Team (horse)

Team (foaled 8 September 1995)[1] is an Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was named both the 1998 Argentinian Horse of the Year as well as 1998 Argentinian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for a campaign during which he won five graded stakes races. Team regularly won by multiple lengths and set two national speed records, at distances of 800 and 1000 meters.[2]

Team
SireSouthern Halo
GrandsireHalo (horse)
DamTeocratica
DamsireFarnesio
SexStallion
Foaled8 September 1995
Died13 July 2000
CountryArgentina
ColourDark Bay
BreederLa Quebrada
OwnerLas Telas
TrainerColucho Juan A., Pavarini Hector R.
JockeyArreguy Francisco, Herrera Jacinto Rafael
Record10:7-2-0
Earnings$275,800 ARS
Major wins
Gran Premio Santiago Luro (1998)

Gran Premio Montevideo (1998)

Gran Premio Carreras de las Estrellas Juvenile (1998)
Awards
Argentinian Horse of the Year (1998) Argentinian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1998)

Background

Team was a solid dark bay bred by La Quebrada, sired by perennial Argentinian leading sire Southern Halo out of the winning mare Teocrática. He was the last of four foals produced by the cross.[3] None of the other full siblings had a race career of note. Hernán Ceriani Cernadas, owner of La Quebrada, said that Team's time at his stud was unremarkable, and that he never expected the colt to become a champion.[4] Racing owners Stud Las Telas purchased him from La Quebrada for under $30,000 ARS.[4] Team was trained initially by Colucho Juan, but was later trained by Pavarini Hector after his first race as a three-year-old.[5]

Racing career

1997-1998: two-year-old season

Team's racing career began November 29, 1997 in a 800-meter allowance race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. He went off at odds of 1.85, beating 13 others, to win by 10 lengths in 0:43.39, setting an Argentinian speed record for the distance that stood until 2002.[2] A month later, on December 28, Team won another 800 meter allowance race by 8 lengths. Team's first stakes race was the Group III Gran Premio Congreve over 1000 meters on February 18, 1998. It was also his first race on turf, with his two prior starts being on dirt, as well as his first start at a different racetrack, Hipódromo de San Isidro. The 1.10 favorite, Team won by four lengths in 0:54.86. He won the Group II Gran Premio Guillermo Kemmis on March 13, winning the 1000 meter race by nine lengths with a time of 0:54.43, once again setting a national record, which lasted until 2000.[2]

Team's first Group I race was the Gran Premio Santiago Luro at a distance of 1200 meters. Team won by 10 lengths at odds of 1.20.[5] Team won his second Group I in the Gran Premio Montevideo over 1500 meters, with a winning margin of 9 lengths. Team's last race at age two was the Group I Carreras de las Estrellas Juvenile on June 15, 1998 at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. Team won the race[6] by six lengths in a time of 1:34.53 for the 1600 meters.

Team's final record at two was seven wins in seven starts, earning him end year honors as both the Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and as Horse of the Year in Argentina.[7] In all of his races at two, he was ridden by Arreguy Francisco.[5]

1998-1999: three-year-old season

Team's first start at three was the Group I Gran Criterium over 1600 meters, in which he finished second by three-quarters of a length to Señor Juez as the co-favorite at 1.10. After this race, Team was transferred to a new trainer, Pavarini Hector. It was also the last time that he was ridden by Arreguy Francisco. Team's next race was the Group I Dos Mil Guineas, the first race in the San Isidro Triple Crown and run over 1600 meters on the turf. Starting as the 1.15 favorite, Team finished fifth of eleven runners under new jockey Herrera Jacinto Rafael, who also rode him in his next start. Team's last race at three, and the last of his career, was the Group I Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, first race in the Argentinian Triple Crown and run over 1600 meters on the dirt. At odds of 1.50, Team finished second to fellow co-favorite Chevillard by three-quarters of a length.[5]

Race Record[5]
Date Age Race Grade Track Distance Surface Odds Finish Field Size Time Margin Jockey
November 29, 1997 2 Copa Lo Jack Allowance Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 800 meters Dirt 1.85 1 14 0:43.39 10 lengths Arreguy Francisco
December 28, 1997 2 Copa Lo Jack Allowance Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 800 meters Dirt 1.10 1 12 0:44.49 8 lengths Arreguy Francisco
February 18, 1998 2 Gran Premio Congreve III Hipódromo de San Isidro 1000 meters Turf 1.10 1 5 0:54.86 4 lengths Arreguy Francisco
March 13, 1998 2 Gran Premio Guillermo Kemmis II Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1000 meters Dirt 1.05 1 6 0:54.43 9 lengths Arreguy Francisco
April 11, 1998 2 Gran Premio Santiago Luro I Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1200 meters Dirt 1.20 1 8 1:09.31 10 lengths Arreguy Francisco
May 25, 1998 2 Gran Premio Montevideo I Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1500 meters Dirt 1.15 1 8 1:28.92 9 lengths Arreguy Francisco
June 15, 1998 2 Carreras de las Estrellas Juvenile I Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1600 meters Dirt 1.10 1 11 1:34.53 6 lengths Arreguy Francisco
July 4, 1998 3 Gran Criterium I Hipódromo de San Isidro 1600 meters Turf 1.10 2 14 1:35.66 (3⁄4 length) Arreguy Francisco
August 15, 1998 3 Dos Mil Guineas I Hipódromo de San Isidro 1600 meters Turf 1.15 5 11 1:33.75 (3½ lengths) Herrera Jacinto Rafael
September 12, 1998 3 Polla de Potrillos I Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1600 meters Dirt 1.50 2 8 1:37.50 (3⁄4 length) Herrera Jacinto Rafael

Retirement

After the Gran Premio Polla de Potrilos, Team was retired from racing and sent to stand stud at Haras Firmamento for the 1998 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. There, he covered four mares,[1] but only managed to get one pregnant.[8] No registered foal was produced.[1] The decision was made to return Team to race training, despite a crack in his right front hoof. Both of his front legs became injured, resulting in his being euthanized early in the morning January 19, 1999.[8]

Pedigree[1]
Pedigree of Team (ARG), dark bay colt, 1995
Sire
Southern Halo (USA)

1983

 Halo (horse)

1969

 Hail to Reason Turn-To
Nothirdchance
Cosmah Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Northern Sea (USA)

1974

 Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Sea Saga Sea Bird
Shama
Dam
Teocratica (ARG)

1987

 Farnesio (ARG)

1974

 Good Manners Nashua (horse)
Fun House
La Farnesina Cardanil II
La Dogana
Theocratic (ARG)

1975

 Solazo Beau Max
Solar System
Theocracy Make Tracks
Talonada

References
  1. "Team Profile Argentinian Studbook". Stud Book Argentino. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "Argentinian Speed Records". Stud Book Argentino.
  3. "Teocratica Profile". Stud Book Argentino. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. Guimaraes, Julio (12 July 1998). "Pingos. Team el caballo nuclear". La Nación. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Team Performance". Stud Book Argentino. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Results of Carreras de las Estrellas Juvenile". Carreras de las Estrellas. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. "Distinctions Carlos Pellegrini". Stud Book Argentino. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "Un desenlace provisible. Murió Team, el crack de la historia increíble". La Nación. 20 January 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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