Dialed In

Dialed In (foaled February 6, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Florida Derby and Holy Bull Stakes, before finishing 8th in the Kentucky Derby. He is also the sire of multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera.

Dialed In
BreedThoroughbred
SireMineshaft
GrandsireA.P. Indy
DamMiss Doolittle
DamsireStorm Cat
SexStallion
FoaledFebruary 6, 2008[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourDark bay or brown
BreederWilliam S. Farish, Madeleine Pickens & Skara Glen Stables
OwnerRobert V. LaPenta
Racing coloursBurgundy with gold shoulder stripes
TrainerNick Zito
Record7: 3-1-0[2]
Earnings$941,936
Major wins
Florida Derby (2011)
Holy Bull Stakes (2011)
Last updated on 4 October 2022

Background and Family

Dialed In was sired by Mineshaft, a son of A.P. Indy. His dam, Miss Doolittle, was graded stakes placed, and also produced stakes-winning filly Broadway Gold (by Seeking The Gold) and stakes-placed colt Mambo Master (by Kingmambo).[3]

Owner Robert LaPenta bought Dialed In for $475,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale in 2009.[2] Dialed In was trained by Nick Zito during his racing career.

Racing career

2010: Two-year-old season

Dialed In ran only once as a juvenile, winning a November Maiden Special Weight event over a distance of 6+12 furlongs at Churchill Downs.[4]

2011: Three-year-old season

Dialed In began his three-year-old season with a win in the Gr. III Holy Bull Stakes,[5] after which he ran second in an allowance race. He won the Florida Derby in his next start.

Dialed In was made the 5-1 favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby after his previous wins, but finished 8th, to winner Animal Kingdom.[6][7] He made his next start in the Preakness Stakes, improving to finish fourth.[8] After the Preakness, it was discovered that Dialed In had sustained a bone chip injury in his right knee, and underwent surgery.

2012: Four-year-old season

Dialed In did not start again until March of the next year, in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park. He finished fourth in what was his final career start.

Statistics

Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish Winning
Time
Winning
(Losing)
Margin
Jockey Ref
2010 Two-year-old season
Nov 12, 2010 6+12 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Churchill Downs 2.40* 12 1 1:17.77 12 length Julien Leparoux [4]
2011 Three-year-old season
Jan 30, 2011 1 mile Holy Bull Stakes III Gulfstream Park 2.70 9 1 1:35.19 1+12 lengths Julien Leparoux [9]
Jan 30, 2011 1+18 miles Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 0.20* 5 2 1:51.12 (12 length) Julien Leparoux [10]
Apr 3, 2011 1+18 miles Florida Derby I Gulfstream Park 2.90 8 1 1:50.39 head Julien Leparoux [11]
May 7, 2011 1+14 miles Kentucky Derby I Churchill Downs 5.20* 19 8 2:02.04 (7+12 lengths) Julien Leparoux [12]
May 21, 2011 1+316 miles Preakness Stakes I Pimlico 4.40 14 4 1:56.47 (4+14 lengths) Julien Leparoux [13]
2012 Four-year-old season
Mar 3, 2012 1 mile Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 1.00* 8 4 1:35.94 (12 length) Javier Castellano [14]

Retirement and stud career

Dialed In retired in 2012 to Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and begin his breeding career in 2013. His first stud fee was set at $7,500, and remained the price for four years until doubling in 2017 after meeting success as a stallion.[15] Dialed In's first foal was born January 13, 2014, at Sierra Farm near Lexington. The chestnut colt, later named Dial Josh, was out of the Gr.II winning mare Diadella (by Diesis (horse)).[16]

Dialed In's first starter, the gray filly Maximum Edge, was also his first winner.[17] Maximum Edge is also the first winner and first foal for dam Champagne Sparkle, an unraced full-sister to Arkansas Derby winner Danza and a half-sister to Rockport Harbor. Dialed In saw his first black-type stakes winner shortly afterwards, when Ruffenuff won the Princess Margaret Stakes by more than 6 lengths at Northlands Park.[18]

Dialed In's most successful offspring to date is Gunnevera, winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, and Delta Jackpot Stakes. Gunnevera finished seventh in the 2017 Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Preakness. Gunneavera amassed $5,561,800 in stakes with Grade I placings in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup and Woodward Stakes.[19]

Dialed In is also the sire of graded stakes winner The Tabulator, winner of the 2017 Iroquois Stakes He also sired stakes winners Chalon, Montu, Ruffenuff and It's Your Nickel.[20]

Get Her Number was Dialed In's first offspring to win a Grade 1 in the United States when he won in 2020 the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita.[21]

Dialed In's fee was lowered in 2021 from $20,000 to $15,000.[22]

Notable progeny

His major stakes winners include: c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
2015 My Opinion (IND) c Nilgiris Derby, Mumbai Stayers Cup
2018 Defunded c Awesome Again Stakes, Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes
2018 Get Her Number c American Pharoah Stakes
2018 Super Stock c Arkansas Derby

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dialed In, dark bay or brown horse, April 8, 2019[1]
Sire
Mineshaft
(1999)
A.P. Indy
(1989)
Seattle Slew
(1974)
Bold Reasoning (1968)
My Charmer (1969)
Weekend Surprise
(1980)
Secretariat (1970)
Lassie Dear (1974)
Prospectors Delite
(1989)
Mr. Prospector
(1970)
Raise a Native (1961)
Gold Digger (1962)
Up The Flagpole
(1978)
Hoist The Flag (1968)
The Garden Club (1966)
Dam
Miss Doolittle
(1998)
Storm Cat
(1989)
Storm Bird (CAN)
(1978)
Northern Dancer (CAN) (1961)
South Ocean (CAN) (1967)
Terlingua
(1976)
Secretariat (1970)
Crimson Saint (1969)
Eliza
(1990)
Mt. Livermore
(1981)
Blushing Groom (FR) (1974)
Flama Ardiente (1972)
Daring Bidder
(1982)
Bold Bidder (1962)
Daring Step (1967) (family 37)[23]

Dialed In is inbred 4s × 4d to Secretariat.

References

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  6. Fountaine, Ed (2011-05-05). "Dialed In slight favorite after Kentucky Derby draw | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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  14. "Chart Gulfstream Park Allowance Optional Claiming 3 March 2012 (race 7)". 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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  16. "Grade I Winner Dialed In Sires First Foal". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  17. "Maximum Edge First Starter, First Winner For Dialed In". Paulick Report. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  18. "Ruffenuff first stakes winner for Dialed In". Darby Dan. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  19. "Profile of Gunnevera". Equibase. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  20. "Dialed In on Stallion Register Online". Stallion Register Online. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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