How fast was Raise A Native?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Raise A Native ran four times - on 3 occasions he broke the track record in victory - the other time he equaled his own track record. He's probably best known for siring both Mr. Prospector and Alydar.

Hard to call a horse a great race horse when they've never raced past 5.5 furlongs - and broke down before the summer of their 2yo season was complete. He was headed for greatness though.

I only have one cut of his PP's - and one chart of a race of his - that would be career start #2 on the Carter Handicap undercard.



Raise A Native won his debut in Feb of his 2yo season going 3fs at Hialeah. He won by 6 lengths in a 14 horse field...a gigantic winning margin for that distance.

On the Carter Handicap undercard day - he won by 8 lengths going 5fs in 57 4/5ths.

The 2nd place finisher Ramblin Road (beaten 8) won a stakes race by 4 lengths in Canada next time out .. the 2nd place finisher to him was the great Northern Dancer.

Mr. Brick was 3rd by 8.5 lengths in this race ... he won the Sapling as a 2yo. He set the pace for a mile before fading to 6th in Northern Dancer's track record setting Kentucky Derby win the following year. Mr. Brick was also won the Withers by 4 lengths and was 2nd in good races like the Wood Memorial, Flamingo, Jersey Derby, and Gotham.

Admiral's Voyage won The Carter in 1:22 2/5 that day.



Historically speaking - the winning Beyer Par for the Carter is a 111 - and Admiral's Voyage was certainly no slouch.

I project a 112 for the Carter - a 101 for Raise A Native, a 77 for Ramblin Road and a 75 for Mr. Brick

However, it's worth noting that the chart of every single race that day claimed horses race "with wind in backstretch" ... this is something that can screw up a Beyer figure. Horses in the Carter benefited from an extra two-furlongs with a strong wind at their back. This was a case where a Ragozin figure might have had Raise A Native as fast as the Carter winner. Certainly Ramblin Road and Mr. Brick moved WAY up in a hurry on their mid 70's stuff that day.