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{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}{{For|the definition of "commendable"|wikt:commendable}}{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Commendable
| image =
| caption =
| sire = [[Gone West (horse)|Gone West]]
| grandsire = [[Mr. Prospector]]
| dam = Bought Twice
| damsire = [[In Reality]]
| sex = [[Stallion]]
| foaled = 13 April 1997
| country = United States
| colour = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]
| breeder = Edward Kelly & Michael Kelly
| owner = [[Robert B. Lewis|Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis]]
| trainer = [[D. Wayne Lukas]]
| record = 12: 2-1-1
| earnings = $907,470<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pedigreequery.com/commendable |title=Commendable Horse Pedigree |publisher=Pedigreequery.com |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>
| race =
'''[[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown race]] wins:''' [[Belmont Stakes]] [[2000 Belmont Stakes|2000]]
| awards=
| honours =
| updated=
}}
'''Commendable''' (April 13, 1997 – April 10, 2014)<ref>[http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=4325464&registry=T Commendable (KY)]</ref><ref>[https://korearacing.wordpress.com/tag/commendable/ 2000 BELMONT STAKES WINNER COMMENDABLE HAS PASSED AWAY]</ref> was an American [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]], best known for his victory in the 2000 [[Belmont Stakes]]. In his racing career, he ran twelve times and won two races. After his racing career, he stood as a [[Horse breeding#Terminology|stallion]] in [[South Korea]].

==Background==
Commendable, a chestnut horse with a white [[blaze (horse marking)|blaze]] and four white feet, was sired by [[Gone West (horse)|Gone West]] out of the mare Bought Twice, a half sister of the successful racehorse and sire [[Fappiano]]. As a [[yearling (horse)|yearling]], he was consigned to the [[Keeneland]] July sales by the [[Taylor Made Farm|Taylor Made Agency]], where he was bought for $575,000 by [[Robert B. Lewis|Robert]] and Beverly Lewis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/sales/results/individual_home.sd?tab=&st=8&l=&i=1&ob=ln&od=ASC&page=1&fv=131072&df=1998-07-20&dt=1998-07-21&venue_id=6&hn=&s=&a=&sin=&dn=Bought+Twice&sdn=&vn=&b=&mip=&map=&lm=#individualResultsTabs=catalogue_6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055326/http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/sales/results/individual_home.sd?tab=&st=8&l=&i=1&ob=ln&od=ASC&page=1&fv=131072&df=1998-07-20&dt=1998-07-21&venue_id=6&hn=&s=&a=&sin=&dn=Bought+Twice&sdn=&vn=&b=&mip=&map=&lm=#individualResultsTabs=catalogue_6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-04 |work=[[Racing Post]] |title=Keeneland | Racing Post |date=2011-12-20 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>

==Racing career==
===1999: two-year-old season===
Prior to the Belmont Stakes, Commendable earned $88,470 in seven races and his only win came in August 1999 in his debut: a [[Del Mar Racetrack|Del Mar]] maiden race for two-year-olds. In his only other start at age two, he finished fourth in the [[Del Mar Futurity]] a month later. Despite his modest achievements in 1999, he was identified as a potential contender for the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] races by his trainer, [[D. Wayne Lukas]].<ref name="baltimoresun2000">{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/06/11/commendable-chills-field-in-belmont-heat/ |title=Commendable chills field in Belmont heat|work=Baltimore Sun |date=2000-06-11 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>

===2000: three-year-old season===
In 2000, Commendable lost four races leading up to the Triple Crown series, although he finished fourth in the [[San Felipe Stakes]] to Fusaichi Pegasus and the [[San Rafael Stakes]] to [[War Chant]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.drf.com/tc/belmont/2004/pps/commendable.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102102700/http://drf.com/tc/belmont/2004/pps/commendable.pdf |archive-date=2010-01-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[Kentucky Derby]], he finished seventeenth in a nineteen-horse field, after which his handlers chose not to run him in the [[Preakness Stakes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/horseracing/2000/triplecrown/belmont/news/2000/06/10/belmont_ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819091138/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/horseracing/2000/triplecrown/belmont/news/2000/06/10/belmont_ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2000 |title=Commendable wins Belmont Stakes |work=Sports Illustrated|date=2000-06-11 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>

