Twenty-four-year-old Tinners Way seems to be saying, “Look at my - TopicsExpress

Lori K. Black

Twenty-four-year-old Tinners Way seems to be saying, “Look at my handsome face. Do you see my resemblance to my dad?” Tinner carries the distinction of being among the final foals of the legendary Secretariat. He also is among his sire’s most successful offspring, being Secretariat’s last graded-stakes-winning colt. In a career spanning from 1992 to 1996, beginning in Europe (where he won graded stakes in England and France) and later bringing him to the major tracks of California and also Belmont Park, Tinner earned over $1.8 million with a record of 27-7-6-4. Trained by Bobby Frankel and owned by Juddmonte Farms, he won the 1994 Golden Gate Fields Budweiser Breeders’ Cup Handicap under jockey Kent Desormeaux; and together with jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, he scored victories in the 1994 and 1995 $1,000,000 Pacific Classic Stakes (Gr. 1) and the 1996 Californian Stakes (Gr. 1). In both the 1994 Pacific Classic and the 1996 Californian Stakes, he achieved record-equaling winning times for those races. It is interesting to note that his blazing time of 1:59 2/5 in the 1¼-mile ’94 Pacific Classic mirrored his sire’s record-breaking time in the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Tinner’s accomplishments also include in-the-money finishes in the Arcadia Handicap (Gr. 3), San Bernardino Handicap (Gr. 2), Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (Gr. 2), Bel Air Handicap (Gr. 2), Californian Stakes (Gr. 1), Hollywood Gold Cup (Gr. 1), and Goodwood Handicap (Gr. 2). He was a contender in the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr. 1), which was won by the great Cigar; and Tinner’s final performance on the track was in the 1996 Pacific Classic Stakes (Gr. 1), a race that is largely remembered for the scintillating stretch run featuring Cigar, Siphon, and Dare And Go. Tinner sustained an injury during that run and was then retired from racing. Following his stud career that continued until 2010, Tinners Way retired to Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky. The chestnut horse enjoys his peaceful surroundings in a paddock that is situated toward the back of the farm property, away from the sounds of traffic, where he is loved by visitors who appreciate having the privilege of seeing this renowned son of Secretariat.

Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:02:21 +0000

Twenty-four-year-old Tinners Way seems to be saying, “Look at my - TopicsExpress

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