Kona Gold | |
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Sire | Java Gold |
Grandsire | Key To The Mint |
Dam | Double Sunrise |
Damsire | Slew o' Gold |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1994 |
Died | 2009 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Carlos Perez |
Owner | Headley, Molasky & High Tech |
Trainer | Bruce Headley |
Record | 30:14–7–2 |
Earnings | $2,293,384 |
Major wins | |
El Conejo Handicap (1999, 2003) San Carlos Handicap (2000) Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000, 2001) Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000, 2001) Palos Verdes Handicap (2000) Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000) Los Angeles Handicap (2002)
Breeders' Cup wins: | |
Awards | |
U.S. Champion Sprinter (2000) |
Kona Gold (March 19, 1994 – September 25, 2009) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Kona Gold was foaled at Carlos Perez's Twilite Farm outside LaGrange, Kentucky. He was sold as a yearling for $35,000 at the 1995 Keeneland September yearling sale to trainer Bruce Headley on behalf of a partnership that included Headley, Irwin and Andrew Molasky, and Michael Singh. Headley trained Kona Gold at his base in southern California, where the horse was brought along very patiently. Kona Gold suffered a few minor physical setbacks, including a knee chip as a three-year-old that kept him from the races until May of his four-year-old season in 1998.