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Benny the Bull remained in training as a six-year-old, but was unable to reproduce his earlier success. He finished second under top weight in both the True North
Handicap and the Smile Sprint Handicap and ran fourth in the
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Originally trained by Jeff Talley, Benny the Bull won the Iowa Sprint
Handicap at Prairie Meadows in June before being sold and transferred to the stable of Rick Dutrow. Moved up to Grade I competition he finished second to
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Benny the Bull was retired from racing to stand as a stallion at the Vinery Stud in
Florida. In 2012 it was announced that he would also be "shuttled" to Brazil for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.
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Benny the Bull is a dark bay or brown horse bred in
Florida by Tamoka Farms. He was sired by Lucky Lionel, an American-bred horse who was trained in Europe, where he won the
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before producing a strong late challenge to catch Idiot Proof in the closing stages and win by one and three quarter lengths.
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magazine described as a "devastating turn of foot". In August, Benny the Bull sustained an ankle injury in training at
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in fourth. In the following month carried top weight of 124 pounds to victory in the Smile Sprint
Handicap at
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for 2008, Benny the Bull won the title by beating
Midnight Lute by 107 votes to 86.
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On his return to
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Pedigree of Benny the Bull (USA), bay or brown stallion, 2003
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Benny the Bull began his five-year-old season by winning the
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319:. In a field which included runners from
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279:and fourth behind the same horse in the
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779:"'The Bull Rules Again in Smile Sprint"
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728:"Benny the Bull Gets Up in True North"
876:"Benny the Bull to Shuttle to Brazil"
852:"Benny the Bull to Return to Florida"
307:. In March the horse was sent to the
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827:"2008 Eclipse Awards Voting Summary"
334:in June, carrying top weight of 123
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
655:"Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash"
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631:"Champion Benny the Bull Retired"
574:"Keeneland Sales, September 2004"
203:Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash
149:Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash
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381:American Champion Sprint Horse
223:American Champion Sprint Horse
182:American Champion Sprint Horse
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553:Consequential (Family: 16-a)
365:Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
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931:Racehorses bred in Florida
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900:"Benny the Bull pedigree"
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803:"Benny the Bull Retired"
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207:Sunshine Millions Sprint
154:Sunshine Millions Sprint
752:"Smile Sprint Handicap"
317:Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
681:"Dubai Golden Shaheen"
605:"Iowa Sprint Handicap"
375:In the voting for the
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193:is a retired American
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941:Eclipse Award winners
371:Assessment and honors
249:was consigned to the
215:Smile Sprint Handicap
197:racehorse and active
169:Smile Sprint Handicap
129:Richard E. Dutrow Jr.
313:Dubai Golden Shaheen
309:United Arab Emirates
281:Breeders' Cup Sprint
277:Saratoga Race Course
219:Dubai Golden Shaheen
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104:Tamoka Farms
78:3 March 2003
31:Lucky Lionel
757:Racing Post
660:Racing Post
610:Racing Post
579:Racing Post
480:Regal Twin
387:Stud career
340:Thor's Echo
325:Edgar Prado
125:Jeff Talley
925:Categories
910:2012-12-09
904:Equineline
885:2012-12-09
880:BloodHorse
861:2012-12-09
856:BloodHorse
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635:BloodHorse
616:2012-12-09
590:2012-12-09
560:References
530:Comet Kat
450:Crafty Nan
305:California
233:Background
143:Major wins
112:Greg James
547:J O Tobin
538:Scat Kat
515:Jontilla
138:20: 9-3-2
50:Comet Cat
37:Grandsire
520:Lahaina
474:Blakeney
396:Pedigree
247:yearling
241:and the
199:stallion
69:Stallion
543:Sequel
424:Red God
338:, with
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271:in the
225:at the
121:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
55:Damsire
336:pounds
184:(2008)
176:Awards
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135:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
527:1992
494:1989
489:1998
452:1987
415:1981
410:1993
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