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Basqueian (foaled 1991) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 racehorse
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada....
 races.

Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach
Frank Stronach

Frank H. Stronach, Order of Canada is an Austrian-Canada businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment....
. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred horse and standardbred horse horseracing programs on the same day....
 Basqueian finished second by less than a nose to Bruce's Mill in the 1994 Plate Trial Stakes
Plate Trial Stakes

The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canada Thoroughbred flat racing horse racing for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario....
. The two horses then reversed their positions in Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate
Queen's Plate

The Queen's Plate is North America oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1? miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses foaled in Canada....
. The win was the first in the Queen's Plate for trainer Dan Vella
Daniel J. Vella

Daniel J. "Dan" Vella is a Canada Sovereign Award Thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer.Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto....
 and the second for jockey Jack Lauzon
Jack M. Lauzon

Jack M. Lauzon is a retired Canada Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whom The Blood-Horse magazine magazine called "one of the most respected riders in Canada."...
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Basqueian (foaled 1991) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 racehorse
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada....
 races.

Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach
Frank Stronach

Frank H. Stronach, Order of Canada is an Austrian-Canada businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment....
. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred horse and standardbred horse horseracing programs on the same day....
 Basqueian finished second by less than a nose to Bruce's Mill in the 1994 Plate Trial Stakes
Plate Trial Stakes

The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canada Thoroughbred flat racing horse racing for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario....
. The two horses then reversed their positions in Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate
Queen's Plate

The Queen's Plate is North America oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1? miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses foaled in Canada....
. The win was the first in the Queen's Plate for trainer Dan Vella
Daniel J. Vella

Daniel J. "Dan" Vella is a Canada Sovereign Award Thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer.Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto....
 and the second for jockey Jack Lauzon
Jack M. Lauzon

Jack M. Lauzon is a retired Canada Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whom The Blood-Horse magazine magazine called "one of the most respected riders in Canada."...
. The two horses again ran one-two in the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Prince of Wales Stakes
Prince of Wales Stakes

The Prince of Wales Stakes is a graded stakes race stakes race for Thoroughbred horse racing first run in 1929. In 1959, the Prince of Wales Stakes became the marquis event at the Fort Erie Race Track when it became the second race in the Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing for three-year-old colts and fillies foaled in Canada....
, and this time Bruce's Mill came out on top. In the final leg of the series, Basqueian showed his versatility with a victory on turf
Grass

Grass is the common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The family Poaceae are the "true grasses" and include most plants grown as grains, for pasture, and for lawns ....
 in the Breeders' Stakes
Breeders' Stakes

The Breeders' Stakes is a Canadian stakes race for Thoroughbred horse racing first run in 1889. Since 1959 it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing for three-year-olds....
. That same year, he won the first of three straight editions of the Durham Cup
Durham Cup Stakes

The Durham Cup Stakes is a Canada Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid October, the Graded stakes race race is open to horses age three and older....
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Basqueian went on to race in both Canada and the United States. In 1995 he won his second Durham Cup and at the Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course

Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney, Illinois/Cicero, Illinois, Illinois, near Chicago, Illinois.In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America....
 near Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
 ran second in the Hawthorne Gold Cup. His performances that year were good enough to earn him the 1995 Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male Horse
Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male Horse

The Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male Horse is a Canada Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older competing in Canada....
. In 1997 at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport, New Jersey

Oceanport is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,807....
 Basqueian won the Red Bank Handicap
Red Bank Stakes

The Red Bank Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1974 at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A Graded stakes race event raced in late August/early September, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested at a distance of one mile on Grass...
 and Longfellow Stakes
Longfellow Stakes

The Longfellow Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year in early June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. A six furlong sprint for either gender aged three and up, the Graded stakes race Longfellow offers a purse of $70,000 and a trophy....


Retired from racing with earnings in excess of $1 million, Basqueian, a gelding
Gelding

A gelding is a castration animal — in English, the term specifically refers to a castrated male horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule....
, now serves as one of the important pony horses used to calm the young colt
Colt

Colt or COLT can refer to:...
s and fillies
Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare . There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
 undergoing race training at owner Frank Stronach's Adena Springs South in Williston, Florida
Williston, Florida

Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467....
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