Prince Blessed (foaled 1957 in Kentucky) was an American

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

racehorse who, at $77,000, was the highest priced

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auctioned in 1958. He is best known for winning the 1961

Hollywood Gold Cup The Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in May. The race currently offers a purse of $400,000. ...

as well as for siring Ole Bob Bowers who in turn sired the two-time

American Horse of the Year The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no governing body to sanction the various awards, "Hor ...

and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John Henry.National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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Prince Blessed's pedigree and partial racing stats
1957 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 21-a