Ice Box (horse)

Ice Box (foaled 2007 in Kentucky) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta, and trained by Nick Zito.

Ice Box
SirePulpit
GrandsireA.P. Indy
DamSpice Island
DamsireTabasco Cat
SexColt
Foaled2007
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederDenlea Park
OwnerRobert V. LaPenta
TrainerNick Zito
Record16-3-1-0
Earnings$948,068
Major wins
Florida Derby (2010)
Last updated on 28 September 2022

Sired by Pulpit out of Spice Island, he is descended from A.P. Indy, Tabasco Cat, Mr. Prospector, Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Alydar, and is kin to 2009 Triple Crown race winners Mine That Bird and Summer Bird.

He won the Florida Derby and qualified for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. From the second post with 10-1 morning odds, he placed directly behind winner Super Saver after a fast run in the final furlong. Ice Box did not race in the 2010 Preakness Stakes. Ice Box was 9th in the Belmont Stakes and did not place in the Travers Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes or Monmouth Cup Stakes in 2010.[1] He finished badly (unplaced) in the 2011 Breeders Cup Classics.

Stud

Ice Box entered stud in 2012 at Calumet Farm. The following year he served at Three Chimneys Farm. In 2015 he was moved to Millennium Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2020 he stood at Cabin Creek Farm in Bernville, Pennsylvania for a fee $3,500. In 2023 he is standing at the Indiana Stallion Station for $1,000. [2]

References

  1. "Ice Box (KY)". Equibase.com. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. "ICE BOX (USA) ch. H, 2007 - 16 Starts, 3 Wins, 1 Places, 1 Shows Career Earnings: $948,068". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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