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5860	dbpedia	1	13	http://www.kznbreeders.co.za/NewsHALO.html	en	A Horse With The Reputation For Being Anything But Angelic...			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Share Born in 1969 in Kentucky and bred by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, he was purchased by Charles W. Engelhard Jr., the owner of the great Nijinsky II. Halo was by Hail To Reason 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. Cosmah was the third dam of Our Casey's Boy who at one time stood at Somerset Stud in the KZN Midlands. After having little success at age two racing on dirt tracks, in his three-year-old campaign his trainer MacKenzie Miller switched him to racing on turf which was found to be his niche. Halo raced for four years and in 1974, at age five, won the Grade I United Nations Handicap. He achieved nine wins from 31 starts and earned over a quarter of a million dollars. Halo nearly went to stud in England but, fortunately for American breeding, he was discovered to have a vice, considered by many to be detrimental to a horses' health. He was a crib-biter and for this reason he was rejected. Halo originally entered stud in 1975 at Windfields in Maryland where his first crop yielded Glorious Song, the Canadian Horse of the Year and dam of South African based sire, for a time in KZN at Aldora Stud - Rakeen, who of course is the sire of the late and great Multiple Champion Stallion Jet Master. In 1984, Texas oilman Tom Tatham purchased 25 of the 40 shares in Halo's syndicate and moved the stallion to Kentucky to stand at Stone Farm. Halo sired Sunday Silence, the defining horse who has continued his legacy. Sunday Silence was exported to Japan and has become the top sire in history in that country. Summerhill Stud have the only of son of Sunday Silence on the African continent, a beautiful chestnut called Admire Main(JPN). Halo spent most of his career at Stone Farm and produced a number of champions, amongst them Devil's Bag - who happens to be a full brother to Glorious Song and Sunny's Halo - winner of the 1983 Kentucky Derby. Halo sired seven champions and 62 stakes winners, and led the leading sire list twice. Standout runners sired by Halo included Goodbye Halo, who counted the Kentucky Oaks among her seven Gr 1 victories, Strodes Creek, who was second in the 1994 Kentucky Derby and third in the Belmont Stakes Gr 1, and millionaire Lively One, whose long list of accomplishments included the Swaps Stakes Gr 1. Halo's progeny earned over $44 million on the racetrack and have netted far more in the breeding shed. Halo became a Sire-Of-Sires which besides Sunday Silence, included Saint Ballado and Southern Halo who died aged 26 after a very successful career at stud in Argentina - being a leading sire for eight years. As a broodmare sire, Halo is equally sensational, with daughters or granddaughters producing champions Victory Gallop, another formidable Sire-Of-Sires and Broodmare Sire Machiavellian, Singspiel, and Coup de Genie; classic winners Fusaichi Pegasus (with whom Brave Tin Soldier shares a dam-line) and Pine Bluff; and sires such as Singspiel, Rahy, Rakeen (all out of Glorius Song) and Silver Ghost. In KZN, Halo's influence continues through the likes of the aforementioned Admire Main, Bankable, Brave Tin Soldier, Kahal - consistently one of the top five stallions on the National Sires Log for the past few years, Mullin's Bay and of course the only son of Jet Master in KZN, Ravishing. A common denominator amongst all these stallions mentioned is that they all reside at Seven-time Champion Breeders Summerhill Stud! The other is the current KZN Breeders Award Champion Stallion, the sire of The Apache and Gypsy's Warning, the beautifully bred Mogok - standing at Scott Brothers' Highdown Stud. Unfortunately Halo also developed a reputation for being a highly aggressive stallion, who frequently wore a muzzle after attacking a few of his grooms. His anger was not only taken out on his handlers (which after some research seemed to stem from being handled by an abusive groom with a rake during his racing career) and he was allegedly known to kill birds too, found drowned in his waterbucket. Interestingly, Halo was by Hail To Reason who happens to be the sire of Roberto, a stallion which also had a reputation for being aggressive and unco-operative. Pensioned from stud duty at Stone Farm in 1997, Halo passed away at the age of 31 late in 2000.
5860	dbpedia	0	73	https://collectingtbs.com/tag/derby/	en	Collecting Thoroughbreds	https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e733f8a106e852e4e6d313911fbac5ea968e36870f06849702c5a93e7859dbe0?s=200&ts=1723775202	https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e733f8a106e852e4e6d313911fbac5ea968e36870f06849702c5a93e7859dbe0?s=200&ts=1723775202	[ "https://i0.wp.com/farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/6892877294_fa237f7bb5_n.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/6892881046_d77b1d05a0_n.jpg", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/baby-derby-2.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/baby-derby-3.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/baby-derby-1.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/baby-derby-4.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fatherdaughter-larger.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/holybull.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/horse_halo-_3big.jpg?w=300&h=238", "https://i0.wp.com/farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6171332446_5bb4116a6e_z.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6170799665_c145beb16c_z.jpg", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/end-of-july-trot.jpg?w=300&h=235", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/walk-open-hip.jpg?w=300&h=224", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/walk-closed-hip.jpg?w=300&h=242", "https://i0.wp.com/farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5963574351_b586bfc019.jpg", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/his-back-is-up.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/6_22-nice-moment.jpg?w=300&h=217", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/loopy-stretch1.jpg?w=630", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/second-ride-canter-right.jpg?w=630&h=461", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/second-ride-trot.jpg?w=630&h=461", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/second-ride-bend.jpg?w=300&h=217", "https://collectingtbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/second-ride-canter.jpg?w=300&h=218", "http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4055156661_6d3691a17c_m.jpg", "https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e733f8a106e852e4e6d313911fbac5ea968e36870f06849702c5a93e7859dbe0?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png", "https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e733f8a106e852e4e6d313911fbac5ea968e36870f06849702c5a93e7859dbe0?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Posts about Derby written by Sarah Skerik	en	https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e733f8a106e852e4e6d313911fbac5ea968e36870f06849702c5a93e7859dbe0?s=32	Collecting Thoroughbreds	https://collectingtbs.com/tag/derby/	Surgery day April 2, 2012 Today’s the day of Derby’s surgery. He was a bit surprised to see me at the barn this morning, but wasn’t bothered when I interrupted his breakfast with a grooming However, it was funny, as soon as I put his halter on – which was newly festooned with fleece, he knew something was up. And when the shipping boots went on, the jig was up. Derby loaded like a star, standing quietly while I fumbled with the bull-nose clip. Liz’s friend Christine, who operates Teener Thoroughbreds, hauled him to Merritt Equine for me, and she reported that he was nice and quiet during the ride. Once at Merritt, Derby was greeted by a thermometer wielding vet tech before he got off the trailer. She had to wait a few minutes for him to un-clamp his tail (he’s a modest fellow) but within short order he was allowed off the trailer. We checked in, and Derby was shown to a stall. He settled in nicely. He’ll be there overnight, and we’ll bring him home tomorrow at lunchtime. Despite the fact that this is a relatively minor procedure that is fairly common, I’m still on pins and needles today. The surgery is scheduled for early afternoon, and the surgeon will give me a call with a report once it’s over. Until then, I’ll be keeping my fingers corssed that Derby’s day continues to proceed smoothly and uneventfully. 🙂 Derby’s early days October 11, 2011 In doing my research on Derby and his identity, I discovered that he was bred by Airdrie Stud, which is owned by consummate horseman (and former Kentucky governor) Brereton C. Jones. Derby romped on some seriously hallowed ground in his early days. Poking around on the Airdrie web site, I found a contact form, and on a whim, sent them a note, not really expecting to hear back, because they’re in the throes of the fall sales, and, well, Airdrie is a big operation. I don’t have rights to this picture of the farm, but this will give you an idea of the kind of place it is. Gorgeous, isn’t it! Today, I opened my email and found a message titled “Photo of Derby as a foal” from a woman named Laura, who works at Airdrie. She had trawled Airdrie’s archives, and had found some pictures of Derby as a foal, which she scanned and emailed to me. He was a cute little dickens! Importantly, the photos included an up-close shot if his forehead, and there, wandering toward is left eye, is a distinctive smudge of white hairs. This evidence closes the blooks on Derby’s identification. There were a few little doubts, but I am now 100% sure he is, in fact, Holy Vows. Yep, that is definitely Derby! And dang, he was a cutie. And many thanks again to Laura at Airdrie. A long retired, unsuccessful gelding means nothing to their business, but despite that, Laura tracked down those photos and sent them to me. I’m really grateful. Thank you, Laura! Holy Vows, also known as Derby September 29, 2011 Well, do I have some news for you. We’ve deciphered Derby’s tattoo, and we now know “who” he is — Holy Vows, sired by Holy Bull, out of a mare named Final Vows, by Halo. And, I learned something pretty astounding – Derby was bred before he was gelded, and he has at least two foals on the ground. I found this picture on the web of him, with his filly, last night. I can’t believe this horse was ever a breeding stallion – he is the polar opposite of studdy, and can walk by a mare without batting an eye (or curling his nose.) As far as Thoroughbred pedigrees go, this is a good one. These are quality horses that have proven themselves in athletic endeavors. Derby wasn’t successful as a racehorse – in fact, he was downright pitiful, running thrice finishing off the board in all starts and dead last in two of them – but he’s got nice conformation and movement – which his more illustrious parents transmitted. He gets his sturdy build (and his cute face) from his daddy, champion and Horse of the Year, Holy Bull, as you can see to the right: Derby’s dam, Final Vows, was a good producer, and among her progeny she foaled graded stakes winner Mighty Magee, Derby’s half brother. Her sire was Halo, who died in 2000 and was one of racing’s most prepotent sires, siring super-stallion, champion and classic winner Sunday Silence, Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song, and a slew of other top race horses including Jolie’s Halo, Lively One and Saint Ballado. It’s a good thing Halo was a good sire, because he was also a miserable creature with an evil temper and a reputation for savaging his handlers. Needless to say, Derby had his back turned when the genetics were being handed out – he didn’t inherit any of Halo’s brilliance, but he certainly didn’t get that temper, either. Generally speaking, Thoroughbred bloodlines mean little for dressage. But to me, each Thoroughbred is a living piece of history. I followed Holy Bull’s triumphs avidly, and am well acquainted with Halo, his story and his progeny. It’s fun knowing my boy has these illustrious ties, even if it means nothing. The core of the problem July 29, 2011 As you’ve probably surmised due to the infrequent blog posts, the last few weeks haven’t been too exciting. I’ve been working hard on rebuilding my riding muscles and regaining my seat, and at the same time, I’ve been gradually stepping up the work Derby is doing. I’m now doing 30-40 minute rides, with about 10-15 minutes of trotting. For the time being, building our fitness is my main priority. Now that we’re doing some decent work and are able to sustain our efforts for a little while I decided that it was time to re-start lessons with Christy. We are thinking of going out to a schooling show mid-August just to get Derby out and about. We won’t be ready for anything, really, and will probably do a walk-trot test. But I don’t want to embarrass myself, and I’ve been worried about the quality of our walk. Derby would prefer to shuffle slowly, and I’ve been working on improving his tempo and energy. He’s doing much better lately but we lose that energy and rhythm, I’ve noticed, when we circle or serpentine. As we talked, I sat easily, with loopy reins, and Derby walked – a nice, swingy walk with good energy. Christy had me gather the reins, and immediately Derby’s stride shortened. From there, Christy had me keep my legs off Derby, instead, opening up my hip angle, sitting up straight and inviting a bigger stride. It worked. Derby went from a stodgy little walk to a nice swingy one. Christy’s eagle eye had noticed something. When I gathered the reins up, I leaned forward – very slightly – but it was enough to close my hip angle, causing Derby to shorten his stride. We experimented with this a little bit, and when I mentioned the difficulties I had maintaining tempo when asking for bend on circle or serpentine, she watched carefully as I asked Derby to bend with my inside leg. Sure enough, she spotted it. Whatever I was doing with my inner leg was causing me to close my hip angle. We figured it out – I was reverting to old habit of curling my heel up when applying my leg. The difference in stills from the video Christy snapped is stark. Derby’s head has popped up and his back is hollow. From there Christy had us move to trotting, reminding me to post hips to hands, keeping my hip angle open, and engaging my core muscles. When I followed her instructions, Derby responded immediately, rounding and relaxing, chewing the bit. But the second I stopped riding, Derby hollowed and his head came up . “Core!” Christy called in my direction. I re-engaged my core and opened my hips and the gait quality improved. Christy reminded me that Derby is very much a “seat horse” – he’s sensitive to the slightest movement of the rider This is both a blessing and a curse, she told me. Once I get control of my body and my aids, I’ll be able to influence Derby very subtly. It’s going to take some work to get there, though! Related reading: http://www.balancedrider.com/blog/2011/07/11070601.htm The new saddle arrives! July 25, 2011 I believe the saddle fit woes that kept us grounded are finally over – the new Albion K2 Genesis that arrived last week is working well for both Derby and me – so far. From my perspective, the saddle is extraordinarily comfortable and well balanced – it accommodates my long femur and my decided preference for a closer contact feel and a narrow twist. Derby seems to like it too – he’s relaxed and isn’t showing any resistance. His back soreness is almost gone. The saddle’s arrival coincided with a week of brutally high temperatures, with heat indices of well over 100 for the week. While it wasn’t pleasant, it didn’t impact my riding. I was planning on doing light rides with Derby at the outset, just 20 minutes or so, mostly walking – and that’s what we did. We stepped it up to 30 minutes with more trotting yesterday. We’re not working on much at all at the moment – getting the horse back into condition to support real work is job one. I’m starting to ask for some stretching and transitions, and am doing so incrementally. In other news, some bad habits are back in force – namely, the toes-out, knees-out position I fought to overcome on Maddie last winter. Because I’m still not working too hard with Derby, I’m picking up rides on other horses so I can sustain my own efforts longer. Lots of two-point work is ahead of me. And I have to work on stretching my hip flexors – so I can roll my whole leg inward. Ugh. Back to square one! Stretch goals June 24, 2011 Stretchy trot is not a movement I’ve practiced much or ride well. But as I’ve noted previously, I need to make a point of riding Derby over his back, and stretching into contact, in order to start building correct muscle, fitness, and his top line. I’m also trying to build my riding muscles back up and improve the independence of my hands. We focused on these issues in my lessons later this week. On Wednesday, Christy had me pick up from my earlier ride on Atlanta, and focus on moving the horse around with my seat, while also keeping my hands quiet. We had some nice moments but really, the ride was mostly about me trying to get my act together, and continue to figure out what makes Derbyhorse tick. She had me start by asking Derby to relax and give his neck at the walk. We then moved into some trot work, starting out on a loopy rein. I’ve discovered that I have to stay out of Derby’s face, and instead use my seat and leg aids – especially an active inside leg – to generate the results I want. Which is easier said than done for me at the moment. Tonight’s ride was better, chiefly because Christy had us do a new exercise that worked really well. I started out trotting on a loopy rein, exaggerating the loop to keep my hands entirely out of the picture. Christy then had me do two things – post from a half seat, staying off his back, and simultaneously move him around without the reins – which is another way of saying “get busy with your inside leg!” The response from Derby was almost immediate: Derby stretched down, and stayed there. We motored around like that for a while, despite the fact that I was dumping him on his forehand. Christy had me gently shorten the reins a hair, and focus keeping my hands steady, telling me to think of my hands as side reins. She also had me close my fingers, reminding me that “There’s no way for you to give with open fingers,” while also telling me to let Derby find the end of the reins and invite him to hold the contact in his stretch. And that’s when things started to feel pretty good indeed. Derby’s back came up a bit, and while he wasn’t moving with a big, ground-covering stride, he was holding the contact and keeping his back up – a definite improvement from motoring around on his forehand as we had been doing earlier in the ride. We were able hold the stretch for as long as I was able to maintain the light seat, steady hands and active inside leg, which as you can see from the video below of this ride is still very much a work in progress. And while the quality of the trot wasn’t great, in reality, there’s only so much I can do at once. I’ll start asking him for a proper working trot as I get better at holding the light seat with independent hands. Anyway, for the sake of documentation, here it is: The good news is that we really got the hang of stretching, and eventually Derby brought his back up, seeking and holding the contact. I’m really pleased, because after spending the last few months watching Christy patiently build Remy’s fitness, I know that a lot of steady trot work in a stretchy, connected frame is an important building block. And, at training level, the stretchy trot carries a double coefficient – it’s an important test of the horse’s connection. Getting good at this is important, but I know I can do this on my own and that we’ll improve. Tonight was just the start. Joy, Pain & the Outside Rein June 20, 2011 Today was truly a day with ups and downs, starting right off the bat with a text from the barn – Derby had been kicked. It wasn’t an emergency, but he did have some scrapes and the location – the lower part of his chest – isn’t ideal. The barn owner and her daughter (an ER nurse, and a nurse-to-be) did some triage and cleaned things up. He’s tender but sound. Happily, Derby and the other low man in the group who also gets picked on a lot are being moved tomorrow. This is a relief to me – clearly Derby (and Remy) weren’t in a compatible group – and horses can be tough on each other. I did an easy ride on Derby tonight, wanting to be sure he was okay after his ordeal this morning, and he was. We rode outside and he was moving well and willingly. It sure felt better than yesterday – I had a hideous ride, due (I’m sure) to the lingering effects of the weekend. My riding muscles were screaming, it was hot, and I think we lasted about 20 minutes. Today was decidedly better, but I still wasn’t terribly happy with myself. I could feel myself tipping forward, and letting my leg curl back, so I did some laps in two-point and also did a good exercise Christy taught me – standing two beats and then posting two beats, over and over. It helps build balance and steady the lower leg. We did these exercises with loop in the rein – I wanted to be sure that I didn’t accidentally pop him in the mouth if I bobbled. After we had been moving around for a while, I worked on Derby’s responsiveness to my leg. I’m still wearing tiny spurs (until my legs are stronger and steadier) but a larger pair have been purchased. For now, I have to turn my toes all the way out and poke very deliberately if I want to put some spur on. Which I did, when Derby declined to heed my request (delivered via the inside leg) to step his fine self over, and fill up my outside rein. He bent outward, effectively counterbending a bit. I turned my heel in and poked. A ha! He stepped over! I’m being very, very careful not to nag with my aids. My legs are either on or off at the moment – I’m trying to avoid grey areas. And after a few pokes with the spur, Derby stepped nicelyunderneath himself, and somewhat into my outside rein when I asked with just some calf pressure. I say “somewhat” because Derby resists contact a bit, but I’m pretty sure it’s partially a training issue but primarily a rider issue – he’s better when he’s 1) warmed up and 2) I really ride. I finished the ride practicing working from my seat – steering Derby with my leg and seat aids, and halting from my seat. It’s all a work in progress but this sweet boy is a quick study. After I put Derby away, it was time for my lesson. Cathy is away this week, and has handed me Atlanta’s reins. After a rough patch this spring with sore hocks and some farrier issues, Cathy has gotten to the bottom of Atlanta’s issues, and the mare is going magnificently. I had such fun riding her, and can’t wait to get back on tomorrow and do more. Christy had seen my ride yesterday which I know wasn’t pretty, and asked me what we were working on tonight. I told her that I suspected it would be more of the seat and balance issues, but once we got going … well, things went pretty well. It was great to ride a big, proper trot again, and while Christy agreed that my stamina has waned, she told me that my form was looking pretty good. Hooray! I don’t suck after all! After hearing that, as I cruised around on Atlanta, I felt nothing but joy. So the focus turned away from my postion, and instead to the outside rein, and moving the mare around with my seat. We did an exercise I remember doing with Maddie, when Christy needed to get.me.off.the.inside.rein already. She had me bend the mare to and fro, from just my seat, keeping my hands still. Then – and tonight with Atlanta – the effect was immediate – the mares both softened and stretched into the contact, backs up and engaged. We also did some transition work, because I forgot entirely how to ride a graceful downward transition. By half-halting the mare as I posted, and gradually slowing Atlanta, I was able to produce a nice, smooth, relatively engaged transition. This will be a particularly good exercise to work with Derby on as he gets stronger – half halts are an area of communication we need to improve. Speaking of Maddie …. We got some exciting news this weekend about my former mount, Maddie. She and Heather (her new owner) competed in their first HT this weekend – a rated show up at Silverwood. They went out at BN (Maddie is just learning to jump) and … they won! Heather is clearly the perfect person for Mads, who looked enthusiastic and happy in the videos I got to see. It was thrilling watching my old girl out on XC and in the stadium. I’m so proud of her! Congrats to Heather on a job very well done, indeed. 🙂 Meet Derby June 2, 2011 Big news, folks – there’s a wonderful new horse in my life! Meet Derby, an 11 year old OTTB that moved in this week. I’m doing a lease-to-buy on this nice boy, and I have to tell you, I’ve fallen hard for this one. I knew after one ride that he was the horse for me – I felt happy and confident when I went for the test ride. He arrived on Tuesday, and we had our first ride last night – which was totally uneventful. The strange indoor arena didn’t phase him in the least. Tonight we rode outside, and once again, Derby was a total star. Christy took some video of the ride, which, frankly, I’m embarrased to share with you. I’ve been riding so inconsistently lately that my strength and balance are pretty much shot. I feel like a flopping fish and don’t look much better! Derby also needs to get in shape. He was on vacation over the winter, and while he’s in good condition and weight, he needs muscle. So, we’ll spend the next few weeks doing a lot of conditioning work. I also need to regain my independent seat and steady my leg. Happily, this is a horse I can see myself doing a lot of no-stirrup work. However, before we go there, I want to get Derby’s top line built, and find a saddle that I’m sure fits him well. I’m still feeling very out of synch and discombobulated with Derby, but we have had some nice moments that leave me eager and impatient to get over this conditioning hump and get my riding legs back. I also need to figure Derby out. He has a lot of training but is very resistant to contact. You can’t just push him into the outside rein and get to work. He needs to warm up on a loopy rein. Actually, given the current state of my riding, this isn’t a bad thing. Riding with pronounced loop in the reins forces me to use my legs and seat to influence the horse. And once I put him to work, Derby is much better about accepting contact. I’m pretty sure that once I get my strength and balance back, my hands will be steadier and more independent, which will help Derby too. For now, I love the fact that this is the sort of horse that can go around on the buckle in a new environment. He is the very soul of a good boy, and I’m crazy about him. Before my energy totally waned, we got some nice canter both directions, but not before I had to send Christy back to the barn for a whip. Derby is very responsive to voice aids – a chirp will send him forward, but I’d like him to be lighter and more responsive to my legs and seat, and I’ll be making that a priority over the next few weeks. We finished up the evening with another grooming session, hand grazing and cookies. I’m beyond thrilled with this sweet, fancy horse. Next ride should be on Saturday. Stay tuned!
