Lemons Forever
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Lemons Forever is an American Thoroughbred
filly
racehorse best known for winning the Grade 1
132nd Kentucky Oaks
horse race on May 5, 2006. Her win was the biggest upset in the history of the Oaks.
The Kentucky Oaks
had a full field of fourteen fillies
, with Lemons Forever posting the highest odds, at 47-1. She trailed throughout the race, only to rally late and win by 1½ lengths.
A $2 bet on Lemons Forever paid $96.20, and a $2 trifecta
paid $12,186.60.
Lemons Forever did not make a run for the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing
, the filly equivalent of the Triple Crown
, as she did not compete in the second leg of the competition, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
, on May 19.
Lemons Forever was sired by Lemon Drop Kid
. Her dam was the Argentinian
Thoroughbred mare Critikola.
After winning the Oaks, Lemons Forever raced ten more times, only winning once in an optional claimer. But, eight of those ten races were either Grade 1 or Grade 2. Her best finish was 4th. She was retired in 2007 and was sold for $2.5 million at the Keeneland broodmare sale
to geologist
Charles Fipke. Bred to Fipke's 2003 Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse Perfect Soul, in 2009 Lemons Forever produced a filly named Perfect Forever.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
filly
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....
racehorse best known for winning the Grade 1
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
132nd Kentucky Oaks
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
horse race on May 5, 2006. Her win was the biggest upset in the history of the Oaks.
The Kentucky Oaks
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
had a full field of fourteen 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....
, with Lemons Forever posting the highest odds, at 47-1. She trailed throughout the race, only to rally late and win by 1½ lengths.
A $2 bet on Lemons Forever paid $96.20, and a $2 trifecta
Trifecta
In horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
paid $12,186.60.
Lemons Forever did not make a run for the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing
Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, formerly known as the Filly Triple Crown, is a set of three horse races in the United States which is open to three year old fillies...
, the filly equivalent of the Triple Crown
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
, as she did not compete in the second leg of the competition, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
, on May 19.
Lemons Forever was sired by Lemon Drop Kid
Lemon Drop Kid
Lemon Drop Kid is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:He is among many stakes-winning Thoroughbreds to be descended from Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Seattle Slew is the son of, Charming Lassie. Kingmambo was his sire, himself a son of the very important Champion sire Mr...
. Her dam was the Argentinian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Thoroughbred mare Critikola.
After winning the Oaks, Lemons Forever raced ten more times, only winning once in an optional claimer. But, eight of those ten races were either Grade 1 or Grade 2. Her best finish was 4th. She was retired in 2007 and was sold for $2.5 million at the Keeneland broodmare sale
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
to geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
Charles Fipke. Bred to Fipke's 2003 Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse Perfect Soul, in 2009 Lemons Forever produced a filly named Perfect Forever.