Beholder (horse)

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Beholder
Beholder in the walking ring for the 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff
SireHenny Hughes
GrandsireHennessy
DamLeslie's Lady
DamsireTricky Creek
SexMare
FoaledMay 9, 2010[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederClarkland Farm
OwnerSpendthrift Farm
TrainerRichard Mandella
Record26: 18-6-0[2]
Earnings$6,156,000
Major wins
Santa Ynez Stakes (2013)
Las Virgenes Stakes (2013)
Santa Anita Oaks (2013)
Zenyatta Stakes (2013, 2014, 2015)
Santa Lucia Stakes (2014, 2015)
Adoration Stakes (2015, 2016)
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2015)
Pacific Classic (2015)
Vanity Mile (2016)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2012)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2013, 2016)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (2012)
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2013)
American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse (2015, 2016)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (2022)
Beholder Mile Stakes

Beholder (foaled May 9, 2010) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and multiple Eclipse Award winner. Her most memorable performance was defeating the champion filly Songbird by a nose in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff. Her other notable wins include the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the 2013 Breeders' Cup Distaff and the 2015 Pacific Classic against male horses. She is the first horse since 1976 to win a Grade One race at age 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and one of only two horses to have ever won three Breeders' Cup races. She was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2022, her first year of eligibility.

Background[edit]

Beholder is a bay mare with no white markings, other than two small specks of white on her forehead.[3][4] She was bred by Fred and Nancy Mitchell at Clarkland Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] She was sired by Henny Hughes, a sprinter whose biggest wins came in the King's Bishop Stakes and Vosburgh Stakes in 2006.[5] Beholder's dam, Leslie's Lady, won five races out of 28 starts, including the listed Hoosier Debutante Stakes in 1998, and was purchased by Fred and Nancy Mitchell in 2006 for $100,000. Leslie's Lady was a descendant of the broodmare Last Bird, making her a distant relative of the Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another.[6] Beholder's older half-brother, Into Mischief (sired by Harlan's Holiday), won the 2007 CashCall Futurity and the 2008 Damascus Stakes, and her younger half-brother Mendelssohn won the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and the 2018 UAE Derby. Leslie's Lady was named the 2016 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year.[7][8]

"It's like I’m driving a Mack truck with the speed of a Porsche and the brain of a rocket scientist."

—Gary Stevens, jockey, describing the experience of riding Beholder[9]

As a yearling, Beholder was consigned by the Clarkland Farm to the sale at Keeneland in September 2011, where she was bought for $180,000 by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.[10] At age two, the filly was sent into training with California-based trainer Richard Mandella.[11]

Beholder in her hood and earmuffs

Beholder initially developed a reputation as a "temperamental diva." As a young filly, she was prone to rearing when she got upset and later turned to bucking.[12] But the people who worked with her every day viewed her differently; her exercise rider in 2013, David Nuesch, described her as "straightforward", explaining, "she kind of likes it to be her idea and doesn't want to be told too much what to do." Her groom, Ruben Mercado, said she was a "little angel" in the stables but "all business" on the track.[11] Mandella used earplugs and a hood with ear coverings (colloquially called "earmuffs") to help keep her focused. At one point, he tried giving her ear buds, but the sound upset her even more.[12] Mandella was described as the "perfect" trainer for her, as he was willing to try different training techniques to keep her from getting in her own way, took the time to figure out her quirks, and learned to anticipate her behavior. The bond and depth of communication between trainer and horse was noted in the press. Mandella's son Gary described Beholder as having an "Alpha Male perspective", explaining, "She's actually dominant, bullyish and head strong. She's not quirky because she's worried that something is lurking around the corner. The things that she does that are hard to manage are because she's tougher than you."[13]

As she aged, her behavior improved, and she began to behave like a seasoned veteran.[14] Mandella gave credit to the horse: "I'd say she brought me along. I haven‘t brought her along. I've just been along for the ride."[13] By her six-year-old season, following her 17th career win, which was also her sixth consecutive victory,[2] Mandella said of Beholder, "Good horses come along, and there are a few great ones, but to be great and stay great, it really is special."[15]

