Ice Box

Prep Race History

Date	Race	Grade	Distance	Finish	Chart
Mar 20 2010	Florida Derby Gulfstream Park	I	1 1/8 Mile	1	Florida Derby S..pdf
Mar 20 2010	Florida Derby Gulfstream Park	I	1 1/8 Mile	1	Florida Derby S..pdf
Feb 20 2010	Fountain of Youth Gulfstream Park	II	1 1/8 Mile	5	Fountain of Youth.pdf

Connections

Nick Zito

Trainer

Zito saddled Kentucky Derby winners Strike the Gold in 1991 and Go For Gin in 1994 and trained Bird Town, who won the 2003 running of the Kentucky Oaks. He was inducted into the racing Hall of Fame in 2005. During that same year he saddled a record five starters for the Kentucky Derby, for five different owners. He has also won the Preakness with Louis Quatorze in 1996 and the Belmont twice with Birdstone in 2004, and Da’Tara in 2008.

Jose Lezcano

Jockey

Born April 20, 1985 in Panama.Lezcano has had two mounts in the Run for the Roses, the first in 2006 on Deputy Glitters and then in 2008 on Visionire, both ran off the board.Attended the Laffit Pincay Jockey School in his native country and would ride there for two years before moving his tack to the U.S. in 2003.

Robert LaPenta

Owner

LaPenta and Zito have teamed up on three trips to the Kentucky Derby, but the closest they have come to the winner’s circle is a fifth place finish with The Cliff’s Edge in 2005. His horse, Ice Box, finished second in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. In 2007 LaPenta won the Eclipse Award for top two-year-old War Pass, who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for that year.

Denlea Park, Ltd.

Breeder

Owned by Kurt and Kim Butenhoff.Denlea Park Farm is located in Hillsdale, New York on 300 acres.

Pedigree

By the outstanding stallion Pulpit, the winner of the 1997 Blue Grass S. (G2) and Fountain of Youth S. (G2) and fourth in the Kentucky Derby (G1)
Has sired top-class runners on dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces
Leading runners include Grade 1-winning milers Corinthian and Purge; 2008 Louisiana Derby (G2) hero Pyro, who later found his niche as a sprinter and captured the 2009 Forego S. (G1); turf stars Rutherienne and Stroll; Hopeful S. (G1) victor Sky Mesa and Wood Memorial S. (G1) winner Tapit, both emerging as prominent young sires themselves
Many of his best performers – though not all – have tended to find 1 1/8 miles to be their upper limit
Ice Box gets a significant stamina boost from his dam, turf marathoner Spice Island, who landed the 1 1/2-mile Long Island H. (G2) and Dowager S. on her way to earning $487,376
Spice Island is a daughter of Tabasco Cat, hero of the 1994 Preakness S. (G1) and Belmont S. (G1)
Other notable runners by Tabasco Cat include Acorn S. (G1) winner Island Sand, who also scored in the 1 1/4-mile Delaware H. (G2); Grade 1-winning sprinter Snow Ridge; and millionaire Freefourinternet, whose signature victory came in the 1 1/4-mile Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (G2)
Tabasco Cat's daughters have produced the likes of current Derby hopeful Jackson Bend; Desert Party, winner of the Sanford S. (G2) at two and a Group 3 in Dubai earlier this season; Californian S. (G2) and San Diego H. (G2) victor Informed; and Eldaafer, successful in the 1 1/2-mile Brooklyn H. (G2)
Ice Box's second dam, Crown of Sheba, has a pedigree fit for Derby royalty
Crown of Sheba is by Hall of Famer Alysheba, winner of the 1987 Derby and Preakness, and she is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Spend a Buck, the 1985 Derby romper
Ice Box's pedigree is exceptionally well-suited to 1 1/4 miles