Dortmund

Dortmund (7 February 2012 – April 18, 2022) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2014, he was undefeated in three races and established himself as one of the best juveniles in California with a win in the Los Alamitos Futurity. In the early part of 2015, he moved into contention for the American Triple Crown races with wins in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, San Felipe Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby. In his return to racing in the fall of 2015, Dortmund took the Big Bear Stakes and Native Diver Handicap- his final career victories. He died in South Korea on April 18, 2022, at the age of ten, due to colic. Background Dortmund is a big chestnut colt with a white sock on his left foreleg, bred in Kentucky by Emilie Gerlinde Fojan. As a three-year-old, he stood 17 hands high. He is from the third crop of foals sired by Big Brown, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Dortmund's dam Our Josephina won three minor races and finished second at grade III level as a four-year-old in 2004. She was descended from Lakeville Miss, whose wins included the CCA Oaks. Fojan attempted to sell Dortmund as a foal, but he failed to reach his reserve price: she explained, "He was so big; everybody was afraid of his size." In July 2013, the yearling was consigned by Fojan's Bona Terra Stud to the Fasig-Tipton sale and sold for $90,000 to Breaking Point Farm. Ten months later, as a two-year-old, the colt appeared again at Fasig-Tipton and was sold for $140,000 to bloodstock agent Donato Lanni. The horse entered the ownership of entrepreneur Kaleem Shah, who named him in honor of the German soccer team Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund was trained by Bob Baffert (2014–2016) and was ridden in his first seven races by Martin Garcia. He was later trained by Art Sherman. Racing career