5860	dbpedia	3	4	http://www.kznbreeders.co.za/NewsHALO.html	en	A Horse With The Reputation For Being Anything But Angelic...			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Share Born in 1969 in Kentucky and bred by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, he was purchased by Charles W. Engelhard Jr., the owner of the great Nijinsky II. Halo was by Hail To Reason 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. Cosmah was the third dam of Our Casey's Boy who at one time stood at Somerset Stud in the KZN Midlands. After having little success at age two racing on dirt tracks, in his three-year-old campaign his trainer MacKenzie Miller switched him to racing on turf which was found to be his niche. Halo raced for four years and in 1974, at age five, won the Grade I United Nations Handicap. He achieved nine wins from 31 starts and earned over a quarter of a million dollars. Halo nearly went to stud in England but, fortunately for American breeding, he was discovered to have a vice, considered by many to be detrimental to a horses' health. He was a crib-biter and for this reason he was rejected. Halo originally entered stud in 1975 at Windfields in Maryland where his first crop yielded Glorious Song, the Canadian Horse of the Year and dam of South African based sire, for a time in KZN at Aldora Stud - Rakeen, who of course is the sire of the late and great Multiple Champion Stallion Jet Master. In 1984, Texas oilman Tom Tatham purchased 25 of the 40 shares in Halo's syndicate and moved the stallion to Kentucky to stand at Stone Farm. Halo sired Sunday Silence, the defining horse who has continued his legacy. Sunday Silence was exported to Japan and has become the top sire in history in that country. Summerhill Stud have the only of son of Sunday Silence on the African continent, a beautiful chestnut called Admire Main(JPN). Halo spent most of his career at Stone Farm and produced a number of champions, amongst them Devil's Bag - who happens to be a full brother to Glorious Song and Sunny's Halo - winner of the 1983 Kentucky Derby. Halo sired seven champions and 62 stakes winners, and led the leading sire list twice. Standout runners sired by Halo included Goodbye Halo, who counted the Kentucky Oaks among her seven Gr 1 victories, Strodes Creek, who was second in the 1994 Kentucky Derby and third in the Belmont Stakes Gr 1, and millionaire Lively One, whose long list of accomplishments included the Swaps Stakes Gr 1. Halo's progeny earned over $44 million on the racetrack and have netted far more in the breeding shed. Halo became a Sire-Of-Sires which besides Sunday Silence, included Saint Ballado and Southern Halo who died aged 26 after a very successful career at stud in Argentina - being a leading sire for eight years. As a broodmare sire, Halo is equally sensational, with daughters or granddaughters producing champions Victory Gallop, another formidable Sire-Of-Sires and Broodmare Sire Machiavellian, Singspiel, and Coup de Genie; classic winners Fusaichi Pegasus (with whom Brave Tin Soldier shares a dam-line) and Pine Bluff; and sires such as Singspiel, Rahy, Rakeen (all out of Glorius Song) and Silver Ghost. In KZN, Halo's influence continues through the likes of the aforementioned Admire Main, Bankable, Brave Tin Soldier, Kahal - consistently one of the top five stallions on the National Sires Log for the past few years, Mullin's Bay and of course the only son of Jet Master in KZN, Ravishing. A common denominator amongst all these stallions mentioned is that they all reside at Seven-time Champion Breeders Summerhill Stud! The other is the current KZN Breeders Award Champion Stallion, the sire of The Apache and Gypsy's Warning, the beautifully bred Mogok - standing at Scott Brothers' Highdown Stud. Unfortunately Halo also developed a reputation for being a highly aggressive stallion, who frequently wore a muzzle after attacking a few of his grooms. His anger was not only taken out on his handlers (which after some research seemed to stem from being handled by an abusive groom with a rake during his racing career) and he was allegedly known to kill birds too, found drowned in his waterbucket. Interestingly, Halo was by Hail To Reason who happens to be the sire of Roberto, a stallion which also had a reputation for being aggressive and unco-operative. Pensioned from stud duty at Stone Farm in 1997, Halo passed away at the age of 31 late in 2000.
5860	dbpedia	1	29	http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/halo.html	en	Halo (horse)	http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/og-image-placeholder-blank.png	http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/og-image-placeholder-blank.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "Halo", "Thoroughbred", "pedigree", "racehorse", "horse racing", "racing history", "Avalyn Hunter", "chef-de-race", "John Gaines", "Charles Engelhard", "Mack Miller", "Cragwood Stable", "Windfields Farm", "Stone Farm" ]	null	[]	null	Pedigree expert and racing historian Avalyn Hunter discusses the important Thoroughbred stallion Halo as a race horse, individual and sire.	en		American Classic Pedigrees	http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/halo.html
5860	dbpedia	2	1	https://stonefarm.com/bloodlines-sunday-silence-speaks-volumes/	en	Bloodlines: Sunday Silence Speaks Volumes	https://stonefarm.com/wp…/12/homenav1.png		[ "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/StoneFarm-Logo.svg", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/sf-mobile.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/sf-mobile.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/homenav1.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/History-Menu-1.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Menu-About-copy-5.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gduates-menu-im.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sales-menu-1.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/homenav3.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Menu-Contact-1.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Kick-logo-symbol-white.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/lefttop-corner.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/rttop-corner.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/leftbot-corner.png", "ihttps://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/mages/rtbot-corner.png", "https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/images/bot-arrow.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "sfadmin" ]	2015-12-08T12:03:39+00:00	Much like not seeing the forest for the trees, sometimes we don't see the horse for the pedigrees. Seldom has that seemed more significant than with the 1989 Horse of the Year Sunday Silence. The tall, dark, handsome son of leading sire Halo was not on anyone's list of “must-have” yearlings when he went to the sales at Keeneland in July, 1987. The future Classic winner had been foaled and raised at Arthur Hancock's Stone Farm in Bourbon County, Ky. He was a son of the farm's banner stallion Halo — one of the three best stallion sons of leading sire Hail to Reason.	en	https://stonefarm.com/wp-content/themes/stonefarm/favicon.ico	Stone Farm	https://stonefarm.com/bloodlines-sunday-silence-speaks-volumes/	Frank Mitchell, Paulick Report Much like not seeing the forest for the trees, sometimes we don’t see the horse for the pedigrees. Seldom has that seemed more significant than with the 1989 Horse of the Year Sunday Silence. The tall, dark, handsome son of leading sire Halo was not on anyone’s list of “must-have” yearlings when he went to the sales at Keeneland in July, 1987. The future Classic winner had been foaled and raised at Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm in Bourbon County, Ky. He was a son of the farm’s banner stallion Halo — one of the three best stallion sons of leading sire Hail to Reason. A champion juvenile colt, Hail to Reason had risen to the top of the stallion ranks through the 1960s and ‘70s through the toughness and classic quality of his offspring, including Preakness winner Personality. Hail to Reason had a lot of high-class sons on the racetrack, including English Derby winner Roberto. The latter went on to become a stallion of high international significance. He had classic stock and top juveniles, as well as rugged older horses of high caliber. Hail to Reason’s first-crop son Sir Gaylord (a half-brother to Secretariat) had been the favorite for the 1962 Kentucky Derby but crunched a sesamoid just before the big event. At stud, Sir Gaylord was not as reliable as a couple other sons of Hail to Reason, but Sir Gaylord’s best were shockingly good. His son, Sir Ivor, became a top juvenile, then went on to account for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Derby at Epsom the following season. Sir Gaylord also sired leading miler Habitat, who became one of the most successful sires in Europe with top-class performers at distances up to a mile and a bit. So Halo had to be pretty special to rank among such company in the sons of Hail to Reason. Indeed, both as a striking individual and as a force at stud, he was an animal of the first rank. A near-black horse with a stripe down his face, Halo was a high-priced sales yearling, then progressed during his racing career to be a major racehorse, especially as turf performer as an older horse. With a bit of luck, E.P. Taylor secured Halo and sent him to stud in Maryland at his expanding annex of Windfields Farm located there in the 1970s. From the first, Halo was an unqualified success. Like big raindrops ringing against a tin roof, the good Halos started pouring down. The first included champion Glorious Song, and a few years later, her full brother Devil’s Bag became an unbeaten champion 2-year-old colt and made a lot of people believe he was the best racehorse in a long time… at least for a short time. In between, Halo sired Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, and the acclaim for Halo climbed higher and higher. Tom Tatham’s Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds made an offer to purchase Halo from Windfields, succeeded in that high-dollar endeavor, and moved the dark horse from Maryland to Stone Farm in Kentucky. There, Halo sired Sunday Silence for Oak Cliff. The colt went through the July sale unprotected and was bought in by Hancock, who later commented that he thought he had just thrown away $17,000 when Tatham said he didn’t want the colt back. Three years later, Hancock ended up having to sell Sunday Silence because the tax law “reforms” had worked their magic on the horse business and several other business sectors, and nobody wanted to buy into horses, especially ones that had to be held a long time like stallions and mares. Sent to stand in Japan at Shadai by the visionary Zenya Yoshida, Sunday Silence became a legend in his new home, setting records for quality and quantity of success. But at the time he was set to go to stud, not many breeders in this country could see the horse for the pedigree, which in Sunday Silence’s case was considered to be weak on the bottom half. The problem with that line of thought was that the horse had clearly gotten all the good traits that were available, as he had shown on the racetrack, and he then went on to transmit them with exceptional regularity to his offspring. The effect of their quality and consistency is still felt in Japan. This year’s Japan Cup winner is Shonan Pandora, winner of Japan’s Group 1 Shuka Sho last year. To date, she has earned $4.8 million. The second dam of the Japan Cup winner is a full sister to Japanese champion 2-year-old and champion sprinter Soccer Boy. That full sister also produced international G1 winner Stay Gold, by Sunday Silence. Shonan Pandora is one of 71 stakes winners by Sunday Silence’s son Deep Impact. That stallion is the best of Sunday Silence’s many sons who went to stud, but even if Deep Impact were subtracted from Sunday Silence’s record, there would be a herd of good and important sires by the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. Deep Impact also sired Satono Lupin, winner of the G3 Keihan Hai on the same day as the Japan Cup, and Sunday Silence’s son Suzuka Mambo sired Sambista, winner of the Champions Cup (Japan Cup Dirt). In America, the best son of Sunday Silence available to breeders is top-rated miler Hat Trick, and he had G3 winner Dressed in Hermes, winner of the Cecil B. DeMille Stakes at Del Mar on Nov 29. The 2-year-old gelding is from the first crop after European high-weight Dabirsim drew attention to Hat Trick with G1 successes as part of that stallion’s first-crop racers.
5860	dbpedia	0	12	https://www.derbymuseum.org/Blog/Category/4/horse/Article/261/Countdown-to-the-Kentucky-Derby-36-Days-to-Go	en	Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 36 Days to Go!!	http://derbymuseum.org/fb-img.jpg	http://derbymuseum.org/fb-img.jpg	[ "https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2614117295833&pd[em]=<hashed_email_address>&noscript=1", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=441380623272202&ev=PageView&noscript=1", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/logos/derby-museum.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/logos/derby-museum--horizontal.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/banner-gencon.jpg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/uploads/blog/images/Sunny-s-Halo.jpg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/uploads/blog/authors/rickelle-and-winston.jpg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/pager-arrow-left.png", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/pager-arrow-right.png", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/socialicons/facebook.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/socialicons/instagram.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/socialicons/x.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/socialicons/youtube.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/socialicons/linkedin.svg", "https://www.derbymuseum.org/res/images/footer-logo.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Rickelle N" ]	2019-03-29T09:57:00-04:00			/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png		null	Sunny’s Halo was the second Canadian-bred, following Northern Dancer, to win the Kentucky Derby. Sunny’s Halo was by important sire Halo (also the sire of Sunday Silence), the 3rd Maryland based stallion to sire a Kentucky Derby winner, trailing Northern Dancer (Kauai King), and Saggy (Carry Back). His dam was by the *Princequillo stallion, Sunny, a $3900 Canadian yearling purchase named Mostly Sunny. She would race for three years, winning $30,000 in 48 starts, before being retired to life as a broodmare. Owned by David J. Foster, Mostly Sunny was Foster’s only broodmare. After losing her first two foals, Foster decided to breed her to Halo for $7500. Sunny’s Halo was the result, a shiny chestnut with 3 white legs and a wide blaze. As a 2YO, his first start was in a five furlong maiden race, that he won by a head. After that victory, the colt never ran in a non-stakes race. Having won five of his first eleven races, including four Canadian stakes, the chestnut earned Canada’s 2YO Sovereign Award. Following his last two races that resulted in out-of-the money finishes, it was discovered that he had sore ankles and stress fractures in both of his front shins. Trainer David Cross, who gave up his public stable of 35 horses to train Sunny’s Halo, believed in the colt and talked his owner into taking a shot at the Kentucky Derby. Cross placed all of his horses with other trainers to take off to California with Sunny’s Halo. Heading to Hollywood Park, Cross’s trainee was one of the first to be treated at an indoor swimming pool for horses. The winter was bad in California, with lots of rain, so the choice was made to move to Oaklawn Park. There Sunny would win the Rebel, followed by an Arkansas Derby victory by 4 lengths over Caveat. He would be the first horse since Jet Pilot in 1947 to go into the Kentucky Derby with only two starts. The week leading up to the Kentucky Derby brought more rain, with rain even showering down on race day, yet the track was made fast for the running. In the race, with jockey Eddie Delahoussaye aboard (rider of ’82 winner, Gato Del Sol), the combo would trail the leader, Total Departure, until the final turn. As Total Departure began to tire, Sunny’s Halo would take over the lead. After a mile, Desert Wine poked his head in front, only to be denied by Sunny’s Halo and Delahoussaye, who hadn’t asked his mount for his run. Leaning low and forward, Delahoussaye urged Sunny on, with the flashy chestnut drawing off to win over Desert Wine in a time of 2:02 1/5. Caveat (3rd) and Slew O’ Gold (4th) both had troubled trips, although the pace was slow and Sunny’s Halo wasn’t asked to run until they neared the end. Trainer Cross would get $42,600 for his percent of the winnings, in addition to his score from a winter book bet on Sunny’s Halo at 100-1, earning $50,000 from a $500 wager. Preceding the Preakness, Sunny would get a rash that plagued the colt off and on, causing a poor showing in finishing 6th. His ankle issues returned, therefore he wouldn’t compete in the Belmont. His next start would be in the Arlington Classic, though he finished 4th, the colt would later be disqualified due to an antihistamine that was found in his system, a medicine that he was given to help his skin condition. After a 3rd in the Whitney and an off-the-board finish in the Jerome, the Derby victor found the winner’s circle once more with a stirring tour-de-force in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs, crushing the field by 10 lengths and equaling a track record for the mile and ¼ race. He was retired and syndicated for $7.5 million to stand at Domino Stud, where he stood until 1988, when he was moved to Walmac. From there he would eventually relocate to Double S. Thoroughbred Farm in Texas, where he became the top sire in the state. Sunny’s Halo passed away in 2003 and was buried at the farm. In 2006, they had his remains moved to the Kentucky Derby Museum. (Photo courtesy of KDM archive)
5860	dbpedia	0	45	https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/horse-halo-caring-for-horses-at-the-end-of-their-owners-lives/	en	Horse & Halo: Caring for Horses at the End of Their Owners’ Lives	https://journal.iaabcfou…21/05/stuhan.png	https://journal.iaabcfou…21/05/stuhan.png	[ "https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/01_IAABC_FoundationLogo-02-1.png", "https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IAABC_Foundation_Journal_Logo.svg", "https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/stuhan.png", "https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/01_IAABC_FoundationLogo-02-1.png" ]	[ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/38lDJMjWWl8?feature=oembed", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ZBAz6mh19s?feature=oembed", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/cXzabTyvGO8?feature=oembed", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/yenXBTTylrI?feature=oembed", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/HZzNvVTgEhc?feature=oembed" ]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Rochelle Burtt" ]	2021-05-18T01:34:18+00:00	An IAABC Foundation Publication	en	https://journal.iaabcfou…ign-12-32x32.png	IAABC FOUNDATION JOURNAL	https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/horse-halo-caring-for-horses-at-the-end-of-their-owners-lives/	Creating a care plan Creating a care plan helps us collect as much information as we can about how an owner cared for their horses. For instance, Horse & Halo cares for a gelding who displays extreme reactivity when he sees a UPS truck—probably not the best time to ride. One may be surprised where UPS trucks show up. As a caregiver, it was helpful to have this information in order to set the horse up for success, especially while being ridden by novice riders. Fred and Georgia’s story The hay supplier for Horse & Halo asked us to consider visiting these two horses whose owners had recently passed away. Upon arrival, our team thought we must be at the wrong location, considering that the horses appeared to be the height of a standard pony from a distance. As we approached the horses’ enclosures, we quickly realized these horses were in crisis. They had worn a path along the fence line deep enough to mistake their 18-plus hh for the average pony. Both horses exhibited a body score of less than 3, had open sores, and a handful of other ailments. Their owner had fallen ill and enlisted a close friend to care for her horses over the past year. Fred is a very large Clydesdale, and Georgia is the most beautiful Shire I’ve ever seen. Although our team wanted to remove these horses immediately, we planned with the friend for our return the following morning to create a care agreement that he was comfortable with to include visitation options, an opt-out option, and a purchase agreement for $10. Others might consider a different approach in this situation. And though it was challenging, our team opted to dig deep and not judge the horse owner’s friend but choose to remain neutral for the benefit of the horses. If a person feels judged by me or any of the staff at Horse & Halo, we will no longer be perceived as a resource. Upon returning the following morning, we loaded the horses as fast as we could, said our goodbyes, and invited the friend to visit any time. Here is a short video of Georgia unloading from the Horse & Halo trailer. Following their arrival, Fred and Georgia saw a veterinarian, and a health care plan was established. Although we did not meet the owner’s extended family, in the days that followed, we did receive a text message that said, “My sister loved her horses. Thank you for caring for them.” The one struggle Fred had was the farrier. The farriers willing to work on drafts in our area are few and far between; this, coupled with his size and muscle atrophy (he had a hard time holding himself up), made it extremely challenging to find a farrier with the appropriate skillset to work under a large Clydesdale. In the beginning, I resigned myself to the fact that in an effort to keep everyone safe and keep moving forward with his health, he would need to be sedated. Although behind the scenes, I was clicker training Fred to lift his feet. Over time, we used clicker training to work on lifting his foot for hoof work. And the last time the farrier was here, Fred was willing to and capable of having his feet trimmed without sedation. Fred has shown remarkable improvement, but Georgia struggled. Due to the lack of proper preventive care, nutrition, and hoof and dental care, she was highly vulnerable. Although we were fighting for Georgia and so badly wanted her to be happy and comfortable, her success story did not end the way we had hoped for her. During a bout of midnight colic, Georgia lacked the muscle strength she needed, and she became agitated and stressed. We chose to give her relief and peace from her discomfort. After all, it isn’t about writing a perfect success story; it’s about providing for a horse’s happiness, comfort, and quality of life. Fred continued to gain weight and build muscle. His feet started to take a healthy shape. It was clear that he felt good. We began to see the “real Fred,” although he was lonely without Georgia. We introduced Fred to an orphaned rescued yearling, Ketchum, a very small-gaited gelding. The result? Fred and Ketchum have become the best of friends. They are complete opposites in size but adore each other’s company. Here’s a video of their extraordinary friendship. They have a morning ritual of play. They wait for one another at the gate, then they eat together and nap together. Fred and Ketchum have created an incredible bond. Although Fred and Georgia’s story ended under different circumstances, the overall story reveals the vast differences in the backgrounds of the horses we receive and care for and what Horse & Halo does to create a happy, healthy environment. What do they have in common? Owners who loved them but were affected by a terminal illness.
