More Than Real (foaled on April 15, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the mare Miss Seffens, More Than Real was sired by More Than Ready.[1] She is owned by Bobby Flay and trained by Todd Pletcher.[2][3] More Than Real won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, where she beat the favourite Winter Memories who finished 2nd and it was a head back to the third finisher Kathmanblu. At two she also won her maiden race and she finished 2nd in the Natalma Stakes-Gr.3. In all three of her two-year-old races she was ridden by Garret Gomez. She made her first start as a three-year-old running in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, where she finished eleventh in the field of 12 fillies. She was ridden there by Olivier Peslier for the first time.[4]
Career statistics
| Finish | Jockey | Race | Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 7th | C.Nakatani | QE II Challenge Cup-G1 | 2011 | Together | Marketing Mix | Nereid | 1:48:83 |
| 3rd | C.Nakatani | Garden City Stakes-G1 | 2011 | Winter Memories | Theysken's Theory | More Than Real | 1:51:06 |
| 3rd | J.Velazquez | Lake George Stakes-G2 | 2011 | Winter Memories | Bellamy Star | More Than Real | 1:41:57 |
| 11th | O.Peslier | Coronation Stakes-G1 | 2011 | Immortal Verse | Nova Hawk | Barefoot Lady | 1:42:75 |
| 1st | G.Gomez | BC Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1 | 2010 | More Than Real | Winter Memories | Kathmanblu | 1:36:61 |
| 2nd | G.Gomez | Natalma-G3 | 2010 | New Normal | More Than Real | Street Chimes | 1:36:51 |
| 1st | G.Gomez | Msw | 2010 | More Than Real | Dynamic Holiday | War Clan | 1:42:33 |
References
- ^ Hammonds, Evan (September 28, 2019). "High-Priced Structor Strong in the Pilgrim". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Lyndsey (June 9, 2018). "Bobby Flay Has Loved Horse Racing As Long As He's Loved Cooking". Esquire. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Drape, Joe (August 20, 2011). "All the King's Horses". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ McNamara, Ed (June 6, 2011). "After Belmont, Pletcher goes to England". Newsday. Retrieved January 29, 2020.