Gayego
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| Gayego | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Gilded Time |
| Grandsire | Timeless Moment |
| Dam | Devil's Lake |
| Damsire | Lost Code |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Hargus Sexton & Sandra Sexton |
| Owner | Cubanacan Stables |
| Trainer | Paulo Lobo |
| Record | 6: 3-2-0 |
| Earnings | $723,420 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Arkansas Derby (2008) | |
| Infobox last updated on: 20:00, Monday June 9, 2008 (UTC). | |
Gayego, (foaled in Kentucky in 2005), is an American Thoroughbred Stallion Racehorse. His sire is the 1992 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award winner for American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Gilded Time. His dam is the mare Devil's Lake, a daughter of Lost Code.
[edit] Racing Career (2007)
Gayego made his racing debut as a two-year-old on November 18 in a winning effort in a maiden special weight race at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. On December 28, he won an allowance race at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California.
[edit] Racing Career (2008)
Gayego made his three-year-old debut on January 20 with a win in the San Pedro Stakes at Santa Anita. He then finished a close second to Georgie Boy in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on March 18.
Gayego made his first start outside of California in the Grade 2 Arkansas Derby on April 12 at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was also his first start on a conventional dirt surface. After contesting the early pace, Gayego took the lead around the final turn and then held off a late bid from Z Fortune to win by three-quarters of a length.
He participated in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Even though he was one of the favorites at the 2008 Kentucky Derby, he finished 17th in the field.
