Researcher | |
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Sire | Two Smart |
Grandsire | Two Punch |
Dam | Wild Magnolia |
Damsire | Apalachee |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 2004 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. |
Owner | Rutledge Farm |
Trainer | Jeff Runco |
Record | 27: 13-6-2 |
Earnings | $1,379,379 |
Major wins | |
Charles Town Classic (2009, 2010) | |
Awards | |
2009 Champion Virginia-bred Older Male |
Researcher (foaled May 5, 2004, in Virginia) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed mostly in the United States. He was bred by the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
A horse from the most humble beginnings [1], Researcher was bought by Rutledge Farm (Mr. Hermen Greenberg), in 2005, as a $5,000 charitable donation [2] to the Virginia Tech Foundation's M.A.R.E Center, in Middleburg, Virginia. One year after winning the 1st Charles Town Classic, and only a few days before winning the 2nd Charles Town Classic, April 16, 2010, Mr. Zohar Ben-Dov (Kinross Farm) bought Researcher from Mr. Greenberg's estate, for an undisclosed sum. ( Mr. Greenberg died February 28, 2010.)
A rare combination of stamina and speed, "Researcher is every horseman's dream..."—a "push button" horse [3], known for his adaptability.
Researcher became a "millionaire" on April 17, 2010, when he earned $600,000 for winning the 2nd Annual $1 Million Charles Town Classic. (He had previously earned $800,129.)
As of April 20, 2010, Researcher is listed as 2010's 4th Leading Money Earner [4] in North America.
Researcher earned a record 133 Equibase Speed Figure in 2009's Inaugural Charles Town Classic.
Researcher was the lone local horse, in a 10-horse field, when he beat Commentator to steal the show [5] at Charles Town Races and Slots, winning the 1st Annual Charles Town Classic, on April 18, 2009.
On April 17, 2010, Researcher defended his title [6], in the 2nd Annual $1 million Charles Town Classic by winning over a game Awesome Gem. His time was just a fraction off the track's record he set on 3/28/2009. repeated
The late Hermen Greenberg’s Researcher was named 2009 Champion Virginia-bred Older Male on the strength of his wins in the 2009 $500,000 Charles Town Classic Stakes (L) and his second-place finish in the 2009 $100,000 Queens Country Handicap Gr. III at Aqueduct. By Two Smart, out of Wild Magnolia by Apalachee, Researcher won four other West Virginia stakes races while earning $492,859 for 2009. [7]
14: 12 - 2 - 0 (14 starts: 12 wins - 2 places - 0 shows)
Sire Two Smart (USA) 1994 |
Two Punch (USA) 1983 |
Mr. Prospector (USA) 1970 |
Raise A Native (USA) 1961 |
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Gold Digger (USA) 1962 | |||
Heavenly Cause (USA) 1978 |
Grey Dawn (FR) 1962 | ||
Lady Dulcinea (USA) 1963 | |||
Dancing Smart (USA) 1985 |
Smarten (USA) 1976 |
Cyane (USA) 1959 | |
Smartaire (USA) 1962 | |||
Dancing Dame (USA) 1977 |
Dancing Count (CAN) 1968 | ||
Dorit (USA) 1971 | |||
Dam Wild Magnolia 1985 |
Apalachee (USA) 1971 |
Round Table (USA) 1954 |
Princequillo (IRE) 1940 |
Knights Daughter (GB) 1941 | |||
Moccasin (USA) 1963 |
Nantallah (USA) 1953 | ||
Rough Shod (GB) 1944 | |||
Red Tape (USA) 1988 |
Red Ryder (USA) 1976 |
Raise a Native (USA) 1961 | |
Gold Digger (USA) 1962 | |||
Over The Side (USA) 1975 |
Candy Spots (USA) (1960) | ||
Pitch And Roll (USA) (1964) |