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#MuseumfromHome and keep on celebrating #DerbyEveryDay with us! Each day we'll bring you featured artifacts, fun facts, Oral History videos, Educational Lessons, activities you can do at home, and more! We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch via email at [email protected] or any of our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. To keep up-to-date on news about the Museum and our events, sign-up for our E-Newsletter. Use #derbyeveryday to share your at-home Derby projects with us! June 1, 2020: May 29, 2020: May 27, 2020: May 25, 2020: Happy Memorial Day! May 22, 2020: Today we want to talk about the Eclipse Award, an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association created the annual Eclipse Awards in 1971 in order to formally recognize excellence in the industry. While Horse of the Year is the NTRA's premiere Eclipse Award, coveted accolades are given each year in a number of other categories, including Outstanding Breeder, Owner, Jockey, and Trainer. May 20, 2020: May 18, 2020: May 15, 2020: May 13, 2020: From pirates, to the Wizard of Oz, and all the crazy hats inbetween, a walk around the infield will give you a full range of sights to see. May 11, 2020: May 8, 2020: May 7, 2020: May 6, 2020: This week is National Tourism Week! This year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency is having an unprecedented impact on the travel industry and the entire economy. Now more than ever, the travel and tourism community must come together, support each other and remind our country that even through the most difficult times, the Spirit of Travel cannot be broken. May 5, 2020: Get the inside scoop on what it takes to become a jockey. May 4, 2020: May 3, 2020: May 2, 2020: May 1, 2020: The Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks - a day for three-year-old fillies! The race was established on May 19th, 1875, by the same founder of the Kentucky Derby, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, and is modeled after the British Epsom Oaks. The Oaks has been run at various times during the Churchill Downs Spring Race Meet, with the Friday before the Derby settled into tradition in the 1940’s. In the past two decades, Oaks Day attendance has swelled over the 100,000 mark, making it the largest non-Triple Crown day of racing in the United States. Over the years, the Oaks has developed its own time honored traditions: a garland of Stargazer lilies adorns the winning filly, the cranberry and vodka Oaks lily cocktail, and one of the most meaningful traditions in sports - a breast cancer survivors parade on the track before the race. Today we want to honor these traditions virtually. April 30, 2020: Vintage postcards from the first half of the 20th century. April 29, 2020: Today we learn about the famous Backside of Churchill Downs Churchill Downs is the epicenter of Kentucky's equine heritage and the most storied racetrack in the world. More than a thousand workers come to the backside of Churchill Downs on any given day during a meet. Before sunrise, seven days a week, stable hands, hot walkers, grooms, outriders, jockeys, and more tend to the well-being of the horses and the track. There could be no Kentucky Derby without their contributions. Typically at this time of year the Backside is buzzing with activity. But as we now know all too well, this year is different. We look forward to welcoming the horses and Backside Workers next week. Meanwhile we hope you enjoy today’s Virtual Museum. April 28, 2020: April 27, 2020: Today we learn about the Kentucky Derby gold trophy and other "Derby" horseracing trophies. Fun Fact: Although the Kentucky Derby was the first 'Derby' held in the United States, it spawned a number of others. Here are some of the trophies in the permanent collection related to these other races: April 26, 2020: April 25, 2020: April 24, 2020: April 23, 2020: Today we learn about the man that saved the Churchill Downs Racetrack from going under in the early 1900s. In 1903, Louisville tailor Matt Winn was approached to buy the struggling Churchill Downs Racetrack. Through Matt Winn's leadership, he was able to turn the Derby fortune around and helped shape what the Kentucky Derby looks like today. April 22, 2020: April 21, 2020: The Kentucky Derby has the best of the best Thoroughbred atheletes, the classic mint julep, the quintessential Derby hats - and the celebrities! Over the course of Kentucky Derby history, celebrities have shown up in Louisville to watch the race and grace the rails of Millionaires Row. Photo gallery of celebrities attending the Kentucky Derby April 20, 2020:
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The owner of an eight-month old Arabian stud colt called and asked for our help. The young colt kept escaping his dilapidated pens and had been seriously injured in the process. First aid attempts were complicated by the fact … <a href="https://crystalpeaksyouthranch.org/horse/halo/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Halo"</span></a>	en	https://crystalpeaksyout…ogo-for-icon.png	Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch	https://crystalpeaksyouthranch.org/horse/halo/	In 2001, the Ranch rescued what is, to date, the most rare horse in its history. The owner of an eight-month old Arabian stud colt called and asked for our help. The young colt kept escaping his dilapidated pens and had been seriously injured in the process. First aid attempts were complicated by the fact that a human being had never touched the young horse. Creative trailering methods were necessary to move him to the Ranch. This environment allowed us the opportunity to safely begin his gentling and vetting process. Currently, three hallmarks set this beautiful horse apart. First, his coloration for his breed is extremely rare. Until recently, Arabian horses that were born palomino could not be registered. It was widely believed that palomino was a color purebred Arabs could not produce. Second, after such a traumatic beginning, marked with white-hot terror and searing pain, this unique gelding has served as a kind, quiet and extraordinarily gentle children's horse. Third, what makes him remarkably rare is that he is the only horse that we have ever known to survive being hit by a semi-truck and trailer. It is completely appropriate that his name is Halo. Halo came to Crystal Peaks as one of the wildest horses to ever set foot on the Ranch. Today, he stands as one of the foundation horses in our children’s riding program. Because of consistent loving care, Halo has transformed from a "wild-child" into a compassionate and selfless friend. Fun fact: Halo often acts more like a dog than a horse. Kids know he is the best horse for playing "Catch me if you can!" To read more about Halo, click here for Around the Fire - Summer 2010, Around the Fire, Summer 2014, Around the Fire - Fall 2014 and Around the Fire, Spring 2016. “Halo… he really does belong on top of an angel’s head.” - Lizzy, age 9
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He was a bit surprised to see me at the barn this morning, but wasn’t bothered when I interrupted his breakfast with a grooming However, it was funny, as soon as I put his halter on – which was newly festooned with fleece, he knew something was up. And when the shipping boots went on, the jig was up. Derby loaded like a star, standing quietly while I fumbled with the bull-nose clip. Liz’s friend Christine, who operates Teener Thoroughbreds, hauled him to Merritt Equine for me, and she reported that he was nice and quiet during the ride. Once at Merritt, Derby was greeted by a thermometer wielding vet tech before he got off the trailer. She had to wait a few minutes for him to un-clamp his tail (he’s a modest fellow) but within short order he was allowed off the trailer. We checked in, and Derby was shown to a stall. He settled in nicely. He’ll be there overnight, and we’ll bring him home tomorrow at lunchtime. Despite the fact that this is a relatively minor procedure that is fairly common, I’m still on pins and needles today. The surgery is scheduled for early afternoon, and the surgeon will give me a call with a report once it’s over. Until then, I’ll be keeping my fingers corssed that Derby’s day continues to proceed smoothly and uneventfully. 🙂 Derby’s early days October 11, 2011 In doing my research on Derby and his identity, I discovered that he was bred by Airdrie Stud, which is owned by consummate horseman (and former Kentucky governor) Brereton C. Jones. Derby romped on some seriously hallowed ground in his early days. Poking around on the Airdrie web site, I found a contact form, and on a whim, sent them a note, not really expecting to hear back, because they’re in the throes of the fall sales, and, well, Airdrie is a big operation. I don’t have rights to this picture of the farm, but this will give you an idea of the kind of place it is. Gorgeous, isn’t it! Today, I opened my email and found a message titled “Photo of Derby as a foal” from a woman named Laura, who works at Airdrie. She had trawled Airdrie’s archives, and had found some pictures of Derby as a foal, which she scanned and emailed to me. He was a cute little dickens! Importantly, the photos included an up-close shot if his forehead, and there, wandering toward is left eye, is a distinctive smudge of white hairs. This evidence closes the blooks on Derby’s identification. There were a few little doubts, but I am now 100% sure he is, in fact, Holy Vows. Yep, that is definitely Derby! And dang, he was a cutie. And many thanks again to Laura at Airdrie. A long retired, unsuccessful gelding means nothing to their business, but despite that, Laura tracked down those photos and sent them to me. I’m really grateful. Thank you, Laura! Holy Vows, also known as Derby September 29, 2011 Well, do I have some news for you. We’ve deciphered Derby’s tattoo, and we now know “who” he is — Holy Vows, sired by Holy Bull, out of a mare named Final Vows, by Halo. And, I learned something pretty astounding – Derby was bred before he was gelded, and he has at least two foals on the ground. I found this picture on the web of him, with his filly, last night. I can’t believe this horse was ever a breeding stallion – he is the polar opposite of studdy, and can walk by a mare without batting an eye (or curling his nose.) As far as Thoroughbred pedigrees go, this is a good one. These are quality horses that have proven themselves in athletic endeavors. Derby wasn’t successful as a racehorse – in fact, he was downright pitiful, running thrice finishing off the board in all starts and dead last in two of them – but he’s got nice conformation and movement – which his more illustrious parents transmitted. He gets his sturdy build (and his cute face) from his daddy, champion and Horse of the Year, Holy Bull, as you can see to the right: Derby’s dam, Final Vows, was a good producer, and among her progeny she foaled graded stakes winner Mighty Magee, Derby’s half brother. Her sire was Halo, who died in 2000 and was one of racing’s most prepotent sires, siring super-stallion, champion and classic winner Sunday Silence, Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song, and a slew of other top race horses including Jolie’s Halo, Lively One and Saint Ballado. It’s a good thing Halo was a good sire, because he was also a miserable creature with an evil temper and a reputation for savaging his handlers. Needless to say, Derby had his back turned when the genetics were being handed out – he didn’t inherit any of Halo’s brilliance, but he certainly didn’t get that temper, either. Generally speaking, Thoroughbred bloodlines mean little for dressage. But to me, each Thoroughbred is a living piece of history. I followed Holy Bull’s triumphs avidly, and am well acquainted with Halo, his story and his progeny. It’s fun knowing my boy has these illustrious ties, even if it means nothing. The core of the problem July 29, 2011 As you’ve probably surmised due to the infrequent blog posts, the last few weeks haven’t been too exciting. I’ve been working hard on rebuilding my riding muscles and regaining my seat, and at the same time, I’ve been gradually stepping up the work Derby is doing. I’m now doing 30-40 minute rides, with about 10-15 minutes of trotting. For the time being, building our fitness is my main priority. Now that we’re doing some decent work and are able to sustain our efforts for a little while I decided that it was time to re-start lessons with Christy. We are thinking of going out to a schooling show mid-August just to get Derby out and about. We won’t be ready for anything, really, and will probably do a walk-trot test. But I don’t want to embarrass myself, and I’ve been worried about the quality of our walk. Derby would prefer to shuffle slowly, and I’ve been working on improving his tempo and energy. He’s doing much better lately but we lose that energy and rhythm, I’ve noticed, when we circle or serpentine. As we talked, I sat easily, with loopy reins, and Derby walked – a nice, swingy walk with good energy. Christy had me gather the reins, and immediately Derby’s stride shortened. From there, Christy had me keep my legs off Derby, instead, opening up my hip angle, sitting up straight and inviting a bigger stride. It worked. Derby went from a stodgy little walk to a nice swingy one. Christy’s eagle eye had noticed something. When I gathered the reins up, I leaned forward – very slightly – but it was enough to close my hip angle, causing Derby to shorten his stride. We experimented with this a little bit, and when I mentioned the difficulties I had maintaining tempo when asking for bend on circle or serpentine, she watched carefully as I asked Derby to bend with my inside leg. Sure enough, she spotted it. Whatever I was doing with my inner leg was causing me to close my hip angle. We figured it out – I was reverting to old habit of curling my heel up when applying my leg. The difference in stills from the video Christy snapped is stark. Derby’s head has popped up and his back is hollow. From there Christy had us move to trotting, reminding me to post hips to hands, keeping my hip angle open, and engaging my core muscles. When I followed her instructions, Derby responded immediately, rounding and relaxing, chewing the bit. But the second I stopped riding, Derby hollowed and his head came up . “Core!” Christy called in my direction. I re-engaged my core and opened my hips and the gait quality improved. Christy reminded me that Derby is very much a “seat horse” – he’s sensitive to the slightest movement of the rider This is both a blessing and a curse, she told me. Once I get control of my body and my aids, I’ll be able to influence Derby very subtly. It’s going to take some work to get there, though! Related reading: http://www.balancedrider.com/blog/2011/07/11070601.htm The new saddle arrives! July 25, 2011 I believe the saddle fit woes that kept us grounded are finally over – the new Albion K2 Genesis that arrived last week is working well for both Derby and me – so far. From my perspective, the saddle is extraordinarily comfortable and well balanced – it accommodates my long femur and my decided preference for a closer contact feel and a narrow twist. Derby seems to like it too – he’s relaxed and isn’t showing any resistance. His back soreness is almost gone. The saddle’s arrival coincided with a week of brutally high temperatures, with heat indices of well over 100 for the week. While it wasn’t pleasant, it didn’t impact my riding. I was planning on doing light rides with Derby at the outset, just 20 minutes or so, mostly walking – and that’s what we did. We stepped it up to 30 minutes with more trotting yesterday. We’re not working on much at all at the moment – getting the horse back into condition to support real work is job one. I’m starting to ask for some stretching and transitions, and am doing so incrementally. In other news, some bad habits are back in force – namely, the toes-out, knees-out position I fought to overcome on Maddie last winter. Because I’m still not working too hard with Derby, I’m picking up rides on other horses so I can sustain my own efforts longer. Lots of two-point work is ahead of me. And I have to work on stretching my hip flexors – so I can roll my whole leg inward. Ugh. Back to square one! Stretch goals June 24, 2011 Stretchy trot is not a movement I’ve practiced much or ride well. But as I’ve noted previously, I need to make a point of riding Derby over his back, and stretching into contact, in order to start building correct muscle, fitness, and his top line. I’m also trying to build my riding muscles back up and improve the independence of my hands. We focused on these issues in my lessons later this week. On Wednesday, Christy had me pick up from my earlier ride on Atlanta, and focus on moving the horse around with my seat, while also keeping my hands quiet. We had some nice moments but really, the ride was mostly about me trying to get my act together, and continue to figure out what makes Derbyhorse tick. She had me start by asking Derby to relax and give his neck at the walk. We then moved into some trot work, starting out on a loopy rein. I’ve discovered that I have to stay out of Derby’s face, and instead use my seat and leg aids – especially an active inside leg – to generate the results I want. Which is easier said than done for me at the moment. Tonight’s ride was better, chiefly because Christy had us do a new exercise that worked really well. I started out trotting on a loopy rein, exaggerating the loop to keep my hands entirely out of the picture. Christy then had me do two things – post from a half seat, staying off his back, and simultaneously move him around without the reins – which is another way of saying “get busy with your inside leg!” The response from Derby was almost immediate: Derby stretched down, and stayed there. We motored around like that for a while, despite the fact that I was dumping him on his forehand. Christy had me gently shorten the reins a hair, and focus keeping my hands steady, telling me to think of my hands as side reins. She also had me close my fingers, reminding me that “There’s no way for you to give with open fingers,” while also telling me to let Derby find the end of the reins and invite him to hold the contact in his stretch. And that’s when things started to feel pretty good indeed. Derby’s back came up a bit, and while he wasn’t moving with a big, ground-covering stride, he was holding the contact and keeping his back up – a definite improvement from motoring around on his forehand as we had been doing earlier in the ride. We were able hold the stretch for as long as I was able to maintain the light seat, steady hands and active inside leg, which as you can see from the video below of this ride is still very much a work in progress. And while the quality of the trot wasn’t great, in reality, there’s only so much I can do at once. I’ll start asking him for a proper working trot as I get better at holding the light seat with independent hands. Anyway, for the sake of documentation, here it is: The good news is that we really got the hang of stretching, and eventually Derby brought his back up, seeking and holding the contact. I’m really pleased, because after spending the last few months watching Christy patiently build Remy’s fitness, I know that a lot of steady trot work in a stretchy, connected frame is an important building block. And, at training level, the stretchy trot carries a double coefficient – it’s an important test of the horse’s connection. Getting good at this is important, but I know I can do this on my own and that we’ll improve. Tonight was just the start. Joy, Pain & the Outside Rein June 20, 2011 Today was truly a day with ups and downs, starting right off the bat with a text from the barn – Derby had been kicked. It wasn’t an emergency, but he did have some scrapes and the location – the lower part of his chest – isn’t ideal. The barn owner and her daughter (an ER nurse, and a nurse-to-be) did some triage and cleaned things up. He’s tender but sound. Happily, Derby and the other low man in the group who also gets picked on a lot are being moved tomorrow. This is a relief to me – clearly Derby (and Remy) weren’t in a compatible group – and horses can be tough on each other. I did an easy ride on Derby tonight, wanting to be sure he was okay after his ordeal this morning, and he was. We rode outside and he was moving well and willingly. It sure felt better than yesterday – I had a hideous ride, due (I’m sure) to the lingering effects of the weekend. My riding muscles were screaming, it was hot, and I think we lasted about 20 minutes. Today was decidedly better, but I still wasn’t terribly happy with myself. I could feel myself tipping forward, and letting my leg curl back, so I did some laps in two-point and also did a good exercise Christy taught me – standing two beats and then posting two beats, over and over. It helps build balance and steady the lower leg. We did these exercises with loop in the rein – I wanted to be sure that I didn’t accidentally pop him in the mouth if I bobbled. After we had been moving around for a while, I worked on Derby’s responsiveness to my leg. I’m still wearing tiny spurs (until my legs are stronger and steadier) but a larger pair have been purchased. For now, I have to turn my toes all the way out and poke very deliberately if I want to put some spur on. Which I did, when Derby declined to heed my request (delivered via the inside leg) to step his fine self over, and fill up my outside rein. He bent outward, effectively counterbending a bit. I turned my heel in and poked. A ha! He stepped over! I’m being very, very careful not to nag with my aids. My legs are either on or off at the moment – I’m trying to avoid grey areas. And after a few pokes with the spur, Derby stepped nicelyunderneath himself, and somewhat into my outside rein when I asked with just some calf pressure. I say “somewhat” because Derby resists contact a bit, but I’m pretty sure it’s partially a training issue but primarily a rider issue – he’s better when he’s 1) warmed up and 2) I really ride. I finished the ride practicing working from my seat – steering Derby with my leg and seat aids, and halting from my seat. It’s all a work in progress but this sweet boy is a quick study. After I put Derby away, it was time for my lesson. Cathy is away this week, and has handed me Atlanta’s reins. After a rough patch this spring with sore hocks and some farrier issues, Cathy has gotten to the bottom of Atlanta’s issues, and the mare is going magnificently. I had such fun riding her, and can’t wait to get back on tomorrow and do more. Christy had seen my ride yesterday which I know wasn’t pretty, and asked me what we were working on tonight. I told her that I suspected it would be more of the seat and balance issues, but once we got going … well, things went pretty well. It was great to ride a big, proper trot again, and while Christy agreed that my stamina has waned, she told me that my form was looking pretty good. Hooray! I don’t suck after all! After hearing that, as I cruised around on Atlanta, I felt nothing but joy. So the focus turned away from my postion, and instead to the outside rein, and moving the mare around with my seat. We did an exercise I remember doing with Maddie, when Christy needed to get.me.off.the.inside.rein already. She had me bend the mare to and fro, from just my seat, keeping my hands still. Then – and tonight with Atlanta – the effect was immediate – the mares both softened and stretched into the contact, backs up and engaged. We also did some transition work, because I forgot entirely how to ride a graceful downward transition. By half-halting the mare as I posted, and gradually slowing Atlanta, I was able to produce a nice, smooth, relatively engaged transition. This will be a particularly good exercise to work with Derby on as he gets stronger – half halts are an area of communication we need to improve. Speaking of Maddie …. We got some exciting news this weekend about my former mount, Maddie. She and Heather (her new owner) competed in their first HT this weekend – a rated show up at Silverwood. They went out at BN (Maddie is just learning to jump) and … they won! Heather is clearly the perfect person for Mads, who looked enthusiastic and happy in the videos I got to see. It was thrilling watching my old girl out on XC and in the stadium. I’m so proud of her! Congrats to Heather on a job very well done, indeed. 🙂 Meet Derby June 2, 2011 Big news, folks – there’s a wonderful new horse in my life! Meet Derby, an 11 year old OTTB that moved in this week. I’m doing a lease-to-buy on this nice boy, and I have to tell you, I’ve fallen hard for this one. I knew after one ride that he was the horse for me – I felt happy and confident when I went for the test ride. He arrived on Tuesday, and we had our first ride last night – which was totally uneventful. The strange indoor arena didn’t phase him in the least. Tonight we rode outside, and once again, Derby was a total star. Christy took some video of the ride, which, frankly, I’m embarrased to share with you. I’ve been riding so inconsistently lately that my strength and balance are pretty much shot. I feel like a flopping fish and don’t look much better! Derby also needs to get in shape. He was on vacation over the winter, and while he’s in good condition and weight, he needs muscle. So, we’ll spend the next few weeks doing a lot of conditioning work. I also need to regain my independent seat and steady my leg. Happily, this is a horse I can see myself doing a lot of no-stirrup work. However, before we go there, I want to get Derby’s top line built, and find a saddle that I’m sure fits him well. I’m still feeling very out of synch and discombobulated with Derby, but we have had some nice moments that leave me eager and impatient to get over this conditioning hump and get my riding legs back. I also need to figure Derby out. He has a lot of training but is very resistant to contact. You can’t just push him into the outside rein and get to work. He needs to warm up on a loopy rein. Actually, given the current state of my riding, this isn’t a bad thing. Riding with pronounced loop in the reins forces me to use my legs and seat to influence the horse. And once I put him to work, Derby is much better about accepting contact. I’m pretty sure that once I get my strength and balance back, my hands will be steadier and more independent, which will help Derby too. For now, I love the fact that this is the sort of horse that can go around on the buckle in a new environment. He is the very soul of a good boy, and I’m crazy about him. Before my energy totally waned, we got some nice canter both directions, but not before I had to send Christy back to the barn for a whip. Derby is very responsive to voice aids – a chirp will send him forward, but I’d like him to be lighter and more responsive to my legs and seat, and I’ll be making that a priority over the next few weeks. We finished up the evening with another grooming session, hand grazing and cookies. I’m beyond thrilled with this sweet, fancy horse. Next ride should be on Saturday. Stay tuned!
