Mill Ridge Farms · Fishers, Indiana
Anees
The champion two-year-old who came from last to win the 1999 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile — and retired to Mill Ridge Farm.
At a glance
| Lived | 1997–2003 |
|---|---|
| Record | 7 starts: 2 wins, 0 seconds, 2 thirds |
| Earnings | $699,200 |
| Honors | American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1999) |
| Big win | 1999 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Kentucky Derby | 13th in 2000 |
| Pedigree | Bay colt by Unbridled out of Ivory Idol (by Alydar) |
The story
On November 6, 1999, at Gulfstream Park, Anees came from last to first in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Sent off at 30–1 with Gary Stevens up for trainer Alex Hassinger Jr., he won by 2½ lengths over Chief Seattle and High Yield, paid $62.60, and stopped the clock in 1:42.29 for 1 1/16 miles on dirt.
That performance earned him the 1999 Eclipse Award as American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. A bay son of Unbridled — the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner — out of Ivory Idol, by Alydar, he was bred in Kentucky by Farfellow Farms and raced for Prince Ahmed bin Salman’s Thoroughbred Corporation.
At three he finished 13th in the 2000 Kentucky Derby. He later retired to stud at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington — the Kentucky farm our neighborhood’s name looks back to.
From last to first
1999 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Post-race interview with Gary Stevens. Video found on the web by Mike.
Race details: official Gulfstream Park chart, November 6, 1999, Race 8.
Source: Wikipedia — Anees.