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Originally Posted by Afleet
dam was a sprinter, damsire Menifee not known for distance if I'm not mistaken
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Menifee was a half brother to Desert Wine, who won both the Hollywood Gold Cup and Charles Strub at 10 furlongs. Desert Wine was also runner-up in both the 1983 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Menifee himself also ended up the runner-up in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1999 behind Charismatic. As a 2yo, he won an allowance at Saratoga defeating both Cat Thief and Lemon Drop Kid, both subsequent multiple Grade 1 winners at classic distances. He also defeated both of those the following year in both the Blue Grass and the Kentucky Derby. He also won the Haskell and placed in the Travers and Super Derby.
Menifee was exported to South Korea fairly early in his stud career. He has been leading sire by a wide margin for 6 straight years and is currently 2nd in the standings this year (behind former race rival Ecton Park).
The longest Group 1 races in South Korea are the ~10 furlong President's Cup and the ~12 furlong Grand Prix. Horses sired by Menifee have won or placed in 5 of the last 6 runnings of the President's Cup and 4 of the last 6 runnings of the Grand Prix.
