Fourstardave Horse Pedigree

Owner: Richard Bomze
Breeder: Richard M. Bomze
State Bred: NY
Winnings: 99 Starts: 21 - 18 - 16, $1,636,560

At 2 - Won Empire S., Aspirant S. 2nd NY Stallion S., NY Breeders Futurity. At 3 - Won St. Paul Derby (G2), Albany S. 2nd New York Derby 3d Laurel Dash S., Montauk S., Joe Palmer S. At 4 - Won Poker S. (G3), West Point H

Fourstardave

Career Notes & Highlights:
~Won a race at Saratoga for eight straight years.
~Retired the leading New York-bred money-earner.
~Won the 1990 Daryl's Joy (Gr. IIIT) in 1:38 4/5 for the 1 1/16 miles, the fastest time at the distance on any surface in the history of New York racing.
~Through the Baruch in which Fourstardave was injured, his record was 9-for-18 (and 3 seconds) at Saratoga, 12-for-77 elsewhere, including his 0-for-21 record at Aqueduct.
~Won the Daryl's Joy S (Gr. III) twice; St. Paul Derby (Gr. II); Poker Stakes (Gr. III); and 13 other stakes. Placed or finished third in 23 other stakes.
~Was honored with an edible key to the city in 1994.
~Saratoga named a race in his honor, the Fourstardave, which is on the Travers undercard.

Died of a heart attack while jogging on the track before a parade he was to be in, October 15, 2002. Buried at Saratoga.

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