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Pro Prado

Program #19

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El Prado - Mama's Pro (Proper Reality)
Gray or roan colt - Born On: 1.23.2001

Owner: Mrs. James A. Winn

Trainer: Robert Holthus

Jockey: John McKee

Breeder: Mrs. James A. Winn (KY)

April 22 worked six furlongs in 1:13.40, breezing over at sloppy track at Churchill Downs

April 2 worked six furlongs in 1:12.60, breezing over at fast track at Oaklawn Park

Graded Earnings: $105,685 (as of 5.01.2004)
Race Record: 8-3-0-3

Pro Prado Barn Notes: Early Derby Morning Lies Ahead For Pro Prado
Pro Prado Barn Notes: Pro Prado Works 3 Furlongs In :36.60

November 2 finished fourth, beaten 9 1/2 lengths by The Cliff's Edge, in the one mile Iroquois (GIII) at Churchill Downs

October 4 won a non winners of two allowance race going 6 1/2 furlongs, taking the race by a neck at Keeneland

September 13 broke his maiden in his debut, taking a six furlong maiden race at Turfway Park

Finished thirteenth in Kentucky Derby 130 on May 1

April 10 ran third in the Arkansas Derby (GII) at Oaklawn Park, beaten three lengths by Smarty Jones

March 20 finished third, beaten seven lengths by Smarty Jones, in the 1 1/16 miles Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park

February 28 ran third in the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, beaten 1 1/4 lengths by Smarty Jones

January 24 won the Mountain Valley Stakes, taking the race by a neck over Wildcat Shoes

PRO PRADO is probably the least accomplished horse in the field as he's run third to Smarty Jones in each of the three Oaklawn Park Derby preps. Steady colt will be ridden by John McKee, who rides first call for trainer Bob Holthus and has already had a lot of success for the outfit in his brief career. Good news is that his mount has the late running style to pick up the pieces when many who have run too hard early tire and that could help him run on late for a minor paycheck, which seems to be his best scenario. Backers could get triple digit odds here and he would make the superfecta pay in the five figure range if able to even garner fourth.

Pro Prado is by champion El Prado (Ire), a sire of 7 crops and 30 stakes winners including millionaire Nite Dreamer, multiple stakes winner The Happy Hopper, the veteran stakes-winning sprinter Chindi and the crack turf sprinter/miler El Cielo, and Derby 130 entrant Borrego. Additionally, El Prado (Ire) is a son of legendary European sire-of-sires Sadler's Wells, who is by Northern Dancer, winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby (GI) and a prominent influence in the bloodlines of past Derby winners. Pro Prado is the second foal out of his dam Mama's Pro; her first foal won once going long on the dirt. Mama's Pro was considerably more proficient in her career, finishing with a 7-8-7 record from 32 starts, earning $435,805. Her wins included the Pontalba Stakes at two, the Dixie Belle Stakes and Martha Washington Stakes at three, and the H.B.P.A. Handicap at Ellis at age four. Further back in Pro Prado's female line, the sire of his fourth dam is 1956 Derby winner Needles. Dosage Index: 1.73

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