Khaled (1943–1968) was a British

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best known as a

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in the United States. Bred and raced in

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by the

Aga Khan III Sultan Muhammad Shah (2 November 187711 July 1957), commonly known by his religious title Aga Khan III, was the 48th Imam of the Nizariyya. He played an important role in British Indian politics. Born to Aga Khan II in Karachi, Aga Khan III ...

, Khaled was sired by Hyperion, the 1933

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and

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winner and a six-time

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. Hyperion was a son of 1918

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champion

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. Khaled was out of the mare Eclair, and his damsire, Ethnarch, was a son of

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. The United Kingdom's

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called The Tetrarch a "phenomenon" and reported that he was voted Britain's two-year-old of his century. In its description of the colt, the National Sporting Library's ''

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'' website in the United States uses terminology such as "''probably the greatest two-year-old of all time''" and that he was "''possibly the greatest runner ever''." While Khaled won important races in England, his greatest success was at

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in the United States for

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Rex Ellsworth Rex Cooper Ellsworth (November 15, 1907 – August 24, 1997) was a major owner in Thoroughbred racing and twice the leading breeder in the United States whose story was featured with a cover of the February 25, 1963 edition of ''Sports Illustrate ...

. Brought to Ellsworth's farm in Chino,

, in 1947, Khaled raced in 1948 with limited success. After being retired to stud, he produced sixty-one stakes winners, with Swaps being the most successful. He won the 1955

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, was voted

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in 1956, and in 1966 was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. As a stallion, Swaps notably sired the 1963 Kentucky Derby winner, Chateaugay and Hall of Fame inductee

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. Some of the horses sired by Khaled were: * Big Noise (born 1949) - won

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, Berkeley Handicap *

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(born 1950) - won

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* Swaps (born 1952) - U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee *

Terrang {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Terrang , image = , caption = , sire = Khaled , grandsire = Hyperion , dam = Flying Choice , damsire = Flying Heels , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1953 , country = United States , colour = Brown , br ...

(born 1953) - multiple major stakes winner including the

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and

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* A Glitter (born 1955) - won

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* Linmold (born 1956) - won

New Policy {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = New Policy , image = , caption = , sire = Khaled , grandsire = Hyperion , dam = Feu Follet , damsire = Fair Trial , sex = Stallion , foaled = February 11, 1957 , country = United States , colour = ...

(born 1957) - won Cinema Handicap, California Breeders' Champion Stakes, San Miguel Stakes,

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(born 1957) - won

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, Pomona Handicap * Going Abroad (born 1960) - won

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, set a new North American record in winning the

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* Corn Off The Cob (born 1967) - won

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External link

Khaled's pedigree and partial racing stats

References

Rex C. Ellsworth and Khaled's story in
'' Legacies of the Turf'' by Edward L. Bowen

Pedigree

{{Pedigree , name = Khaled, brown stallion, 1943 , f = Hyperion (GB) , m = Eclair (GB) , ff =

, fm = Selene , mf = Ethnarch , mm = Black Ray , fff = Bayardo , ffm = Rosedrop , fmf = Chaucer , fmm = Serenissima , mff =

, mfm = Karenza , mmf = Black Jester , mmm = Lady Brilliant , ffff = Bay Ronald , fffm = Galicia , ffmf = St. Frusquin , ffmm = Rosaline , fmff =

St. Simon Simon the Zealot (, ) or Simon the Canaanite or Simon the Canaanean (, ; grc-gre, Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης; cop, ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ-ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ; syc, ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܢܢܝܐ) was one of the most obscure among the apostl ...

, fmfm = Canterbury Pilgrim , fmmf = Minoru , fmmm = Gondolette , mfff = Roi Herode , mffm = Vahren , mfmf = William the Third , mfmm = Cassinia , mmff =

Polymelus Polymelus (1902–1924) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for five years (1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921). Among his most famous descendants are Secretariat and Northern Dance ...

, mmfm = Absurdity , mmmf = Sundridge , mmmm = Our Lassie (family: 22-d) 1943 racehorse births 1968 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 22-d Chefs-de-Race