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You have to go back numerous generations to find that Northern Dancer appears a few times in the pedigree of broodmare sire Colonel John, and six generations on his sire Goldencents’ side to see Raise a Native twice. GOLDENCENTS is well known to Canadians, in particular Manitoba horsepeople, as he is a son of Manitoba-bred mare GOLDEN WORKS who comes from a line of horses bred by the late Phil Kives. In 2013, Goldencents was all over the news in Winnipeg as he won the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and competed in the Kentucky Derby (G1) but he finished 17th. Later Goldencents would go on to win consecutive renewals of the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). He was trained by Doug O’Neil. Goldencents stands at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington for a fee of $10,000. He was bred to a staggering 230 mares in 2021 (leading all sires in North America) and 204 in 2020. He has sired about 26 black-type winners including millionaire By My Standards. Goldencents essentially put Into Mischief on the map and his Canadian breeding is a source of price for Manitoba. From author Bob Gates, a note about Goldencents’ granddam BODY WORKS, a daughter of Ontario stallion BOLD RUCKUS: Much of his [Goldencents’] talent came from his grandmother, who was the fastest mare to have raced at Assiniboia Downs since 1990, the year in which North American race tracks adopted a uniform way of measuring a horse’s speed. Racing from 1991-95, Body Works won 13 stakes races including the Manitoba Matron and Assiniboia Oaks, the top two stakes at Assiniboia Downs for female horses. Before dying in a tragic accident in Kentucky, Body Works gave birth to Golden Works who, in turn, Kives sold to Kentucky interests, and she gave birth to Goldencents. Body Works was in foal again, Kives said, when she was spooked by a helicopter flying overhead and ran into another horse, breaking her neck. While Body Works was by Bold Ruckus, a longtime leading sire in Ontario, she was also out of a Canadian-bred mare, KINTO, by Ontario sire KINSMAN HOPE. Ivan Thrasher bred Kinto in Ontario and she won 13 races from 46 starts and over $100,000. She raced for Kives and trainer Sandy McPherson. Kinto is a daughter of Bill Beasley’s Canadian-bred star HIDDEN TREASURE (Dark Star), who won 19 stakes races including the Breeders’. Kinto’s dam, Where To, was bred in Ontario by John Beer and while she was unraced, Where To’s sister MOSTLY SUNNY produced the great Canadian-bred SUNNY’S HALO, the 1980 Kentucky Derby winner. MYSTIK DAN’S dam, MA’AM, raced for his owner/breeders Lance Gasaway, the 4G Stable and Daniel Hamby III, all from Arkansas. Ma’am is a daughter of the Tiznow stallion Colonel John and from the Siphon (Brz) mare lady Siphonica. On the track, Ma’am was trained by McPeek and Brad Cox and she won four of 23 starts and $167,923. She liked Churchill Downs and route distances. Mystik Dan is the first foal of Ma’am. She has a two-year-old filly by Unified, named Yes Ma’am, a Knicks Go yearling filly named Ford’s Ma’am, and was in foal to Wells Bayou for 2024. Ma’am’s dam, Lady Siphonica, won once in eight races and she has produced five other winners. Third dam CHEROKEE CROSSING is the dam of Hollywood Futurity winner SIPHONIC and Queen Stakes winner Mountain Girl. TALE OF THE [MYSTIK] TAPE: Three of Mystik Dan’s owners are based in Arkansas. And all three were in the Derby for the first time as owners. Lance Gasaway is part of the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s athletics Hall of Fame after a stellar career as a wide receiver, hauling in 113 passes for 1,605 yards and 12 touchdowns. He earned honorable-mention NAIA Division I All-American honors in 1985 and also was a two-time first-team All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference selection (1984 and 1985). Per Daily Racing Form, he bought his first race horse “about 15 years ago” at his home track, Oaklawn. Brent Gasaway runs 4G Racing with his wife, Sharilyn.
5860	dbpedia	0	69	https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000333862/pedigree/sire/	en	Sunday Silence(USA)			[ "https://www.jbis.jp/common/img/logo-01.png", "https://www.jbis.jp/common/img/logo-01.png", "https://www.jbis.jp/common/img/logo-x-01.png", "https://www.jbis.jp/common/img/logo-01.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null		en	/favicon.ico		null	*Career AEI figures are as of Aug 15,2024
5860	dbpedia	0	87	https://www.clipmyhorse.tv/en_US/horse/98bd2e5c-fd60-409e-af7b-b9c45ca4f121	en	Sonny's Solo Halo xx profile (Stallion) with plenty of details – *1984	https://images.cdn.clipm…lt.jpg?p=preview	https://images.cdn.clipm…lt.jpg?p=preview	[ "https://www.clipmyhorse.tv/res/horse-head-avatar-a2b978e0b7e802f8157f89336052b43d.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Sonny's Solo Halo xx, a Stallion, was born in 1984. More details and the full pedigree can be found on the profile of Sonny's Solo Halo xx.	en	/res/favicon-106c9bb59ece393a5310f1b45917e967.ico	CMH.TV	https://www.clipmyhorse.tv/horse/98bd2e5c-fd60-409e-af7b-b9c45ca4f121
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5860	dbpedia	3	9	https://forum.chronofhorse.com/t/tb-pedigree-gone-west-storm-cat-and-halo/455939	en	TB pedigree? Gone West, Storm Cat and Halo?	https://forum.chronofhor…8dd55dbfedb1.png	https://forum.chronofhor…8dd55dbfedb1.png	[ "https://forum.chronofhorse.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/a/2af6126a3c7b3d1508b3b53dd3a28dd55dbfedb1.png", "https://forum.chronofhorse.com/images/emoji/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=9", "https://www.chronofhorse.com/wp-content/themes/hello-elementor-child/icons/chronofhorse.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2019-02-24T08:54:17+00:00	http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=9898932&registry=T&horse_name=&foaling_year=&dam_name=&include_sire_line=Y&nicking_stats_indicator=Y&sire_ref…	en	https://forum.chronofhor…edb1_2_32x32.png	Chronicle Forums	https://forum.chronofhorse.com/t/tb-pedigree-gone-west-storm-cat-and-halo/455939	http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=9898932&registry=T&horse_name=&foaling_year=&dam_name=&include_sire_line=Y&nicking_stats_indicator=Y&sire_reference_number=0&dam_reference_number=0&color=&sex=&hypo_foaling_year=&breeder=&include_truenick=Y&g-recaptcha-response=03AOLTBLTe1p9eHFa8nmXIwqqQSzuiwFtNaICcRwofh4P_Tfehg_qYOz4jhWny2ltbIcC142qHwzxN6GExVLBNBqMVAgTr4cvz-GAWv_0hL1WKpuMWhTOZD24k_L7uqV-9TpD3JYatS5exqHlyVM_bQbM_uUOg3Pi5_dwgZwKq65bFnimlQYpE3pt5WiFlLjft18AGFquBHgNzIkfNzT0CPfvUDFfnQjbbOQYSsITL7aEy4f4adFpwa1b6HxnYR4z8CnIpnKN3lkflHM_2d-t05Vx6eAy9Yt8vioLqLOHWFqMNpUvCcHe2QMisdiiOd9z_3lAnsMdE1bYuVQDYL-O7MTuDYPHonNODM10ZExHSotjqRm5m6JXvqaNH3syzGO8nOaDSvUfoWFn5dYcXIBJK6sFhN2W6LSeCjg Just for fun (I’ll judge the horse in front of me regardless) what are thoughts on this pedigree? I like Gone West. I’ve heard of course things about Storm Cat and Halo. I’m planning on seeing this horse today but would love thoughts on his pedigree! Looking for a dressage prospect and something sane!! I’m good with sensitive types but need something with some “try.” This is a good pedigree, but not for dressage movement, in my opinion. This is a pedigree for an eventer. I don’t know if you would have dressage movement with this horse. You would definitely have jumping ability. It’s nice to see Lost Code up so close, relatively speaking. He is almost always buried in the back… but that was a stallion that made very hardy, enduring horses. It’s a shame he was not more successful in racing progeny, because I found his offspring to be wonderful with good temperaments in their second careers. Speightstown has some good looking horses near me. I notice they tend to be more compact, decent movers, great jumpers. A little spicy. That comes from the Gone West, btw, not the Storm Cat. Storm Cat will give you lots of athleticism and no bottom. We’re quite far back now, though. All of the stallions mentioned above, have average movement in terms of dressage. SC made some very dressage-moving sons, though (Giant’s Causeway, for example). What’s better is the Honor And Glory and Relaunch (In Reality). This is a proven line for eventing, and a good line for dressage. Honor And Glory in my experience made substantial, good minded horses. It’s a shame he was not used more often in sport-breeding. In my experience this line is good moving, very nicely conformed for sport, and excellent jumpers. And sound! Just speaking from personal experience… I sent a dressage prospect (pedigree and conformation) to Beowulf last year just from reading some of their posts here in the forum. He/She was so spot on it was scary. This horse is everything I was hoping for and more and even shut the traps of some dressage naysayers that told me not to get an OTTB. My GP clinician loved him and he continues to impress, though we haven’t even gotten into the serious work yet. I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Beowulf again if I was ever in the market for another. dam was a turf sprinter, winning a listed stakes race at Belmont. 3rd dam was the dandy G1 winner Jeanne Jones. Seems to have a speed orientation. Sire Hat Trick is one of the few sons of Sunday Silence available to North American breeders. He’s been exported to Brazil now. For what it’s worth this is the link to her catalog sales page when she sold at the 2017 Maryland 2 year in training sale for $25,000. http://www.fasigtipton.com/catalogs/2017/0522/405.pdf This is the link to the video of her breezing/working before she sold http://www.fasigtipton.com/node/583#/uts/videos/39996 Thanks guys! Unfortunately horse had a large knee and wasn’t sound. But I appreciate the information as I’ll continue to look!
5860	dbpedia	1	32	http://www.espn.com/horse/triplecrown03/s/2003/0603/1562837.html	en	1983 Kentucky Derby winner Sunny's Halo dead			[ "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/espn.gif", "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/h_nosponsor.gif", "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/n_tra.gif", "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/n_trad.gif", "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/n_his.gif", "http://www.espn.com/i/horse/triplecrown03/n_esp.gif" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "won the Arkansas Derby", "making him", "including Dispersal", "Sunny Sunrise" ]	null					null	TYLER, Texas -- Sunny's Halo, the 1983 Kentucky Derby winner, was euthanized Tuesday because of old age. The 23-year-old stallion was found lying down in his paddock by longtime handler Dwayne "Pete'' Sackett, who suspected that the horse had lost all strength in his hind legs. After efforts to help him stand up proved futile, he was euthanized. "He was such a tremendous horse, and we did not want him to suffer,'' said Billy Hanna of Houston, majority partner in the group that originally brought the stallion to Texas in 1998. Sunny's Halo was named Canada's champion 2-year-colt in 1982 after winning four stakes at Woodbine. The following year he came to the United States and won the Arkansas Derby and Rebel Handicap. Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye rode Sunny's Halo to a two-length victory in the 1983 Kentucky Derby, making him and 1964 champion Northern Dancer the only Canadian-breds to win the race. Sunny's Halo was retired at the end of his 3-year-old season with a record of 20-9-3-2 and $1,247,791 in earnings. Sunny's Halo proved to be a successful stallion. He sired 36 stakes winners, including Dispersal, Sunny Sunrise, Irgun and Beautiful Sensation. His progeny had lifetime career earnings of more than $26 million. Sunny's Halo was buried at Double S Thoroughbreds.
5860	dbpedia	0	44	https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/cem/GraveMattersStoneFarm.html	en	Grave Matters Stone Farm			[ "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/TurfH.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/home.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/sires.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Dams.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Portraits.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Turfhallmarks.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Breeders.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Genetics.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Resources.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Contributors.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Store.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Search.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/Email.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/scrltop.gif", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/smline.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/smline.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/titleline.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/CabinK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/CougarK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/HaloK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/HarlanK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/HerculianK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/pix/SkywalkerK.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/longline.jpg", "https://www.tbheritage.com/tbhMaingifs/longline.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null					null	STONE FARM was established in 1970 but Arthur B. Hancock III, oldest son of Arthur Hancock, Jr. of Claiborne Farm. Initially a broodmare annex for Claiborne Farm, the younger Hancock purchased the property to start his own breeding operation. Stone Farm began to stand stallions about 1974, starting with the well bred CABIN and HERCULEAN and the great Chilean-bred runner COUGAR II. Hancock bred 1982 Kentucky Derby winner GATO DEL SOL (c. 1979 by COUGAR II - Peacefully by Jacinto) in partnership with Leone J. Peters. Gato Del Sol retired to stud at Stone Farm, was sent to Germany in 1993, but returned to his birthplace and pensioned in 1999, dying at Stone Farm in 2007. In 1978, Kentucky Derby/Belmont winner BOLD FORBES retired to stud here, and after his retirement, was sent to live out his days at the Kentucky Horse Park in 1991. He died there in 2000 and is buried at the Horse Park. In 1984, Hancock took over management of the important stallion HALO, who arrived at Stone Farm that year from Windfields Farm in Maryland. HALO sired Sunday Silence (1986 by Halo - Wishing Well by Understanding), who was bred by Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds but foaled at Stone Farm. Sunday Silence did not reach his reserve as a yearling, and as consignor, Hancock bought him from his breeders privately, and ran him back through a 2-year-old sale in California, where he was another buy-back at $32,000. Sunday Silence went on to win the 1989 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, was second in the Belmont Stakes, and voted Horse of the Year. He was sold to Japan and was the Leading Sire there fifteen times. HALO was the Leading Sire in 1983 (the year his Sunny's Halo won the Kentucky Derby) and 1989, and also sired Hancock-bred Strodes Creek, who ran second behind Go For Gin in the 1994 Kentucky Derby. Strodes Creek stood briefly at Stone Farm and then was sent to Japan. HALO died at Stone Farm in 2000. Halo's good daughter COUNTRY ROMANCE produced homebred HARLAN (1989 by Storm Cat) who was a good but short-lived sire at Stone Farm, dying here in 1999, but leaving behind the good runner and sire Harlan's Holiday, as well as 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up Menifee (1995 Harlan - Anne Campbell by Never Bend), another Hancock homebred who stood at Stone until his sale to Korea in 2006. Hancock is also co-breeder, with Leone J. Peters, of 1988 Preakness/Belmont Stakes winner Risen Star (by Secretariat - Ribbon by His Majesty), who was sold as a yearling for $210,000 to Louis J. Roussell, and also third in the Kentucky Derby. In 1996, the successful stallion SKYWALKER arrived from California, dying here in 2003. In 2000, the Kentucky Derby was won for a third time by a horse bred by Arthur Hancock III, this one was Fusaichi Pegasus, bred in partnership with Stonerside Farm, and sold as a yearling for $4,000,000. He now stands at Ashford Stud. Hancock, his wife Staci and family continue to raise horses at Stone Farm. -- A.P.
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Triple Crown winners Deep Impact and Orfevre and was devoid of European stars Giant’s Causeway, Singspiel and Machiavellian – and all their offspring. None of these brilliant horses, and so many others, would have existed without Halo, the nearly black stallion who became legendary for both his extraordinary ability to sire individuals that could change the breed and his blazing temperament. From his birthplace in Kentucky to every continent in the world, Halo has stamped his mark on thoroughbred racing in patterns that continue to expand. His story features some of the world’s most influential breeders, big money, monumental victories and crushing heartbreak. While it has been 50 years since Halo was foaled and almost 19 since he passed away aged 31 in November 2000, the blood of this horse who contributed to changing the world, particularly through his sons Sunday Silence and Southern Halo and grandson More Than Ready, is still very much alive. "He was one of a kind, and he was one of the better sires we’ve seen in America in the last century," reflects Arthur B Hancock III, whose Stone Farm stood Halo for many of his years at stud. "I think Halo ranks right up there, especially with the legacy he’s left." Beginning his breeding career alongside the most pre-eminent American-based stallion of perhaps all time, Northern Dancer – who shared the same second dam, Almahmoud – Halo was launched to the bloodstock work from EP Taylor’s Windfields Farm in Maryland. Curiously, however, it was only twists of fate that allowed his 22-year stud career and his resulting legacy to unfold as it has. Halo was meant to stand in Britain, but his initial sale was rescinded with a bitter complaint from the prospective buyer. Later, after his move to Kentucky, the stallion wound up on an operating table for colic surgery, which he was fortunate to survive. “Thank God it was something that could be fixed,” says Hancock, who rushed to the equine hospital to watch over the horse who would eventually save the breeder and his farm from the burden of heavy debt through the bittersweet sale of Sunday Silence. The early years By Hail To Reason and one of 15 foals produced by eventual Broodmare of the Year Cosmah, Halo was bred by John Gaines and sold for $100,000 as a yearling at Keeneland to Charles Engelhard in 1970, the same year the owner raced Nijinsky to Triple Crown glory in Britain. After showing talent as a stakes winner on dirt, Halo was switched to turf and annexed another stakes. A deal was reached to sell him for $600,000 to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, who planned to stand the horse at his Derisley Wood Stud in Newmarket, but Halo was rejected when Allen determined he was a cribber. Returned to training for the Engelhard family’s Cragwood Stable, which was carrying on following their patriarch’s death in 1971, Halo won the 1974 Grade 1 United Nations Handicap and the Grade 2 Tidal Handicap on turf, earning high-calibre credentials for a stud career. The late Windfields vice-president Joe Thomas said in a 1980s interview that only Allen’s ire at discovering Halo was a cribber allowed Windfields to acquire the horse. Taylor did not quibble over the cribbing or hesitate over an upgraded price. As Thomas recalled, "We went to Engelhard’s wife and asked if Halo was for sale. They said yes; they wanted $1 million for him. We said, 'Okay. We’ll buy him.'" Halo, a half-brother to champion filly Tosmah and to the dam of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade, was subsequently syndicated for $1.2m, with 40 shares at $30,000 each. Growing reputation In his first crop, Halo began to reveal the impact he could make on the breed by siring the filly Glorious Song from Windfields’ Herbager mare Ballade. The bay filly became a multiple Grade 1 winner in the United States as well as Canada’s Horse of the Year in 1980. Glorious Song in turn produced three remarkable stallions: Rahy, a son of Blushing Groom who counted among his progeny more than 90 stakes winners including global champion Fantastic Light, American champion Serena’s Song, and Mariah’s Storm, dam of Giant’s Causeway, and Singspiel, a son of In The Wings who won Grade/Group 1 races in Japan, Canada, Britain and Dubai and sired the likes of superior racemare Dar Re Mi, dam of Cartier champion Too Darn Hot, as well as Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad and American champion Lahudood. Glorious Song was also dam of Rakeen, by Northern Dancer, a champion sire in South Africa who transformed breeding there through his two-time Horse of the Year and seven-time leading sire son Jet Master. It was Halo’s fifth crop, however, that propelled him to the highest echelon. His four stakes winners from that group were topped by Canadian juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, a blaze-faced chestnut produced by a $2,900 broodmare who would go on to bank over $1.2m. By the time Devil’s Bag, a full-brother to Glorious Song, was born in the following crop, Halo was shining brilliantly. When Devil’s Bag won a pair of Grade 1 events to earn the title of America’s two-year-old champion, he was quickly syndicated for $36m – a record for a juvenile – to stand at Claiborne Farm, and Halo reigned as leading North American sire in 1983 with the world seemingly at his feet. As bloodstock markets were thriving at that time, interest in moving Halo from Maryland to Kentucky surged. Texas oilman Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds acquired 25 of the 40 shares in Halo and the horse was transferred to Stone Farm in a 1984 deal reportedly worth $36m. “That was some price for a 15-year-old stallion,” reminisced Windfields manager Joe Hickey a decade later. The stallion with a shark-eye Hancock remembers the 15.3-hand Halo as “a well-balanced horse,” while others have noted that, while a rugged, masculine individual with good bone, he wasn’t perfectly correct in his front legs. “The worst thing about him was his temperament,” Hancock says, recalling that Halo’s expression through what he described as the stallion’s “shark eye” was typically one of “if you mess with me, I will get you.” "When he came from Windfields, he had a muzzle on and the Kentucky boys here said, ‘Those people at Windfields were just scared of him. We want to take the muzzle off,’” Hancock relates. "I said, ‘Well, that’s fine, but every time you turn him out and bring him back, I want two people with him.’ So that went along fine for a while, and then one day Halo reached around and grabbed the stud groom, Randy Mitchell, right in the stomach and picked him up like a rag doll. Randy was kind of suspended in the air, waving his arms, with his back to the ground. "Then Halo got down on his knees and got on top of Randy and started biting him right in the stomach. Virgil Jones was with Randy, and Virgil yelled at Halo and hit him on the head with his fist, and the horse turned Randy loose. Randy’s stomach was black, red, purple, blue and green for a month or so, and they had to take stitches. It was a scary thing. "They got Halo into his stall,” Hancock adds. "And they put the muzzle back on." Colic strikes From his first Kentucky crop, Halo sired Canadian champion Tilt My Halo and Grade 1 winners and millionaires Lively One and Goodbye Halo, the latter a filly who won seven elite races including the Kentucky Oaks. Halo had not been in Kentucky long when he was struck with colic. Hancock’s phone awakened him with the dreaded news one night, and the stallion was sent to the Hagyard-Davidson-McGee clinic. “He was in a lot of pain and I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I was scared to death,” Hancock recalls. “Here you’ve got this wonderful, proven stallion and it looks like you might lose him. Like Leslie Combs said, this is not a game for people wearing short pants.” Surgeons cut Halo’s abdomen open and found a lipoma, a benign fatty tumour, and removed it without having to excise any of the intestine it was wrapped around. “They sewed Halo up and he came back home and did what he did as a stallion. But that was a frightening, frightening night. I’ll never forget that,” Hancock says. Halo’s second Kentucky crop would change racing and breeding in the most emphatic way and would give him his second North American leading sire title in 1989. Silence reigns Sunday Silence, a nearly black colt marked like his sire with a narrow blaze and a single sock, was delivered in March 1986 at Stone Farm to Tatham’s multiple Graded winner Wishing Well, who possessed a rather modest pedigree as a daughter of the Promised Land stallion Understanding. Two months later, Ballade foaled a full-brother to Glorious Song and Devil’s Bag at Windfields’ Ontario farm. That colt, also nearly black with a stripe and one white foot, would be named Saint Ballado, and, like Sunday Silence, he would also become a leading sire. With a downward spiral beginning in financial markets and, consequently, in bloodstock, Hancock advised Tatham to retain as many of Halo’s sons as possible to try to recoup some of his huge investment in the stallion. However, Tatham’s adviser, Ted Keefer, took an intense dislike to Sunday Silence when the colt was just a "skinny" weanling, as Hancock recalls. "Ted Keefer hated him," he says. "We were bringing the weanlings out to show Ted and he looked at him and said, 'Put that little son of a bitch back.' "As a young horse, he was cow-hocked, and when he went through the [Keeneland July yearling] sale I bought him for $17,000,” Hancock continues. "I took the ticket to Tom Tatham and said, 'Here, that colt went too cheap and I bought him back for you.' He looked at the ticket and looked at me and said, 'Arthur, we don’t want him because Ted doesn’t like him.' "So, I stuck the ticket back in my pocket and said, 'Well I guess I just blew another $17,000.' I already owed a lot of money." Sunday Silence also failed to sell as a juvenile and was bought back for $32,000, but trainer Charlie Whittingham elected to take a half-interest and brought in Dr Ernest Gaillard as a partner. The rest is history, with the colt winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, over arch-rival Easy Goer and earning the 1989 Horse of the Year title. Despite those exploits, American breeders were not interested, even though Halo, at age 20, was getting older and there were no outstanding heirs apparent at that time. “Nobody would take shares in Sunday Silence," Hancock says. "Then we got the offer from the Japanese to buy our horse. I hated to sell him, but nobody wanted to breed to him. The word had gotten around that he was a freak and a fluke and had no pedigree. "It was terrible, but I couldn’t help it. I always said we didn’t sell him, the American breeders just didn’t want him. We had no choice. I owed a lot of money and had only three people who would take shares." When the van came to take Sunday Silence away from Stone Farm and on to his life in Japan, Hancock was jolted by a sense of heartbreak. "He had done so much for us, racing the way he did. I walked down that lane as the van left and – I’m not ashamed to say it – the tears just came,” Hancock recalls. The faith expressed in Sunday Silence by Zenya Yoshida, who bought the colt for a price reported at $11m, was rewarded beyond anyone’s most lavish dreams. Sunday Silence quickly established a dynasty from the Shadai Stallion Station, becoming Japan’s leading sire when his first crop numbering 67 foals turned three and holding that title for 13 years until 2007, five years after his premature death at age 16 from a leg infection and laminitis. He sired 44 Grade/Group 1 winners and was Japan’s leading broodmare sire eight times. His sons Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe followed as Japan’s leading sires in 2008 and 2009. Then, after a two-year rule by Kingmambo’s King Kamehameha, Deep Impact – Sunday Silence’s best son – took over his sire’s mantle and has been the world’s top sire by progeny earnings ever since 2012, a position he currently maintains and could retain for several years following his death at 17 on July 30 due to a cervical spinal fracture. Deep Impact had sired 43 Grade/Group 1 winners up to mid-August. Other sons of Sunday Silence have also been very successful, including Dubai Sheema Classic winners Heart’s Cry, whose progeny include 2014 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Just A Way, Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti and multiple US Grade 1 winner Yoshida, and Stay Gold, sire of Orfevre, who, following his Japanese Triple Crown finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice after twice winning France’s Prix Foy. When Sunday Silence passed away, Zenya Yoshida’s oldest son, Shadai Farm owner Teruya Yoshida, vowed that "from here on, I will endeavour to see that the great number of offspring that Sunday Silence has left behind will carry his blood forth for many generations to come." Along with his brother Katsumi, Yoshida has done just that, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on elite broodmares from around the world to breed to sons of Sunday Silence. They and international breeders including Coolmore, the Niarchos family, Wildenstein Stables and the Wertheimer brothers have bred horses from the Sunday Silence line who have won in Britain, France, America, the UAE and Australia. Deep Impact’s offspring Saxon Warrior, Study Of Man and Beauty Parlour all won European Classics. Some prominent runners from the Sunday Silence branch have had as many as three lines of Halo in their pedigrees, such as 2017 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand, by Heart’s Cry, and his half-siblings by Deep Impact, Dubai Turf and Shuka Sho heroine Vivlos and two-time Victoria Mile victress Verxina. Each is 3x4x5 to Halo with Sunday Silence on top and Machiavellian, a Mr Prospector son of Halo’s daughter Coup De Folie, on the bottom as sire of their dam, Halwa Sweet, and continuing through their fourth dam, Glorious Song. A deepening influence While Sunday Silence has proved a global force, Saint Ballado also made his mark prior to dying young at 13. A Grade 2 winner, he ruled as North America’s leading sire in 2005 when his son Saint Liam earned America’s Horse of the Year title after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The magnitude of the loss of Saint Liam after only one year at stud due to a freak accident became evident when that crop included his Horse of the Year daughter and $10m broodmare prospect Havre de Grace. Saint Ballado also sired twice champion filly Ashado, a $9m broodmare prospect, and impacted the breed in other ways, including siring Sacre Coeur, dam of exceptional champion Lady Eli. Another prominent son of Halo, Southern Halo, lived until 26, reigning as leading sire in Argentina nine times while siring 56 Grade/Group 1 winners, and he has been leading broodmare sire there ever since 2005. Bred by Taylor from the Graded stakes-winning Northern Dancer mare Northern Sea, Southern Halo was a $600,000 yearling purchase by Stavros Niarchos and, while multiple Grade 1-placed, never won a stakes, hence his sale to South America. Southern Halo reversed shuttled to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud for a time and it was there that he sired More Than Ready, who was foaled in 1997 by the Woodman mare Woodman’s Girl for breeder Woodlyn Farm. A speedy Grade 1 winner who has been a leading sire in both America and Australia, More Than Ready has achieved status as the world’s all-time top sire of winners with over 1,795, and he ranks among the top five all-time leading sires of stakes winners with more than 193. His offspring, capable on dirt and turf, have included Australian champions More Joyous, Sebring and Samaready, American sprint champion Roy H and South African Grade 1 winner and leading freshman sire of 2015-16 Gimmethegreenlight. Remarkably, at the age of 22, More Than Ready is still shuttling between WinStar Farm in Kentucky and Vinery Stud in New South Wales. While Halo’s male descendants snare most of the spotlight, his daughters also have played major roles in keeping his name alive in pedigrees. Coup De Folie’s son Machiavellian sired Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and thus is the grandsire of Winx, Zenyatta, Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and South African Horse of the Year Oh Susanna. Bred by Taylor from a half sister to Northern Dancer and thus 3x3 to Almahmoud, Coup De Folie was an $825,000 yearling who raced for Niarchos. From her, he also bred French champion Coup De Genie, who in turn delivered French champion Denebola. 'It was like fate' All of Halo’s achievements occurred in the era when books for high-profile stallions were much smaller than today. From 22 crops, Halo sired 749 foals, and 62 (eight per cent) became black-type winners, including 26 Graded/Group winners, with another 48 (six per cent) placing in stakes races. Halo remains one of only five sires in the last 60 years to sire two Kentucky Derby winners, and he also sired a runner-up in Strodes Creek. Halo was the broodmare sire of Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus and Preakness Stakes winner Pine Bluff. Looking back on Halo’s still evolving legacy, Hancock says he keeps one of the stallion’s shoes and a halter he wore as prized mementoes, and the memories of the fierce black horse and the son who saved his farm remain vivid. "It was like fate, it was meant to be," he says. "It's a great saga, and I’m just very fortunate to have been involved." If you enjoyed reading this, you might also like... 'Hollywood star' Oscar Performance puts Mill Ridge Farm back in the spotlight Awesome Again is awesome still, even aged 25 and after serious illness
5860	dbpedia	1	28	https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/2023/04/24/louisville-to-paris-where-kentucky-derby-winners-are-buried-in-state/69992171007/	en	Here's where you can visit all 28 Kentucky Derby winning horses buried in Bluegrass State	https://www.gannett-cdn.…=pjpg&width=1200	https://www.gannett-cdn.…=pjpg&width=1200	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "The Courier-Journal" ]	2023-04-24T00:00:00	Barbaro is one of 28 Kentucky Derby winners, including eight Triple Crown champions, buried in the state that you can visit. See where each is resting.	en	https://www.gannett-cdn.…ages/favicon.png	Louisville Courier Journal	https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/2023/04/24/louisville-to-paris-where-kentucky-derby-winners-are-buried-in-state/69992171007/	Situated in front of the Kentucky Derby Museum is a 1,500-pound sculpture of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro with his ashes buried beneath it. The memorial is an attraction for those who visit Churchill Downs, with many people taking pictures next to Barbaro's statue. The museum grounds is also the final resting place for five other Derby winning horses. Kentucky is home to many of the Derby's deceased champions: 28 in total, including eight Triple Crown winners. And you can visit many of them. Here is where every winner is buried: Kentucky Derby Museum Barbaro: After winning the Kentucky Derby by 6 ½ lengths in 2006, he shattered his leg at the Preakness and died about seven months later from complications with laminitis. Brokers Tip: His only career win was the 1933 Kentucky Derby in what is famously referred to as the “Fighting Finish Derby” due to the actions of his jockey, Don Meade, and Head Play’s jockey, Herb Fisher, that caused both to receive 30-day suspensions. He was donated to the University of California-Davis and died there in 1953, but his remains rest at Churchill Downs. Carry Back: He won the 1961 Kentucky Derby, was a Belmont Stakes win away from the Triple Crown and was named that year's Champion Three-Year-Old. He died in 1983. Dust Commander: He won the 1970 Derby and went on to win eight races in 42 starts. He later sired 1975 Preakness winner Master Derby and died in 1991. Dust Commander's remains were lost for a time before his skeleton was found in Paris, Kentucky, and shipped to Churchill Downs in 2013. Sunny’s Halo: He was the second Canadian-born horse to win the Kentucky Derby, accomplishing the feat in 1983, and the first to total more than $1 million during his 3-year-old season. Inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1986, Sunny’s Halo sired 36 stakes winners and was euthanized in 2003 after he was unable to stand up. Swaps: The 1955 Kentucky Derby winner was named the United States Horse of the Year in 1956. The California-bred horse won 19 races in 25 starts and died in 1972. Preparing for the Derby: 5 things to know about the field ahead of May 1 post-position draw Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington Alysheba: “Sheba” was foaled in 1984 at Hamburg Place Farm in Lexington and inducted into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1993. He won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1987 and retired as horse racing’s highest lifetime earner with $6,679,242. Alysheba was euthanized on March 27, 2009 after falling in his stall. Bold Forbes: Bold Forbes won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1976. The year before, he won seven of eight starts and was the Champion Two-Year-Old colt in Puerto Rico. He sired 13 crops through 1990 and was euthanized on Aug. 9, 2000 after suffering from renal failure and complications with gastroenteritis. Go for Gin: The 1994 Kentucky Derby winner had a record of 5-7-2 in 19 starts before retiring at 4 years old. A resident of Kentucky Horse Park, he was briefly the oldest living Derby winner following Sea Hero's death in 2019 before dying March 8, 2022 due to heart failure at age 30. 'A different kind of excitement': Ken Tohill set to become oldest Kentucky Derby jockey Faraway Farm in Lexington War Admiral: He became the fourth Triple Crown winner in 1937. Though he won 21 of 26 races, he is often remembered for losing his match race to Seabiscuit in 1938. The horse died in 1959 and was buried next to his famous father, Man o’ War, at Faraway Farm in Lexington. Claiborne Farm in Paris Gallant Fox: He became the second Triple Crown winner after jockey Earl Sande came out of retirement in 1930. Gallant Fox only raced for two seasons, winning 11 of 17 starts. He sired 1935 Triple Crown winner Omaha and died in 1954. Riva Ridge: The 1969 foal, famously stablemates with Secretariat, was a Preakness win away from the Triple Crown in 1972. Riva Ridge won 17 races in 30 starts. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1985. Secretariat: Fifty years ago, Secretariat, foaled in 1970, became the ninth Triple Crown winner, setting new track records in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes while setting the world record of 2:24 on a 1 1/2 dirt track in the Belmont Stakes. All three records still stand. "Big Red" had 653 foals, including 57 stakes winners, before dying of laminitis in 1989. Unbridled: Foaled in 1987, Unbridled won the Kentucky Breeders’ Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby in 1990. The sire of 38 stakes winners, he was euthanized on Oct. 18, 2001 after suffering from colic. Happy birthday to you (all): The history behind why Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horses are born January 1 Nuckols Farm in Midway Monarchos: Foaled in 1998, Monarchos earned $1,720,830 during his career, which included the Kentucky Derby and Florida Derby in 2001. He died Oct. 22, 2016 after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured intestine. Darley at Jonabell in Lexington Affirmed: The 11th Triple Crown winner in 1978, Affirmed was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1980. The two-time Horse of the Year was euthanized in 2001 after a battle with laminitis and buried whole, a rare honor for race horses, wearing pink, the color of his original owners and breeders at Harbor View Farm. Hill ‘n’ Dale near Keeneland Seattle Slew: The 1977 Triple Crown winner won 14 of his 17 races, earning $1,208,726 over his career. He died in his sleep on the 25th anniversary of his Kentucky Derby victory. Greentree Farm in Lexington Winning Colors: The mare is one of only three fillies to ever win a Kentucky Derby, achieving the feat in 1988. She also won the Santa Anita Oaks and Santa Anita Derby. Winning Colors was euthanized after a bout with colic in 2008. Calumet Farm in Lexington Iron Liege: Best known for winning the 1957 Kentucky Derby by just a nose, Iron Liege is a descendant of War Admiral. He died of a heart attack in 1972. Whirlaway: The 1938 foal became the fifth Triple Crown winner in 1941 and was a two-time Horse of the Year. He died in 1953 and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame six years later. Where's Baffert? Why you won't see the legendary trainer at Churchill Downs this year Citation: The eighth Triple Crown winner in 1948, Citation was the first horse to earn $1 million during a 45-race career that included a 16-race winning streak. He died in 1970. Forward Pass: Foaled in 1965, Forward Pass was the first horse to be declared the Kentucky Derby winner due to a disqualification in 1968, though he wasn’t officially declared until five years later. He won the Preakness Stakes that year as well and died of colic in 1980. Stoner Creek Farm in Paris Count Fleet: The 1943 Triple Crown winner, Count Fleet won 16 races in 21 starts. He’s the longest-living Derby winner on record at 33 years, 8 months and 9 days after dying in 1973. Old Friends Farm in Georgetown Charismatic: Only three horses had won the Kentucky Derby with longer odds when Charismatic, at 31-1, pulled off the shocking upset in 1999. He won the Preakness in a similar upset but lost the Belmont Stakes that year, missing out on the Triple Crown. He died in 2017 of bleeding due to a severe pelvis fracture. War Emblem: The Kentucky-bred horse, who was trained by Bob Baffert, missed out on the Triple Crown in 2002 after finishing eighth in the Belmont Stakes. He died in 2020 due to a perceived fatal paddock accident. Medina Spirit is also buried at Old Friends. The horse finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby but was disqualified after he tested positive for betamethasone. He collapsed and died after a workout in December 2021. Creating buzz: Meet the Louisville man Penny Chenery trusted with promoting Secretariat's legacy Coolmore Ashford Stud Farm in Versailles Thunder Gulch: Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes victories earned the horse the U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old honor in 1995. He won nine races in 16 starts and died from old age in 2018. Pillar Stud in Lexington Tomy Lee: The England-bred horse became the second non-American Thoroughbred to win a Kentucky Derby in 1959. With 14 wins under his belt, Tomy Lee died from a severe kidney infection in 1971. Spendthrift Farm in Lexington Proud Clarion: A 30-1 longshot, Proud Clarion won the 1967 Kentucky Derby over favorite Damascus. The horse only won six total races and died in 1981. Where other Triple Crown winners are buried Sir Barton, Washington Park (Wyoming) Omaha, Ak-Sar-Ben racetrack (Nebraska) Assault, King Ranch (Texas) Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Alexis_Cubit.
