Help please.....info on Iron Man

[briarhalo]

Looking at purchasing this ex-racehorse. I understand he has done a fair amount at the track, would love to know any info on him. SOmeone told me he has won a substantial amount of money. He is 12 year old chestnut, gelding. I tried to run him on pedigree site but that didn't work. In the JC listings there are quite a few Iron Man's sot I am going with the 93 model by Fred Astaire x Algenib. Any info on him is greatly appreciated. Oh, by the way, not sure how to figure out year of birth by tatoo but his starts with an H. Any info greatly appreciated. Thanks Claire

[madelyn]

Okay, according to the American Produce Record, this must be your horse:

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ALGENIB, 1982, Bailjumper- Swing On A Star by Pia Star.
YRS ST WN PL SH EARNED SR SSI
1989 Catlow Rim,f,Verbatim 4 36 5 6 1 22,979 ( 82) 0.54
North America 2 YO Record 2 0 0 0 0 ( 57)
North America Dirt Sprints 31 5 6 1 21,785 ( 82)
North America Dirt Routes 5 0 0 0 1,194 ( 80)
North America Muddy/Sloppy 8 1 1 0 4,367 ( 80)
DP = 8-7-10-5-0 DI = 2.00 CD = 0.60 AWD = 6.50
Sold at Hip # Sales Price Sire Avg Rank Stud Fee
KEESEP 1990 1541 $7,000 $22,014 ylg (12/14) $25,000
1990 Foal Died
1991 Stars Are Bright,f,Tejano 2 12 0 1 0 344 ( 56) 0.02
North America 2 YO Record 2 0 0 0 0 ( 47)
North America Dirt Sprints 11 0 1 0 344 ( 56)
North America Dirt Routes 1 0 0 0 0 ( 27)
North America Muddy/Sloppy 2 0 0 0 32 ( 42)
DP = 7-7-10-4-0 DI = 2.11 CD = 0.61
Sold at Hip # Sales Price Sire Avg Rank Stud Fee
KEESEP 1992 1551 $16,000 $21,538 ylg (17/33) $7,500
1992 AMERICAN GIPSY,c,Septieme Ciel
DP = 6-2-7-5-0 DI = 1.35 CD = 0.45
At 2 2nd Pr Ernani Soares De Freitas (BRZ)
At 3 Won Gp Jose Buarque De Macedo -G3 (BRZ), Gp Presidente Da Republica
(Cj) -G1 (BRZ), Gp Pres Emilio Garrastazu Medici -G2 (BRZ), Gp Jose
Carlos Figueiredo -G3 (BRZ)
At 4 Won Gp Gervasio Seabra -G2 (BRZ), Gp Presidente Da Republica (Gavea)
-G1 (BRZ), Gp Pres Emilio Garrastazu Medici -G2 (BRZ), Gp Governador
Do Estado (Cj) -G3 (BRZ)
At 5 Won Gp Gervasio Seabra -G2 (BRZ)
1993 =Iron Man (Braz),c,Fred Astaire Unraced
DP = 4-3-11-10-2 DI = 0.71 CD = -0.10
1994 =Gothic Girl (Braz),f,=Clackson (Braz) Unraced
DP = 5-2-3-4-0 DI = 1.55 CD = 0.57
1995 Barren
1996 =Italian Gipsy (Braz),c,=Clackson (Braz) Unraced
DP = 5-2-3-4-0 DI = 1.55 CD = 0.57


Shows him as unraced. Regarding the lip tattoo, It Can't Be an H.... If he was in fact born in '93 it should be a W. H is 2004 or 1978.

[briarhalo]

Thanks a bunch Madelyn.....you're the best!!

[briarhalo]

The funny thing is someone had actually said he won close to 1 million at the track.....hmmmm. Not that it matters for the show ring......

[lovethesales]

The funny thing is someone had actually said he won close to 1 million at the track.....hmmmm. Not that it matters for the show ring......

I'd be very surprised if the 1993 Iron Man is yours-- this particular horse was bred & raced in Brazil, and fairly unsuccessfully at that. I doubt that a horse like that would have been imported. But nevertheless, if this is your horse, the record is as follows:

9-2-1-1 $11,252

[lovethesales]

And none of the "Iron Man's" raced very successfully. Definitely no million-dollar earners in the bunch.

[briarhalo]

Thanks for the info all......funny how some show barns will tell you stories about them. Not that the amount of money he won was important as he was in the hunter ring but why exagerate so much? So makes me wonder what else is being hidden.......thanks again. Claire

[lovethesales]

Thanks for the info all......funny how some show barns will tell you stories about them. Not that the amount of money he won was important as he was in the hunter ring but why exagerate so much? So makes me wonder what else is being hidden.......thanks again. Claire

The first thing that leaps to mind is that his registered TB name is not Iron Man. It's possible that that's just a nickname he received for being such a hard-knocking horse, if he did indeed grind out a significant amount of money the hard way. Although there just aren't that many millionaires out there that will fit his profile (age, color, gender), so it does make you wonder.