Racing career[edit]

Silks of Spendtrift Farm, owner of Beholder

2012: two-year-old season[edit]

Beholder was ridden in all of her two-year-old races by Garrett Gomez. She began her racing career by finishing fourth behind Executiveprivilege in a maiden race on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park Racetrack on June 28.[16] A month later, she recorded her first win in a maiden race at Del Mar racetrack, beating Fanticola by 3+1⁄4 lengths.[17] On September 2, she was moved up to Grade I class for the Del Mar Debutante Stakes over seven furlongs. Starting at odds of 8.1–1, she hit the starting gate but took an early lead, leading by 2+1⁄2 lengths in homestretch, but she was caught by Executiveprivilege at the finish line and was beaten a nose.[18] Beholder moved to Santa Anita Park in October. Because she remained keyed up after the previous race and upset by the stress from shipping, Mandella chose to put her in an easier race than a Grade I to see if she would settle down enough to contest the Breeders' Cup later in the year.[19] She was entered into a six-furlong allowance race and won by eleven lengths despite being eased in the closing stages.[20] On November 2 at Santa Anita, Beholder was one of eight fillies to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies over one mile. She was the 9–2 joint second choice in the betting behind Executiveprivilege, who was made the 13–8 favourite. Beholder took the lead from the start and broke clear of the field to open up a three-length advantage on the final turn. She held off the late challenge of Executiveprivilege to win by a length.[19]

2013: three-year-old season[edit]

Beholder began her three-year-old season in the Grade II Santa Ynez Stakes over seven furlongs at Santa Anita on January 21. She started the 1–5 favorite but was beaten three-quarters of a length by Renee's Titan. An explanation for her poor performance emerged a week later when an examination revealed an ulcer in her throat.[21] At the same course on March 2, Beholder started 4–5 favorite for the Grade I Las Virgenes Stakes over one mile. She led from the start and was never seriously challenged, winning by 3+3⁄4 lengths from Fiftyshadesofhay.[22] Beholder's next race was the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks on April 6, for which she started the 3–10 favorite. Despite an unfavorable draw, she quickly went into the lead and went clear of the field in the straight to win by 2+3⁄4 lengths from Iotapa. Mandella described the winner as having "the heart of a warrior".[23] Throughout her spring campaign, she continued to be ridden by Gomez.[2]

a jockey wearing turquoise racing silks
Garrett Gomez
a jockey wearing green and yellow racing silks
Gary Stevens
Beholder's jockeys in 2013

In the Kentucky Oaks on May 3 at Churchill Downs, Beholder started at odds of 9–1 in a field of ten fillies, with the Gulfstream Oaks winner Dreaming of Julia the 6–4 favorite.[2] It was the first time she had been shipped outside of California.[24] Beholder tracked the leader, Midnight Lucky, before moving into the lead in the homestretch but was overtaken in the closing stages by the 39–1 outsider Princess of Sylmar and finished second, beaten by half a length.[2] Her loss was attributed in part to her behavior in the post parade. Without her training earmuffs, she was anxious and upset by the crowd noise, fought to get away from the track pony that was leading her to the gate, and partially fell down, forcing Gomez to jump off. Sportswriters described her as "angry" and adrenaline-filled, while Mandella described her as "rattled." After the race, Gomez speculated that if Princess of Sylmar had been closer as she passed, instead of well to the outside, Beholder's fighting instincts still might have been enough to have held out for the victory. However, he also commented at the time that she relied on speed to win, and if she was slowed down, she had difficulty regaining momentum.[24]

