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Certain (foaled 1996 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the son of Out of Place, an outstanding Champion that stood stud at Claiborne Farm where Secretariat was at stud duty. Conditioned for racing by two trainers, Leo Azpurua, Jr and Terry J. Brennan at age two Certain in five starts had three wins and second twice his best winning proformance was in the grade three What a Pleasure Stakes. He started his three year old debut with an allowance win over The Groom is Red and Cryptodiplomacy both owned by basketball coach Rick Pitino. Certain's next race would be the Fountain of Youth Stakes. He would finish third by one lenght behind winner Vicar and second Cat Thief. His next race would be in the Florida Derby where is finished fourth after leading most of the race and would fade in the last furlong at the wire. The winner Vicar second was Wondertross and third was Cat Thief. Certain owned by the Williams from Arkansas would send there colt to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas to run in the 1999 Arkansas Derby. He would race against Answer Lively the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champion and Valhol a 30-1 long shot in the race. In this race history would be made because what happened on the track. Valhol's jockey Billy Patin would be accused of using or carring an eletrical stimulating device after video evadance from ESPN footage show him droppong something. A day later grounds keepers would find the battery pack on the track and a steward's injury would start of the 1999 Arkansas Derby. Certain would finish second to 30-1 long shot Volhal and beat Answer Lively the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champion would finish fifth in the race. Certain would receive $100,000 in graded earnings for his second place finish. This would put him fourteenth in graded earnings at $227,000 guarantee him a place in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May for the 125th running of the Kentucky Derby

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Category:1996 racehorse births Category:Thoroughbred racehorses Category:Royal Charger sire bloodline Category:Racehorses bred in Florida Category:Racehorses trained in the United States Category:Arkansas Derby winners Category:American racehorses Category:What a Pleasure Stakes winners Category:Cheating in Horse Racing