Thoroughbred Profile: Wicked Strong

A 3-year-old son of Hard Spun, Wicked Strong caught everyone’s attention with his victory in the Wood Memorial, 30-days prior to the 2014 Kentucky Derby where he broke from post #20 and finished 4th. After dead-heating for fourth in the Belmont Stakes with Triple Crown bid California Chrome, the colt took two months off before adding blinkers and beating, Belmont winner, Tonalist in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Bred in Kentucky by William F. Lynn, this top competitor is currently owned by Centennial Farms.

Wicked Strong
April 28, 2011
(Hard Spun – Moyne Abbey, by Charismatic)

Career Starts: 11-3-2-1

Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

Trainer: James A. Jerkens

Recent Starts:
JC Gold Cup G1 [1¼] – DNF – impeded, lost jockey ½ pole (Tonalist-1st, Zivo-2nd, Long River-3rd)
Travers Stakes G1 [1¼] – 2nd Place – by a nose (V.E. Day-1st, Tonalist-3rd)
Jim Dandy G1 [1 1/8] – 1st Place – by 2¼ lengths – Final Time 1:49.16 (Tonalist-2nd, Kid Cruz-3rd)
Belmont STK. G1 [1½] – 4th Place (Tonalist-1st, Commissioner-2nd, Medal Count-3rd)
Kentucky Derby G1[1¼] – 4th Place (California Chrome-1st, Commanding Curve-2nd, Danza-3rd)
Wood Mem. G1 [1 1/8] -1st Place – by 3½ lengths – Final Time 1:49.31 (Samraat-2nd, Social Inclusion-3rd)
GP Alw Opt-Cl NW1X [1 1/16] – 4th Place (Constituton-1st, Tonalist-2nd, Mexikome-3rd)
GP Holy Bull G2[1 1/16] – 9th Place (Cairo Prince-1st, Conquest Titan-2nd, Intense Holiday-3rd)

Bloodlines:

Sire: Hard Spun Dam: Moyne Abbey

Grand Sire: Danzig, Charismatic

Great Grand Sire: Northern Dancer, Turkoman, Summer Squall, With Approval

Great Great Grand Sire: Nearctic, Alydar, Storm Bird

Graded Stakes Winner
retired after 3 starts
1976 Hall of Fame
1986 Champion Older Horse
Graded Stakes Winner
1989 Triple Crown Winner (CAN)
1977 Hall of Fame (CAN)
1989 Hall of Fame[/column]

Distance bloodlines: 1970 Secretariat, 1963 Buckpasser, 1961 Raise a Native, 1958 Hail to Reason, 1950 Native Dancer

Race Videos

2014 Jockey Club Gold Cup G1