{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse | horsename = Friesan Fire | image = 200px | caption = Friesan Fire at 2011 Salvator Mile Stakes. | sire = A.P. Indy | grandsire = Seattle Slew | dam = Bollinger | damsire = Dehere | sex = Stallion | foaled = April 30, 2006 | country = United States | colour = Bay | breeder = Grapestock LLC | owner = Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm | trainer = J. Larry Jones | record = 16: 5-1-3 | earnings = US$ 676,506 (ongoing) | race = Lecomte Stakes (2009)<br>Risen Star Stakes (2009)<br>Louisiana Derby (2009)<br>Louisiana Handicap (2010) | awards = | honours = | updated= }} '''Friesan Fire''' (foaled April 30, 2006, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1992 American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy, a son of the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. His dam, Bollinger, is an Australian Group One winner and a daughter of 1993 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Dehere. Bred by Grapestock LLC, he was sold for $725,000 at the Keeneland yearling sale in September 2007.
Owned and raced by Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm, Friesan Fire is trained by J. Larry Jones, who trained Eight Belles, the 2008 Kentucky Derby second-place finisher. The colt's best result racing as a two-year-old was a third-place finish in the 2008 Belmont Futurity Stakes. However, after winning three important Graded stakes races including the Louisiana Derby, he became a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, and was the favorite on Derby Day at 7:2 after I Want Revenge scratched. He finished 18th.
On January 23, 2010, Fresian Fire, racing in blinkers, he took the Louisiana Handicap wire to wire, beating General Quarters, a horse also on the 2009 Derby trail. He was fourth in the Texas Mile Stakes in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Friesan Fire|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorseInfo.cfm?refno=7767320®istry=T#|publisher=Equibase Company|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref>
==Stud career== Friesan Fire's descendants include:
{| border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- style="background:#eee;" | style="width:35px;"| '''Foaled''' | style="width:120px;"| '''Name''' | style="width:35px;"| '''Sex''' | style="width:580px;"| '''Major Wins''' |- | 2013 | Morning Fire | c | Pasco Stakes, Spectacular Bid Stakes |- | 2014 | Army Mule | c | Carter Handicap |- | 2016 | Call Paul | c | Swale Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes |- |}
==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.pedigreequery.com/friesan+fire Friesan Fire's pedigree and partial racing stats] * [http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/sr_sire_page.asp?refno=1245197&performer=Friesan%20Fire&prefno=7767320 Friesan Fire at The Bloodhorse.com Stallion Register online]
Category:2006 racehorse births Category:Thoroughbred family 2-c Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky Category:Racehorses trained in the United States