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A P Valentine (foaled February 14, 1998) is a retired Grade I-winning Thoroughbred racehorse sired by A.P. Indy out of an Alydar mare, Twenty Eight Carat. His name was derived by splicing the beginning of his sire's name "A P" with the holiday that he was born on, "Valentine's Day". == Two-year-old campaign == Trained by Nick Zito and owned by Celtic Pride Stable, a partnership led by Rick Pitino, A P Valentine began his racing career at Saratoga with a third-place finish in a maiden special weight.〔(Coolmore obtains breeding rights to A P Valentine - Thoroughbred Times )〕 In his next start at Belmont, he broke his maiden race in a dominant performance winning by over four lengths. Zito was so impressed by A P Valentine's performance in breaking his maiden, that he entered him in the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont. The horse did not disappoint, squeezing by eventual American Horse of the Year, Point Given on the rail and pulling away to win by 1-3/4 lengths.〔That would be the first of four meetings that the two rivals would finish first and second in a grade one race.(Champagne Stakes recap: A P Valentine squeezes through on the rail - Thoroughbred Times )〕 Following the Champagne, Coolmore purchased the breeding rights to AP Valentine for $15.1 million.〔 He made his final start of 2000 in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. While he went off as the favorite, he was never a factor and came home in last place.〔(Breeders' Cup Juvenile recap: Macho Uno edges Point Given - Thoroughbred Times )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A P Valentine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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