Monomoy Girl is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2018 and Champion Older Female Horse of 2020.
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27 Facts About Monomoy Girl
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Monomoy Girl showed very promising form as a juvenile in 2017 when she won her first three races before being narrowly beaten in the Golden Rod Stakes.
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Monomoy Girl followed this up with wins in the Acorn Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks, but was disqualified to second for interference in the Cotillion Stakes.
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Monomoy Girl then rebounded to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff while facing older horses for the first time.
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Monomoy Girl did not race at age four after suffering a bout of colic.
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Monomoy Girl was sold at the November 2020 Fasig-Tipton sale for $9.
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Monomoy Girl was retired in September 2021 after sustaining an injury in training at Churchill Downs.
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Monomoy Girl entered the ownership of a partnership made up of Michael Dubb, Sol Kumin's Monomoy Stables LLC, Carcone Holdings, Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables and was sent into training with Brad Cox.
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Monomoy Girl was from the second crop of foals sired by Tapizar, best known for his win in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
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Monomoy Girl broke slowly and was carried six wide around the final turn, but won easily by.
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Monomoy Girl took the lead soon after the start and drew away in the straight to win by six and a half lengths from Queen Mum.
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Monomoy Girl started the odds-on favorite in a field of twelve and went to the front, with Road to Victory in close touch.
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Monomoy Girl broke poorly and hit the side of the starting gate, then settled at the rear of the field in the early stages.
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Monomoy Girl took the lead from the start and drew away from the field in the last quarter mile to come home five and a half lengths clear of Eskimo Kisses.
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Monomoy Girl became the first Grade I winner for both her sire Tapizar and her trainer Brad Cox.
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However, Monomoy Girl rallied in the final strides to win by half a length, despite hanging to the right.
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Five weeks after her win at Churchill Downs, Monomoy Girl started odds-on favorite for the Grade I Acorn Stakes over one mile at Belmont Park.
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Monomoy Girl was named the champion three-year-old filly of 2018, earning all but two votes in her Eclipse Award category.
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Monomoy Girl was sent to Rood and Riddle and, after several days, to WinStar Farm to recuperate.
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Monomoy Girl tracked the early pace while racing two-wide around the first turn, then went three wide around the final turn.
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Monomoy Girl got off to a slow start and bumped with Risky Mandate as they went into the first turn where she was carried wide.
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Monomoy Girl broke well from the outside post and settled in fourth position behind Lady Kate and Harvest Moon.
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One day later, Monomoy Girl was offered as a broodmare or racing prospect at the Fasig-Tipton "Night of the Stars" sale.
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Monomoy Girl was named the Champion Older Female Horse of 2020 after her undefeated campaign.
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Monomoy Girl was away in good order, then stalked the pace while racing in the three path behind leader Letruska and Swiss Skydiver.
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Monomoy Girl clearly hit the front with a furlong remaining, and continued to hold advantage until late.
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Monomoy Girl indicated that Monomoy Girl did lose significant amount of ground, and she gave Letruska a six pound advantage.
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