Mercedes Won

Mercedes Won (March 29, 1986 - October 16, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1988 Hopeful Stakes.

Mercedes Won
Sire	Air Forbes Won
Grandsire	Bold Forbes
Dam	Bye Bye Mercedes
Damsire	Roman Line
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1986
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Oscar T. Penn Jr.
Owner	Christopher Spencer
Trainer	Arnold W. Fink
Record	52:12-7-12
Earnings	$1,087,435
Major wins
Swynford Stakes (1988) Hopeful Stakes (1988) Sanford Stakes (1988) Florida Derby (1989) Rochester Cup Handicap (1990)
Last updated on June 20, 2020

Career

Mercedes Won's first race was on March 29, 1986, at Tampa Bay Downs, where he came in 8th. He captured his first win on July 23, 1988, at Woodbine.

In his first stakes race on August 6, 1988, he won the Swynford Stakes, then followed that up with his first graded win on August 17, 1988, in the Sanford Stakes. Mercedes win streak continued with a win in the August 27 1988 Hopeful Stakes.

Mercedes grabbed another win at the 1988 Grey Stakes, but would go winless until March 4, 1989, when he won the Florida Derby.

Mercedes competed in the 1989 Haskell Invitational Stakes in which he finished in 7th place.

On August 26, 1990, Mercedes won the Rochester Cup Handicap. This would be Mercedes Won's last big win, as he only won allowance races thereafter.

Mercedes Won's last race took place on November 6, 1991, with a third place finish at the Wadsworth Memorial Handicap.

Death

Mercedes Won was euthanized on October 16, 2008, due to cancer.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Mercedes Won (USA), 1986

Sire Air Forbes Won (USA) 1979	Bold Forbes (UA) 1973	Irish Castle	Bold Ruler
			Castle Forbes
		Comely Nell	Commodore M.
			Nellie L
	Bronze Point (USA) 1973	Tobin Bronze	Arctic Explorer
			Amarco
		Summer Point	Summer Tan
			Point Count
Dam Bye Bye Mercedes (USA) 1980	Roman Line (USA) 1959	Roman	Sir Gallahad
			Buckup
		Lurline B.	Alibhai
			Belle Cane
	Menedict (CAN) 1960	Menetrier	Fair Copy
			La Melodie
		Queen's Statute	Le Lavandou
			Statute