Paddy O'Prado

Paddy O'Prado
Sire	El Prado
Grandsire	Sadler's Wells
Dam	Fun House
Damsire	Prized
Sex	Male
Foaled	2007
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Winchell Thoroughbreds
Owner	Donegal Racing
Trainer	Dale L. Romans
Record	15: 5-3-3
Earnings	$1,721,297
Major wins
Palm Beach Stakes (2010) Colonial Turf Cup (2010) Virginia Derby (2010) Secretariat Stakes (2010) Dixie Stakes (2011)

Paddy O'Prado (foaled February 15, 2007, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds, he finished third in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. His regular jockey is Kent Desormeaux.

Racing career

Paddy O'Prado broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park on March 6, 2010, in the Grade 3 $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes. He went on to finish second in the Blue Grass Stakes behind winner Stately Victor, finishing in front of First Dude, Interactif, Make Music For Me and Odysseus.^[1] Following his runner up performance in the Blue Grass, he raced in the Kentucky Derby and finished third. In the Preakness, he was sixth.

At this point, his trainer, Dale Romans, moved him back to the turf. Paddy O'Prado then captured the Grade 2 $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup, the Grade 2 $600,000 Virginia Derby, and the Grade 1 $400,000 Secretariat Stakes.

In his 2011 four-year-old debut, on Preakness Day at Pimlico, Paddy O'Prado came from the back of the pack to take the Dixie Stakes from Baryshnikov.

Retirement

Paddy O'Prado fractured one of his right rear sesamoid bones during the Dixie Stakes. He was permanently retired from racing on May 22, 2011.^[2] O'Prado currently stands at Spendthrift Farm for a stud fee of $5,000.^[3]

References

1. http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/27/paddy-oprado-kentucky-drew/ Paddy O'Prado pride: Local horse owners feel lucky with Kentucky Derby hopeful
2. Bloodhorse Staff. "Grade I Winner Paddy O'Prado Retired". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
3. Spendthrift Farm. "Paddy O'Prado". Spendthriftfarm.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.