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The
Ninth Annual
"Hats
Off to the Horses:
The
Road to the Derby"
The
“Touch Gold”
created
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
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The
Ninth 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
Touch
Gold
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Photo
of Touch Gold by EquiSport Photos
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Pedigree:
Foaled
in Kentucky
on May 26, 1994; 24 year-old stallion
Sire – Deputy
Minister;
Dam – Passing
Mood (Buckpasser)
Trained
by:
Daniel
J. Vella; David Hofmans (at age 3)
Owner:
Touch
Gold Syndicate
Breeder:
Holtsinger
Inc., Hill 'n' Dale Farms, Star Stable
Jockey:
Chris
McCarron, Gary Stevens
Record:
15
Starts: 6 - 3 - 1
Career
Earnings:
$1,679,907
Notable
Wins:
The
1997 Belmont Stakes (G1); Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1);
Lexington Stakes (G2)
Other
notable achievements: Inducted into Canadian Hall of Fame in
2011. At stud at Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm,
Touch Gold sired 74 stakes performers including Stephen Foster
winner and fellow Old Friends resident Seek Gold.
Touch
Gold was pensioned from stud duty in 2015; sent to Old Friends
Equine Thoroughbred Retirement Farm to join his son, Seek
Gold.
To
learn more about Touch Gold:
Touch
Gold Sneaks in to Steal Silver Charm's Crown,
a June 8, 1997 New York Times article by James Durso
The
1997 Belmont Stakes race video
Catching
up with Touch Gold, an April 7, 2016 America's Best Racing
article by Melissa Bauer-Herzog
Touch
Gold Retires to Old Friends,
a December 22, 2015 press release by blog, Off
TrackThoroughbreds.
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Touch
Gold at Old Friends
Courtesy Old
Friends website
1997
Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold was one of the best of an
exceptional crop of contenders. The bay son of Deputy Minister
won the Lexington Stakes (G2) at Keeneland with Gary Stevens
up, but trainer David Hofmans and owners Frank Stronach and
Stonerside Stable decided not to run the late May colt in the
Derby. He acquitted himself well in the Preakness. With Chris
McCarron riding he beat all but the Derby winner, Silver
Charm, and Derby second and third place finishers Captain
Bodgit and Free House. Touch Gold turned the tables when he
denied Silver Charm the Triple Crown in a Belmont Stakes duel
to the wire that racing fans will long remember. Touch Gold
retained top form through the summer with his win in the
Haskell (G1) over Anet, Free House and Tale of the Cat, with
Chris McCarron again in the irons. Strong fields indeed! At
four years old Touch Gold ran second to Arch in Keeneland’s
Fayette Stakes (G3). He retired from racing with $1,679,907
and 6 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third in 15 starts. At stud at
Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm, Touch Gold sired 74
stakes performers including Stephen Foster winner and fellow
Old Friends resident Seek Gold. Old Friends thanks Mr.
Stronach for enabling Touch Gold’s retirement to our
main farm and for his generous support.
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The
“Touch Gold” Hat by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®
Emily
and Carson Sullivan modeling
The
“Touch Gold” Hat
"Touch
Gold is just like his hat...bold, big and beautiful."
-
Michael
Blowen, President and Founder of Old Friends Thoroughbred
Retirement
BID
HERE
The
“Touch Gold” chapeau is up for bid from February
1st through the 11th.
All
proceeds from the sale of the “Touch Gold” hat go
to Old Friends.
Special
thanks to Emily Sullivan and her husband, jockey Carson
Sullivan for
helping us with this year's “Hats Off to the Horses”
fundraiser that supports the retired racehorses of Old
Friends Thoroughbred Retirement
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 Emily's lovely dress!
See
Wendy Wooley's behind-the-scenes video of the hat photo shoot
with our models at Old Friends
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To
place a bid on the “Touch Gold” 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 ongoing hat collaboration with retired jockey
Rosie Napravnik to benefit Old Friends of KY!
Please
click on the above photo to visit the updated collection!
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Custom
hatboxes for your auction hats!
All
winning bidders' hats are shipped to them in custom
MAGGIE
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hatboxes
for storage.
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