Eskendereya was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
10 Facts About Eskendereya
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Eskendereya was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of North America's one time leading sire Storm Cat.
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Eskendereya's dam was Aldebaran Light, who is a daughter of champion Seattle Slew.
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Eskendereya was owned by Zayat Stables, and was trained by Todd Pletcher.
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Eskendereya made his career debut on turf at Saratoga, rallying from off the pace to finish second.
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Eskendereya followed that with a victory in the Pilgrim Stakes.
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Eskendereya entered stud in 2011 at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
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In September 2015, it was announced that Eskendereya had been sold and would stand in Japan for the 2016 season, standing at the Shizunai Stallion Station.
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Eskendereya has sired several listed stakes winners that have each won over $100,000 in purse money.
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On March 2,2024 it was announced that Eskendereya had died from heart failure at the age of 17.