Include (USA)
February 6, 1997 – July 18, 2022
Broad Brush (USA) x Illeria (USA), by Stop the Music (USA)
Family 19
February 6, 1997 – July 18, 2022
Broad Brush (USA) x Illeria (USA), by Stop the Music (USA)
Family 19
One of Broad Brush's better sons on the race track, Include was his best son at stud. He was also the last remaining major representative of the male line of the great Domino in North America and was the last tail-male descendant of that horse to earn a sire championship in any major racing nation. Unfortunately for the continuance of the line, Include has been primarily a “filly sire” when it comes to his major runners, and if one of his sons succeeds at stud, it will be against the odds.
Race record
20 starts, 10 wins, 1 second, 4 thirds, US$1,659,560
2000:
2001:
2002:
Honors
As an individual
A bay horse standing 16.1 hands, Include was a lengthy, somewhat long-backed individual. He had a good shoulder and short cannons and was well muscled down through his forearms and gaskins. On the racetrack, he was a game competitor who preferred to come from off the pace. He enjoyed peppermints as treats.
As a stallion
Include earned the Pellegrini Award as the Argentine Stallion of the Year in 2015. Include's progeny tended to stay better than those of the average American sire and typically improved as they matured. In South America, he did well with mares sired by the Storm Cat horse Bernstein.
Sire rankings
Per El Turf (www.elturf.com):
Per the Stud Book Argentino (https://www.studbook.org.ar/):
Notable progeny
Boca Inc (ARG), Cash Included (USA), Don Inc (ARG), Ferox (USA), Her Smile (USA), Include Betty (USA), Include Me Out (USA), Panty Raid (USA), Sobradora Inc (ARG), Sociologa Inc (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Joy Nevermind (ARG), Pepe Joy (ARG), Proxy (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Include was bred and owned by Robert D. Meyerhoff. He was trained by Grover “Bud” Delp. He entered stud in 2003 in Kentucky at Airdrie Stud, where he stood his entire Northern Hemisphere career. He also shuttled to Argentina's Haras La Biznaga for the Southern Hemisphere season in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He was pensioned following the 2021 Northern Hemisphere breeding season and was euthanized in July 2022 due to a worsening heart condition.
Pedigree notes
Include is inbred 4x4x4 to Turn-to, 4x5 to 1959 Kentucky Oaks winner Hidden Talent and 5x5 to the great Ribot. He is a full brother to 1998 Selima Stakes (USA-G3) winner Magic Broad, multiple listed stakes winner Encaustic and restricted stakes winner Magical Broad, dam of restricted stakes winner Candida H. (by Lemon Drop Kid). He is also a half brother to multiple stakes winner Broad Rule (by Dixie Union).
Include's dam Illeria won the 1991 Brown & Williamson Handicap (USA-G3) and two restricted stakes races. A half sister to multiple Japanese stakes winner Miracle Time (by Silver Hawk) and to Baldski's Finesse (by Clever Trick), dam of listed stakes winner Hungry Tigress (by Hold That Tiger), Illeria is out of the Baldski mare Baldski's Holiday, winner of the 1983 Natalma Stakes (CAN-G3), and is a granddaughter of Puerto Rican stakes winner Verset Holiday (by Ribots Holiday). A full sister to two-time Puerto Rican champion older male Ribots Verset and a half sister to 1983 Puerto Rican Horse of the Year Verset's Dancer (by Levee Dancer; dam of 1994 Puerto Rican Horse of the Year Verset's Jet, by Tri Jet), Verset Holiday, in turn, is out of Verset, by Pia Star.
