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n. a high-ranking military officer
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Brass Hat (foaled May 22, 2001 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is out of the mare Brassy and sired by Prized, winner of the 1989 Breeders' Cup Turf and a son of the highly successful sire Kris S.
Bred and raced by Fred F. Bradley of Frankfort, Kentucky, Brass Hat is trained by his son William "Buff" Bradley. After a successful three-year-old season in 2004, Brass Hat won once in two starts in 2005. In 2006 he won two of four starts. He set a new Gulfstream Park track record of 1:47.79 for 9 furlongs in the Grade I Donn Handicap. He finished second to Electrocutionist in the March 25th Dubai World Cup but was disqualified after a post-race test revealed trace amounts of the banned drug methyl prednisolone acetate. While owner Fred Bradley did not dispute the positive test, he asserted that the therapeutic medication given the horse 28 days prior to the World Cup was well within the guidelines put out by the Emirates Racing Association. The disqualification was upheld on appeal. In mid summer, Brass Hat suffered a sesamoid fracture that kept him out of racing for several months.
Returning to the track in 2007, Brass Hat set another track record at Churchill Downs, winning an 8.5 furlong race in 1:41.27. He then finished eighth in the Whitney Handicap and sixth in the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course but returned to winning form in September when he captured the Massachusetts Handicap. He then finished eighth in the 2007 Fayette Stakes and second Clark Handicap.
Returning to the track in 2008, the then seven-year-old gelding brought in a strong performance in the grade 1 Donn Handicap, a race that he had won two years before, finishing fourth. Then he headed to Fairgrounds, to race in the New Orleans Handicap, where he once again finished fourth.
In his most recent races, the gelding has finished third in the Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes, fourth in the Louisville Handicap, fifth in the Stephen Foster Handicap to two time Horse of the Year Curlin, eighth in the Dust Commander Stakes, and just recently, fifth in the grade 2 Muniz Handicap.
On May 23, 2009, after going winless since September 2007, Brass Hat took the Louisville Handicap under Calvin Borel (winner of 2009's Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Preakness Stakes). With this win, the 8-year-old gelding nears the two million mark in earnings. And then at the age of 9, on October 21, 2010, he took the Sycamore Stakes taking him over 2 million dollars.
Usage examples of "brass hat".
I need a good exec, and the lieutenant's bars that come with it will make you the youngest brass hat in City/County history.
It was a nearly new Buick Special sedan, and thus was engaged in the transportation of not only a brass hat but a senior brass hat.
Until someone relieves me, I'm in command here, and you're just a goddamn visiting brass hat.
Whaley could have gotten himself in deep trouble, let-ting his Irish temper loose at this Navy brass hat.
Whaley could have gotten himself in deep trouble, letting his Irish temper loose at this Navy brass hat.
How frankly he spoke told how much he trusted his superior, who was, after all, a brass hat himself.
And he was aware that he made a visually impressive brass hat in his general's uniform, with stars on collar points and epaulets, and all his ribbons.
Some brass hat'll be sitting down there with his staff getting all set for the countdown or whatever's going to happen and telling someone to do something about that goddamn little plane that's fouling up the works.