Goodnight Olive
SireGhostzapper
GrandsireAwesome Again
DamSalty Strike
DamsireSmart Strike
Sexmare
FoaledApril 30, 2018[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourDark Bay or Brown
BreederStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings
OwnerJohn Stewart (2023–)
First Row Partners & Team Hanley (2019–2023)
TrainerChad C. Brown
Record12: 9–2–1
Earnings$2,196,200[2]
Major wins
Ballerina Handicap (2022)
Madison Stakes (2023)
Bed O' Roses Stakes (2023)
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2022, 2023)
Awards
American Champion Female Sprint Horse (2022)
Last updated on 5 November 2023

Goodnight Olive (foaled April 30, 2018) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won consecutive runnings of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2022 and 2023. She was named the 2022 US Champion Female Sprint Horse.[2]

Background

Goodnight Olive is a dark bay or brown filly who was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and Clearsky Farms and was a $170,000 purchase at the 2019 October Keeneland sale by Steve Laymon's First Row Partners.[3] Goodnight Olive is by 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper. She is the third foal out of the Smart Strike mare Salty Strike, who won the Grade II Dogwood Stakes in 2011 and the Grade III Gardenia Stakes in 2012 along with numerous other listed and black-type stakes races.[4][5]

Goodnight Olive is trained by Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown.

Racing career

2021: three-year-old season

Goodnight Olive broke her maiden at Keeneland in her second career start off of a layoff of seven months. She then handily defeated allowance company at Aqueduct Racetrack in her final start of the year.

2022: four-year-old season

In 2022 Goodnight Olive was undefeated in four starts. Coming off of a layoff of seven months, she won allowance/optional claiming sprints at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course before being entered into the Grade I Ballerina Stakes, which she won by 2+3⁄4 lengths at odds of 5-1 under the lowest weight of 118 pounds.[6] She was then rested up until the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, which she won en route to honors as American Champion Female Sprinter.

2023: five-year-old season

In 2023 Goodnight Olive resumed her career with an impressive win in the Grade I Madison Stakes at Keeneland, her seventh career win and third straight Grade I victory.[7] Staying at the 7-furlong distance, she placed in the Derby City Distaff Stakes at Churchill Downs, won the Bed O' Roses Stakes at Belmont, and finished second in the Ballerina Stakes behind Echo Zulu.

Goodnight Olive successfully defended her title in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park as the favorite, winning by 2+3⁄4 lengths in what was thought to be her final career start.[8]

Three days after her repeat win at the Breeders' Cup, Goodnight Olive went to the auction ring at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale as a broodmare and racing prospect. She was sold for $6 million, with the winning ticket signed by Gavin O'Connor for owner John Stewart. Stewart said after the purchase that he intended to keep Goodnight Olive in training for a 2024 campaign. Stewart said that he knew there was foreign interest in the horse, and there was no price to keeping her in the United States. "That's one of the reasons that I'm getting into this sport, is because I'm from Lexington," he said, "and I feel like if we continue to let these bloodlines go out of the country, it just makes things more challenging here."[9]

