Notional

Notional

Trainer:Doug O'Neill
Owner: Paul Reddam
Foaling Date: 2004-02-25
Pedigree: In Excess and Truly Blessed of French Deputy
Dosage: 2-2-6-0-0
Dosage Index / CD: 2 / 1

Notes: Notional is a thoroughbr ed racehorse of the North America origin and was sired by In Excess out of the mare Truly Blessed. French Deputy, his damsire, came down from the 1997/98 Leading sire in North America, Deputy Minister. When Notional was very young, he was sent to Doug O’Neill for initial training in the same stable of Great Hunter and Liquidity. At two, Notional finished third in the 2006 Hollywood Preview Stakes. At three, he debuted as three-year -olds and snatched the winning title in the January†™s Grade II San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California by straight four lengths under jockey Corey Nakatani. After that stunning victory, he was sent to the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Notional came in a close second to Scat Daddy in the Florida Derby in the last preparatio n before the Kentucky Derby and was set to run the Triple Crown races. In between, Notional suffered a fracture on the front cannon bone during racing session at the Keeneland just three weeks before the start of the Kentucky Derby. Though he had an uneventful racing season at four-year- old season, Notional came back to the winning streak right from the middle of 2008 at the Salvator Mile Handicap under Joe Bravo.

Facts

Important Racing Wins: — · San Rafael Stakes (2007) · Risen Star Stakes (2007) · Salvator Mile Handicap (2008)