On a sweltering<ref name="baltimoresun2000"/> day at Belmont, Commendable was among the outsiders for the third leg of the Triple Crown, despite the absence of leading three-year-olds [[Fusaichi Pegasus]] and [[Red Bullet]]. Lukas observed that he would need "a career best" to win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-commendable-belmont-stakes/ |title=A Commendable Belmont Stakes |work=CBS News |date=2009-02-11 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> Ridden by [[Pat Day]], Commendable raced prominently, took the lead half a mile from the finish and stayed on in the straight to hold off the 9/5 favorite Aptitude by a length and a half.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/258/belmont-park/2000-06-10/283505 |publisher=Racing Post |title=Results from the 10.27 race at BELMONT PARK (USA) – 10 June 2000 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> The 67,000 crowd were reportedly stunned by the Commendable's win<ref>{{cite web|last=Finley |first=Bill |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-11/sports/18128161_1_triple-crown-hugh-hefner-belmont-stakes |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707025640/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-11/sports/18128161_1_triple-crown-hugh-hefner-belmont-stakes |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Commendable Day For Lukas |work=New York Daily News |date=2000-06-11 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> which was achieved in a slow time of 2:31.2.

Following his Belmont win, Commendable finished fourth in the [[Dwyer Stakes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/371/classic-winners-upset-in-dwyer |title=Classic Winners Upset In Dwyer |work=BloodHorse |date=2000-07-10 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> and then finished eighth of the nine starters in the [[Haskell Invitational Handicap]]. He later took third in the [[Travers Stakes]] and second behind [[Tiznow]] in the [[Super Derby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/1219/tiznow-breaks-course-record-in-super-derby-win |title=Tiznow Breaks Course Record in Super Derby Win |work=BloodHorse |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> Commendable did not race again, and his retirement was announced in November.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/horse/news/2000/1130/913135.html| title = ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Belmont winner Commendable retired to stud}}</ref>

==Stud record==
He was retired to [[stud (animal)|stud]] duty at Mill Ridge Farm in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], where he remained until January 2005. He was then sold to the [[Korea Racing Authority|Korea Racing Association]] and exported to stand at a stud on [[Jeju Island]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/39285/former-jockey-day-returns-from-korea-visit-with-commendable |title=Former Jockey Day Returns from Korea, Visit with Commendable |work=BloodHorse |date=2007-06-08 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/26289/belmont-winner-commendable-sold-to-korean-outfit |title=Belmont Winner Commendable Sold to Korean Outfit |work=BloodHorse |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>

==Death==
Commendable died on April 10, 2014, of complications of colic.<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=2000 BELMONT STAKES WINNER COMMENDABLE HAS PASSED AWAY|url=http://korearacing.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/2000-belmont-stakes-winner-commendable-has-passed-away/|access-date=12 June 2014|publisher=Wordpress}}</ref> His death at the Jangsu Stud Farm in [[Jeolla]], South Korea was confirmed in June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Classic Winner Commendable Dies in Korea|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85668/classic-winner-commendable-dies-in-korea|website=Blood-Horse|access-date=14 June 2014}}</ref>

==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree
|name = Commendable (USA), chestnut stallion, 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chef-de-race.com/classic_winners/triple_crown_races/commendable.htm |title=Classic Winner: Commendable |publisher=Chef-de-race.com |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>
|inf =
|f = [[Gone West (horse)|Gone West]] (USA) 1984
|m = Bought Twice (USA) 1986
|ff = [[Mr. Prospector]] 1970
|fm = [[Secrettame]] 1978
|mf = [[In Reality]] 1964
|mm = Killaloe 1970
|fff = [[Raise a Native]]
|ffm = [[Gold Digger (horse)|Gold Digger]]
|fmf = [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]
|fmm = Tamerett
|mff = [[Intentionally (horse)|Intentionally]]
|mfm = [[My Dear Girl]]
|mmf = [[Dr. Fager]]
|mmm = Grand Splendor
|ffff = [[Native Dancer]]
|fffm = Raise You
|ffmf = [[Nashua (horse)|Nashua]]
|ffmm = Sequence
|fmff =[[Bold Ruler]]
|fmfm = [[Somethingroyal]]
|fmmf = [[Tim Tam (horse)|Tim Tam]]
|fmmm = Mixed Marriage
|mfff = Intent
|mffm = My Recipe
|mfmf = '''[[Rough'n Tumble]]'''
|mfmm = Itlis
|mmff = '''Rough'n Tumble'''
|mmfm = Aspidistra
|mmmf = Correlation
|mmmm = Cequilla (Family: 16-a)
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Belmont Stakes Winners}}

[[Category:1997 racehorse births]]
[[Category:2014 racehorse deaths]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]]
[[Category:Belmont Stakes winners]]
[[Category:Thoroughbred family 16-a]]

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