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The Cliff’s Edge
Dark Bay/Brown Colt by Gulch-Zigmember by Danzig
Standing at The Vinery
2005 Stud Fee: $20,000

If you wanted to win a major stakes race for three year-olds in 2004, you were going to have to beat The Cliff’s Edge. The son of Gulch ran his heart out every time he was called to the post and won the G1 Blue Grass at Keeneland. During the running of the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in October, 2004, The Cliff’s Edge suffered a career-ending injury. His courage in finishing third that day, despite his ailment, was chronicled by Blood-Horse racing writer Steve Haskin:
“The Cliff's Edge in all probability suffered his injury – a condylar fracture of the right, front ankle – on the far turn or shortly after turning for home. The sight of him pinning his ears and digging in determinedly the length of the stretch to be beaten less than two lengths will be more everlasting than any of his victories. "Cliff" has been a hard-luck horse all year, but he never knew what quit was. Even in the Derby, he ran his heart out over a terrible track to finish fifth, despite losing two shoes – one of them just a few strides out of the gate. This indeed was a warrior.”

The Cliff’s Edge on the racetrack:
Won Blue Grass G1
Won Kentucky Jockey Club G2
Won Iroquois G3
2nd Travers G1
2nd Jim Dandy G2
2nd Dwyer G2
2nd Sam Davis
3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup G1
3rd Florida Derby G1
3rd Kentucky Cup Juvenile G3

The Cliff’s Edge at stud:
The Cliff’s Edge entered stud for the 2005 breeding season and his first crop will run in 2008. Other sons of Gulch at stud include Thunder Gulch, sire of 2001 Horse of the Year Point Given.