5860	dbpedia	1	86	https://www.tumblr.com/the-thoroughbred-universe/76931402395/halo-1969-stallion-hail-to-reason-x-cosmah	en	Halo 1969, Stallion Hail To Reason x Cosmah 31 starts $259,558, Total Earnings He was born in Kentucky, his breeder... – @the	https://64.media.tumblr.…tpv9igo1_400.jpg	https://64.media.tumblr.…tpv9igo1_400.jpg	[ "https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_64.pnj 64w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_96.pnj 96w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_128.pnj 128w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_512.pnj 512w", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/78c4081fa40f9a1e43576acf72aafa9d/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo1_100.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78c4081fa40f9a1e43576acf72aafa9d/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo1_250.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78c4081fa40f9a1e43576acf72aafa9d/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo1_400.jpg 374w", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_100.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_250.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_400.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_500.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_540.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/84ade7658c30d61d0db80edd815e9a20/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo2_640.jpg 640w", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/0648d43b4f4a8b48faeb6090a57e276e/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo3_100.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0648d43b4f4a8b48faeb6090a57e276e/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo3_250.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0648d43b4f4a8b48faeb6090a57e276e/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo3_400.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0648d43b4f4a8b48faeb6090a57e276e/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo3_500.jpg 450w", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ffc06014079efa420a226cf8945effe/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo4_100.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ffc06014079efa420a226cf8945effe/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo4_250.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ffc06014079efa420a226cf8945effe/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo4_400.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ffc06014079efa420a226cf8945effe/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo4_500.jpg 498w", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/97bfdd13738d7e8bc91b9b378a63aa95/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo5_100.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/97bfdd13738d7e8bc91b9b378a63aa95/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo5_250.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/97bfdd13738d7e8bc91b9b378a63aa95/tumblr_n14mn5z8sd1tpv9igo5_400.jpg 262w", "https://static.tumblr.com/550dfda936c0b2d807a9a7e89c4ab2f8/wxkaevz/E3Ln9wuip/tumblr_static_5hlqeo2nv64o8o48k0wcwokwg_2048_v2.jpg", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_64.pnj 64w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_96.pnj 96w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_128.pnj 128w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/avatar_2e845af3015e_512.pnj 512w" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "the-thoroughbred-universe" ]	2014-02-17T06:13:00+00:00	Halo 1969, Stallion Hail To Reason x Cosmah 31 starts $259,558, Total Earnings He was born in Kentucky, his breeder was John R. Gaines, the founder of the Breeders Cup. His sire was a great-gran…	en	https://assets.tumblr.com/pop/manifest/favicon-0e3d244a.ico	Tumblr	https://www.tumblr.com/the-thoroughbred-universe/76931402395/halo-1969-stallion-hail-to-reason-x-cosmah	He was born in Kentucky, his breeder was John R. Gaines, the founder of the Breeders Cup. His sire was a great-grandson of Nearco, his dam was the Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1974, his half-sister was the Hall of fame filly Tosmah. He did not have much success in his two year old season, he had more success in his three year old season when he stared racing on turf. He won the United Nations Handicap at age five, he raced until age six, he won 9 times, came in second 8 time, and third five. He was never a superstar as a racehorse, but was more of one as a sire. He sired 62 stakes winners, two of witch were Kentucky Derby winners, and was the leading sire in North America two times. Two of his best progeny were, Sunny's Halo who won the 1983 Kentucky Derby, and Sunday Silence, who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Breeders Cup Classic, is a Hall of fame inductee, is Japan's most successful sire ever, and is the most successful sire in the world in terms of progeny earnings (upwards of $800 million). Halo is know as a sire of sires, as a lot of his progeny are successful sires in there own right, his progeny have earned over $44 million racing, and quite a lot more in the breeding shed. On a side note, he was a very aggressive stallion, and was down right vicious at times. He would catch birds and drown them in his water bucket, and tried to catch and kill a cat once. He wore a muzzle to stop him from getting hold of the stallion handlers, one time he got hold of of one of his handlers arm and shook him like a rag doll, he took the door off his stall to get at someone once, another time he picked up one of his handler by the stomach and took him to the ground and got on his keens on top of him to start to do the real damage, he was stopped before he could do anything serious. He was called "psychotic" "evil" and "to mean to die", there are many more stories about him, he wore a old halter till the day he died, because his handlers would not go into his pasture to remove it, he was thirty-one when he died, they still would not go in there to remove it. He was also known for passing his aggressiveness on to his foal's.
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This article is enriched beyond words by the superb photography of Matt and Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos, who so graciously allowed THE VAULT permission to publish a selection of their…	en	https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico	THE VAULT: Horse racing past and present	https://thevaulthorseracing.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/2011-horse-of-the-year-wears-a-halo/	Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, descends from a superb sire line whose story resonates with the whims of thoroughbred genetics. This article is enriched beyond words by the superb photography of Matt and Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos, who so graciously allowed THE VAULT permission to publish a selection of their photographs. Even though only 4 years old, Havre de Grace’s story is punctuated by echoes of tragedy and promise. Her trainer, Larry Jones, last found himself in the spotlight as the trainer of the courageous and ill-fated Eight Belles. And Havre de Grace’s sire, Saint Liam, who had garnered HOTY honours in 2005, came to a tragic end in 2006. Any thoroughbred’s pedigree gives a writer pause: the stories embedded in the names that appear in a bloodline are always rich in possibility. Havre de Grace’s ancestry is no different, resounding as it does with legends like Mr. Prospector, Northern Dancer, Buckpasser, Dr. Fager, Gallorette, Native Dancer, Polynesian, Challenger II, Teddy and Ajax. But it is what she owes to her great grandsire, a curmudgeon named Halo, who was once thought to have secured a place in breeding history as illustrious as that of Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector, that caught our attention. Today, the Hail to Reason sire line through Halo is only marginally represented in the North American thoroughbred pedigrees of champions. And when Halo is cited in books and articles, it is for one of two reasons: either his foul temper, or the fact that he sired the great Sunday Silence, who went on to attain revered status as “The Star” of Japan’s modern breeding history. Halo could not really help being such a bad-tempered colt. His sire, Hail to Reason, had needed a good deal of convincing to bloom into the well-mannered horse he became and his grandsire, Turn-To (1951), a son of Royal Charger (1942) and grandson of the incomparable Nearco (1936), got mixed reviews in the breeding shed. This was because his offspring were either spectacular or unsound. Among Turn-To’s best sons were First Landing (sire of Meadow Stables’ Riva Ridge), Best Turn, (sire of Davona Dale and Cox’s Ridge), Sir Gaylord (sire of Sir Ivor) and Halo’s daddy, Hail to Reason. Hail to Reason was arguably Turn-To’s most accomplished son, most particularly as a sire of sires, through his sons Halo, Sunday Silence, Bold Reason, Stop the Music and Mr. Leader. Many of his daughters also became major producers, notably Admiring, the dam of Roar, Wild Applause and Sea Hero, and Priceless Gem, the dam of Arc winner and champion, Allez France. And all this from a sire whose life had once hung in the balance. Hail to Reason was born in Kentucky in 1958 to a big, strapping daughter of Blue Swords called Nothirdchance. By the time he was turned out with the other foals, the youngster was already showing leadership potential of the scrappy kind, taking a mere two days to bring all the other foals to heel. Owned by the Bieber-Jacobs Stable, the two year-old Hail to Reason was the kind of horse you never turned your back on. Not grumpy, exactly, or truly mean — more the kind of colt who just didn’t trust people. Young Patrice Jacobs, daughter of owner-trainer Hirsch Jacobs, took a shine to Hail to Reason and spent enough “quality time” with the youngster to build the kind of trust that provided a foundation for the calm, intelligent and willing horse he was to become. In a very real sense, it was Patrice’s love for Hail to Reason that saved his life. It took the big colt 6 races before he broke his maiden, but he was soon on his way to the winner’s circle, chalking up 9 wins in 18 starts. Then disaster struck. Shortly after a poor showing in the Saratoga Special, Hail to Reason took a bad step while training at Aqueduct. The accident happened too early in the morning for any of the track vets to be on the scene. It was Hirsch Jacobs who instructed his son, John, to hold the colt’s injured left foreleg while they led him back to the barn. There, the elder Jacobs fashioned a plaster cast and waited for a vet to arrive. Hail to Reason stood as still as a statue in his stall, just as though he knew he’d been badly hurt and that his trainer was trying to help him. It was over a month, and several cracked leg casts later, before the colt was out of danger. Through the whole process, Hail to Reason remained calm and cooperative. It was that attitude and composure, according to John Jacobs, that saved his life. The injury ended Hail to Reason’s racing days. During the first few years at stud he was still not 100% but despite a limited book of mares, Hail to Reason’s very first crop yielded five major winners, including Straight Deal (champion handicap mare of 1967), Hail to All (winner of the Belmont Stakes) and Admiring (winner of the Arlington-Lassie who eventually sold for a then-world record). In 1964, Hail to Reason got the Kentucky Derby winner, Proud Clarion, and three years later in 1970, the Preakness winner, Personality. Then, in 1972, after completing a sire’s Triple Crown, the stallion got Epsom Derby winner, Roberto. As the breeder of both Proud Clarion and Roberto, John W. Galbreath of Darby Dan Farm became the only individual at that time to have bred and owned both a Kentucky and Epsom Derby winner. And in 1974, there was the filly Cum Laude Laurie, winner of the Delaware Oaks, the Ruffian H., the Spinster and the Beldame. In 1969, along came Halo. He was bred by John R. Gaines and sold as a yearling to Charles Engelhard, the owner of the great Nijinsky and a dominant international owner before his death a year later. Halo’s dam, the lovely Cosmah, was a foundation mare for Gaines having already produced Hall of Fame inductee, Tosmah, in 1961. Halo would be her second most outstanding offspring. For a year following Engelhard’s death, Halo raced in his colours and won the Lawrence Realization. Sold to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, Halo was then shipped to Allen’s stable in England where it was discovered that he was cribber. At the time, cribbing was viewed very disadvantageously by the British, for reasons that are lost in time. But the habit overturned Halo’s sale, and back the dark, dark brown three year-old came, this time to E.P. Taylor and Windfields Farm, the home of Northern Dancer and Nearctic. Racing under trainer Mack Miller, who had been his trainer as a 2 year-old, Halo raced until 5 with his biggest win coming that year, in the United Nations Handicap. He retired with a record of 31 starts of which he won 9, placed in 8 and rolled in third 5 times. Kind of an average race horse. But Halo was certainly no average sire. His stud career began at the Maryland division of Windfield’s Farm, followed by a move to Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm in 1984, where he lived until his death in 2000, at the age of 31. There was something about his new career that turned the always nervous Halo into a genuinely nasty stallion, so mean that he went out to his paddock wearing a specially designed muzzle. But the job he did in the breeding shed was nothing short of spectacular, siring not only the incomparable — and similarly temperamental — Sunday Silence, but also another Kentucky Derby winner, Sunny’s Halo (sire of more than 24 stakes winners), as well as Devil’s Bag (sire of Devil His Due, Twilight Agenda and Japan’s Taiki Shuttle), Southern Halo (repatriated South American sire of More Than Ready), Lively One (sire of champion Answer Lively), Jolie’s Halo (sire of Hal’s Hope) and Strodes Creek. His daughters also distinguished themselves on the track, notably the Kentucky Oaks winner, Goodbye Halo, and the Canadian and North American champion, Glorious Song, who was also a Blue Hen in the breeding shed, producing both Rahy and Singspiel. Despite the champions Halo got, most of his sons proved unable to follow in his footsteps as sires. Other than the prepotent Sunday Silence, no other progeny came close, with the exception of Southern Halo, who was a terrific sire in South America and who’s son, More Than Ready, gave us Ready’s Image, who has just recently entered stud. Such are the vagaries of genetics, exemplified in Halo’s son, Saint Ballado, a full brother to Devil’s Bag who was nowhere near as impressive on the track, although he did win the Arlington Classic and the Sheridan Stakes. However, the handsome stallion bested his brother in the breeding shed, siring champions Saint Liam, Ashado and Captain Bodgit before his untimely death at the age of 13. Saint Liam raced into his 5th year, retiring with earnings in excess of 4 million USD. His gutsy win in the 2005 Breeders’ Classic earned him the respect of horse racing’s sports elite, even though saint Liam had also annexed the Donn and Stephen Foster, as well as the Woodward that same year. Although Saint Liam broke from post 13 in the BC Classic, and although he was hounded to the finish line by a gallant Flower Alley, his stamina and class shone through: In the meantime, pedigree experts were focusing on Saint Liam for another reason. Other sons of Saint Ballado like Captain Bodgit, Flame Thrower, Yankee Victor and Sweetsouthernsaint had failed to produce anything that demonstrated some of the potential of the Hail to Reason-Halo sire line. Would Saint Liam be any different? Retired following his Classic win to stand at Lane’s End, Saint Liam only had one crop of foals before he was gone. Had he survived the unlucky incident that killed him, it is likely that the young stallion would have sparkled. The fact that in his only foal crop there were 12 stakes performers, 6 stakes winners and 3 graded winners, headed by our 2011 Horse of the Year, attests to his great potential. After his death, the University of Notre Dame named a health centre, St. Liam’s, in his honour. But despite such a tribute, the loss of Saint Liam remains one of the saddest events in the industry of recent times. Bittersweet as the career of his best daughter may be, Havre de Grace does Saint Liam proud. She looks like her daddy and to quote her trainer, Larry Jones, has ” …a heart as big as America.” Grace boasts a wonderful disposition, stamina that won’t quit and a determination to win. Too, like Saint Liam, Havre de Grace is improving with maturity — all of which augers well for her 5 year-old campaign. In her Woodward and Beldame wins of 2011, Grace demonstrated with a kind of equine finality why Larry Jones thinks of her as “my Zenyatta.” Certainly, Grace is taking a page from Zenyatta’s book, insofar as her gain in maturity and experience might well make 2012 the “Jones Girl’s” best yet. Of one thing we can be sure: Halo is guiding her, every step of the way. Havre de Grace takes the Woodward in “Saint Liam style” Walking away from the field in the Beldame: Riding with Grace:
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5860	dbpedia	3	6	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox_(horse)	en	Equinox (horse)	https://upload.wikimedia…23%28IMG1%29.jpg	https://upload.wikimedia…23%28IMG1%29.jpg	[ "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png", "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg", "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Equinox_Takarazuka_Kinen_2023%28IMG1%29.jpg/220px-Equinox_Takarazuka_Kinen_2023%28IMG1%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9.jpg/220px-%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Equinox_Tenno_Sho%28Autumn%29_2022%28IMG3%29.jpg/120px-Equinox_Tenno_Sho%28Autumn%29_2022%28IMG3%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Equinox_Arima_Kinen_2022%28IMG3%29.jpg/120px-Equinox_Arima_Kinen_2022%28IMG3%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Equinox_Tenno_Sho%28Autumn%29_2023%28IMG1%29.jpg/220px-Equinox_Tenno_Sho%28Autumn%29_2023%28IMG1%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Equinox_TennoSho.jpg/220px-Equinox_TennoSho.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/20231126%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%97.jpg/220px-20231126%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%97.jpg", "https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1", "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg", "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Wikimedia projects" ]	2023-04-25T15:40:43+00:00		en	/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox_(horse)	For other uses, see Equinox (disambiguation). Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire Equinox イクイノックスSireKitasan Black[1]GrandsireBlack Tide[1]DamChateau Blanche[1]DamsireKing Halo[1]SexStallion[1]Foaled (2019-03-23) March 23, 2019 (age 5)[1]CountryJapan[1]ColorBrown[1]BreederNorthern Farm[1]OwnerSilk RacingTrainerTakaki Iwato -> Tetsuya Kimura[1]JockeyChristophe LemaireRecord10:8-2-0Earnings2,215,446,100 JPY[2] Japan: 1,756,556,000 JPY[1] UAE：3,480,000 USD[3] （As of November 26, 2023）Major winsTokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (2021) Tenno Sho (Autumn) (2022, 2023) Arima Kinen (2022) Dubai Sheema Classic (2023) Takarazuka Kinen (2023) Japan Cup (2023)AwardsJapanese Horse of the Year (2022, 2023) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2022)[1] JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2023)[4] Timeform Leading Male 3yo+ (2023)[5] World's Best Racehorse (2023)[6]HonoursTimeform rating: 136Last updated on January 23, 2024 Equinox（Japanese: イクイノックス, Foaled March 23, 2019）is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and current sire.[1] He won both of his races as a two-year-old in 2021, taking the Grade II Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes on his second start. In the early part of his second season he finished second in both the Satsuki Sho and the Tokyo Yushun before emerging as a high-class horse in the autumn when he won the Tenno Sho and the Arima Kinen. Prior to retiring in November 2023, he won all of his races as a four-year-old, the Dubai Sheema Classic, the Takarazuka Kinen, Tenno Sho, and the Japan Cup. Equinox was the world's highest-rated horse in 2023. He was voted Japanese Horse of the Year in 2022 and 2023. Background [edit] Equinox is a first crop of Kitasan Black. Kitasan Black, who was owned by enka singer Saburo Kitajima, won seven GI races during his career. His dam, meanwhile, was Chateau Blanche, a winner of the Mermaid Stakes. Her sire was Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner King Halo. Equinox was foaled at the Northern Farm in Abira, Hokkaido on March 23, 2019. He was owned by Silk Racing, an organization that offers stakes in horse ownership (Hitokuchi Banushi; Japanese: 一口馬主) for a total of 40 million yen (500 shares with each share sold for 80,000 yen),[7] and was raised at Northern Farm Hayakita. According to the manger chief Yuki Kuwata, based on how his body grew as well as distance aptitude, the goal was set to be Kikuka Sho, the same race his sire won in 2015.[8] He was later put to training with Tetsuya Kimura of Miho Training Center. Racing career [edit] 2021: two-year old season [edit] Equinox made his debut at a 1800 meter long maiden race on August 28 at Niigata Racecourse with Christophe Lemaire as his jockey. During the race, he came in to the lead on the final stretch, passing Circle of Life and the other horses, finishing the race with a six length lead.[9] The acceleration Equinox showed surprised Kuwata, who had thought the horse was going to be more of a stayer.[8][10] Equinox's next race was the Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (GII) held on November 20, where he was the most favored. During the race, the horse stayed with the pack, only to pass the others on the final stretch with the record of 32.9 seconds for the final 3 furlongs[11] and winning his first group race. This also marked the first group race that a horse sired by Kitasan Black won.[10][12] 2022: three-year old season [edit] As previously planned, Equinox did not use any trial races,[13] and headed straight to Satsuki Sho as his first race of the season; which saw him take a 147 day long break.[15] At the Satsuki Sho, Equinox was the third favored behind JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt winner Do Deuce and Tokinominoru Kinen winner Danon Beluga [ja]. Equinox started the race from the furthest gate, and came in to the final stretch in third place. He passed all the other horses but was passed by Geoglyph, who was also trained by Kimura, at the last second and came in second place[16]。