Eileen Hartis proved she has an eye for a bargain at the 1998 Keeneland November breeding stock sale when she purchased Baby North in foal to Signal tap for $11,000. She spent the next 18 months preparing Baby North’s filly for the 2000 Keeneland September yearling sale.
Got Koko was purchased by Bruce Headley for his wife, Aase Headley, and Paul Leung. Headley trained the filly and during the 2002 and 2003 winter-spring meet at Santa Anita Got Koko won the La Brea Stakes (G1), El Encino Stakes (G2), and La Canada Stakes (G2) in succession. She was the 2nd filly in 60 years to sweep Santa Anita’s La Canada series. Got Koko is one of only three Texas-bred horses to ever win a Grade 2 stakes, joining Groovy and Two Altazano.
The filly earned three Texas championships including 2003 Horse of the Year. She won seven of 15 starts including the 2003 Lady’s Secret Breeder’s Cup Handicap pushing her earnings to $960,946.
Got Koko died in April this year from foaling complications following the delivery of a Bernardini colt.
Got Koko was purchased by Bruce Headley for his wife, Aase Headley, and Paul Leung. Headley trained the filly and during the 2002 and 2003 winter-spring meet at Santa Anita Got Koko won the La Brea Stakes (G1), El Encino Stakes (G2), and La Canada Stakes (G2) in succession. She was the 2nd filly in 60 years to sweep Santa Anita’s La Canada series. Got Koko is one of only three Texas-bred horses to ever win a Grade 2 stakes, joining Groovy and Two Altazano.
The filly earned three Texas championships including 2003 Horse of the Year. She won seven of 15 starts including the 2003 Lady’s Secret Breeder’s Cup Handicap pushing her earnings to $960,946.
Got Koko died in April this year from foaling complications following the delivery of a Bernardini colt.