Speech (horse)

Speech (foaled February 12th, 2017) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Ashland Stakes.[1]

Speech
Sire Mr. Speaker
Grandsire Pulpit
DamScribbling Sarah
DamsireFrued
SexFilly
Foaled2017
CountryUSA
ColorBay
BreederGail Rice
OwnerEclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Madaket Stables LLC
TrainerMichael W. McCarthy
Record7:3-3-1
Earnings$378,240
Major wins
Ashland Stakes (2020)
Last updated on July 29th, 2020

Career

Speech's first race was on November 15th, 2019 at Del Mar Racetrack where she came in third. Speech picked up her first win in her second start on December 14th, 2019, at Los Alamitos Race Course.[1]

She competed in her first stakes race on March 8th, 2020, at the Grade-3 Santa Ysabel Stakes and came in 2nd place, behind Donna Veloce. This was Speech's first two-turn race.[2]

Speech's next race was on May 2nd, 2020, at Oaklawn Park, where she picked up a win in an Allowance Optional Claiming race.

On June 6th, 2020, Speech competed in the Grade-2 Santa Anita Oaks. She finished four lengths behind the victor, Swiss Skydiver, but finished over seven lengths ahead of Merneith. The result gave Speech 40 qualification points towards the 2020 Kentucky Oaks.[3]

Speech won the most important race of her career on July 11th, 2020 when she captured the Grade-1 Ashland Stakes. She came into the race with 4:1 odds as the third favorite horse and won by 3 lengths in an upset.[4] This victory qualified her for the 2020 Kentucky Oaks.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Speech (USA), 2017[5]
Sire
Mr. Speaker (USA)
b. 2011		 Pulpit (USA)
b. 1994		 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Preach Mr. Prospector
Narrate
Salute (USA)
b. 2002		 Unbridled Fappiano
Gana Facil
Personal Ensign Private Account
Grecian Banner
Dam
Scirbbling Sarah (USA)
b. 2010		 Freud (USA)
b. 1998		 Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's Storm Rahy
Immense
Plinking (USA)
b. 2000		 Talkin Man With Approval
Pookette
Holy Wish Lord at War
Holy Moly

References
  1. "Speech". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "Donna Veloce Cruises In Santa Ysabel". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Swiss Skydiver Goes Gate To Wire In Grade II, $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Speech springs upset in Ashland Stakes at Keeneland, qualifies for Kentucky Oaks". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "Speech". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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