13 Starts, 10 Wins, 1 Places, 2 Shows Career Earnings: $5,331,231 | ![]() |
| HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE)* b. 1999 13-10-1-2 $5,331,231 Progeny Stakes Results | SADLERS WELLS (USA)* b. 1981 [CS] (77.56) 11-6-4-0 $663,423 Progeny Stakes Results | NORTHERN DANCER (CAN) b. 1961 [BC] (89.58) 18-14-2-2 $580,806 | NEARCTIC (CAN)* br. 1954 (81.1) | NEARCO (ITY) | br. 1935 [BC]* | 4-r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LADY ANGELA (IRE) | ch. 1944 | 14-c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATALMA (USA)** b. 1957 | NATIVE DANCER (USA) | gr. 1950 [IC] | 5-f | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALMAHMOUD (USA) | ch. 1947 ** | 2-d | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAIRY BRIDGE (USA) b. 1975 2-2-0-0 $4,948 | BOLD REASON (USA) b. 1968 (49.21) | HAIL TO REASON (USA) | br. 1958 [C]* | 4-n | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LALUN (USA) | b. 1952 * | 19-b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIAL (USA)* b. 1969 | FORLI (ARG) | ch. 1963 [C]* | 3-b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THONG (USA) | b. 1964 * | 5-h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KASORA 1993 Progeny Stakes Results | DARSHAAN (GB)* b. 1981 (81.65) 8-5-0-1 $216,726 | SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB)* br. 1975 [CP] (75.38) | MILL REEF (USA) | b. 1968 [CS]* | 22-d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HARDIEMMA (GB) | b. 1969 | 1-l | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DELSY (FR) b. 1972 | ABDOS (FR) | dkb/br. 1959 | 1-e | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KELTY | 1965 | 13-c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOZANA (GB) dkb/br. 1982 8-4-?-? | KRIS (GB) ch. 1976 (72.65) | SHARPEN UP (GB) | ch. 1969 [BC] | 5-i | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOUBLY SURE (GB) | b. 1971 | 2-o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOBLENZA 1966 | HUGH LUPUS (FR) | b. 1952 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KALIMARA (FR) | b. 1960 | 1-n | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ALMAHMOUD: (Major Races Won) 1956 VINELAND HANDICAP , 1950 VINELAND HANDICAP , 1949 COLLEEN STAKES | At 2: Won Colleen S.
At 3: Won Vineland H.
At 9: Won Vineland H. One of the great matriarchs of the turf of all times. Died 1971.
BOLD REASON: (Major Races Won) 1971 AMERICAN DERBY , 1971 LEXINGTON HANDICAP , 1971 TRAVERS STAKES , 1971 HOLLYWOOD DERBY
DARSHAAN: (Major Races Won) 1984 PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB (G1), 1984 PRIX GREFFULHE (G2), 1984 PRIX HOCQUART (G2), 1983 CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD (G1) | At 2 At 3: 1984 Champion 3YO in France. Noted broodmare sire - particularly when crossed with Sadler's Wells much like his sire Shirley Heights. Stood at Gilltown Stud, Co. Kildare, IRE.
Won Criterium De Saint-Cloud (FR-G2)
Won Prix Greffulhe (FR-G2), Pr Hocquart (FR-G2), Prix Du Jockey Club (FR-G1)
3rd Prix Niel (FR-G3) Euthanized May 21, 2001 due to a ruptured duodenum (part of the intestine).
1984 Champion 3YO stayer in Europe.
DOUBLY SURE: Dam of G1 winners Diesis and Kris, G2 winner Rudimentary, and stakeswinners Keen and Presidium. (Daughter Escrime won two "stakes" races, but they are not considered blacktype in British catalogs..
Died Feb. 1991 at Mill Ridge Farm, Ky.
FAIRY BRIDGE: Sent To Ireland at 1. Joint top filly on the 1977 Irish 2YO Free Handicap. Dam of Sadler's Wells, Tate Gallery, Fairy Gold, Puppet Dance, Perugino & 2 other winners. Half-sister to champion sire Nureyev. Died 1991, buried in Ashford Stud, Versailles
FORLI: (Major Races Won) 1967 CORONADO STAKES , 1966 GRAN PREMIO POLLA DE POTRILLOS , 1966 GRAN PREMIO JOCKEY CLUB , 1966 GRAN PREMIO NACIONAL , 1966 GRAN PREMIO CARLOS PELLEGRINI , 1966 GRAN PREMIO MONTEVIDEO | Undefeated classic winner in Argentina from 1500m to 3000m and one of the greatests horses in Argentine turf history. 1966 Argentine Quadruple Crown winner. Won GP Jockey Club (ARG-G1), Pr Montevideo (ARG-G1), Polla De Potrillos (ARG-G1), GP Nacional (ARG-G1, jockey: Rodolfo Zapata, trainer: Juan Lapistoy), GP Int'l Carlos Pellegrini (ARG-G1). Won 2 of 3 starts in North America, won Coronado S., 2nd Citation H'cap, set NCR Hollywood Park 8.5f 1:41.1 T
16.1 h Earnings: $26,650 (North America) and $21,732,465 (in Argentina).
