Race Record
Mister Frisky won the Clasico Santiago Iglesias Pantin PR-III and Clasico Juan Orlando Herrero PR-II. He then broke the seven furlong track record by 4/5 of a second in winning the PR-III Clasico Dia de Reyes on January 6, 1990, by more than 10 lengths. After that he was taken to the United States of America to compete in the well known "Derby-preps" to try to achieve what Bold Forbes did back in 1976. Mister Frisky scored victories at Santa Anita Park in California. He won the San Vicente Stakes and the grade II San Rafael Stakes, then after winning the 1990 Santa Anita Derby he was considered the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby.
Going into the Kentucky Derby, his winning streak of 16 consecutive races was at risk. No other horse ever has an unbeaten streak like this one going into the Derby.* He finished eighth as the post time betting favorite. Two weeks later, he ran third behind winner Summer Squall in the Preakness Stakes. A few days after the race, an abscess was found in his esophagus. His life was in jeopardy, but he pulled through. It is believed that this lesion contributed to his losses in the Derby and Preakness. He was named Puerto Rico's 1990 champion imported 3yo colt. He reappeared in August of the next year finishing third in a sprint race at Del Mar. Finally, four weeks later, August 31, he was a runner up to the previous year's Belmont Stakes winner, Go And Go. He never raced again.
(*As of 2009, he shared this honor with five other horses: Citation, Cigar, Zenyatta, Hallowed Dreams and Pepper's Pride.)
He was retired with a life record of 20 starts, 16 wins, one second, and two thirds with earnings of $689,393. He set 2 new track records and equalled another one at El Comandante race track, including 1:21 3/5 for 1400m. He was inducted into the Puerto Rican Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1991.
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