Golden Ballet
{{short description|American thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| name = Golden Ballet
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| breed =
| sire = Moscow Ballet
| grandsire = Nijinsky
| dam = Golden Jewel Box
| damsire = Slew o' Gold
| sex = Mare
| foaled = 1998
| death_date =
| country = United States
| color =
| breeder = Jerry Dutton & Vladimir Popovich
| owner = Heiligbrodt Racing Stable &
Team Valor
| racing_colors =
| trainer = Jenine Sahadi
| record = 10:6-2-2
| earnings = $732,145
| wins = Cinderella Stakes (2000)
Nursery Stakes (2000)
Santa Ynez Stakes (2001)
Santa Anita Oaks (2001)
Las Virgenes Stakes (2001)
Railbird Stakes (2001)
| awards =
| honors =
| updated = June 20, 2020
}}
Golden Ballet (foaled January 24, 1998) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2001 Santa Anita Oaks.
Career
Golden Ballet's first race was on March 23, 2000, where she came in third at Santa Anita.
She got her first win in her fourth race, when she won the Nursery Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack on May 20, 2000. This race began a five race win streak for Golden Ballet.
Golden Ballet's next win was at the June 18, 2000, Cinderella Stakes. She then picked up her first graded win by capturing the January 20th, 2001, Santa Ynez Stakes.
She then captured a pair of grade 1 wins, by winning the 2001 Las Virgenes Stakes and the 2001 Santa Anita Oaks. Her winstreak snapped when she ran second in the April 7, 2001, Ashland Stakes.
Golden Ballet's last race was on May 19, 2001, when she captured the Railbird Stakes. She suffered a tendon injury on June 5, 2001, and was retired.{{cite web|title=Golden Ballet retired|url=http://www.espn.com/horse/news/2001/0605/1210095.html|accessdate=10 August 2019}}
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Golden Ballet (USA), 1998{{cite web|title=Golden Ballet|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=4463409®istry=T&rbt=TB|accessdate=10 August 2019}}
|f= Moscow Ballet (USA)
1982
|m= Golden Jewel Box (USA)
1989
|ff= Nijinsky (CAN)
1967
|fm= Millicent (USA)
1969
|mf= Slew o' Gold (USA)
1980
|mm= Miss Storm Bird (USA)
1984
|fff= Northern Dancer
|ffm= Flaming Page
|fmf= Cornish Prince
|fmm= Milan Mill
|mff =Seattle Slew
|mfm = Alluvial
|mmf=Storm Bird
|mmm=Sun Lover
|ffff= Nearctic
|fffm=Natalma
|ffmf=Bull Page
|ffmm=Flaring Top
|fmff=Bold Ruler
|fmfm=Teleran
|fmmf=Princequillo
|fmmm=Virginia Water
|mfff =Bold Reasoning
|mffm =My Charmer
|mfmf =Buckpasser
|mfmm =Bayou
|mmff =Northern Dancer
|mmfm =South Ocean
|mmmf =Nasomo
|mmmm =Sunshine Gino
}}