Lady Eli | |
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Sire | Divine Park |
Grandsire | Chester House |
Dam | Sacre Coeur |
Damsire | Saint Ballado |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | February 2, 2012 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Dark bay or brown |
Breeder | Runnymede Farm & Catesby Clay |
Owner | Sheep Pond Partners |
Trainer | Chad Brown |
Record | 14: 10-3-0 |
Earnings | $2,959,800[1] |
Major wins | |
Miss Grillo Stakes (2014) Appalachian Stakes (2015) Wonder Again Stakes (2015) Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (2015) Flower Bowl Stakes (2016) Gamely Stakes (2017) Diana Stakes (2017) Ballston Spa Handicap (2017) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2014) | |
Awards | |
American Champion Female Turf Horse (2017) | |
Last updated on January 25, 2018 |
Lady Eli (foaled February 2, 2012 in Kentucky) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the American Champion Female Turf Horse of 2017. She first came to national attention when she won the 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She extended her record to a perfect six wins from six starts in the 2015 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes but then stepped on a nail on her way back to the barn, which led to a life-threatening case of laminitis. After a lengthy recovery, Lady Eli finished second in her August 2016 return to the racetrack, then won the Flower Bowl Stakes in October. With her 2017 wins in the Gamely Stakes and Diana Stakes, she won at least one Grade I race in each of her four racing seasons.