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City Zip
City Zip (foaled February 20,1998) is a thoroughbred racehorse who was a multiple graded stakes winner and successful stallion. He is a half-brother to American Horse of the Year Ghostzapper, and the sire of 4 Breeders' Cup winners.

Background and Family
Bred in Kentucky by Stronach Stables, City Zip was sired by Carson City, a three-time graded stakes winner who is best known as the broodmare sire of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. His dam, minor stakes winner Baby Zip, was named 2005 Broodmare of the Year, being the mother of Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year in America.

She is also the dam of City Wolf, a half-brother, who won the Gr.III Durham Cup Stakes, and is now a stallion in Kentucky alongside Ghostzapper. From 12 foals to race, Baby Zip produced 8 winners and 3 graded stakes winners.

City Zip was bought for $9,000 as a yearling by Straightaway Farm. He was owned by partners Charles Thompson, Carl Bowling, Lewis Lakin, and Becky Thomas. He was trained by Linda Rice.

2000: Juvenile season
City Zip broke his maiden in his second start, and in his next start finished second in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes, his first stakes appearance. He finished third in the Flash Stakes and Belmont Park before winning the Tremont Stakes, his first graded victory. His win in the Tremont marked the beginning of a four-race winning streak, continuing with wins in the Sanford Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, and Gr.I Hopeful Stakes. In the Hopeful Stakes, he beat eventual juvenile champion Macho Uno.

His streak ended with a runner-up finish in the Belmont Futurity Stakes. In his final two starts as a two-year-old, he finished seventh, in both the Champagne Stakes (United States) and 2000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

2001: Sophomore season
In his first starts as a three-year-old, City Zip finished second in the Hutcheson Stakes and third in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. He finished a dull 9th in the Florida Derby and a 4th in the Bay Shore Stakes, before finding the winner's circle again in the Hirsch Jacobs Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. His fourth and fifth graded victories came next in the Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes and Amsterdam Stakes. He tried again for Gr.I glory in the King's Bishop Stakes, but came up short in a third place run. In his next start, the ungraded Bergen County Stakes, he won in what would be his final career win.

He finished second and third in the Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes and Kelso Handicap, respectively, and made his final career start in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Mile, finishing 9th.

Overview
City Zip was retired in October of 2001 following the Breeders' Cup. He was purchased by Gus Schoenborn (and partners), and was sent to stand stud duties at Schoenborn's Contemporary Stallions in Coxsackie, New York. He was moved to stand at Lane's End Farm in 2005, and has remained there ever since. His 2017 stud fee was set at $50,000.

City Zip has found major success as a stallion. He is the sire of 4 Breeders' Cup winners (Catch a Glimpse, Work All Week, Dayatthespa, Finest City), 27 graded stakes winners, and multiple champions.

Notable Progeny
City Zip's most notable progeny includes:
 * Catch a Glimpse: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2015), Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (2016), Appalachian Stakes (2016), Herecomesthebride Stakes (2016), Penn Mile Stakes (2016, Natalma Stakes (2015), Edgewood Stakes (2016). Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, Canadian Horse of the Year, Champion Turf Female.
 * Dayatthespa: Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (2012),Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2014), First Lady Stakes (2014), Herecomesthebride Stakes (2012), Appalachian Stakes (2012). Eclipse Champion Turf Female.
 * Finest City: Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2016), Santa Monica Stakes (2017), Great lady m Stakes (2016). Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter.
 * Work All Week: Breeders' Cup Sprint (2014), Phoenix Stakes (2014), Hot Springs Stakes (2014). Eclipse Champion Sprinter, two-time Illinois Horse of the Year.
 * Palace: Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2014), Forego Handicap (2014), True North Handicap (2014), Fall Highweight Handicap (2013). Champion New York-bred Sprinter.
 * Alert Bay: Mathis Brothers Mile (2014), British Columbia Derby (2014), San Francisco Mile Stakes (2016, 2017), City of Hope Mile (2015)
 * Get Serious: Alysheba Stakes (2008), Red Bank Stakes (2009, 2010, 2011), Monmouth Stakes (2010), Oceanport Stakes (2009, 2010), Elkwood Stakes (2009), Battlefield Stakes (2009)
 * Collected: Californian Stakes (2017), Sham Stakes (2016), Lexington Stakes (2016), Santana Mile (2017)
 * Run Away and Hide: Saratoga Special Stakes (2008), Kentucky Stakes (2008)
 * Unzip Me: Las Cienegas Handicap (2010), Royal North Stakes (2010), Senator Ken Maddy Handicap (2010), Monrovia Stakes (2011)
 * Workin for Hops: American Derby (2010), Arlington Classic (2010), Hanshin Cup (2011)
 * Hot City Girl: Charles Town Oaks (2015)
 * Bustin Stones: Carter Handicap (2008), General George Handicap (2008)
 * Reneesgotzip: Santa Ynez Stakes (2012), Rancho Bernardo Handicap (2013)
 * Ready for Rye: Swale Stakes (2015)