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Alphabet Soup




  Sire Cozzene
  Grandsire Caro
  Dam Illiterate
  Damsire Arts And Letters
  Sex Stallion
  Foaled 1991
  Country United States
  Colour Gray
  Breeder Southeast Associates
  Owner Ridder Thoroughbred Stable
  Trainer David Hofmans
  Record 24: 10-3-6
  Earnings $2,990,270
  Race Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (1995)<br> Native Diver Handicap (1995)<br> San Pasqual Handicap (1996)<br> Pat O'Brien Handicap (1996)<br> San Antonio Handicap (1996)<br>
  Honours
  Updated June 1, 2007


Alphabet Soup (foaled 1991 in Pennsylvania ) is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse best known for setting a new track record for 1¼ miles at Woodbine Racetrack when he won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic , defeating both the great Cigar and Preakness Stakes winner, Louis Quatorze .

A descendant of , the Pat O'Brien Handicap , the San Pasqual Handicap in which he defeated Best Pal , and the Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap but was disqualified and set back to third.

Alphabet Soup raced in 1997 at age six, his best effort coming in defense of the San Antonio Handicap when he finished second to Gentlemen .

Retired to Stud duty, he stands at Adena Springs in Midway, Kentucky . Among his progeny is Our New Recruit , winner of the 2004 Dubai Golden Shaheen .


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