1. Da Hoss was a champion Thoroughbred gelding best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Mile two times.
10 Facts About Da Hoss
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Da Hoss was bred in Kentucky by Fares Farms and originally owned by Prestonwood Farm as well as Wallstreet Racing Stables.
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Da Hoss was purchased for $6,000 as a yearling at the Keeneland Sales, by Kevin Eikleberry and Clifford Thygesen, bringing the lowest price for a Gone West yearling for all of 1993.
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Da Hoss was undefeated in his two-year-old season, consisting of three starts.
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Da Hoss ran third in the G1 Crown Royal Hollywood Derby.
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Da Hoss neared the front at the top of the stretch.
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Until Ouija Board took her second non-consecutive Breeders' Cup win in 2006, Da Hoss was one of six horses to ever win two Breeders' Cup races and the only one to win in non-consecutive years.
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Da Hoss lived out his days at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Hall of Champions, in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Da Hoss was retired from showing after the 2020 season.
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Da Hoss died on January 2,2022, at the official age of 30, as all Northern Hemisphere born Thoroughbreds turn a year older on January 1.