![]() ![]() Under jockey Robin Platts, the lightly regarded Runaway Groom surprised fans and bettors as he finished a solid second behind Son of Briartic. Racing in Kentucky, he won two of his first four races, then was sent to Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack for the Queen's Plate, the most prestigious race in Canada and the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series. Trained by New Yorker John DiMario, he began his career in the spring of 1982 at age three. Coppola, who only realized later that the colt's birthplace meant he qualified for the Canadian Triple Crown series. He was purchased as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton sale in Kentucky by New Yorker Albert P. ![]() Runaway Groom (1979–2007) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.īred by Gardiner Farms in Caledon, Ontario, Runaway Groom was sired by the prominent Nearco descendant Blushing Groom out of the mare Yonnie Girl. Runaway GroomĬanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2001) Not to be confused with Runaway bride (disambiguation). ![]()
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