# Dialed In

Dialed In (foaled February 6, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Florida Derby and Holy Bull Stakes, before finishing 8th in the Kentucky Derby. He is also the sire of multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera.

## Background and Family

Dialed In was sired by Mineshaft, a son of A.P. Indy. His dam, Miss Doolittle, was graded stakes placed, and also produced stakes-winning filly Broadway Gold (by Seeking The Gold) and stakes-placed colt Mambo Master (by Kingmambo).
Owner Robert LaPenta bought Dialed In for $475,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale in 2009. Dialed In was trained by Nick Zito during his racing career.

## Racing career
### 2010: Two-year-old season

Dialed In ran only once as a juvenile, winning a November Maiden Special Weight event over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs at Churchill Downs.

### 2011: Three-year-old season

Dialed In began his three-year-old season with a win in the Gr. III Holy Bull Stakes, after which he ran second in an allowance race. He won the Florida Derby in his next start.
Dialed In was made the 5-1 favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby after his previous wins, but finished 8th, to winner Animal Kingdom. He made his next start in the Preakness Stakes, improving to finish fourth. After the Preakness, it was discovered that Dialed In had sustained a bone chip injury in his right knee, and underwent surgery.

### 2012: Four-year-old season

Dialed In did not start again until March of the next year, in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park. He finished fourth in what was his final career start.

## Statistics

| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey |
| 2010 – Two-year-old season ||||||||||||
| Nov 12, 2010 | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | | Churchill Downs | 2.40* | 12 | 1 | 1:17.77 | 1⁄2 length | Julien Leparoux |
| 2011 – Three-year-old season ||||||||||||
| Jan 30, 2011 | 1 mile | Holy Bull Stakes | III | Gulfstream Park | 2.70 | 9 | 1 | 1:35.19 | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Julien Leparoux |
| Jan 30, 2011 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Allowance Optional Claiming | | Gulfstream Park | 0.20* | 5 | 2 | 1:51.12 | (1⁄2 length) | Julien Leparoux |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Florida Derby | I | Gulfstream Park | 2.90 | 8 | 1 | 1:50.39 | head | Julien Leparoux |
| May 7, 2011 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 5.20* | 19 | 8 | 2:02.04 | (7+1⁄2 lengths) | Julien Leparoux |
| May 21, 2011 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Preakness Stakes | I | Pimlico | 4.40 | 14 | 4 | 1:56.47 | (4+1⁄4 lengths) | Julien Leparoux |
| 2012 – Four-year-old season ||||||||||||
| Mar 3, 2012 | 1 mile | Allowance Optional Claiming | | Gulfstream Park | 1.00* | 8 | 4 | 1:35.94 | (1⁄2 length) | Javier Castellano |

## Retirement and stud career

Dialed In retired in 2012 to Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and begin his breeding career in 2013. His first stud fee was set at $7,500, and remained the price for four years until doubling in 2017 after meeting success as a stallion. Dialed In's first foal was born January 13, 2014, at Sierra Farm near Lexington. The chestnut colt, later named Dial Josh, was out of the Gr.II winning mare Diadella (by Diesis (horse)).
Dialed In's first starter, the gray filly Maximum Edge, was also his first winner. Maximum Edge is also the first winner and first foal for dam Champagne Sparkle, an unraced full-sister to Arkansas Derby winner Danza and a half-sister to Rockport Harbor. Dialed In saw his first black-type stakes winner shortly afterwards, when Ruffenuff won the Princess Margaret Stakes by more than 6 lengths at Northlands Park.
Dialed In's most successful offspring to date is Gunnevera, winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, and Delta Jackpot Stakes. Gunnevera finished seventh in the 2017 Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Preakness. Gunneavera amassed $5,561,800 in stakes with Grade I placings in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup and Woodward Stakes.
Dialed In is also the sire of graded stakes winner The Tabulator, winner of the 2017 Iroquois Stakes He also sired stakes winners Chalon, Montu, Ruffenuff and It's Your Nickel.
Get Her Number was Dialed In's first offspring to win a Grade 1 in the United States when he won in 2020 the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita.
Dialed In's fee was lowered in 2021 from $20,000 to $15,000.

### Notable progeny

His major stakes winners include: c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 2015 | My Opinion (IND) | c | Nilgiris Derby, Mumbai Stayers Cup |
| 2018 | Defunded | c | Awesome Again Stakes, Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes |
| 2018 | Get Her Number | c | American Pharoah Stakes |
| 2018 | Super Stock | c | Arkansas Derby |

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Dialed In, dark bay or brown horse, April 8, 2019 :
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | A.P. Indy (1989) | Seattle Slew (1974) | Bold Reasoning (1968) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | A.P. Indy (1989) | Seattle Slew (1974) | My Charmer (1969) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | A.P. Indy (1989) | Weekend Surprise (1980) | Secretariat (1970) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | A.P. Indy (1989) | Weekend Surprise (1980) | Lassie Dear (1974) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | Prospectors Delite (1989) | Mr. Prospector (1970) | Raise a Native (1961) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | Prospectors Delite (1989) | Mr. Prospector (1970) | Gold Digger (1962) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | Prospectors Delite (1989) | Up The Flagpole (1978) | Hoist The Flag (1968) |
| Sire Mineshaft (1999) | Prospectors Delite (1989) | Up The Flagpole (1978) | The Garden Club (1966) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Storm Cat (1989) | Storm Bird (CAN) (1978) | Northern Dancer (CAN) (1961) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Storm Cat (1989) | Storm Bird (CAN) (1978) | South Ocean (CAN) (1967) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Storm Cat (1989) | Terlingua (1976) | Secretariat (1970) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Storm Cat (1989) | Terlingua (1976) | Crimson Saint (1969) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Eliza (1990) | Mt. Livermore (1981) | Blushing Groom (FR) (1974) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Eliza (1990) | Mt. Livermore (1981) | Flama Ardiente (1972) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Eliza (1990) | Daring Bidder (1982) | Bold Bidder (1962) |
| Dam Miss Doolittle (1998) | Eliza (1990) | Daring Bidder (1982) | Daring Step (1967) (family 37) |
Dialed In is inbred 4s × 4d to Secretariat.