting, Frost Giant, Indy Wind, Better Than Bonds, Dr. Pleasure, Pop Goes the Tiger).

2nd at 5

  • Maryland Lottery Pimlico Special H (gr-I, 9.5f, to Student Council, defeating Sir Whimsey, Temporary Saint, Grasshopper, Ryan's for Real, Xchanger).
  • Salvator Mile H (gr-III, 8f, to Notional, defeating Honest Man, Indy Wind, Better Than Bonds, Rathor).
  • Spend a Buck H (gr-III, 8.5f, to It's a Bird, by a head, defeating Dream Maestro, Marnesia's Big Boy, Sweetnorthernsaint, Finallymadeit, Judiths Wild Rush, Whos Crying Now, Hal's My Hope).