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The
Seventh Annual
"Hats
Off to the Horses:
The
Road to the Derby"
The
“Silver Charm” Hat
created
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
To
learn more about this amazing Derby hat that is up for bid
from
November 1st through the 11th please
click on the "Silver Charm" hat above.
Bidding
on the “Silver Charm” chapeau had ended. The next
hat will be up for bid from December 1st through the 11th.
Stay
tuned!!
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Please
join us once again for
The
Seventh Annual
"Hats
Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby"
A
Unique Online Derby Hat Auction Benefiting Old Friends
sponsored
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
Custom
Derby Millinery by Sally Faith Steinmann
Featured
Horse
Silver
Charm
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Pedigree:
Foaled
in Florida on February 22, 1994;
grey/roan;
stallion
Sire – Silver
Buck; Dam - Bonnie's Poker (Poker)
Trained
by: Bob
Baffert
Owner:
Bob
& Beverly Lewis
Breeder:
Mary
Lou Wootton
Jockey:
Gary
Stevens; also David Flores and Chris McCarron
Record:
24
Starts: 12 - 7 - 2
Career
Earnings:
$6,944,369
Notable
career wins:
At
2: Won Del Mar Futurity (G2)
At
3: Won the 1997 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness Stakes (G1),
San Vicente Stakes (G3); 2nd in the Santa Anita
Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), San Felipe Stakes (G2),
Malibu Stakes (G1)
At
4: Won Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), Strub Stakes (G2), Kentucky
Cup Classic Handicap (G3), Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap
(G2), Clark Handicap (G2), San Fernando Breeders Cup Stakes
(G2); 2nd in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Stephen Foster
Handicap (G2)
At
5: Won the San Pasqual Handicap (G2); 3rd in the Santa Anita
Handicap (G1), Donn Handicap (G1)
Special
Honors: Champion Three Year Old Male, 1997; inducted into the
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame, 2007.
Silver
Charm entered stud in 2000 at Three Chimneys in Kentucky;
relocated in 2005 to Japan and stood at Japan Bloodhorse
Breeders Association’s Stallion Stations until 2014.
Retired
to Old Friends on 12/1/14 through the cooperative efforts of
JBBA, the Lewis family and Three Chimneys.
"Silver
Charm Arrives at Old Friends"
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a video by Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos that documents
Silver Charm's arrival at Old Friends on December 1, 2014.
Interview
with Michael Blowen,
December 2, 2014, following Silver Charm's arrival at Old
Friends.
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Silver
Charm, on the day of his arrival to Old Friends.
With
Michael Blowen, President of Old Friends, and Sandy Hatfield,
stallion manager at Three Chimneys Farm
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Silver
Charm to Old Friends
Courtesy Old
Friends website
1997
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm was bred in
Florida by Mary Lou Wootton. Owned by Robert and Beverley Lewis
and trained by Bob Baffert, he leaped to a juvenile stakes win in
the 1996 Del Mar Futurity (G2) ridden by David Flores, then hit
the 1997 Derby trail with his San Vicente (G3) win, Chris
McCarron up.
The
Kentucky Derby began Silver Charm’s partnership with jockey
Gary Stevens. In a thrilling finish they prevailed over Captain
Bodgit and Free House. A repeat performance in the Preakness
raised Triple Crown hopes and Silver Charm ran a heroic Belmont,
but he was edged out by Touch Gold.
Silver
Charm was awarded the 1997 Three Year Old Male Championship. In
1998, teamed with Stevens, he won the San Fernando (G2), Strub
(G2) and prestigious Dubai World Cup (G1), Kentucky Cup Classic
(3) and Goodwood (G2). A close second in the 1998 Breeders’
Cup Classic and win in the Clark (G2) rounded out this
superlative campaign. At five, Silver Charm won the San Pasqual
(G2). In his 24 starts he achieved 12 wins, 7 seconds and 2
thirds for $6,944,369.
He
entered stud in 2000 at Three Chimneys in Kentucky, was relocated
in 2005 to Japan and stood at JBBA’s Stallion Stations
until 2014. Silver Charm was inducted into the Racing Hall of
Fame in 2007.
In
December 2014 he retired to Old Friends thanks to the cooperative
efforts of JBBA, the Lewis family and Three Chimneys.
Statement
from the Lewis Family:
"The
Robert and Beverly Lewis family are thrilled and proud to have
Silver Charm returning to America and beginning his retirement at
Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky. The racing thrills
and excitement that he brought to our lives will never be
forgotten. Winner of the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness
Stakes, the 1998 Dubai World Cup and numerous other graded
stakes, Silver Charm demonstrated amazing heart and
competitiveness during his four-year racing career. His 2007
induction into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame was proper
recognition of his great career on the track.
We
extend our gratitude to J.B. and Kevin McKathen, who spotted him
as a two-year old in Florida, Bob Baffert, who so capably trained
him, Gary Stevens, who rode him to his greatest victories, Rudy,
his groom, who cared for Silver Charm wherever he went, Three
Chimney's Robert Clay and Dan Rosenburg, who managed his U.S.
stud career, the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders Association, who
managed his Japanese stud career, Case Clay, who was instrumental
in assuring his return home, and Michael Blowen, who was
steadfast in his determination to see Silver Charm, one day,
residing at Old Friends.
We
hope that thoroughbred racing fans from around the world will
enjoy visiting Old Friends and saying 'Hello' to one of America's
great race horses!"
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Silver
Charm enjoys a reunion with Hall of Fame jockey, Gary Stevens
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Additional
articles on Silver Charm:
Daily
Racing Form
The
Bloodhorse
The
Paulick Repo\rt
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The
“Silver Charm” Hat by MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
Rosie
Napravnik modeling
The
“Silver Charm” Hat by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®
Bidding
on the “Silver Charm” chapeau has ended. The next
hat will be up for bid from December 1st through the 11th.
Stay
tuned!!
Special
thanks to retired jockey Rosie Napravnik, to her husband,
trainer Joe Sharp and to their baby boy Carson for helping us
with this year's “Hats Off to the Horses”
fundraiser that supports the retired racehorses of Old
Friends in Kentucky.
Thanks
also to EquiSport
Photos
for
their stunning images and video footage. A special thanks to
Bella
Rose Clothing Boutique
of
Lexington, Kentucky for furnishing Rosie's lovely dress!
See
Wendy Wooley's behind-the-scenes video of the hat photo shoot
with Rosie, Carson and Joe at Old Friends
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The
“Silver Charm” hat is up for bid from November
1st
through the 11th.
To
place a bid on the “Silver Charm” auction hat or to
learn more about Old Friends at Dream Chase Farm, please visit
the Old
Friends website
to
access the eBay link or call them at 502-863-1775.
To
view the couture Derby hats from previous hat auctions, please
click on the following
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Old
Friends Hat Auction Portfolio
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The
Rosie Signature Hat Collection
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
A
very special hat ongoing collaboration with retired jockey
Rosie Napravnik to benefit Old Friends!
Click
on the photo above to see this amazing new hat collection that
was inspired by Rosie Napravnik.
Perfect
for horse racing events, polo matches, steeplechase and
carriage driving events!
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Custom
hatboxes for your auction hats!
All
winning bidders' hats are shipped to them in custom
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
hatboxes
for storage.
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