After a break of almost four months, Beholder returned in the Torrey Pines Stakes over one mile at Del Mar on September 1, where she was ridden for the first time by Gary Stevens. She started the 1–10 favorite and led all the way, winning from second-place finisher Wittgenstein.[25] Four weeks later, Beholder was matched against older fillies and mares in the Grade I Zenyatta Stakes over eight and a half furlongs at Santa Anita. She led from the start and won, with the six-year-old veteran Authenticity in second. Mandella called the winner "a filly that really likes the fight" while Stevens said that "I haven't gotten close to the bottom of her yet".[26] On November 1, Beholder contested the Breeders' Cup Distaff over nine furlongs at Santa Anita. The field was a very strong one, including Royal Delta who had won the race for the last two years, Princess of Sylmar, Authenticity, and Close Hatches. Although Beholder showed some anxiety in the starting gate, she had a clean start. Mandella had been training her so that instead of always being a front-runner, she could be rated behind other horses and conserve energy. His strategy was a success as Beholder tracked the leaders before moving up into second place half a mile from the finish. She took the lead two furlongs out and went clear of the field to win by 4+1⁄4 lengths over Close Hatches, with Royal Delta fourth and Princess of Sylmar last of the six runners. After the race, Mandella said, "I’ve been lucky enough to have many good mares in my years of training, but this mare might have to be the best of all."[27] With her Distaff win, she became the first horse to win both the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and the Distaff in consecutive years.[28]

2014: four-year-old season[edit]

Beholder at the Ogden Phipps

Beholder ran only three races in 2014.[29] She began her third season in the Santa Lucia Stakes at Santa Anita on April 21. Conceding six pounds to her opponents, she started at odds of 1–10 and won by more than five lengths over Legacy.[30] She returned to Grade I competition at the Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont on June 7. It was only the second time she had been shipped to race outside California, the only prior trip having been the Kentucky Oaks.[29] Beholder went off as the favorite ahead of Princess of Sylmar and Close Hatches. She raced on the outside and moved up to third on the final turn but made no further progress and finished fourth behind winner Close Hatches.|[31] She had sustained an injury during that race, and after returning to training, split the wound site open again during a workout, requiring stitches and missing additional training time. Nonetheless, on September 27, with Mike Smith riding her for the first time, she won the Zenyatta Stakes for a second time, winning by 3⁄4 of a length over Tiz Midnight and Iotapa.[32] She was viewed as not at her peak fitness but progressing well in spite of the delays in training linked to her injury.[29]

Beholder was prepared to defend her Breeders' Cup Distaff title and was also consigned to be sold at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton fall sale immediately after. Plans changed when she was found to be running a 104 °F fever after exercising on October 19. She was scratched from both the race and the sale, and owner Hughes decided that after she recovered from her illness, she would not be sold, but instead would stay in training and return to racing in 2015.[33]

2015: five-year-old season[edit]

For the second year in a row, Beholder took the Santa Lucia Stakes, run at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (1,700 m) on April 10, 2015. With Stevens returning as her rider, she tracked Uzziel until pulling away for a 3+3⁄4 length win. "The game was pretty much over going into the first turn and it was sort of a glorified workout, which is something you hope for in a race like this", Stevens said. "She's the best filly I've ever sat on and I'm not sure she's not the best horse I've ever ridden."[34]

After missing the Grade 1 Vanity Stakes and an anticipated match-up with improving Warren's Veneda in May due to a fever similar to that which prevented her from competing in the 2014 Breeders' Cup Distaff, Beholder was given time off.[35] She returned in the Grade III Adoration Stakes on June 13, where she defeated Warren's Veneda by a comfortable 1+1⁄4 lengths in 1:41.67.[36] Beholder followed up with a win in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, winning by 7 lengths[37] without being touched with the whip. Her behavior had markedly improved as she matured, with Stevens commenting, "She went from being a cantankerous kid to a laid-back grandma."[14] With that victory, she became the first horse since 1976, male or female, to win Grade I stakes races at ages 2, 3, 4, and 5. While other horses had won Grade I stakes four years in a row, she was notable for being the only horse to have done so beginning at age two.[38]

On August 22, 2015, Beholder became the first filly or mare to win the Grade I Pacific Classic against males. She won by 8+1⁄4 lengths with a final time of 1:59.77, against an otherwise all-male field of nine other horses, including 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern.[4] She won in the third-fastest winning time in the history of the race,[39] and with the second-largest margin of victory, behind the 2013 win of Game On Dude.[4] Hughes said: "She's the first horse who has made me feel lucky to be her owner."[39] Mandella quipped, "We didn’t think she would do it quite like that. We thought it was the girls she was picking on."[39] and added later, "I think the boys pissed her off. I think they were telling sexist jokes on the backside."[40] After the race, her connections announced that she would train with the goal of running in the Breeders' Cup Classic. They also suggested that she might race again in 2016 and that upon retirement, Hughes would be likely to keep her at his Spendthrift Farm and not offer her for sale.[41]