Equinox's jockey Lemaire commented that "it was after a long break, but he performed well. Since he started from the outside we couldn't create a wall, but we were able to make a winner. I think we have a big chance at the Derby".[17] Equinox then headed to the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) on May 29, where he was the 2nd most favored behind Danon Beluga, who had come in 4th place at Satsuki Sho. He started the race third from last, and at the final stretch covered the last 3 furlongs at 33.6 seconds to close the gaps, but was beaten by Do Deuce by a neck. Lemaire remarked "I marked the winner on the stretch and tried to go after him as I went on the outside, but my opponent passed me back".[18] It was then announced that Equinox's next race would be the Autumn leg of the Tenno Sho. It was also announced that he had damaged his left foreleg at the Derby but was recovering well.[19] As announced, Equinox entered the Tenno Sho on October 30, where he started favourite. After making a good start, he was in the middle of the pack chasing Panthalassa, who was running at a high pace of 57.4 seconds/1000 meters. As the horse entered the final stretch, Lemaire urged the horse forward, catching Panthalassa at the last second, covering what Lemaire said was at least 15 lengths with the speed of 32.7 seconds over the last 3 furlongs,[20] marking his first GI victory. This was the second year in a row, and the fifth ever, where a three-year old won the Autumn Tenno Sho, with Efforia being the previous year's winner. Equinox's win also marked the fastest win in any horse's career as he was the first horse to have won the race after running just five races, and also became the first flat G1 race of the season where the most favored horse won the race, breaking the spell after 16 consecutive losses for the most favored.[21][22] Equinox's victory also marked the first GI victory of any Kitasan Black sire, and the fourth parent-child pair ever to win the same Autumn Tenno Sho Race.[21] During the post-race interview Lemaire commented "Spring was unlucky for him, but I was able to show the true Equinox" and "this may be his first GI, but this won't be the last. I believe he can still win more GI titles".[23] It was then announced that his next race would be that year's Arima Kinen, to be held on December 25.[24] Equinox gained many fan votes and gained a total of 294,688 votes, which was the third highest.[25] External videos The 2022 Arima Kinen race video from JRA's official YouTube channel External videos The 2022 Arima Kinen race video from KanTere's official YouTube channel At the Arima Kinen, Equinox was the most favored.[26] After the race began, he was in the rear of the pack that was chasing Titleholder. Just before the third corner Equinox started to move on to the outside, and started to pick up the pace as he made the fourth corner. At the final stretch, after Lemaire urged the horse to go faster, he picked up even more pace and crossed the finishing pole, not letting any other horses come near him. This victory marked the 21st horse ever to win the Arima as a three year old, and a second year in a row after Efforia last year. Equinox also became the third horse ever to win both the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and Arima as a three-year old, and the fastest ever for any horse to win the Arima with just six races to his career.[27][28] This race also became the first Arima since 1994 for the top two to be won by a three-year old, as Boldog Hos [ja] was also a three-year old.[29] 2022 Tenno Sho (Autumn) 2022 Arima Kinen 2023: four-year old season [edit] On January 17, the World's Best Racehorse Rankings of 2022 was announced, where Equinox was rated third at 126 pounds alongside Nature Strip, citing his two major victories the previous year as well as being named the Horse of the Year. As the 1st place (Flightline) and 2nd place (Baaeed) had both retired by this point, he became the de facto highest-rated active horse.[30][31] For his first race of the season, it was announced that they would go to the Dubai Sheema Classic, which would make it his first foreign race.[32][33] Later, he was formally invited to enter the race, and the invitation was accepted.[34] In the race, Equinox for the first time in his career took the lead from the start and won with a record of 2:25:65. The win also marked the first foreign victory of any Kitasan Black offspring.[35] After the race, Lemaire commented, "I knew he was the greatest horse, and I'm very happy I was able to create this pace" and "This is the first time I won this race since Heart's Cry, who passed away two weeks ago. I would like to thank Equinox for making this opportunity to pay my tribute to him".[36] On April 14, the Longine World Best Racehorse Ranking (which tabulates all major races from that year up until April 9) was announced, and citing Equinox's 3 and a half length victory at Dubai, he was the highest rated horse at 129 pounds. This was the third time a Japanese-trained horse became the highest rated in the ranking, after 2014's Just A Way and 2016's A Shin Hikari.[37] On May 26, it was announced by Silk Racing that Equinox and Lemaire would head to the Takarazuka Kinen.[38] A few days later, the CEO of Silk Racing, Masashi Yonemoto, also announced that the horse would ultimately head to the Japan Cup if his condition was good after Takarazuka.[39] The official fan polling which was held in the lead-up to the Takarazuka Kinen had Equinox consistently leading, with the final tally at 216,379 votes.[40][41] On June 25, Equinox entered the Takarazuka Kinen as planned. The horse did not have a good start and briefly lost his balance but held through and ran in the rear of the pack. At the third corner, Equinox started to move to the outside and went forward to take the lead as he and the pack ran past the fourth corner, barely beating Through Seven Seas [ja] by a neck, marking his fourth consecutive win.[42] This victory made Equinox the 16th horse to win both Grand Prixs (Arima and Takarazuka) and the 21st horse to earn more than 1 billion yen at JRA races as well as the fastest to earn as much with eight career races at that point.[43] After a summer break, it was announced by Silk Racing on September 18 that, before the Japan Cup, Equinox would race the Tenno Sho (Autumn) again, this time facing Do Deuce, who had beaten him at the Tokyo Yushun the year before.[44] On October 29, Equinox ran the early stage of the race from 3rd following Jack d'Or's high-paced run. As the pack entered the final stretch, Equinox quickly passed Jack d'Or and Gaia Force,[45] and without letting Justin Palace catch up, he crossed the finishing line with a new world record of 1:55.2, marking his fifth consecutive GI win and becoming the third horse ever to win the Autumn Tenno Sho two years in a row.[46][47][48] After the race, Lemaire praised his horse, saying, "I was relieved. Equinox is the greatest horse after all. Everyone in the world wanted to see him race. I was able to show Equinox's strength" and "Equinox has everything. He can take a good position from the start, and can run calmly after that, and can run well towards the end also. He also has stamina. He's a perfect horse".[48] With this win, Equinox's total earnings in JRA races reached 1,252,692,000 yen, surpassing Contrail to become the 10th highest earner. If the earnings from the Dubai Sheema Classic were factored, the total earnings would reach 1,711,582,100 yen, surpassing Orfevre and becoming the 6th highest earner ever.[49] As previously announced, Equinox headed to the Japan Cup on November 26. During the race, Equinox placed himself third behind runners Panthalassa and Titleholder, before taking the lead as the pack entered the final stretch and beat Liberty Island by four lengths, clocking in at 2:21.8.[50][51][52] This victory made Equinox the first ever horse to earn over 2-billion yen (2,215,446,100JPY), and also the third horse in JRA history to win six consecutive Grade I races in a row after T M Opera O and Lord Kanaloa.[51] After the victory at the Japan Cup, discussions were made as to whether the horse should be entered in to the Arima Kinen or be retired to stud, with the head of Silk Racing quoted as saying all options were on the table;[53] it was ultimately announced on November 30 that the horse will not be entered to Arima and will stand stud at the Shadai Stallion Station starting from 2024.[54] Upon Equinox's retirement, Kitasan Black's owner, Saburo Kitajima, made a statement to Nikkan Sports, celebrating and thanking the horse's career.[55] A retirement ceremony was held for Equinox on December 16 at Nakayama Racecourse, with the ceremony being streamed on the official YouTube channel of the JRA.[56][57] Stud career [edit] Equinox was sold to Shadai Stallion Station for 5 billion JPY upon becoming a stallion,[58] and arrived to the farm on December 18. He was given a stable facing his sire, Kitasan Black.[59] On December 7, Equinox's service fee for the 2024 season was announced to be at 20,000,000JPY; which would be the same price as his sire for that season.[60] This broke the previous record held by Deep Impact and Contrail's 12,000,000JPY for the highest service fee of any first year sire.[60] Racing statistics [edit] Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search,[61] netkeiba.com,[62] Emirates Racing Authority,[63] and Total Performance Data.[64] Date Racecourse Race Grade Distance (condition) Runner BK PP Odds (Favored) Finished Time Difference Jockey 1st Place（2nd Place） 2021.8.28 Niigata Maiden Race Turf 1800m（Firm） 15 2 2 4.6 (2） 01st R1:47.4 -1.0 C. Lemaire （Men At Work） 11.20 Tokyo Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes GII Turf 1800m（Firm） 12 1 1 2.6（1） 01st R1:46.2 -0.4 C. Lemaire （Asahi） 2022. 4.17 Nakayama Satsuki Shō GI Turf 2000m（Firm） 18 8 18 5.7（3） 02nd R1:59.8 0.1 C. Lemaire Geoglyph 5.29 Tokyo Tōkyō Yūshun GI Turf 2400m（Firm） 18 8 18 3.8（2） 02nd R2:21.9 -0.0 C. Lemaire Do Deuce 10.30 Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn) GI Turf 2000m（Firm） 15 4 7 2.6（1） 01st R1:57.5 -0.1 C. Lemaire （Panthalassa） 12.25 Nakayama Arima Kinen GI Turf 2500m（Firm） 16 5 9 2.3（1） 01st R2:32.4 -0.4 C. Lemaire （Boldog Hos） 2023. 3.25 Meydan Dubai Sheema Classic GI Turf 2410m（Firm） 10 6 7 1.4（1） 01st R2:25.65 -0.59 C. Lemaire （Westover） 6.25 Hanshin Takarazuka Kinen GI Turf 2200m（Firm） 17 3 5 1.3（1） 01st R2:11.2 -0.0 C. Lemaire （Through Seven Seas） 10.29 Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn) GI Turf 2000m（Firm） 11 6 7 1.3（1） 01st R1:55.2 -0.4 C. Lemaire （Justin Palace） 11.26 Tokyo Japan Cup GI Turf 2400m（Firm） 18 1 2 1.3（1） 01st R2:21.8 -0.7 C. Lemaire （Liberty Island） R on the time indicates that this was a record time Statistics as of November 26, 2023 Pedigree [edit] Pedigree of Equinox (JPN), brown stallion, 2019[1] Sire Kitasan Black b. 2012 Black Tide d.b. 2001 Sunday Silence (USA) Halo Wishing Well Wind in Her Hair (IRE) Alzao (USA) Burghclere (GB) Sugar Heart b. 2005 Sakura Bakushin O Sakura Yutaka O Sakura Hagoromo Otome Gokoro Judge Angelucci (USA) Tizly (USA) Dam Chateau Blanche b. 2010 King Halo b. 1995 Dancing Brave (USA) Lyphard Navajo Princess Goodbye Halo (USA) Halo Pound Foolish Blancherie Tony Bin (IRE) Kampala (GB) Seven Bridge (GB) Maison Blanche Alleged (USA) Blanche Reine (FR) (Family: 16-b)[65] Notes [edit]
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5860	dbpedia	0	71	http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/blog/-party-time-at-sunnys-halo-lounge	en	Party time at Sunny’s Halo Lounge	http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/1546156.jpg	http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/1546156.jpg	[ "http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/1546156.jpg", "http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/1229785.jpg", "http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/3036719.jpg", "http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/8/2/47823547/5237480.png", "http://cdn1.editmysite.com/editor/images/common/bg_feed.gif", "http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/footer-toast-published-image-1.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Throughout the Kentucky Oaks and Derby festivities, we – the Derby Dreamers – can mix and match with our counterparts from around the world! The sweet spot for meeting, eating, and tweeting is...	en		The Derby Dreamers Extravaganza	http://derbydreamers.weebly.com/1/post/2015/03/-party-time-at-sunnys-halo-lounge.html	Throughout the Kentucky Oaks and Derby festivities, we – the Derby Dreamers – can mix and match with our counterparts from around the world! The sweet spot for meeting, eating, and tweeting is Sunny’s Halo Lounge, right above our Section 328 seats. A prime place for mingling This 13,000-square-foot outdoor rooftop party deck, dubbed a “deluxe hospitality venue,” opened just last year. It looms high atop the grandstand with the gigantic new Big Board in full view (see previous post). Our seats – and our vantage point from Sunny’s Halo Lounge – bring us a sweeping view of the track’s far turn and upper stretch. These can be the most critical zones in the race to the finish line. Buffet and horse play Open-seating tables await us, along with lunch buffet, beer, wine and soft drinks – all complimentary – plus cocktails, like Oaks Lilies and Derby Mint Juleps, served up for a few extra bucks. While lunching and lounging, we’ll continue to share predictions, bet on the races, and take in every moment of the action. Named after a superstar The lounge takes its name from champion Sunny’s Halo, who won the Kentucky Derby in 1983 with jockey Eddie Delahoussaye aboard. Sunny’s Halo was only the second Canadian-bred horse to win the Run for the Roses. As is true for many thoroughbreds, his name cleverly combined the name of his sire, Halo, with that of his dam, Mostly Sunny. “Standing at stud” A year of Derby delight was also one of disappointment for Sunny’s Halo. Toward the end of 2003, a recurring ankle problem ended his racing days. He soon launched a second career (and some might argue, a more satisfying one), standing at stud on a ranch in Lexington, KY. Next stop, Texas, where he became the state’s all-time leading sire by progeny earnings – a cool $26 million! Sunny’s Halo continued his studly ways until his passage in 2003 to that “big racetrack in the sky.” His remains are interred at Churchill Downs in the Kentucky Derby Museum. Celebrity visitations Who’s around the corner at Sunny’s Halo Lounge? Keep looking! Stars spotted lounge side at last year’s Derby weekend made for a lively mix. Actress Nichole Galicia of the film “Django Unchained.” A cluster of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. And iconic jockeys Pat Day and Chris McCarron. Here’s wishing us a sunny Derby – topped off by a shiny halo! Photo credits: www.kentuckyderbyexperience.com, horseracinghalloffame.com
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]	2023-07-17T00:00:00		en	https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1415966468070-NYO4XFRU8MUY74JH44YF/favicon.ico?format=100w	Trainer Magazine	https://trainermagazine.com/north-american-trainer-articles/category/HISTORICAL+NAT	The data in Tables 1 to 12 report a country by country survey of fracture and fatality rates reported in scientific journals and documented as injuries/fatalities per starters. It may be argued that little of the data is contemporary; the studies range from the years 1980 to 2013. However, the tabulated data provided below is the most up to date that can be sourced from independently published, scrutinized scientific papers with clear—albeit sometimes differing—metric definitions and assessable risk rates. In assimilating and understanding the information, and in order to make comparisons, some important explanatory points are important. The first, and probably the most important, is identification of the metric. Although at first glance, descriptor differences may appear nuanced—what is being recorded massively influences the data. These include fatality, catastrophic injury, fracture, orthopedic injury, catastrophic distal limb fracture, fatal musculoskeletal injury, serious musculoskeletal injury, and catastrophic fracture. The influence of the metric in Japanese racing represents the most extreme example of this: “fracture” in the reporting papers included everything from major injuries to fragments (chips) identified after racing in fetlocks and knees, i.e., injuries from which recovery to racing soundness is now an expectation. At the opposite pole, studies in other countries document “catastrophic,” i.e., life-ending fractures which have a substantially lower incidence. The spectrum of metric definitions will all produce different injury numbers and must be taken into account when analyzing and using the data. Studies also differ in the methods of data collection that will skew numbers in an undetermined manner. Some record only information available at the racetrack, others by identifying horses that fail to race again within varying time periods, and horses requiring hospitalization following racing, etc. The diagnostic criteria for inclusion of horses also vary between reports: some document officially reported incidents only, some are based only on clinical observations of racetrack veterinarians, while others require radiographic corroboration of injuries. In New York these documented greater risks on dirt than turf surfaces while a California study found no difference and a study in Florida found a higher risk on turf. A more recent study gathering data from the whole of the US reported an increased risk on dirt surfaces. Variations in injury nature between surfaces, for example the increased incidence of sesamoid fractures (breakdown injuries) on dirt versus synthetic and turf surfaces, may go some way toward explaining fatality differences. The majority of fractures occurring in flat racing (and non-fall related fractures in jump racing) are now also treatable, enabling horses to return to racing and/or to have other comfortable post-racing lives. The common public presumption that fractures in horses are inevitably life-ending injuries is a misconception that could readily be remedied. An undetermined number of horses are euthanized on the basis of economic viability and/or ability to care for horses retired from racing. On this point, persistence with a paternalistic approach is a dangerous tactic in an educated society. Statements that euthanasia is “the kindest” or “best” thing to do, that it is an “unavoidable” consequence of fracture or that only “horsemen understand or know what is best” can be seen as patronizing and will not stand public scrutiny. At some point, data to distinguish between horses euthanized as a result of genuinely irreparable injuries and those with fractures amenable to repair will become available. Before this point is reached, the consequences require discussion and debate within the racing industry. Decisions on acceptable policies will have to be made and responsibility taken. In its simplest form, this is a binary decision. Either economic euthanasia of horses, as with agricultural animals, is considered and justified as an acceptable principle by the industry; or a mechanism for financing treatment and lifetime care of injured horses who are unlikely to return to economic productivity will have to be identified. The general public understands career-ending injuries in human athletes. These appear, albeit with ongoing development of sophisticated treatments at reducing frequency, in mainstream news. Death as a direct result of any sporting activity is a difficult concept in any situation and draws headlines. Removal of the treatable but economically non-viable group of injuries from data sets would reduce, albeit by a currently undetermined number, the frequency of race track fatalities. However, saving horses' lives whenever possible will not solve the problem; it will simply open an ethical debate viz is it acceptable to save horses that will be lame. In order to preserve life, permanent lameness is considered acceptable in people and is not generally considered inhumane in pets. Two questions arise immediately (i) how lame can a horse be in retirement for this to be considered humane? (ii) who decides? There is unquestionably a spectrum of opinion, all of which is subjective and most of it personal. It will not be an easy debate and is likely to be complicated further by consideration of sentience, which now is enshrined in UK law (Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022); but it requires honest ownership of principles and an agreed policy. For the avoidance of doubt, while the focus of this article and welfare groups’ concerns are on racetrack injuries, those sustained in training follow a parallel pathway. These currently escape attention simply by being, for the most part, out of sight and/or publicity seeking glare. Within racing, there is unquestionably a collective desire to minimize injury rates. Progress has been made predominantly by identification of extrinsic (i.e., not related to the individual horse) risk factors followed by logical amendments. In jump racing (monotonic fractures), obstacle modification, re-siting and changing ground topography are obvious examples of risk-reducing measures that have been employed. In flat racing, progress, has involved identification risk factors such as race type and scheduling, surface, numbers of runners, track conditions, etc., which have guided changes. However, despite substantial research and investment, progress in identification of intrinsic (i.e., relating to the individual horse) risk factors is slow. While scientifically frustrating, a major reason for this is the low incidence of severe fractures; this dictates that the number of horses (race starters) that need to be studied in order to assess the impact of any intervention is (possibly impractically) high. Nonetheless, scientific justification is necessary to exclude a horse from racing and to withstand subsequent scrutiny. Review of potential screening techniques to identify horses at increased risk of sustaining a fracture while racing is not within the scope of this article but to date, none are yet able, either individually or in combination, to provide a practical solution and/or sufficiently reliable information to make a short-term impact. It is also important to accept that the risk of horses sustaining fractures in racing can never be eliminated. Mitigation of impact is therefore critical. When fractures occur, it is imperative that horses are seen to be given the best possible on-course care. This may, albeit uncommonly be euthanasia. Much more common, horses can be triaged on the course and appropriate support applied before they are moved to the racetrack clinical facility for considered evaluation and discussion. The provision of fracture support equipment to all British racecourses in 2022 marked a substantial step forward in