Horse of the Year at 3 in Argentina. Sired 60 SWs including 3 time HOY Forego. Retired to stud in 1967, died 1988.
Sire of Forego, Intrepid Hero, Forceten, Thatch - Champion two year old in Ireland-, Home Guard, Formidable,& Gay Fandango.
HAIL TO REASON: (Major Races Won) 1960 HOPEFUL STAKES , 1960 SANFORD STAKES , 1960 SAPLING STAKES , 1960 TREMONT STAKES , 1960 YOUTHFUL STAKES , 1960 GREAT AMERICAN STAKES , 1960 WORLDS PLAYGROUND STAKES | At 2:
Sire of:
Died February 24, 1976 and buried at Hagyard Farm
Won: Hopeful Stakes, Sanford Stakes, Sapling Stakes, Tremont Stakes, Youthful Stakes, Great American Stakes, World's Playground Stakes
Halo Champion sire (1983, 1989)
Proud Clarion 1967 Kentucky Derby
Personality 1970 Preakness Stakes
Hail to All 1965 Belmont Stakes
Roberto 1972 Derby Stakes
Straight Deal 1967 Champion Handicap Mare
HIGH CHAPARRAL: (Major Races Won) 2002 DERBY STAKES (G1), 2003 IRISH CHAMPION STAKES (G1), 2001 RACING POST TROPHY (G1), 2002 DERRINSTOWN STUD DERBY TRIAL (G3), 2002 IRISH DERBY (G1), 2002 BREEDERS CUP TURF (G1), 2002 BALLYSAX S. , 2003 ROYAL WHIP STAKES (G3), 2003 BREEDERS CUP TURF (G1) | At 2: WON Racing Post Trophy (GB-G1,8f).
At 3: WON Epsom Derby (GB-G1,12f), Irish Derby (IRE-G1,12f), Breeders' Cup Turf (G1,12f), Derristown Stud Derby Trial (GB-G3,10f), Ballysax S. (IRE-LR,10f); 3RD L'Arc de Triomphe (FR-G1,12f).
At 4: WON Irish Champion S. (IRE-G1,10f), Breeder's Cup Turf (G1,12f dead heat), Royal Whip S. (IRE-G2, 10f); 3RD L'Arc de Triomphe (FR-G1, 12f) 2002: Eclipse Champion Turf Horse; Highweight at 3 in Eng, Ire, 11-14f; Co-Champion 3YO in Europe.
2003: Horse of the World; Eclipse Champion Turf Horse; Highweight Older Male in Ire, 11-14f; Highweight Older Male in Ire, 9.5-11f.
HUGH LUPUS: (Major Races Won) 1955 IRISH 2000 GUINEAS STAKES , 1954 RAILWAY PLATE , 1956 CHAMPION STAKES , 1956 HARDWICKE STAKES , 1954 WATERFORD TESTIMONIAL STAKES | Won: Railway Plate (IRE), Irish 2,000 Guineas (IRE), Champion Stakes (ENG), March Stakes (ENG), Scarbrough Stakes (ENG), Hardwicke Stakes (ENG) 2nd: Middle Park Stakes (ENG), Irish Derby (IRE), Madrid Plate (IRE), Chesterfield Cup H. (ENG) 3rd: Queen Elizabeth 2nd Stakes (ENG) Retired to stud 1957.
KALIMARA: (Major Races Won) Longchamp Prix de Saint-James, Prix Jus d'Orange; 2nd Le Tremblay Prix La Fleche
KOZANA: (Major Races Won) 1985 PRIX DE MALLERET (G2), 1985 PRIX DE SANDRINGHAM (G3), 1985 PRIX DE BAGATELLE | WON: Prix de Malleret (Fr-G2), Prix de Sandringham (Fr-G3), Prix de Bagatelle LR. (Fr). 2ND Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Fr-G1). 3RD Trusthouse Forte Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1). Champion 3-year-old filly in France.