In her last race of 2015, she won the Zenyatta Stakes for the third time, stalking the pace until taking the lead in the homestretch, winning in a field of eight by 3+1⁄2 lengths.[42] As she prepared for her next race, the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic, the biggest challenge was anticipated to be her reaction to travel; she had only raced twice outside of California, losing both times, and was known to be a poor shipper.[40] With the 2015 Breeders' Cup races held at Keeneland, and weather causing difficulties for shipping horses by air, Mandella nonetheless declared, "We plan to run in the big one."[43] She shipped to Keeneland on October 19 and developed a slight fever shortly after arrival, thought due to shipping stress, but the fever dropped following treatment and she continued to prep for the race.[44] But on the morning of 29 October, Beholder was sent out for a gallop at the Keeneland training track, and examination after the race revealed that she had bled. She was scratched from the Classic. Mandella explained, "there's obviously some irritated lung tissue there. She will be fine, but if I put her under the pressure of a race situation, it could cause some real damage. This was obviously due to the fever she had when she arrived".[45]

2016: six-year-old season[edit]

Beholder and Songbird in the stretch run of the Distaff

In her 2016 debut, Stevens was once again in the saddle, and Beholder won the Adoration Stakes for the second time in succession at Santa Anita Park on May 8, the day after the 2016 Kentucky Derby. This was her seventh straight victory in 16 wins overall, of which 14 were stakes wins.[2] On June 4, Beholder appeared to be facing a much sterner task when she took on the 2015 American Champion three-year-old filly Stellar Wind in the Grade I Vanity Mile at Santa Anita. In a slowly run race, Stevens tracked the early leader, Lost Bus, before taking the lead on the turn and winning "effortlessly" by one and a half lengths from Stellar Wind.[46] With this Grade I win, Beholder tied the record of John Henry in winning a Grade I race for five years in a row.[38] However, Stellar Wind turned the tables on Beholder in the 2016 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, held on July 30, edging Beholder by a half-length in a stretch duel.[47]

Three weeks later, Beholder faced an all-star field in her return to the Pacific Classic on August 20. The field included her first showdown with 2014 horse of the year California Chrome, as well as Dortmund, whose only career defeats had been to California Chrome and American Pharoah.[48] She also faced Imperative and Hoppertunity, both of whom she had defeated in the previous year's race.[49] Beholder was third favorite on the morning line behind Chrome and Dortmund.[48] California Chrome got the number one post position in the nine-horse field, viewed as an unfavorable draw for him, while Beholder obtained a favorable post at number seven, with Dortmund to her outside. Mandella felt she had trained strongly since her previous loss and was ready to go.[50] Beholder broke cleanly and remained second, stalking California Chrome, who led throughout the entire race. She stalked the pace closely until the mile pole, at which point the stallion pulled ahead of the field and won by five lengths. Beholder finished 2+1⁄2 lengths ahead of third-place Dortmund.[51] Stevens described her race as a "gutty performance" and Mandella stated, "she ran really good, just second best." Both jockey and trainer expressed respect for the performance of the winner.[52]

In October she started the 2-5 favorite for the Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita. After leading for most of the way she was headed in the final furlong and beaten a neck by Stellar Wind with the pair finishing more than eleven lengths clear of the other three runners.[53] On November 4, in what was scheduled to be her final racecourse appearance before her retirement, Beholder made her first appearance in the Breeders' Cup since 2013 when she once again contested the Distaff at Santa Anita.[54] Stellar Wind was again challenging, but the odds-on favorite was the undefeated three-year-old Songbird. Beholder, coming off three losses, was third in the betting odds.[55] From the outside post position of the eight-horse field, Beholder tracked the leaders before moving alongside Songbird on the final turn. The pair engaged in a prolonged struggle in the straight before Beholder prevailed by a scant nose in a photo-finish. Stevens described the race by saying, "I've been in battles before, but never the length of the stretch . . . definitely a quarter of a mile of just a street fight."[54] With her win, she tied Goldikova as one of only two horses to have ever won three Breeders' Cup Championships in the history of the series.[56]

