Half Iced
Half Iced | |
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Sire | Hatchet Man |
Grandsire | The Axe |
Dam | Winter Memory |
Damsire | (1983) |
Half Iced (14 March 1979 – 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who raced on turf and was best known for winning the 1982 Japan Cup. After being beaten in his two starts as a juvenile in 1981 he was highly tried in the next two seasons racing sixteen times in 1982 and thirteen times in 1983. As a three-year-old he won three minor races before recording his first major victory in the Grade II Secretariat Stakes. He ended his season by beating a top-class international field in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. In the following year he won the Grade III Seneca Handicap at Saratoga Race Course and ended his racing career by finishing a close fourth in his second Japan Cup. He was retired to stud in New Zealand and had some success as a breeding stallion. He died in 2001 at the age of twelve.
Background
Half Iced was a dark bay or brown horse bred in Kentucky by Mrs. Henry A. Gerry. He was sired by Hatchet Man whose wins included the Dwyer Stakes, Widener Handicap and Amory L. Haskell Handicap. His dam, the Virginia-bred Winter Memory was a descendant of the influential American broodmare Valkyr.[2]
During his racing career, Half Iced was owned by
Racing career
1981: two-year-old season
Half Iced made his racecourse debut when he finished sixth in a maiden race at Aqueduct Racetrack on 20 December 1981 and went on to finish eighth in a similar event at the same track eleven days later.[3]
1982: three-year-old season
Half Iced was highly tried as a three-year-old, racing sixteen times in ten months. At Aqueduct he finished third on his seasonal debut and then won a maiden race on March 1 before finishing second and third in two allowance races. He then moved to
On his final appearance as a three-year-old, Half Iced was sent to Japan to contest the second running of the Japan Cup over 2400 metres in front of a 90,000[4] crowd at Tokyo Racecourse on November 28. The race attracted a strong international entry including John Henry (the favourite) from the United States, April Run (owned by Diana Firestone) and All Along from France, Stanerra from Ireland, Frost King from Canada, Isle of Man (New Zealand Derby) from New Zealand, Pageno from Germany and Scouting Miller from Italy. The best of the Japanese runners appeared to be Hikari Duel (runner-up in the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho), Sweet Native (Yasuda Kinen and Katsu R (Takarazuka Kinen). Ridden as usual by MacBeth Half Iced started a 31.3/1[5] outsider and won by a neck from All Along with April Run a further neck away in third ahead of Stanerra and Hikari Duel. MacBeth explained that he had "saved power for the last dash" whilst Bertram Firestone commented "I am happy my horse won the race and that my wife's horse was third".[4]
1983: four-year-old season
Half Iced recorded one win from thirteen starts as a four-year-old in 1983. In his first seven races his best efforts came when he finished second in the
In November Half Iced returned to Tokyo to defend the Japan Cup. Ridden by Eddie Maple he finished fourth behind Stanerra, Kyoei Promise and Esprit du Nord, beaten less than a length by the winner.[6]
Stud record
Half Iced was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in New Zealand, based at the Paramount Stud in Hastings.[7] His best winners included Sky Flyer (Brisbane Cup)[8] and Ed (Wellington Cup).[9] Half Iced died in New Zealand in 2001.
Pedigree
Sire Hatchet Man (USA) 1971 |
The Axe (USA) 1958 |
Mahmoud | Blenheim |
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Mah Mahal | |||
Blackball | Shut Out | ||
Big Event | |||
Bebopper (USA) 1962 |
Tom Fool | Menow | |
Gaga | |||
Bebop | Prince Bio | ||
Cappellina | |||
Dam Winter Memory (USA) 1972 |
Olden Times (USA) 1958 |
Relic | War Relic |
Bridal Colors | |||
Djenne | Djebel | ||
Teza | |||
Clear and Cold (CAN) 1965 |
Nearctic | Nearco | |
Lady Angela | |||
Vase | Native Dancer | ||
Vashti (Family 13-c)[2] |
References
- ^ a b "Half Iced pedigree". equineline.com.
- ^ a b "Stray Shot - Family 13-c". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ a b c "Half Iced - Statistics". equibase.com.
- ^ a b Associated Press staff (November 29, 1983). "Half Iced rallies to win Japan Cup". Schenectady Gazette.
- ^ DRF staff (24 November 2010). "Mairzy Doates Recalls Yanks in Japan Cup". Daily Racing Form.
- ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- ^ Steve Bren. "NZTBA Life Member Norm Hawthorne remembered". New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Sky Flyer pedigree". equineline.com.
- ^ "Ed pedigree". equineline.com.