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Cryptoclearance

American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

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Cryptoclearance (April 9, 1984 in Kentucky , September 24, 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Florida Derby in 1987 and the Hawthorne Gold Cup in 1988 and 1989.

01Racing career

Trained by future Hall of Fame trainer Scotty Schulhofer, Cryptoclearance raced for three years, winning 12 of his 44 starts including four Grade 1 races.

In 1987, Cryptoclearance won the Florida Derby before coming fourth in the Kentucky Derby to Alysheba, third in the Preakness Stakes to Alysheba, and second in the Belmont Stakes to Bet Twice.

02Retirement and Breeding Career

Retired to stud duty, Cryptoclearance stood at Margaux Farm in Midway, Kentucky.

His top offspring include:

Victory Gallop, winner of the 1998 Belmont Stakes Classic and voted 1999 American Champion Older Male Horse. Retired from racing with career earnings of $3,505,895.
Cryptocloser, 1997 Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse
Volponi, winner of the 2002 Breeders' Cup Classic. Retired with career earnings of $3,187,232.

03Pedigree

Pedigree of Cryptoclearance, brown stallion, April 9, 1984
Sire Fappiano	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native	Native Dancer
		Raise a Native	Raise You
		Gold Digger	Nashua
		Gold Digger	Sequence
	Killaloe	Dr. Fager	Rough'n Tumble
		Dr. Fager	Aspidistra
		Grand Splendor	Correlation
		Grand Splendor	Cequillo
Dam Naval Orange	Hoist The Flag	Tom Rolfe	Ribot
		Tom Rolfe	Pocahontas
		Wavy Navy	War Admiral
		Wavy Navy	Triomphe
	Mock Orange	Dedicate	Princequillo
		Dedicate	Dini
		Alablue	Blue Larkspur
		Alablue	Double Time (family: 4-m)

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