Calidoscopio


Calidoscopio is a retired Argentinean racehorse who is best known for his victories in the Breeders' Cup Marathon, and the Brooklyn Handicap.

Career

Calidoscopio was foaled in Argentina. He is by Luhuk and out of Calderona, a daughter of Lefty. He was bred by Haras La Quebrada and during his racing career was owned by the Dona Pancha Stud. He won seven graded stakes races in Argentina. His biggest was the Grade 1 Republica Argentina in 2009, though that win was due to disqualification of the horse who crossed the line ahead of him. His trainer in Argentina was Guillermo Frenkel Santillan.
Santillan brought Calidoscopio to the United States at the age of nine, and the horse won the Breeders Cup Marathon, a Grade II race, making him the oldest horse and first Argentinean horse to do so.
In 2013, trained by Mike Puype, he won the Brooklyn Handicap as a 10-year-old. Calidoscopio was retired later that month due to a relatively minor tendon injury. His race record was 42:11-5-8, with total race earnings just under a million dollars, at $975,154. He stands at stud in Argentina at Haras La Quebrada.