John Oxley (Beethoven)

Beethoven

Sky Mesa--Moonlight Sonata, by Carson City

Race History

Graded Earnings: $107,494Race Record: 6-3-0-1

  1. 4th // Holy Bull S. (Gulfstream Park)

    01.31.09 Charts  |  Recap  |  Video

  2. 1st // Kentucky Jockey Club (Churchill Downs)

    11.29.08 Charts  |  Recap  |  Video

  3. 1st // Allowance (Churchill Downs)

    11.01.08 Charts  |  Video

  4. 3rd // Allowance (Keeneland)

    10.04.08 Charts  |  Video
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Beethoven Profile

Beethoven

Daily Works Board

Dates

Track (Condition)DistanceTime (How)Rank
Gulfstream Park (ft)5 furlongs1:01.60 B10/29
Gulfstream Park (ft)5 furlongs1:05 B29/29
Gulfstream Park (ft)5 furlongs1:01.80 B15/25
Gulfstream Park (ft)3 furlongs:36.0 B2/12
Gulfstream Park (ft)4 furlongs:51.20 B12/13
Keeneland (ft)5 furlongs1:00.20 B1/2
Keeneland (ft)4 furlongs:52.0 B2/2
Keeneland (ft)5 furlongs1:01.0 B5/22
Keeneland (ft)4 furlongs:50.40 B9/13
Keeneland (ft)4 furlongs:53.40 B5/5

Pedigree

Beethoven will try to exorcise three generations' worth of Kentucky Derby (G1) demons that have bedeviled his sire Sky Mesa, grandsire Pulpit and great-grandsire A.P. Indy. Pulpit was the only one of the three who actually ran for the roses, finishing fourth in 1997 and exiting the race with a bone chip. While A.P. Indy was scratched on the morning of the 1992 classic, Sky Mesa's hopes were abandoned because of a nagging foot bruise in mid-March of 2003. Like Beethoven, Sky Mesa was owned by John C. Oxley and trained by John Ward.
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Connections

John Ward

John Ward

Winner of the 2001 Kentucky Derby with Monarchos, John Ward comes from a long line of trainers; grandfather, John S. Ward, was training in Kentucky back in the 1930s; father also owned and trained Thoroughbreds; uncle Sherrill Ward is best remembered as the trainer of the legendary handicap star Forego. // Full Bio ›

TBA

TBA

This connection has yet to be announced. // Full Bio ›

John Oxley

John Oxley

Owner of 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, John Oxley founded Oxley Petroleum, an oil and gas exploration firm based in Tulsa, in 1962. He sold the company in May of 2003 and has since started Oxley Resources LLC, a smaller scale oil and gas exploration and production venture. // Full Bio ›

Deerbrook Racing

Deerbrook Racing is a partnership between Mike Helmbrecht and William Geist, and was named after the Wisconsin town where Helmbrecht grew up. Formerly partners in Woodbridge Farm, Helmbrecht and Geist bred Beethoven's dam, the Grade 3-winning Carson City mare Moonlight Sonata, and still own her. // Full Bio ›

Community Analysis and Commentary

defense23

01/13 2:04 pm

will be a good contender for derby but is just not as strong as other contenders and would have to run like giacamo did

bra35486

01/20 12:09 am

This horse will probably not win the Derby. The Pulpit line tends to start flattening out around 1 1/16 to 1 1/8. It is unfortunate. But it is what it is. If you don't think this is accurate, read the heading above regarding this line. Pyro, whom I bet way too much money on last year, is a prime example. Purge, Corinthian, Oratory and Pyro were all great horses. However, they could not get 1 1/4 which is needed every first Saturday in May. Beethoven, unless he gets some strong influences from his dam side, will probably flatten out at the quarter pole come Derby day.

usscone

01/23 4:23 pm

He may not win the Derby, but this guy does flat out give his all. I love the way he flys around the turns like Monarchos . His last three are great efforts and I like the way he has responded to 5 different jocks. He has run well on both dirt and synthetics. I just hope his 2 y.o. season didn't take it all out of him.

Thomas M

01/28 5:17 pm

i think john ward will train him just like he did with monarchos. i would do this but if he has pedigree issue then he should work him 7 furlongs to a mile be fore the race . those works help build stamina

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