Vindication (foaled January 28, 2000 in Kentucky - died July 10, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Payson Stud Inc., he was sired by the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown Champion, Seattle Slew. Out of the mare Strawberry Reason, Vindication's damsire was Strawberry Road, the international star who raced in Australia, Germany, France, Japan and the United States and who was voted the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Yea...
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Vindication (foaled January 28, 2000 in Kentucky - died July 10, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Payson Stud Inc., he was sired by the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown Champion, Seattle Slew. Out of the mare Strawberry Reason, Vindication's damsire was Strawberry Road, the international star who raced in Australia, Germany, France, Japan and the United States and who was voted the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and 1984 Champion Older Horse in Germany.
Vindication was purchased for $2.15 million at the 2001 Keeneland September yearling sale by Satish Sanan's Padua Stables of Ocala, Florida who would hand him over to trainer Bob Baffert for race conditioning. Sent to the track at age two, Vindication won his first two races at Del Mar Racetrack in California then on September 14th at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky he captured the Grade III Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes by six lengths. He was then sent to Chicago's Arlington Park for the 2002...
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