Assessment and honors[edit]

Beholder was named American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly at the Eclipse awards for 2012, gaining 225 of the available 254 votes.[57] She won her second Eclipse Award the following year as American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly with 207 votes against 42 for runner-up Princess of Sylmar.[58] In the awards for 2014, in spite of her abbreviated season, she still received five votes for American Champion Older Female, though the award that year went to Close Hatches by a wide margin.[59] Beholder won her third Eclipse Award when she was named the 2015 American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse, taking 256 of the 261 votes.[60] She repeated in this category in 2016, receiving 246 out of 248 votes.[61] "You think about other sports and think about people in the Hall of Fame, and very often they have careers where they were good over a long period of time or brilliant over a shorter period of time", said Ned Toffey, the manager of Spendthrift Farm. "She did both. She was brilliant over a long period of time."[62]

In the 2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Beholder received a rating of 121, ranking her as the second-best three-year-old filly in the world behind the French-trained Treve, and the thirty-eighth best horse in the world of any age or either sex.[63] In 2015, she received a rating of 123 following her Pacific Classic win, placing her in a tie for eighth worldwide and second only to Treve as the highest-rated filly or mare.[64] In 2016, she again received a rating of 123, tying her for tenth worldwide and second to Winx as the highest rated mare.[65]

Beholder in retirement at Spendthrift Farms.

On February 10, 2017, Santa Anita announced that it was renaming the Vanity Stakes, which she won in 2016, as the Beholder Mile Stakes. Beholder won 14 races at Santa Anita during her career including three Breeders' Cup victories.[66]

In her first year of eligibility, Beholder was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022.[67]

Breeding career[edit]

Beholder was retired to become a broodmare at Spendthrift Farm.

In 2017, Beholder was bred to Uncle Mo and foaled a bay colt on 23 January 2018, who was later named Q B One. He was unplaced in one start at three, then gelded, and ran third in his first start at four.

In 2018, she was bred to Curlin and foaled a filly on 19 January 2019. Named Karin With an I, she will debut spring 2022.

In 2019, she was bred to War Front and foaled a bay filly on 16 January 2020. She has since been named Teena Ella.

In 2020, she was bred to Bolt d’Oro and foaled a bay filly on 12 February 2021.

In 2021, she was bred to Curlin again and foaled a chestnut colt on 6 April 2022.

In 2022, she will be bred to Gun Runner.

Statistics[edit]

