Soldat (foaled April 19, 2008 in Kentucky) is a dark bay or brown colt by the sire War Front out of a Coronado’s Quest mare, Le Relais.,[1] and one of the contenders for the 2011 Kentucky Derby.
[2] Soldat, meaning "soldier" in French,[3] moved to the forefront of the Kentucky Derby scene after his dominating two-length victory in the Fountain of Youth Stakes G2 on Feb 26, 2011.
He completed the 1 1/8 mile race in a solid time of 1:50 1/5 and defeated two other highly regarded Derby prospects, Gourmet Dinner and To Honor and Serve.
Soldat is trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, ridden by jockey Alan Garcia (with the exception of his first two career races in which he was ridden by Rajiv Maragh), and owned by Harvey Clarke.
Soldat, bred by Brookfield Stud, LLC was foaled in Kentucky in 2008 and sold at the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $180,000.