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Balto Star
Balto Star (foaled March 7, 1998 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 United Nations Stakes. Career Balto Star's first race was on September 16th, 2000 at Belmont Park, where he finished in 8th place. He did not pick up his first win until January 1st, 2001, at Aqueduct. He picked up another win at the Aqueduct on February 18th, 2001, then won his first graded race, the Turfway Spiral Stakes on March 24th, 2001. He then won his next graded race, the 2001 Arkansas Derby. This would be his last graded in for almost two years, until he came back with a win at the 2003 Whirlaway Handicap. In July, he picked up a win at the 2003 United Nations Stakes. In late 2003, he picked up two more graded wins. He won the 2003 Red Smith Handicap in November, and then won the December 27th, 2003 W. L. McKnight Handicap The W. L. McKnight Stakes is an American Grade 3 Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Bag
Devil's Bag (1981–2005) was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was syndicated as a two-year-old for US$36 million, the highest price for any 2-year-old in racing history. Background Bred by Canadian E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm (Maryland), Devil's Bag was out of the mare Ballade and sired by Halo, making him a full brother to both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Glorious Song and Arlington Classic winner and very successful sire Saint Ballado. Devil's Bag was purchased as a yearling for $325,000 at the 1982 Keeneland July Selected Yearling Sale by the Hickory Tree Stable of James and Alice Mills. Racing career 1983: two-year-old season Conditioned for racing by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Woody Stephens, Devil's Bag was ridden by Eddie Maple. The colt won all five starts at age two by an average of five and a half lengths and was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1983. His wins included the seven-furlong C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halo (horse)
Halo (February 7, 1969 – November 28, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. Background Bred in Kentucky by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, Halo was out of the mare Cosmah (who was the Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1974), which made him a half-brother to the Hall of Fame filly Tosmah. His sire was Hail To Reason, the U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt and a great-grandson of the extremely important sire Nearco. Purchased by Charles W. Engelhard, Jr., owner of Nijinsky, Halo raced under his Cragwood Stable banner. Racing career After having little success at age two racing on dirt tracks, in his three-year-old campaign his U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller switched him to racing on turf, where he achieved better results. Although never a superstar horse, Halo raced for four years and in 1974, at age five, won the Grade I United Nations Handicap. Stud record After retiring from racing, in 1975 Halo was sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince John (horse)
Prince John (April 6, 1953 – January 26, 1979) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse called "one of the greatest broodmare sires of all time" by Bloodhorse magazine. Bred in Kentucky, he was sired by Princequillo, a two-time leading sire in North America and a nine-time leading broodmare sire. He was out of the mare Not Afraid, a daughter of 1943 U.S. Triple Crown winner and Hall of Fame inductee Count Fleet. Prince John was a full brother to Brave Lad. On behalf of Max Gluck, a New York clothing retailer and owner of Elmendorf Farm, trainer Walter Kelley bought Prince John for $14,300 at the 1954 Keeneland Summer Sale from breeder Mrs. Fannie Hertz. In his first seven starts at age two, Prince John won two allowance races. However, after his win over Needles and Career Boy in the October 29, 1955, Garden State Stakes in which he earned $157,918, the then-largest purse in racing history, Prince John was touted as a favorite for the 1956 Kentucky Derby. In his nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbager
Herbager (1956 – 25 March 1976) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire in both France and the United States. Background Herbager was sired by Vandale, a stayer who won the 1946 Prix du Conseil Municipal and whom Herbager helped make the 1959 Leading sire in France. His dam was Flagette (by Escamillo), who was inbred 2x2 to St. Leger winner Firdaussi, meaning both her parents were sired by him. During his racing career he was owned by Simone Del Duca and trained by Pierre Pelat. Racing career Herbager made two starts at age two, finishing second once and winning the Prix Seraphine. At age three, he was the best colt in his age group in France, winning important races including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Classic French Derby in which he earned a Timeform rating of 136. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, he sustained a serious leg injury but finished only two lengths from the winner. This injury ended his racing career. Stud record Herbager wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmah (horse)
Cosmah (April 4, 1953 - 1979) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. While not known for her racing career, she is well known for being the dam of Tosmah and Halo, who were both top level race winners. Racing career Cosmah won the 1955 Astarita Stakes due to the disqualification of another horse named Dark Vintage. Broodmare Cosmah's descendants include: * Tosmah (1961), filly: Frizette Stakes, Astarita Stakes, Mermaid Stakes, Arlington Classic, Beldame Stakes * Maribeau (1962), colt: Fountain of Youth Stakes *Halo (1969) colt: Lawrence Realization Stakes, Tidal Handicap, United Nations Handicap *Queen Sucree (1966), filly: Dam of 16 foals out of which were 10 winners. Many of her offspring were successful broodmares and sires. One of Queen Sucrees daughters was Princess Sucree, dam of Group 2 winner Rasheek and third dam of Group 2 winner Hyper. Cosmah's other descendants include: Through Tosmah: 1973 New Jersey Futurity winner La Guidecca. Through Halo: Sunny's Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail To Reason
