▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁Cond ition ed ▁for ▁racing ▁by ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁tra iner , ▁Mac K en zie ▁Miller , ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁two - year - old ▁Red ▁R ans om ▁won ▁his ▁debut ▁race ▁while ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁Sar at oga ▁Race ▁Cour se ▁record ▁for ▁five ▁ ▁f url ongs . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁second ▁start ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁at ▁Bel mont ▁Park , ▁scoring ▁another ▁win ▁in ▁a ▁six ▁f url ong ▁allow ance ▁race . ▁However , ▁the ▁col t ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁a ▁sh in ▁that ▁kept ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁racing ▁until ▁early ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁a ▁strong ▁cont ender ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁U . S . ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁series , ▁Red ▁R ans om ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁with ▁a ▁second - place ▁finish ▁at ▁Florida ' s ▁G ulf stream ▁Park . ▁Six ▁days ▁later ▁while ▁training ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁torn ▁tend on ▁she ath ▁that ▁ended ▁his ▁racing ▁career . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s ire ▁Ret ired ▁to ▁stud ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁season , ▁Red ▁R ans om ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁owner ▁Paul ▁M ell on ▁died ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁bre eding ▁synd icate . ▁The ▁horse ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁stand ▁at ▁stud ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁as ▁at ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁stands ▁at