Popcorn Deelites | |
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Sire | Afternoon Deelites |
Grandsire | Private Terms |
Dam | Turquoise Gal |
Damsire | Navajo |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | April 19, 1998 |
Died | January 20, 2022 | (aged 23)
Country | United States |
Color | Bay |
Breeder | Dennis B. Swartz |
Owner | David Hoffman |
Trainer | Priscilla Leon Jimmie D. Claridge |
Record | 58: 11-5-7 |
Earnings | $56,880 |
Popcorn Deelites (April 19, 1998 – January 20, 2022) was an American thoroughbred race horse who is best known for his career in film.
Foaled in 1998 by Afternoon Deelites out of Turquoise Gal (by Navajo), the gelding ran for six years as a low-level claimer, yet he did win 11 of his 58 starts and accumulated $56,880 in earnings.
Popcorn Deelites' bloodline contains other notable horses such as Damascus, Bold Ruler, Secretariat, Ack Ack, Sword Dancer, Buckpasser, Northern Dancer, and Gallant Man, all on his top line. From his dam he goes back to Bimelech, Black Toney, Johnstown, Count Fleet, and the "blue hen" mare La Troienne.