Hail to Reason (April 18, 1958 – February 24, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire. In a racing career cut short by injury, he was named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1960 after winning seven stakes races including the Hopeful Stakes. He later became a leading sire whose offspring included Epsom Derby winner Roberto and leading sire Halo, who in turn sired the great Sunday Silence. Background Hail to Reason was bred in Kentucky by the Bieber-Jacobs Stable, a partnership of prominent horsemen, Isadore Bieber and Hirsch Jacobs. He was sired by the English stakes winner Turn-To, a grandson of the very influential sire Nearco. Hail to Reason was out of the mare Nothirdchance, a stakes winning daughter of Blue Swords. She was named by Jacobs as a warning to the Allies to not allow Germany to start another war. Hail to Reason was named in response to his fulfilled hopes. Racing career Starting in January 1958, Hail to Reason raced 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dear Girl
My Dear Girl (foaled February 17, 1957 in Florida) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Background My Dear Girl was bred by Ocala Stud Farm, owned by a nine-person syndicate headed by Bruce Campbell that was in just its second year of operation. She was purchased by Floridian Frances A. Genter, who would own and race a number of top horses including Unbridled, who won the 1990 Kentucky Derby. Racing career My Dear Girl made her racing debut on February 19, 1959 at Florida's Hialeah Park Race Track. She was initially trained by Melvin "Sunshine" Calvert's assistant George Seabo but after the filly won the 1959 Florida Breeders' Stakes at Hialeah, Calvert decided to take charge. She went on to win the important Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park and at Garden State Park the Gardenia Stakes which she won by five lengths on a muddy track that would prove to be the clincher for national honors. After finishing 1959 with five wins from seven starts, all under jockey Manuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intentionally (horse)
Intentionally (April 2, 1956 – January 15, 1970) was an American Eclipse Award, Champion Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse and an important foundation sire for the Florida horse breeding industry. Background Foaled at Wolf Run Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, he was bred and raced by Baltimore, Maryland clothing manufacturer Harry Z. Isaacs, Harry Isaacs' Brookfield Farm. His sire, Intent (horse), Intent, won back-to-back runnings of the San Juan Capistrano Handicap. Grandsire, War Relic, was a son of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Man o' War. His dam was My Recipe, a daughter of another Hall of Fame inductee, Discovery (horse), Discovery. Intentionally was conditioned for racing by Brookfield Farm's long-time trainer, Edward I. Kelly, Sr., Eddie Kelly. Racing career At age two in 1958, Intentionally won two of the most important East Coast of the United States, East Coast races for juveniles. First, under jockey Bill Shoemaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellie Flag
Nellie Flag (1932–1953) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was retrospectively named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1934. She was the first horse bred by Warren Wright's Calumet Farm to win a stakes race. An early favorite, Nellie Flag finished fourth in the 1935 Kentucky Derby and seventh in the Preakness Stakes, the latter a race won by her dam in 1924. Following an injury, Nellie Flag was retired in mid July 1935 and stood at Calumet Farm as a broodmare where she died in 1953 at age twenty-one. She produced ten foals of which nine raced. Among her best were: * Mar-Kell (born 1939) - American Champion Older Female Horse (1943) * Nellie L. (born 1940) - won 1943 Kentucky Oaks, Acorn Stakes * Sunshine Nell (born 1948) - multiple stakes wins including Barbara Fritchie Handicap, Autumn Days Handicap, Top Flight Handicap The Top Flight Invitational Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Disco
Miss Disco (1944-1974) was an American Thoroughbred racemare that won important sprint events against colts during her racing career but who secured her place in history when, as a broodmare at Claiborne Farm, she was bred to Nasrullah and produced the very influential National Champion and Hall of Fame sire Bold Ruler. Background A foal of 1944, Miss Disco was bred by Alfred Vanderbilt Jr. at his Sagamore Farm in Reisterstown, Maryland. Miss Disco's dam was stakes winner Outdone, a daughter of the 1925 Belmont Futurity winner, Pompey. As a result of her breeding, she is a full sister to Loser Weeper, whose wins include the 1949 Metropolitan and 1950 Suburban Handicaps. During World War II Alfred Vanderbilt was serving with the United States Navy and as such it was necessary for him to sell off some of his yearlings. Among those sold was Miss Disco who was purchased by Sydney Schupper for $2,100 from a 1945 New York auction. Racing career Like her brother Loser Weeper, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasrullah (horse)
Nasrullah (March 2, 1940 – May 26, 1959) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Ireland and trained in the United Kingdom before becoming a champion sire in both Europe and North America. As a two-year-old, he won the Coventry Stakes and finished second in the Middle Park Stakes, ending the year as the top-rated colt of his generation. In the following season, he became increasingly difficult to manage, and his temperament compromised his racing career. He was the beaten favourite in the 2,000 Guineas and finished a close third in the Derby Stakes before winning the Champion Stakes. As a breeding stallion he stood in England, Ireland, and the United States and had great success in each location. Background Nasrullah was a big, handsome bay horse with a white star, bred in Ireland by his owner the Aga Khan. He was sired by Nearco, an undefeated Italian racehorse that became one of the most important stallions of the 20th century. Apart from numerous major winners, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Door Johnny
Stage Door Johnny (May 22, 1965 – November 21, 1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the third leg of the 1968 U.S. Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes. Background Stage Door Johnny was a chestnut horse with a white blaze, owned by the Whitney family's Greentree Stable. He was sired by Prince John, a four-time leading broodmare sire in North America. His grandsire was the important stallion Princequillo, a horse of great endurance who won several important races at longer distances. Princequillo broke the Saratoga Race Course record for 1¾ miles and his performances were such that he is considered by many to be the best long-distance runner in American racing history. Stage Door Johnny's damsire was the Irish colt Ballymoss, winner of several races at the Belmont Stakes distance of 1½ miles including the Irish Derby, England's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Racing career Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |