SRF Eclipse Award Coverage -- Older Horse Champion

The 2003 Sim Eclipse for Champion Older Horse

SUNKEN TREASURE
6 Year Old Horse - KINGMAMBO x DANZIG x LYPHARD
Owner/Trainer: billgulch
2003 Record: 14 / 5-7-1
2003 EARNINGS: $2,003,250
WON: The Pennsylvania Handicap -G1, Doomben Cup -G1, Keg Of Guinness - G1, The SILENT HEIR Stakes, The HETHERSETT Stakes
2nd: Breeders Bowl Mile -G1, The Euro Diamond PigeonTurf Special -G1, Turf Invaders Stakes -G1, Lone Star Mile -G2, Utah BB Mile -G2, The BROAD JUMP Stakes, The SONGE Stakes
3rd: The Longstickgoboom Stakes -G2

Sunken Treasure –Best Older Male

By- Kevin

Congratulations to Sunken Treasure and his owner /trainer the one and only bill gulch. On winning this coveted award, the competition was fierce with four other great horses vying for the coveted trophy, however Sunken Treasure was selected as the worthy winner.

Bred by bill gulch with classic bloodlines, he started his career back in 2000 with a win at his first outing. His first year gave him three wins but one wonders whether bill gulch was maybe a little worried that he may be a little short of championship class. When asked though, he stated that he was always confident that his champ would get there with maturity.

During the next season, 'Treasure slowly but surely started on the upward trend and had a Grade 3 to his credit. His 2001 year ended with him having posted eight wins and a worst placing of fifth -- he was a model of consistency and according to his owner was fast becoming one of his favourites. He had proved himself to be not only a good money spinner, but he had also been easy to train.

At age five, 2002 was the year all the training and perseverance came together. After a poor run first up, 'Treasure hit his straps and six stakes in a row followed. This streak was followed by a not so good effort, but he quickly got back on track with two more stakes in a row, proving that he was still up there. Two Grade 1 races followed and, though beaten, he was not disgraced. His last run of the year gave him his ninth stakes for the 2002 season. Bill states that this was when he knew without any doubts he had one right up there with the best.

The 2003 season arrived and so did Sunken Treasure. In the springtime, he reeled off two Grade 1 wins in a row (Keg Of Guinness and Doomben Cup) and then, to top it off, 'Treasure finished with another Grade 1 (Pennsylvania Handicap) to end the season in a blaze of glory. He also ran a fast-closing second in the Breeders Bowl Mile(G1). The only unplaced run of his campaign was over a yielding track and bill stated that he only ran him because he had been set for the race and thus went ahead with the run.

So a great season for SUNKEN TREASURE and a worthy champion.

Sunken Treasure we salute you.

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Sunken Treasure's Past Performances

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	SUNKEN TREASURE	ID#		( - - - - )

billgulch

7 Year Old Horse

(KINGMAMBO x DANZIG x LYPHARD)

Divisional Ranking:	4		Races	Wins	Places	Shows	Earnings
Low Tag/Year:	N/A	Total	59	24	22	4	$2,803,860
Non M/C/O/S Wins:	23	Dirt	15	3	8	0	$162,230
		Turf	44	21	14	4	$2,641,630
		Routes	55	23	20	4	$2,781,730
		Sprints	4	1	2	0	$22,130

Past Performances:

Race ID	Trk	RST	S	D	Race	Time	SP#	#	PP	C1	C2	C3	FIN	Jockey	Odds
1971.1208	PA	3yo+	T	9	The Pennsylvania Handicap -G1	1:47 2/5	119	14	5	12 ^8-1/4	12 ^11-1/4	7 ^6-1/2	1 ^3-3/4	billgulch	J Piotrowski	2.70
1950.3615	E4	4yo+	T	9.5	The Euro Diamond PigeonTurf Special -G1	1:55	109	10	10	9 ^8-3/4	9 ^13-3/4	7 ^12-1/2	2 ^1/4	billgulch	A Smith	1.50
1922.011	CA	3yo+	T	8	Breeders Bowl Mile -G1	1:33 2/5	124	14	4	14 ^9-3/4	14 ^14-3/4	6 ^5-1/4	2 ^1/4	billgulch	F Gossett	5.00
1901.2715	UT	3yo+	T	8	Utah BB Mile -G2	1:34 1/5	112	14	12	14 ^9-3/4	14 ^14-1/2	10 ^10-3/4	2 ^3-1/2	billgulch	O Osbourne	3.20
1880.0113	CA	3yo+	T	9.5	The BROAD JUMP Stakes -Stk	1:54 3/5	110	8	3	7 ^8-1/4	7 ^12-1/2	4 ^10-3/4	2 ^3-1/4	billgulch	F Gossett	.40
1852.0715	IL	3yo+	T	10	Windy City Turf Classic -G1	2:01 2/5	103	14	5	13 ¹⁰	13 ¹⁵	9 ¹¹	5 ^10-1/4	billgulch	P Munoz	2.30
1824.6715	TZ	3yo+	T	9	Turf Invaders Stakes -G1	1:46 4/5	120	13	2	8 ^6-1/4	7 ^9-1/4	3 ⁷	2 ^2-3/4	billgulch	J Harzheim	3.00
1796.331	E1	4yo+	T	12	The Longstickgoboom Stakes -G2	2:28 4/5	110	11	7	11 ^10-3/4	10 ^16-1/2	7 ^17-1/4	3 ^12-3/4	billgulch	M Day	.80
1775.5515	A3	4yo+	T	10	Doomben Cup -G1	2:00	124	14	14	13 ^8-1/2	12 ^11-3/4	3 ⁸	1 ^1-1/4	billgulch	C Wyatt	1.60
1747.5915	IR	3yo+	T	10	Keg Of Guinness -G1	1:59 4/5	125	14	8	12 ^6-1/2	11 ^8-1/4	2 ^1-1/2	1 ^4-1/2	billgulch	A Reed	5.40
1726.1015	TX	3yo+	T	8	Lone Star Mile -G2	1:34 2/5	113	13	4	12 ^7-3/4	12 ^11-1/4	9 ^7-1/4	2 ^2-1/4	billgulch	C Shoemaker	6.10
1698.6707	TZ	4yo+	T	9	The SILENT HEIR Stakes -Stk	1:47 4/5	115	10	7	9 ^7-3/4	9 ^11-1/4	4 ⁷	1 ^3-1/2	billgulch	D Fendlay Jr.	1.30
1670.0514	LA	4yo+	T	9.5	The HETHERSETT Stakes -Stk	1:54 1/5	116	9	4	8 ^5-3/4	8 ⁸	3 ¹	1 ^8-1/4	billgulch	R Dexter	2.40
1642.4911	E5	4yo+	T	11	The SONGE Stakes -Stk	2:17 2/5	101	7	5	6 ^6-3/4	5 ¹⁰	4 ⁶	2 ^hd	billgulch	A Craig	.60

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