For my next post, I chose Fivefivefiftyfive, since she is a true “Charles Town racehorse”. Since January 2 of 2009, the little bay mare with the star has raced 40 times, only three times venturing away from Charles Town: twice to Laurel Park, and once to Delaware Park.
Fivefivefiftyfive was born on March 24, 2004, in New York. Bred by Steve Peskoff, she is by American Chance out of the Out of Place mare Social Place.
American Chance was born in 1989 and had a profitable racing career, including a win in the Turfway Prevue Stakes at two, wins in the Jersey Derby (Grade 2) and Lafayette Stakes (Grade 3) at three, and at five wins in the Forego Handicap (Grade 2) and Don Bernhardt Stakes. In all, his career record was an impressive 37-10-8-4, with earnings of $847,977. American Chance died of colic while at stud duty in Argentina in 2004, the same year Fivefivefiftyfive was born. American Chance sired 31 stakes winners from his 10 crops.
Fivefivefiftyfive’s dam, Social Place, was bred in Florida in 1999. She raced 28 times with a record of 28-3-8-5 and earnings of $86,815.
Fivefivefiftyfive has a mostly American pedigree with a few horses from Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and France. Some of the better horses in her pedigree include triple crown winner, champion and Horse of the Year Seattle Slew, champion Hail to Reason, champion and Horse of the Year Dr Fager, champion Riva Ridge, champion and Horse of the Year Damascus, American-born but French-raced champion Alleged, English triple crown winner and champion Nijinsky, champion and Horse of the Year Tom Fool, champion and Horse of the Year Native Dancer, champion and Horse of the Year Sword Dancer, champion and Horse of the Year Buckpasser, champion Hoist the Flag, champion Northern Dancer, and champion and Horse of the Year Nashua.
Not exactly matching her illustrious pedigree, Fivefivefiftyfive is a small, rather average looking bay mare. She goes about her job with a workmanlike air, marching quietly around the paddock with her head down, as if she has done the routine so many times, it holds no excitement to her. Once she is on the track however, Fivefivefiftyfive is a worthy competitor.
Fivefivefiftyfive at Charles Town
Instead of providing a career recap, I will simply recall my experiences with Fivefivefiftyfive. I have seen her race at least twice, the last time being a chilly night in February. Still fuzzy from winter, the petite mare broke from the two hole but finished a rather disappointing fifth under jockey Ramon Maldoando, sprinting 7 furlongs on the 19. However, even as she returned, Fivefivefiftyfive held her head high with ears pricked, as if she knew that this was not the end of her racing career, and that she would find the Winners’ Circle again soon. And she did, on May 08, though I was not there to see the victory.
I cannot recall the exact date of the other time I saw this bold little mare race, which may have been as far back as 2009. All I can remember is that she performed with the same dignity of a racehorse that knows her job, and can turn in a classy performance every time.
In all, the bay daughter of American Chance has raced over 60 times, and earned over $120,000, more then decent money for any claiming horse. Her race record stands at 63-8-11-7, according to pedigree query. She has not raced since June 2 at Charles Town, when she finished 2nd going six furlongs. She is currently owned and trained by Raul A. Garrido.
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