Date Age Distance * Race Grade Track Odds Time Field Finish Margin Jockey Trainer Owner Ref
Jun 28, 2012 2 5+1⁄2 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Maiden Hollywood Park 21.80 NA 9 4 NA Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [16]
Jul 22, 2012 2 5+1⁄2 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Maiden Del Mar 2.30 1:03.78 9 1 3+1⁄4 lengths Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [17]
Sep 1, 2012 2 7 furlongs Del Mar Debutante Stakes I Del Mar 8.10 NA 8 2 nose Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [18]
Oct 4, 2012 2 6 furlongs Allowance Allowance Santa Anita 0.60 1:09.00 6 1 11 lengths Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [20]
Nov 2, 2012 2 8+1⁄2 furlongs Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies I Santa Anita 3.9 1:43.61 8 1 1 length Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [68]
Jan 21, 2013 3 6+1⁄2 furlongs Santa Ynez Stakes II Santa Anita 0.2 NA 7 2 3⁄4 lengths Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [69]
Mar 2, 2013 3 8 furlongs Las Virgenes Stakes I Santa Anita 0.8 1:36.14 8 1 3+3⁄4 lengths Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [22]
Apr 6, 2013 3 8+1⁄2 furlongs Santa Anita Oaks I Santa Anita 0.3 1:43.16 6 1 2+3⁄4 lengths Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [70]
May 3, 2013 3 9 furlongs Kentucky Oaks I Churchill Downs 9.0 NA 10 2 1⁄2 length Garrett Gomez Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [71]
Sep 1, 2013 3 8 furlongs Torrey Pines Stakes III Del Mar 0.10 1:36.30 5 1 2+3⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [25]
Sep 28, 2013 3 8+1⁄2 furlongs Zenyatta Stakes I Santa Anita 1.60 1:42.11 7 1 1+1⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [72]
Nov 1, 2013 3 9 furlongs Breeders' Cup Distaff I Santa Anita 2.80 1:47.77 6 1 4+1⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [73]
Apr 20, 2014 4 8+1⁄2 furlongs Santa Lucia Stakes Listed Stakes Santa Anita 0.10 1:42.67 5 1 5+1⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [30]
Jun 7, 2014 4 8+1⁄2 furlongs Ogden Phipps Stakes I Belmont Park 1.00 NA 6 4 NA Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [31]
Sep 27, 2014 4 8+1⁄2 furlongs Zenyatta Stakes I Santa Anita 0.40 1:42.19 5 1 3⁄4 lengths Mike E. Smith Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [74]
Apr 10, 2015 5 8+1⁄2 furlongs Santa Lucia Stakes Listed Stakes Santa Anita 0.10 1:42.54 5 1 3+1⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [75]
Jun 13, 2015 5 8+1⁄2 furlongs Adoration Stakes III Santa Anita 0.20 1:41.67 6 1 1+1⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [36]
Aug 1, 2015 5 8+1⁄2 furlongs Clement L. Hirsch Stakes I Del Mar 0.30 1:43.81 8 1 7 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [37]
Aug 22, 2015 5 10 furlongs Pacific Classic Stakes I Del Mar 0.80 1:59.77 10 1 8 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [49]
Sep 26, 2015 5 8+1⁄2 furlongs Zenyatta Stakes I Santa Anita 0.40 1:42.83 8 1 3+3⁄4 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [42]
May 8, 2016 6 8+1⁄2 furlongs Adoration Stakes III Santa Anita 0.05 1:42.73 6 1 2+1⁄2 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [76]
Jun 4, 2016 6 8 furlongs Vanity Mile I Santa Anita 0.20 1:35.97 5 1 1+1⁄2 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [46]
Jul 30, 2016 6 8+1⁄2 furlongs Clement L. Hirsch Stakes I Del Mar 0.10 NA 5 2 1⁄2 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [47]
Aug 20, 2016 6 10 furlongs Pacific Classic Stakes I Del Mar 3.00 NA 9 2 1⁄2 lengths Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [51]
Oct 1, 2016 6 8+1⁄2 furlongs Zenyatta Stakes I Santa Anita 0.40 NA 5 2 neck Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [53]
Nov 4, 2016 6 9 furlongs Breeders' Cup Distaff I Santa Anita 3.30 1:49.20 8 1 nose Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm [55]
* Conversion of race distances
Furlongs Miles Meters
5+1⁄2 11⁄16 1,106
6 3⁄4 1,207
6+1⁄2 13⁄16 1,308
7 7⁄8 1,408
8 1 1,609
8+1⁄2 1+1⁄16 1,710
9 1+1⁄8 1,811
9+1⁄2 1+3⁄16 1,911
10 1+1⁄4 2,012
12 1+1⁄2 2,414

Pedigree[edit]

Pedigree of Beholder, bay filly, 2010[1]
Sire
Henny Hughes (USA)
2003 		Hennessy (USA)
1993 		Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Island Kitty Hawaii
T C Kitten
Meadow Flyer (USA)
1989 		Meadow Lake Hold Your Peace
Suspicious Native
Shortley Hagley
Short Winded
Dam
Leslie's Lady (USA)
1996 		Tricky Creek (USA)
1986 		Clever Trick Icecapade
Kankakee Miss
Battle Creek Girl His Majesty
Far Beyond
Crystal Lady (CAN)
1990 		Stop The Music Hail To Reason
Bebopper
One Last Bird One For All
Last Bird (Family:23-b)[6]

See also[edit]

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