Round Pond

Round Pond (foaled May 21, 2002) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. A two-time Eclipse Award finalist, she is best known for winning the 2006 Breeders' Cup Distaff. Background Round Pond was bred in Kentucky by Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan. The bay filly is a daughter of 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Awesome Again and the Trempolino mare Gift of Dance. Her damsire, the French-bred Trempolino, is best known for winning the 1987 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. John Servis, best known as the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones, bought Round Pond for $105,000 as a yearling at the 2003 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, on behalf of Rick Porter. Servis trained the filly during the beginning of her career. In 2006 Round Pond was trained by Michael R. Matz, who is also known as the trainer of Barbaro and Union Rags, winners of the 2006 Kentucky Derby and 2012 Belmont Stakes, respectively.