Hansen (horse)

Hansen
Hansen wins the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Sire	Tapit
Grandsire	Pulpit
Dam	Stormy Sunday
Damsire	Sir Cat
Sex	Colt
Foaled	April 23, 2009
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Kendall E. Hansen
Owner	Kendall E. Hansen, Sky Chai Stables
Trainer	Michael J. Maker
Record	9: 5–2–0
Earnings	$1,623,305
Major wins
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2011) Kentucky Cup Juvenile (2011) Gotham Stakes (2012) Iowa Derby (2012)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2011)

Hansen (foaled April 23, 2009 in Kentucky), nicknamed 'White Lightning' and 'The Great White Hope', is a grey American Thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the Sir Cat mare Stormy Sunday, he is sired by Tapit. He is famous for having a coat that has grayed out to white far more rapidly than is typical, which led sportscaster Frank DeFord to describe him as a "four-legged Steve Martin.^[1] He is named after his owner and breeder, Dr. Kendall Hansen. He was trained by Mike Maker, and his regular jockey was Ramon Dominguez.