International Star
Bay Horse / March 13th, 2012 in NY / by Fusaichi Pegasus out of Parlez
$67,000
2017 earnings
110
speed figure
0%
2017 wins
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
6
1
Seconds
4
1
Thirds
1
1
Unplaced
7
3
Starts
18
$67,000
Earnings
$1,247,029
$22,333
Earnings / Start
$69,279
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Bio
International Star broke his maiden by 5 1/2 lengths in his debut then finished second in the Rockville Centre Stakes and Grade 2 With Anticipation Stakes in his next two starts. The colt finally scored his first stakes win in the Grade 3 Grey Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths. After a ninth place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, International Star headed to Churchill Downs where he finished fourth in the Kentuky Jockey Club Stakes behind El Kabeir.
International Star broke his maiden by 5 1/2 lengths in his debut then finished second in the Rockville Centre Stakes and Grade 2 With Anticipation Stakes in his next two starts. The colt finally scored his first stakes win in the Grade 3 Grey Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths. After a ninth place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, International Star headed to Churchill Downs where he finished fourth in the Kentuky Jockey Club Stakes behind El Kabeir.
International Star dazzled in his 2015 debut when he won the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths to cement his credentials as contender on the Triple Crown trail. He confirmed his status as a legitimate Derby threat with another impressive win in the Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 21. He completed a sweep of the major New Orleans Kentucky Derby prep races with a hard-fought neck victory in the Louisiana Derby on March 28 but missed the Triple Crown races because of an injury. He returned in November with an unplaced finish in the Zia Park Derby.
International Star made his 2016 debut a winning one with 1 1/2-lengths score in the Louisiana Stakes. He subsequently finished fourth in the Grade 3 Mineshaft Hanicap and third in the Grade 2 New Orleans Handicap.
Bought for $85,000 as a yearling, International Star is by 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus. International Star's dam Parlez also produced D C Dancer, a Maryland Millions Sprint winner. They are part of a family that includes Blue Grass winner Halory Hunter and one of the most expensive yearlings of all time, Van Nistelrooy.
