Ginger Punch

Ginger Punch
Ginger Punch
Sire	Personal Ensign Handicap (2008); American Champion Older Female Horse (2007)

Ginger Punch (foaled April 23, 2003, in

World Champion, Ghostzapper

.

Trained by

Keeneland Race Course

.

2007 racing season

Ginger Punch made her 2007 debut in April in the Grade II

Ogden Phipps Handicap

.

On July 8, 2007, under regular jockey Rafael Bejarano, Ginger Punch earned the first stakes victory of her career when she won the 7 furlong First Flight Handicap at Belmont Park by five lengths. Three weeks later, at Saratoga Race Course she got her first Grade I win, capturing the 9-furlong Go For Wand Handicap by again by six lengths. On September 30 in the Beldame Stakes, Ginger Punch was sent off as the betting favorite and finished third.

For the annual

Monmouth Park. Heavy rains left the Monmouth track in a very muddy condition. Previously, the only time Ginger Punch had ever failed to finish in the top three was on a similarly sloppy track. However, in the race she won a muddy stretch duel with Hystericalady and held off a late charge from third-place finisher Octave

to capture the $2 Million Breeders' Cup Distaff. Ginger Punch was named Champion Older Female in the 2007 Eclipse Awards.

2008 racing season

Having finished either first or second in 18 of her 22 career starts, Ginger Punch continued to race at age five. She made her debut on January 26, 2008, with a 6 ¾ lengths win in the

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic

.

Ginger Punch was a finalist for the

American Champion Older Female Horse

for 2008.

Stud career

Ginger Punch was retired to broodmare duties in 2009. She was bred to Bernardini and was sold for $1.6 million to Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm in Japan while in foal.^[1] In Japan, Ginger Punch has foaled 9 horses as of 2023.^[2] Of these, the most successful is Potager, by Deep Impact, who won the Osaka Hai in 2022. Another successful horse Ginger Punch foaled was Rouge Buck, a filly by Manhattan Cafe, who was named Rouge Buck. Rouge Buck has won several graded races, most notably the Sankei Sho All Comers in 2017 and the Mainichi Okan in 2016.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Ginger Punch^[3]
Sire Awesome Again	Deputy Minister	Vice Regent	Northern Dancer
		Vice Regent	Victoria Regina
		Mint Copy	Bunty's Flight
		Mint Copy	Shakney
	Primal Force	Blushing Groom	Red God
		Blushing Groom	Runaway Bride
		Prime Prospect	Mr. Prospector
		Prime Prospect	Square Generation
Dam Nappelon	Bold Revenue	Bold Ruckus	Boldnesian
		Bold Ruckus	Raise a Ruckus
		More Revenue	In for More
		More Revenue	Royal Debra
	Sally Go Gray	Wise Exchange	Promised Land
		Wise Exchange	Coastal Trade
		Surrepitious	Rambunctious
		Surrepitious	Angeline's Choice

References

^ "Fasig-Tipton Sale Suffers Sharp Declines". www.bloodhorse.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2023-04-04. The other horses bringing seven-figure prices included champion Ginger Punch and grade I winner Lady Joanne, who sold for $1.6 million apiece and were consigned by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs. Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm in Japan bought 6-year-old Ginger Punch (by Awesome Again), who is in foal to Bernardini.
^ "Family:Dam Information | Ginger Punch(USA) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ "Ginger Punch". Retrieved 2023-04-05.

[1] "Fasig-Tipton Sale Suffers Sharp Declines". www.bloodhorse.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2023-04-04. The other horses bringing seven-figure prices included champion Ginger Punch and grade I winner Lady Joanne, who sold for $1.6 million apiece and were consigned by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs. Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm in Japan bought 6-year-old Ginger Punch (by Awesome Again), who is in foal to Bernardini.

[2] "Family:Dam Information | Ginger Punch(USA) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

[3] "Ginger Punch". Retrieved 2023-04-05.

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