{{use mdy|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox racehorse | name = Wind Blown | image = | image_alt = | caption = | breed = | sire = Hazm | grandsire = | dam = Wind In My Hair | damsire = | sex = Stallion | foaled = {{birth year and age|1997}} | death_date = | country = Philippines | color = Bay | breeder = Sandy Javier | owner = Sandy Javier (1997–2001)<br>Herminio Esguerra (since 2001) | racing_colours = <!-- or | racing_colors = --> | trainer = Nestor Manalang | jockey = Fernando Raquel Jr.<br>Patricio Dilema | record = 49: 36–?–? | earnings = {{Philippine peso|19 million}} | wins = {{ubl| *Presidential Gold Cup (2000, 2001) }} | awards = | honors = {{ubl| *3x PSA Horse of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) }} | updated = }} '''Wind Blown''' is a Filipino Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Presidential Gold Cup in both 2000 and 2001. He was retired to stud in 2003 after earning {{Philippine peso|19 million}}, which was the highest amount earned by a locally bred horse at the time.
==Background== Wind Blown, a bay colt by Hazm out of Wind In My Hair, was foaled in 1997 at Royal Maverick Farm of Sandy Javier in Rosario, Batangas. He traces back to noted stallion Northern Dancer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wind Blown blows off Silver Story |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/04/30/107755/wind-blown-blows-silver-story |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=30 April 2001}}</ref><ref name="latest">{{cite news |last1=Iñigo |first1=Manolo |title=What's the latest on super horse Wind Blown |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UlY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1368%2C46239938 |page=A31}}</ref><ref name=blowsoff>{{cite news |title=Wind Blown blows off field anew |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/12/30/145350/wind-blown-blows-field-anew |access-date=28 July 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=30 December 2001}}</ref>
He was purchased from Javier by Herminio Esguerra in 2001.<ref name="latest"/>
==Racing career== In 2000, Wind Blown under the ownership of Sandy Javier has already started racing winning eleven races in sixteen starts, four of which are stakes races.<ref name="latest"/> The horse won the Presidential Gold Cup in 2000 and 2001.<ref name="previous">{{cite news |title=Previous winners: Presidential Gold Cup |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xJkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4904%2C1828129 |access-date=27 July 2025 |work=Manila Standard |date=16 December 2001 |page=10}}</ref>
Wind Blown continued racing after his purchase by Esguerra.<ref name="latest"/>
He had his farewell race on December 7, 2003 at age six at the Santa Ana Race Park.<ref name="latest"/>
Wind Blown garnered {{Philippine peso|19 million}} by winning 36 career races, including 24 stakes crowns. He had a total of 49 starts.<ref name=newchallenge>{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=New challenge for Esguerra |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2004/03/17/242857/new-challenge-esguerra |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=17 March 2004}}</ref><ref name="honored">{{cite news |title=Wind Blown honored in racing festival at Sta. Ana |url=https://qa.philstar.com/sports/2003/11/30/229781/wind-blown-honored-racing-festival-sta-ana |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=30 December 2003}}</ref> At the time of his retirement, it was the highest amount earned by a locally bred horse. He was also named the Horse of the Year at the PSA Annual Awards three times.<ref name="third">{{cite news |title=Third time for Wind Blown in PSA Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2004/01/01/233570/third-time-wind-blown-psa-awards |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=1 January 2004}}</ref>
Fernando Raquel Jr. was the jockey which often rode Wind Blown.<ref name="biggest">{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Edwin |title=Wind Blown is biggest horseracing newsmaker |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F1k1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2518%2C42392242 |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |page=A14}}</ref> However, for his two Presidential Gold Cup wins, Dominador Borbe Jr. and Patricio Dilema were his riders in the 2000 and 2001 editions, respectively.<ref name="previous"/><ref name=blowsoff/>
==Stud career== Wind Blown was retired to stud. By May 2005, the horse has already sired 20 offspring.<ref name="latest"/> Esguerra partnered with Pioneer Insurance to provide bonus money to Wind Blown's offspring who will win stakes races as incentives.<ref name=newchallenge/>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:1997 racehorse births Category:Racehorses bred in the Philippines Category:Individual animals in the Philippines Category:Individual male horses