Fun facts
Last updated: September 2, 2023
Race record
20 starts, 10 wins, 1 second, 4 thirds, US$1,659,560
2000:
- Won Vincent S. Moscarelli Memorial Stakes (USA-L, 9FD, Delaware)
2001:
- Won Pimlico Special Handicap (USA-G1, 9.5FD, Pimlico)
- Won New Orleans Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Fair Grounds)
- Won Massachusetts Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Suffolk Downs)
- Won Whirlaway Handicap (USA-L, 8.5FD, Fair Grounds)
- Won Jennings Handicap (USA-R, 9FD, Pimlico)
- 2nd Clark Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Churchill Downs)
- 3rd Suburban Handicap (USA-G1, 10FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Meadowlands Cup Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Meadowlands)
2002:
- Won Jennings Handicap (USA-R, 9FD, Pimlico)
- 3rd Massachusetts Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Suffolk)
Honors
- Maryland-bred Horse of the Year (2001)
- Maryland-bred champion older male (2001)
As an individual
A bay horse standing 16.1 hands, Include was a lengthy, somewhat long-backed individual. He had a good shoulder and short cannons and was well muscled down through his forearms and gaskins. On the racetrack, he was a game competitor who preferred to come from off the pace. He enjoyed peppermints as treats.
As a stallion
Include earned the Pellegrini Award as the Argentine Stallion of the Year in 2015. Include's progeny tended to stay better than those of the average American sire and typically improved as they matured. In South America, he did well with mares sired by the Storm Cat horse Bernstein.
Sire rankings
Per El Turf (www.elturf.com):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 2015; 8th in 2016.
Per the Stud Book Argentino (https://www.studbook.org.ar/):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 2015; 8th in 2016.
Notable progeny
Boca Inc (ARG), Cash Included (USA), Don Inc (ARG), Ferox (USA), Her Smile (USA), Include Betty (USA), Include Me Out (USA), Panty Raid (USA), Sobradora Inc (ARG), Sociologa Inc (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Joy Nevermind (ARG), Pepe Joy (ARG), Proxy (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Include was bred and owned by Robert D. Meyerhoff. He was trained by Grover “Bud” Delp. He entered stud in 2003 in Kentucky at Airdrie Stud, where he stood his entire Northern Hemisphere career. He also shuttled to Argentina's Haras La Biznaga for the Southern Hemisphere season in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He was pensioned following the 2021 Northern Hemisphere breeding season and was euthanized in July 2022 due to a worsening heart condition.
Pedigree notes
Include is inbred 4x4x4 to Turn-to, 4x5 to 1959 Kentucky Oaks winner Hidden Talent and 5x5 to the great Ribot. He is a full brother to 1998 Selima Stakes (USA-G3) winner Magic Broad, multiple listed stakes winner Encaustic and restricted stakes winner Magical Broad, dam of restricted stakes winner Candida H. (by Lemon Drop Kid). He is also a half brother to multiple stakes winner Broad Rule (by Dixie Union).
Include's dam Illeria won the 1991 Brown & Williamson Handicap (USA-G3) and two restricted stakes races. A half sister to multiple Japanese stakes winner Miracle Time (by Silver Hawk) and to Baldski's Finesse (by Clever Trick), dam of listed stakes winner Hungry Tigress (by Hold That Tiger), Illeria is out of the Baldski mare Baldski's Holiday, winner of the 1983 Natalma Stakes (CAN-G3), and is a granddaughter of Puerto Rican stakes winner Verset Holiday (by Ribots Holiday). A full sister to two-time Puerto Rican champion older male Ribots Verset and a half sister to 1983 Puerto Rican Horse of the Year Verset's Dancer (by Levee Dancer; dam of 1994 Puerto Rican Horse of the Year Verset's Jet, by Tri Jet), Verset Holiday, in turn, is out of Verset, by Pia Star.
Fun facts
- Include recorded 13 triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures at 3 and 4, including back-to-back performances as a 4-year-old that earned BSFs of 117.
- Include was only the fourth Maryland-bred horse to win the Pimlico Special, historically Maryland's top race for horses 3 and older. The previous Maryland-breds to win the race were two-time American Horse of the Year Challedon, who won in 1939 and 1940; Vertex, who won in 1958; and two-time American Horse of the Year Cigar, who won in 1995.
- At the time of Include's retirement from racing, Bud Delp regarded him as second only to Spectacular Bid among the horses he had trained.
Last updated: September 2, 2023