KRIS: (Major Races Won) 1980 LOCKINGE STAKES (G2), 1979 ST. JAMESS PALACE STAKES (G2), 1979 QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES (G2), 1979 SUSSEX STAKES (G1), 1978 HORRIS HILL STAKES (G3), 1979 GREENHAM STAKES (G3), 1979 CHALLENGE STAKES (G3), 1979 CRYSTAL MILE (G2) | Won: Horris Hill S.-G3 (ENG), Clerical Medical Greenham S.-G3 (ENG), St. James`s Palace S.-G2 (ENG), Sussex S.-G1 (ENG), Waterford Crystal Mile-G2 (ENG), Queen Elizabeth 2nd S.-G2 (ENG), Bisquit Cognac Challenge S.-G3 (ENG), Lockinge S.-G2 (ENG)
LALUN: (Major Races Won) 1955 KENTUCKY OAKS , 1955 BELDAME STAKES Blacktype producer
MILL REEF: (Major Races Won) 1971 DERBY STAKES (G1), 1971 KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND STAKES (G1), 1971 PRIX DE LARC DE TRIOMPHE (G1), 1970 COVENTRY STAKES , 1970 DEWHURST STAKES , 1972 PRIX GANAY (G1), 1972 CORONATION CUP (G1), 1971 ECLIPSE STAKES (G1), 1970 GIMCRACK STAKES , 1971 GREENHAM STAKES (G3), 1970 IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES | 1st Derby S. [GB-GI], Dewhurst Stake [GB-GI], Eclipse S. [GB-GI], King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. [GB-GI], Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe [FR-GI] (ntr Longchamp 2400m), Coronation Cup [GB-GI], Greenham S., Prix Ganay Record of six consecutive Group One wins that stood for 30 years.
2nd 2000 Guineas [GB-GI]
European Horse of the Year, Champion 3-Year-Old in England. Timeform 143
Champion Older Horse in 1972.
Had a successful operation after breaking a leg.
Retired to stud at the National Stud in Newmarket and was a popular and successful stallion.
Mill Reef was put down at the age of 18 in 1986 on account of a deteriorating heart condition.
NATALMA: (Major Races Won) At 2: 3rd Spinaway S. (finished first and disqualified to third). Winner at 2 and 3. Chipped bone in knee training for Kentucky Oaks. 2007 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Died in 1985. Buried at Northview Stallion Station,MD, formerly Windfields.
Blue Hen Dam of the incomparable Northern Dancer.
Also dam of stakes winners Native Victor, Regal Dancer and Born A Lady, as well as four additional stakes placed horses and notable producers Raise the Standard, Spring Adieu, Arctic Dancer.
NATIVE DANCER: (Major Races Won) 1953 BELMONT STAKES , 1953 PREAKNESS STAKES , 1952 FUTURITY STAKES , 1953 AMERICAN DERBY , 1953 TRAVERS STAKES , 1953 DWYER STAKES , 1954 METROPOLITAN HANDICAP , 1953 WOOD MEMORIAL , 1952 HOPEFUL STAKES , 1952 SARATOGA SPECIAL STAKES , 1953 WITHERS STAKES , 1952 GRAND UNION HOTEL STAKES , 1952 YOUTHFUL STAKES , 1952 FLASH STAKES , 1953 GOTHAM STAKES , 1953 ARLINGTON CLASSIC , 1952 EAST VIEW STAKES , 1954 ONEONTA HANDICAP | At 2
At 3: At 4: Died at age 17 of colic.
Won Futurity S., East View S., Hopeful S., Saratoga Special, Youthful S., Grand Union Hotel S., Flash S.
Won Preakness S., Belmont S., Wood Memorial H., American Derby, Arlington Classic, Dwyer S., Gotham S., Travers S., Withers S.
2nd Kentucky Derby
Won Metropolitan H.
Champion Two Year Old, 1952.
Champion Three Year Old, 1953.
Champion Older Male & Horse of the Year, 1954.
Assigned high-weight of 130 lbs on John B. Campbell's Experimental Handicap for two year olds.
Hall of Fame inductee, 1963.
Rated the No. 6 race horse in the 20th Century by Blood-Horse.
One of the most dominant sires of the second half of the 20th Century.
NEARCO: (Major Races Won) 1938 PREMIO PARIOLI (ITALIAN 2000 GUINEAS) , 1938 GRAN PREMIO DI MILANO , 1938 DERBY ITALIANO , 1938 GRAND PRIX DE PARIS , 1938 GRAN PREMIO DITALIA , 1937 GRAN CRITERIUM , 1937 CRITERIUM NAZIONALE , 1938 PREMIO PRINCIPE FILIBERTO , 1937 PREMIO CHIUSURA , 1937 PREMIO TEVERE , 1937 CRITERIUM DI ROMA (G3), 1937 PREMIO PRIMI PASSI (G3), 1938 PREMIO TUDINI PIERO E UGO (PREMIO MELTON) (G3), 1938 PREMIO UMBRIA (G3), 1938 PREMIO EMILIO TURATI (G2), 1938 PREMIO FEDERICO TESIO (G3), 1938 PREMIO NATALE DI ROMA (G3) | 1938 Derby Italiano Gr.1 (ITY), Premio Parioli 1600m (i.e. Ital. 2000 Guineas, Gr.1), 1938 Gran Premio di Milano, Grand Prix de Paris Gr.1 (FR) 3100m, Criterium Nazionale 1200m, Gran Criterium (Italy) 1500m, Gran Premio d'Italia 2400m, Premio Chiusura 1400m, Premio Emanuele. Filiberto 2000m, and the Premio Tevere 1600m Sire of champions Nearctic, Nasrullah & Royal Charger, thus the point stallion for the Northern Dancer and Bold Ruler lines. Born January, 24, 1935 - died June 6, 1957.
