Eye of the Leopard (horse)

Eye of the Leopard (foaled March 2, 2006, in Ontario) is a Canadian thoroughbred racehorse who, on June 21, 2009, won Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate.

Eye of the Leopard
Sire	A.P. Indy
Grandsire	Seattle Slew
Dam	Eye of the Sphynx
Damsire	Smart Strike
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2006
Country	Canada
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Sam-Son Farm
Owner	Sam-Son Farm
Trainer	Mark Frostad
Record	5: 3–0–1
Earnings	Can$722,078
Major wins
Plate Trial Stakes (2009) Canadian Classic Race wins: Queen's Plate (2009)
Awards
Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2009)

Called a "big goof" by his trainer, Eye of the Leopard was a late developer and did not race at age two. In early 2009, he suffered from a respiratory infection that further hampered his development. He made his first start in April 2009 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, finishing third to last. He was then sent to his homebase at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, where he won his first race on May 10. He followed up with a win in the May 31 Plate Trial Stakes before capturing the 150th running of the Queen's Plate.

On July 12, 2009, the colt finished 3rd in the 74th Prince of Wales Stakes. Drawing chute 5, he rallied to finish third behind Gallant and Milwaukee Appeal.

Pedigree of Eye of the Leopard

Sire A.P. Indy	Seattle Slew	Bold Reasoning	Boldnesian
			Reason To Learn
		My Charmer	Poker
			Fair Charmer
	Weekend Surprise	Secretariat	Bold Ruler
			Somethingroyal
		Lassie Dear	Buckpasser
			Gay Missile
Dam Eye of the Sphynx	Smart Strike	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native
			Gold Digger
		Classy 'n Smart	Smarten
			No Class
	Queen of Egypt	Vice Regent	Northern Dancer
			Victoria Regina
		Forleana	Forum
			Oleana

External links

• Eye of the Leopard's pedigree and partial racing stats
• Eye of the Leopard and the 2009 Plate Trial Stakes at the NTRA
• Video at YouTube of Eye of the Leopard winning the 2009 Queen's Plate