Brocco

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Brocco
Sire
Chestnut
BreederMeadowbrook Farms
OwnerAlbert R. Broccoli
TrainerRandy Winick
Record8: 4-2-0
Earnings$1,003,550
Major wins
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1993)
Santa Anita Derby (1994)
Last updated on June 14, 2007

Brocco (foaled March 2, 1991 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Bred at the LaCroix family's Meadowbrook Farms near Ocala, Brocco was purchased and raced by Albert R. Broccoli, the producer of the iconic James Bond films.

Brocco was out of the mare Anytime Ms. and was a son of Kris S.,who sired five Breeders' Cup winners and three Eclipse Award winners. Brocco's grandsire was Roberto, an American-bred champion in England and winner of the 1972 Epsom Derby.

Racing career

Racing in 1993 for his owner in

Hollywood Futurity
.

Brocco started four times in 1994. Under regular jockey

Go For Gin in the Kentucky Derby

Stud record

Retired to stud duty, Brocco currently stands at Lex Stud in Japan and Durham Lodge in Australia. Among his American offspring, millionaire daughter Jostle won a number of stakes races, including the Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks and Alabama Stakes.

References

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