The "stakes race"-db shows 17 wins for Nearco, although he ran only unbeaten 14 times.
NEARCTIC: (Major Races Won) 1956 CLARENDON STAKES , 1958 JACQUES CARTIER STAKES , 1959 VIGIL HANDICAP , 1958 VIGIL HANDICAP , 1956 VICTORIA STAKES , 1958 SWYNFORD STAKES , 1958 SEAWAY STAKES , 1958 BOLD VENTURE HANDICAP , 1956 SARATOGA SPECIAL STAKES , 1957 INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP , 1956 CARLETON STAKES , 1958 MICHIGAN MILE HANDICAP , 1958 CANADIAN MATURITY STAKES | Saratoga Special, Victoria S., Carleton S, Clarendon S., International H., Michigan Mile , Canadian Maturity S, Greenwood H., Sandown S., Swynford S., Jacques Cartier S. Nt, Seaway H., Vigil H., Bold Venture H. Foaled 2/11/1954; died 7/27/1973. Euthanized due to chronic lymphangitis left hind. Sire of the incomparable Northern Dancer as well as Icecapade and Briarctic.
NORTHERN DANCER: (Major Races Won) 1964 QUEENS PLATE STAKES , 1964 KENTUCKY DERBY , 1964 PREAKNESS STAKES , 1964 FLORIDA DERBY , 1964 BLUE GRASS STAKES , 1963 SUMMER STAKES , 1964 FLAMINGO STAKES , 1963 CORONATION FUTURITY , 1963 REMSEN STAKES , 1963 CARLETON STAKES | Remsen S., Coronation Futurity, Summer S., Carleton S., Kentucky Derby (NTR), Preakness S., Flamingo S., Florida Derby, Queen's Plate, Blue Grass S. Foaled May 27, 1961. Leading sire in the USA, 1971 & 1977; in Great Britain, 1970, 1977, 1983, & 1984. Pensioned from stud in 1987.
1964 Champion Three Year Old Colt in the USA & Canada, Canadian Horse of the Year.
At 3: ETR Gulfstream Park, 7f in 1:22.2; NTR Churchill Downs, 10f in 2:00.0.
Leading broodmare sire, 1991.
Over $31 million in progeny earnings.
Died November 16, 1990. Buried at Windfields Farm, Ontario.
SADLERS WELLS: (Major Races Won) 1984 IRISH 2000 GUINEAS STAKES (G1), 1983 BERESFORD STAKES (G3), 1984 PHOENIX CHAMPION STAKES (G1), 1984 ECLIPSE STAKES (G1), 1984 DERBY TRIAL STAKES (G2) | At 2: At 3:
Won Panasonic Beresford S. (IRE-G2)
Won Airlie/Coolmore 2000 Guineas (IRE-G1), Coral Eclipse S. (ENG-G1), Golden Fleece Phoenix Champ. (IRE-G1), Derrinstown Stud S. (IRE-G2)
2nd Prix Du Jockey Club (FR-G1), King George-Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. (ENG-G1), Gladness S. (IRE)
Foaled April 11, 1981.
1984 Champion Miler in France.
Leading UK Sire by earnings, 1990, 1992-2002.
Designated Chefs-de-race (C/S)
Pensioned from stud duties in 2008.
SHARPEN UP: (Major Races Won) 1971 MIDDLE PARK STAKES (G1), 1971 SEATON DELAVAL STAKES (G2)
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS: (Major Races Won) 1978 DERBY STAKES (G1), 1978 IRISH DERBY (G1), 1977 ROYAL LODGE STAKES (G2), 1978 DANTE STAKES (G2), 1977 LIMEKILN STAKES | 1st Derby S. Gr.1 (GB), Irish Derby Gr.1 (IRE), Royal Lodge S. Gr.2 (GB), Dante S. Gr.3 (GB), Limekilns S. LR. (GB, Heathorn S. LR. (GB). 2nd Sandown Classic Trial S. Gr.3 (GB). 3rd Seaton Delaval S. Gr.3 (GB). Euthanized due to acute kidney failure on March 17, 1997, at Sandringham Stud, England. Champion Sire.