Relaunch (horse)

Relaunch
Sire	In Reality
Grandsire	Intentionally
Dam	Foggy Note
Damsire	The Axe
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	16 March 1976
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Three Chimneys Farm & Taylor Made Farms
Owner	Glen Hill Farm
Trainer	John H. Adams
Record	18: 5-5-4
Earnings	US$278,100
Major wins
	Del Mar Derby (1979); La Jolla Handicap (1979)

Relaunch (1976–1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Background

Relaunch was a Gray horse bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm & Taylor Made Farms. During his racing career he was owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by John H. Adams.

Relaunch won five of his eighteen starts, including the Del Mar Derby and the La Jolla Handicap in 1979.

Relauch is best remembered as a sire at Wimbledon Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

Relaunch was the sire of:

Launch a Pegasus (b. 1982) - won Grade I Widener Handicap
Skywalker (b. 1982) - won Santa Anita Derby (1985), Breeders' Cup Classic (1986). Career earnings of US$2,226,750
Waquoit (b. 1983) - multiple Grade I winner who retired with earnings of US$2,225,360
One Dreamer (b. 1988) - won 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff
Honour and Glory (b. 1993) - millionaire multiple stakes winner
With Anticipation (b. 1995) - won United Nations Handicap (2001), Man o' War Handicap (2001, 2002), Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2001, 2002). Career earnings: US$2,660,543

Relaunch was also the grandsire of Hall of Fame inductee Tiznow and damsire of Ghostzapper, the 2004 World's Top Ranked Horse, as well as the damsire of Real Shadai, the 1993 Leading sire in Japan.

Relaunch died on November 5, 1996 of colic.