Statistics

Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish Winning Time Winning
(Losing)
Margin		 Jockey Ref
2021 – Three-year-old season
Mar 7, 2021 6 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Gulfstream Park 2.20 11 2 1:10.51 (1+3⁄4 lengths) Irad Ortiz Jr. [10]
Oct 21, 2021 6 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Keeneland 0.40 10 1 1:09.85 8+1⁄2 lengths Tyler Gaffalione [11]
Nov 21, 2021 7 furlongs Allowance Aqueduct 0.30* 9 1 1:24.48 9 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [12]
2022 – Four-year-old season
Jun 23, 2022 7 furlongs Allowance Optional Claiming Belmont Park 0.20* 6 1 1:23.52 5+1⁄2 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [13]
Aug 7, 2022 6+1⁄2 furlongs Allowance Optional Claiming Saratoga 0.35* 6 1 1:17.24 3+3⁄4 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [14]
Aug 28, 2022 7 furlongs Ballerina Handicap I Saratoga 5.80 7 1 1:21.40 2+3⁄4 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [15]
Nov 5, 2022 7 furlongs Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint I Keeneland 1.85* 12 1 1:21.61 2+1⁄2 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [16]
2023 – Five-year-old season
Apr 8, 2023 7 furlongs Madison Stakes I Keeneland 0.37* 5 1 1:23.12 1 length Irad Ortiz Jr. [17]
May 6, 2023 7 furlongs Derby City Distaff Stakes I Churchill Downs 0.57* 6 3 1:21.87 (2 lengths) Irad Ortiz Jr. [18]
Jun 17, 2023 7 furlongs Bed O' Roses Stakes II Belmont Park 0.30* 5 1 1:22.39 neck Irad Ortiz Jr. [19]
Aug 26, 2023 7 furlongs Ballerina Handicap I Saratoga 2.20 7 2 1:20.95 (2+1⁄2 lengths) Irad Ortiz Jr. [20]
Nov 4, 2023 7 furlongs Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint I Santa Anita 1.10* 9 1 1:22.97 2+3⁄4 lengths Irad Ortiz Jr. [21]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Goodnight Olive was the post-time favourite.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Goodnight Olive, mare, April 30, 2018[1]
Sire
Ghostzapper
(2000)		 Awesome Again
(1994)		 Deputy Minister (CAN)
(1979)		 Vice Regent (CAN) (1967)
Mint Copy (CAN) (1970)
Primal Force
(1987)		 Blushing Groom (FR) (1974)
Prime Prospect (1978)
Baby Zip
(1990)		 Relaunch
(1976)		 In Reality (1964)
Foggy Note (1965)
Thirty Zip
(1983)		 Tri Jet (1969)
Saliaway (1976)
Dam
Salty Strike
(2012)		 Smart Strike
(1992)		 Mr. Prospector
(1970)		 Raise a Native (CAN) (1961)
Gold Digger (1962)
Classy 'n Smart (CAN)
(1981)		 Smarten (1976)
No Class (CAN) (1974)
Lake Huron
(1995)		 Salt Lake
(1989)		 Deputy Minister (CAN) (1979)
Take Lady Anne (1979)
My Rainbow
(1987)		 Lyphard (1969)
Muriesk (1979) (family 2d)[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pedigree of Goodnight Olive". Equineline. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Goodnight Olive". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ↑ McCroskey, Corrie (November 5, 2022). "Goodnight Olive Overpowers Foes in Filly & Mare Sprint; The 4-year-old Ghostzapper filly won the Ballerina (G1) in the summer at Saratoga". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Salty Strike - Horse Profile". equibase.com. 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ↑ McCroskey, Corrie (January 26, 2023). "Goodnight Olive Lights Out as Champion Female Sprinter; The 5-year-old mare finished her 2022 season with an overall record of 7-6-1-0". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Ehalt, Bob (28 August 2022). "Goodnight Olive Nabs First Grade 1 Score in Ballerina". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Rollins, Molly (8 April 2023). "Champion Goodnight Olive Victorious in Madison Return; Maryquitecontrary finished second and Society third". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Perez, Joe (4 November 2023). "Goodnight Olive Repeats in BC Filly & Mare Sprint". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Nevills, Joe (7 November 2023). "Breeders' Cup Winner Goodnight Olive Sells To Stewart For $6 Million At Fasig-Tipton, Will Remain In Training". Paulick Report. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Chart for Maiden Special Weight March 7, 2021 at Gulfstream Park – Race 11". Equibase. March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chart for Maiden Special Weight October 22, 2021 at Keeneland – Race 7". Equibase. October 22, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Chart of Allowance November 21, 2022 Aqueduct (race 5)". November 21, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Chart of Allowance Optional Claiming June 23, 2022 Belmont Park (race 7)". Jun 23, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Chart of Allowance Optional Claiming August 7, 2022 Saratoga (race 3)". August 7, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ballerina Handicap Grade 1 – (Race 9)". Equibase. August 28, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Grade 1 – (Race 3)". Equibase. November 5, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (Race 7)". Equibase. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Derby City Distaff S. presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery Grade 1 – (Race 7)". Equibase. May 6, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Bed O' Roses Grade 2 – (Race 7)". Equibase. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Ballerina Handicap Grade 1 – (race 10)". Equibase. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Grade 1 – (Race 5)". Equibase. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Emma (GB) – Family 2-d". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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