Английская Википедия:Fierceness

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Fierceness (foaled March 28, 2021) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2023 the two-year-old colt won the Grade 1 winning Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Park en route to being named champion juvenile of 2023.

Background

Fierceness is a bay colt who was bred and owned by Mike Repole. He was bred in Kentucky. Fierceness is the lone runner and winner of three foals of racing age out of the winning Stay Thirsty mare Nonna Bella. The dam also has a yearling full brother to Fierceness and a Caravaggio filly born in 2023. Repole raced both Nonna Bella and Stay Thirsty and is a shareholder in Fierceness's sire City of Light, who stands next year at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky for $35,000.

Fierceness is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Todd A. Pletcher.

Career

2023: two-year-old season

Fierceness made his debut on August 25 in a maiden special weight event over six furlongs at Saratoga. From post six in a field of ten, he was sent to the lead in the first quarter-mile. On the sealed, muddy track, he shook off his competition, extending his lead before being geared down by jockey Jose Ortiz to win by Шаблон:Frac lengths in a time 1:09.56.

His connections then entered Fierceness in the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. On October 7 in a field of eight, Fierceness started as the 11-20 favorite. At the start of the race, he lunged out of the gate, unbalancing jockey Jose Ortiz. He finished seventh behind winner Timberlake. A check-up after the race revealed nothing amiss with the colt, so trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole decided to consider the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. The horse trained at Keeneland in company with stablemates and was shipped to Santa Anita Park for the Breeders' Cup on October 28.

In a field of nine starters for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Fierceness was 16/1. A change of jockeys was made as John Velazquez took over, and Fierceness started well with him on the outside of leader General Partner, who had finished second in the Champagne Stakes in his previous start, through fractions of :23.25, :47.02, and 1:10.86. Fierceness kicked into gear on the second turn and through the stretch. He opened up a two-length lead ahead of a rallying Muth an eighth of a mile before the finish and continued to extend the margin to a Шаблон:Frac lengths victory in a fast time of 1:41.90. "I don't think too many people would have run him other than Todd and I," Repole said. "And so we said, let's see how he trains and he's got to sell us on the idea of running, and he did come back with two really good works," Pletcher said. "So we took a shot, and today it worked out; a beautiful trip, and he showed what he's all about."

Fierceness was named champion two-year-old male during an Eclipse Award ceremony in January 2024. Fierceness will likely become the early favorite for the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. He earned 30 qualifying points toward the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby, leaving him in first place on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.

2024: three-year-old season

On February 3, 2024 Fierceness began his three-year-old in the Grade III Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Starting as the 1/5 odds-on favorite Fierceness had to settle for third after locking strides with the leader Hades around the final turn. Although Fierceness tried despite racing wide throughout the race, Hades' swift turn of foot after the leisurely early splits was just too much for the champion to overcome. Fierceness finished third to Hades with Domestic Product second. The final time of the event was in 1:46.07.

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2023 – Two-year-old season
Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Ntsh 6 furlongs	Шаблон:Ntsh Maiden Special Weight	Шаблон:Ntsh	Saratoga	1.10*	8	1	1:09.56	Шаблон:NtshШаблон:Frac lengths	Jose L. Ortiz
Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Ntsh 1 mile	Champagne Stakes	Шаблон:NtshI	Aqueduct	0.55*	8	7	1:35.90	Шаблон:Ntsh (Шаблон:Frac lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz
Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Ntsh Шаблон:Frac miles	Breeders' Cup Juvenile	Шаблон:NtshI	Santa Anita	Шаблон:Ntsh 16.50	9	1	1:41.90	Шаблон:Ntsh Шаблон:Frac lengths	Шаблон:Sortname
2024 – Three-year-old season
Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Ntsh Шаблон:Frac miles	Holy Bull Stakes	Шаблон:NtshIII	Gulfstream Park	0.20*	7	3	1:46.07	Шаблон:Ntsh (Шаблон:Frac lengths)	Шаблон:Sortname

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