Miesque's Approval

Miesque's Approval (foaled March 3, 1999 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2006 Breeders' Cup Mile^[1] and was voted that year's American Champion Male Turf Horse.^[2] He was bred and raced by Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Plantation and trained by Marty Wolfson.^[3]

Miesque's Approval
Sire	Miesque's Son
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Win Approval
Damsire	With Approval
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1999
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Live Oak Plantation Stud
Owner	Live Oak Plantation Racing
Trainer	Martin D. Wolfson
Record	41: 12-10-5
Earnings	US$2,648,879
Major wins
Pilgrim Stakes (2001) Kent Breeders' Cup Stakes (2002) Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Handicap (2002) Old Ironsides Stakes (2004) Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006) Maker's Mark Mile Handicap (2006) Red Bank Stakes (2006) Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes (2006) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Mile (2006)
Awards
American Champion Male Turf Horse (2006)

Retired early into the 2007 racing season, Miesque's Approval was sold to Kwazulu Natal Breeders Club and the Scott Brothers's Highdown Stud in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Under the sales agreement, Live Oak Stud retained Northern Hemisphere breeding rights to the horse.^[4]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Miesque's Approval

Sire Miesque's Son	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native	Native Dancer
			Raise You
		Gold Digger	Nashua
			Sequence
	Miesque	Nureyev	Northern Dancer
			Special
		Pasadoble	Prove Out
			Santa Quilla
Dam Win Approval	With Approval	Caro	Fortino
			Chambord
		Passing Mood	Buckpasser
			Cool Mood
	Negotiator	Hoist The Flag	Tom Rolfe
			Wavy Navy
		Geneva	Gulf-Weed
			Anglofila