optimizing injured horse care. The distress/anxiety that accompanies an acute unstable racetrack fracture is considered predominantly to result from loss of limb control (horses are flight-based herd animals). Pain is both suppressed and delayed by catecholamines, e.g., adrenaline (the latent pain syndrome). As a result, relief of distress and anxiety from appropriate limb support always exceeds chemical analgesia. The immobilization principles behind the fracture support equipment are that fatigue/stress fractures have predictable courses; the distracting forces can therefore be predicted and logically counteracted. This is real progress: adoption of the principles and employment of the equipment in other countries would send out a strong positive welfare message. Neither racing enthusiasts or fervent objectors are likely to change their opinions. The preservation of social license will be determined by the open-minded majority who lie between. It is the man on the street who must be convinced; most have no concept of the frequency of injury, care available or outcome potentials. The task of all who appreciate horse racing's contributions to society and wish to see it continue is to remain focused on horse welfare, if necessary, to adjust historical dogmas, absorb necessary costs and to encourage open, considered, honest (factually correct) risks versus benefits discussion. Country by country survey of fracture and fatality rates as reported in scientific journals and documented as injuries/fatalities per starters from 1980 to 2013. New York-breds – Get with the Program How do you start improving a breeding program? You begin with incentives. Using a small percentage of handle on Thoroughbred racing in New York State and a small percentage of video lottery terminal revenue from Resorts World Casino NY at Aqueduct and at Finger Lakes, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Corporation rewards owners and breeders of registered New York-breds awards for finishing in the top four in a race and provides substantial purse money for races restricted to New York-breds. The Fund pays out $17 million annually in breeder, owner and stallion owners awards and in purse enrichment at New York’s tracks. “If it wasn’t for the rewards program, I wouldn’t be in the business,” Dr. Jerry Bilinski of Waldorf Farm said. “The program is the best in the country in my view and it helps the vendors, feed stores and all that.” Bilinski, the former chairman of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, bred his first New York-bred mare, Sad Waltz, in 1974. He acknowledges DeLuke’s vital contribution. “Dr. DeLuke was a forefather,” Bilinski said. “I had dinner with him a number of times. He was smart. He was a smart guy. He didn’t try to reinvent the wheel.” Instead, DeLuke, a 1941 graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, began breeding horses before the New York-bred program even began. He humbly visited every Kentucky farm that would receive him and asked dozens of questions about everything from breeding practices to barn construction to fencing. He learned enough to own and breed several of the fledgling New York-bred stakes winners. Divine Royalty, Vandy Sue, Dedicated Rullah and Restrainor won four runnings of the New York Futurity for two-year-olds in six years from 1974 through 1979. Restrainor also was the winner of the inaugural Damon Runyon Stakes in 1979. DeLuke purchased a 300-acre farm in the foothill of the Adirondacks and named it Assunta Louis for his parents. Two decades later, Chester and Mary Bromans, the dominant owners of current New York-breds, many of whom have won open stakes, purchased the farm in 1995 and renamed it Chestertown. They named one of their New York-bred yearlings Chestertown, and he sold for a record $2 million as a two-year-old. A steady stream of accomplished New York-breds, including 2006 Gr.1 Beldame Stakes winner Fleet Indian and two-time Gr.1 Whitney winner Commentator (in 2005 and 2008) followed, before New York-breds provided more jolts. Mind Your Biscuits, the all-time leading New York-bred earner ($4,279,566), captured the 2018 Gr.1 Golden Shaheen in Dubai. That summer, Diversify added his name to the list of Whitney winners. In 2019, Sackatoga Stable and Barclay Tagg’s Tiz the Law began his sensational two-year career by winning his debut at Saratoga. He added the Gr.1 Champagne, then dominated in both the 2020 Gr.1 Belmont Stakes—the first leg in the revised Triple Crown because of Covid—and the Gr.1 Travers Stakes. He was then a game second to Authentic in the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby. “When people buy a New York-bred, they hope he can be the next Funny Cide or Tiz the Law,” Fund Executive Director Tracy Egan said. “I think it’s the best program in the country.” That doesn’t mean it’s been a smooth journey. “It’s been a bumpy road,” former New York Racing Association CEO and long-time New York owner and breeder Barry Schwartz said. “There were so many changes. But I think today they’re on a very good path. I think the guy they have in there (New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. Executive Director Najja Thompson) is pretty good. Clearly, it’s the best breeding program in America.” Thompson said, “The program rose from humble beginnings to today when we see New York-breds compete at the highest level.” Certainly the New York Racing Association supports the New York-bred program. One Showcase Day of all New York-bred stakes races has grown into three annually. “NYRA has been a great partner in showcasing New York-breds,” Thompson said. “We make up 35 percent of all the races at NYRA.” There’s a great indication of how New York-breds are perceived around the world. Both the third and fifth highest New York-bred earners, A Shin Forward ($3,416,216) and Moanin ($2,875,508) raced exclusively in Asia. A Shin Forward made 25 of 26 career starts in Japan—the other when he was fourth in a 2010 Gr.1 stakes in Hong Kong. Moanin made 23 of his 24 starts in Japan and one in Korea, a 2018 Gr.1 stakes. Of course, by then, Northern Dancer’s brilliance on and off the track had been well documented. On the track, Northern Dancer won 14 of 18 starts, including the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, with two seconds and a pair of thirds including his six-length defeat by Quadrangle in the 1964 Belmont Stakes. Northern Dancer more than atoned in his following start, winning the Queen’s Plate by 7 ¼ lengths as the 1-10 favorite. Taylor won the Queen’s Plate 11 times under his own name or Windfields Farm and bred 22 winners of Canada’s signature stakes. But Northern Dancer bowed a tendon shortly after winning the 1964 Queen’s Plate and was retired. Initially, Northern Dancer’s stud fee at Windfields Farm in Maryland was $10,000. That changed quickly in 1967 when his first seven sales yearlings all won. Five of them won stakes. Northern Dancer’s stud fee was up to $100,000 in 1980 and climbed to $200,000 just two years later. Northern Dancer sired 146 stakes winners, including several who went on to be great stallions themselves including Lyphard, Nijinsky II, Nureyev, Danzig, The Minstrel, Sadler’s Wells, Storm Bird, Vice Regent and Be My Guest. “Of all my father’s accomplishments in racing and breeding, I believe he was most proud of having established the Northern Dancer sire line,” Taylor’s son, Charles, said in the book Champions. Taylor’s impact on Canadian racing can’t be overstated. He consolidated Canada’s seven tracks to three, improving Fort Erie and Old Woodbine/Greenwood and building a new Woodbine. “Without Mr. Taylor, Canadian racing would not be!” Hall of Fame trainer Frank Merrill said. In 1973, Taylor resigned as the Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club to head the Jockey Club of Canada. “We’ve never had a national Jockey Club before,” Taylor said at the time. “We felt it was important to Canadian racing to have this kind of organization, which could address important racing issues of the day.” Fifty years later, the Jockey Club is still leading Canadian racing. Its current membership tops 100 with owners, breeders, trainers and key industry stakeholders. Among its duties are conducting the annual Sovereign Awards; annually designating graded stakes; working to improve federal tax guidelines for owners and representing Canada at the annual International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities Conference. “There are a lot of running parts,” trainer and Jockey Club member Kevin Attard said. “It kind of opens your eyes to a different part of racing from a trainer’s perspective. There’s a lot of things that go on a daily basis to have the product we have and put on the best show possible.” Along the way, he and his horses received seven Eclipse Awards, Thoroughbred racing’s highest honor. In a beautiful Blood-Horse story after Fred passed, trainer John Russell, also a fine writer, said, “No one ever loved racing more than Mr. Hooper, and certainly no one loved his horses more than this man.” Fred showed his love every time he drove his Cadillac around his farm’s pastures to distribute carrots to his horses. He’d hide the carrots behind his back, and each horse had to nuzzle him to get the treat. Fred was the patriarch of a large loving family, all of whom called him Big Daddy. To this day, everybody in Thoroughbred racing still calls him Mr. Hooper—a measure of the immense respect he still generates. “He’s just one of those iconic names in our sport,” Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith said. “When you got an opportunity to ride for a man like Mr. Hooper, you knew you had made it. You knew he was such a giant in the sport.” How did one of 13 children born on a farm in Cleveland, Ga., accomplish all that? “One of his favorite lines was `Look ahead. Never look back,’” Wanda said. “He always looked forward.” Sometimes he had no other choice. That made his journey even more remarkable. “He was a very positive man,” his daughter, Betty Hooper Green, said. “He always said, `Look to the future. Don’t think about mistakes you made in the past. Look to the future and make things better.’” Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day remembers being at trainer Bill Cesare’s barn the day after Fred’s two-year-old filly won a race at Arlington Park: “We were at the barn, and somebody came by and wanted to buy the filly. He said, `No, I want to keep her. I’m going to watch her babies run.’” Pat said, “I was flabbergasted. He was maybe 92 or 93. Here’s a two-year-old filly who’s going to race as a three-year-old, then maybe as a four-year-old. Then she’s going to be bred and have a baby, who wouldn’t race for at least another two years. We’re talking six or seven years. I looked at him. He was such an optimist.” Maybe it was because of his work ethic—one likely instilled by his father, struggling to keep food on the table for their ever-growing family. Regardless, Fred earned his success. Nothing was ever handed to him, so he relied on himself to pave his way through his long life. “The harder I work, the luckier I get,” Fred told Wanda. He worked alone. He almost always owned his horses by himself, rarely in a partnership. In Jim Bolus’ book Remembering the Derby, Fred said, “I just feel that what I have I want to own myself. I just have always felt like that whatever I do; if it’s wrong, why then I’ll be to blame. I was in heavy construction, building roads and airports and dams over six of the southeastern states for 36 years, and I just didn’t want a partner, that’s all.” His way with horses was to keep his barns meticulous. He paid attention to all the details, no matter how small. In a December 1, 1997 Sports Illustrated article celebrating Fred’s recent 100th birthday, Frank Lidz wrote of Fred and Wanda’s 912-acre spread in Ocala: “Throughout the estate, from breeding sheds to training gallops, all is immaculately groomed. Flowers abound. Grass is clipped. Stables are clean and freshly painted, masonry pointed and trim, tack in order, hay baled, manure invisible.” That required attention to detail. “They would put up posts in the ground to build a fence on his farm,” Fred’s grandson, Buddy Green, said. “He would push against the post in a pick-up truck to make sure it didn’t move. He was that type of man. I respect that. He wanted it done right.” Fred always felt right when he was with horses, especially his own. “Horses were his children,” Buddy’s mother, Betty Green said. “He would stop on his way into town at the vegetable stand, and he’d pick up carrots and take them to his horses. They would break the car antenna. They loved it, and they all would come.” Fred’s impact on horse racing still resonates long after he passed. When American Pharoah ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought by sweeping the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in 2015, he carried bloodlines featuring five of Fred’s horses, Zetta Jet, Tri Jet, Crozier, Olympia and Hoop Jr. Justify, the 2018 undefeated Triple Crown Champion, and Ghostzapper, a superstar on the track and off as a stallion, both trace back to Tri Jet. When the coronavirus pandemic forced Churchill Downs to reschedule the 2020 Kentucky Derby from the first Saturday of May to the first Saturday of September, a story in the Montgomery Independent documented the first and only other time the Derby was postponed: in 1945 when Hoop Jr. won. At Gulfstream Park on January 23, 2021, Phipps Stable and Claiborne Farm’s five-year-old horse Performer won the 35th running of the $125,000 Gr3 Fred W. Hooper Stakes at one-mile on turf. The race was formally named the Tropical Park Handicap. Later in 2021, another senior class graduated from Hooper Academy. Not bad for an eighth-grade dropout in rural Georgia. Not bad at all. ******************************** Many times, Fred would tell people his favorite horse was three-time Champion filly Susan’s Girl. And while Hoop Jr. and Precisionist also meant the world to him, Olympia may have been the most fascinating horse he ever owned. A sub-headline on Anne Peters’ July 3rd, 2015, Blood-Horse pedigree analysis of Olympia quoted her story’s final sentence: Without Olympia our world would be a much slower place Yet for all the blazing speed he showed in races and passed on to his progeny, Olympia was also the sire of 1970 Steeplechase Champion Top Bid, who won the three-mile Temple Gwathmey Stakes by four lengths at Belmont Park during his champion season at the age of six. Fred’s trainer Ivan Parke bred Olympia, a son of Heliopolis out of Miss Dolphin by Stimulus. Parke had trained Miss Dolphin, a stakes winner who set four track records after selling for just $700 as a yearling at Saratoga in 1936. American Classic Pedigrees described Olympia as a “small, lengthy bay horse with a Roman nose. Olympia was a blocky, powerful sprinter type who ran to his looks.” Fred didn’t want his trainer owning horses, so he purchased Olympia when he was one month old while keeping Parke as his trainer. Olympia shined as a two-year-old immediately, winning his maiden debut at Keeneland April 16, 1948, by three lengths. He went on to win the Joliet Stakes at Washington Park by 3 ½ lengths, the Primer Stakes at Arlington Park by four lengths and the Breeders’ futurity at Keeneland by a neck. He finished second in the Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs, the Arlington Futurity, the George Woolf Memorial Stakes at Washington Park and in the Babylon Handicap and the Cowdin at Aqueduct. He finished his two-year-old season with four victories, six seconds and one third from 14 starts—almost all of them on the lead—earning $76,362. As a three-year-old, he rocked the racing world. Stella Moore, a Quarter Horse Champion owned by Quintas I. Roberts of Palatka, Fla., had beaten a speedy Thoroughbred named Fair Truckle in a California match race. Roberts asked Fred if he’d like to have his Olympia take on Stella Moore in a match race. Fred had been the king of match races with Prince/Royal Prince and he agreed, suggesting they each put up $50,000 in a winner-take-all quarter-mile match race at Tropical Park Racetrack in Coral Gables, five miles north of Miami. Roberts countered with an offer of each owner betting $25,000, and Fred agreed. The match race would be held in between races at Tropical Park on January 5, 1949, matching freshly-turned three-year-old Thoroughbred colt Olympia against the now four-year-old Quarter Horse mare Stella More. According to Jim Bolus in “Remembering the Derby,” Calumet Farm’s trainer Ben Jones told Ivan Parke that he was foolish to think Olympia could win. “One day, just two or three days before the match race was run, a groom from Calumet Farm’s barn came up there with $1,000 and said to Ivan Parke, 'We want to bet on the Quarter Horse,’” Fred told Bolus. “I said, ‘Ivan, let me have that money. That’s Ben Jones’ money.’ I told the groom, ‘Go back and tell Ben to send some more money up. I have some more left.’” Almost all accounts of the match race put the figure Fred handled that fateful afternoon in side bets at $93,000. In Frank Lidz’s 1997 story about Fred in Sports Illustrated, Fred said, “People thought I was crazy to let Olympia race a Quarter Horse at two furlongs. I knew I was crazy, all right, but Olympia was awfully fast, and I thought he could beat anybody.” But showing great attention to detail, Fred measured the course. “The finish line was 73 feet short of a quarter-mile when the gate was put in the chute,” Fred told Ed Bowen in Legacies of the Turf, Volume 2. “I changed the finish and made them run the full quarter. I wasn’t going to take any of the worst of it.” Pat Farrell, the Tropical Park Racing Secretary, was given the awesome responsibility of recording bets and making payoffs. “I never saw such action,” he told Chuck Tilley in his 1997 Florida Horse cover story on Fred. Writing about Fred in his book Stories from Cot Campbell, Racing’s Most Interesting People, Cot Campbell said of Pat: “As he received money, he pushed it into the top right drawer of his desk and locked it. At post time, he then locked the door to the racing secretary’s office and rushed out to see the making of racing history.” According to Fred, “Olympia and Stella Moore broke nearly even. At the eighth pole, Stella Moore was about two lengths in front, but when they got to the finish line, Olympia was there first.” Olympia had won by a head in :22 4/5. “The finish was scary, but not nearly as scary as the settling of the bets,” Campbell continued in his book. “After pictures were taken and hands were shaken, a big crowd went back to Pat Farrell’s office for the settling-up ceremonies. “With a big smile on his face, Pat withdrew his key from his pocket, held it up as a magician might have, and with a flourish inserted it into the lock on the drawer. He flung the drawer open for one and all to behold the absolute staggering cache of greenbacks, now belonging to Fred Hooper. “The drawer was empty. Pat Farrell looked as if he would lose his lunch. His face was ashen, and he thrust his hand into the drawer as if he might be able to feel the money, even though he certainly could not see it! The atmosphere in the room was decidedly tense. Finally, Farrell jerked the drawer completely out of the desk. The bigger drawer beneath it was housing a truly splendid clump of greenbacks. There was the stash of cash. There was no back panel in the top drawer, so as Farrell hurriedly pushed the final batch of bills toward the back of the drawer, the dough had dropped out of sight into the bottom compartment.” Fred collected, gave a $1,000 tip to Pat Farrell, and then, according to Lidz’s story in Sports Illustrated, came up with this classic: “I told Roberts that if he was game, I’d fetch another Thoroughbred from my stable.’ He said, `No thanks; I’ve got just enough money to get back home.’” Hall of Fame trainer John Nerud, who would become close friends with Fred, shared this story with Chuck Tilley and Gene Plowden’s book This is Horse Racing: “After I looked at the match race, I went back to my barn and there was a fellow sitting on a bucket and crying; a big man he was, just sitting there crying. I went over and asked him what was the matter. He looked up at me and said, `I just lost an automobile agency today!’” From then on, Olympia was the horse to beat in the Kentucky Derby. He wore the label of Derby favorite well, though the Daily Racing Form (then called the Morning Telegraph) didn’t include the match race in Olympia’s past performance lines, presumably because he had raced against a Quarter Horse. Just two weeks after the match race, Olympia led most of the way before tiring to finish second by a half-length as the 2-5 favorite in the Hibiscus Stakes at Hialeah, January 19. Fred then sent Olympia to California to continue his Derby preparation. In doing so, Fred pioneered what is commonplace today: flying Thoroughbreds cross-country to contest major stakes races around the country. “Horses weren’t being flown around those days,” Fred told Ed Bowen in 1973. “Eastern Airlines leased me a DC-4, which was a nice plane, but I had fixed my own crates and everything and put the horse and the lead pony in. I fixed some canvas muzzles that had a screw in the bottom of them, so I could put two oxygen tanks in the plane, with about 30 feet of hose on each. The plane was not pressurized. Also, I fixed straps to go over their shoulders. “I told Eastern that since I had to do everything to get the horses ready to fly, I should pick out my own pilot; so they said I could pick any pilot I wanted. I chose Dick Merrill, who was one of the greatest (and an ace pilot during World War II). We flew two horses out there, left them for 30 days for the races, then flew them back.” There was a great picture accompanying Ed Bowen’s 1973 story in the Blood-Horse showing the interior of the plane with Fred standing next to Olympia while Dick Merrill was petting Olympia’s face and Ivan Parke looked on. Soon Olympia and Colosal became frequent fliers. Eventually, other owners and trainers would catch up to the kid from Georgia who pioneered shipping horses by air, long before Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was celebrated for flying horses coast-to-coast for stakes races. Joe Drape wrote in a January 6, 2013, story in the New York Times: “Back in the 1980s, when his stable was 250 strong and he flew horses all over to win the nation’s biggest races, Lukas earned the nickname `D. Wayne off the plane.’” Fred did that three decades earlier. But in 1949, not everyone thought flying horses on planes was a good idea. “He was one of the first ones to fly horses,” Fred’s nephew, Harold Campbell said. “He built an adjustable ramp for horses to use to walk into an airplane. When he first used it, it was one of the biggest things that happened in Montgomery. It was unreal. There were TVs, newspapers. One thing I will never forget is that the article on the front page of the newspaper said: “Fred W. Hooper – A man that has more dollars than cents, flying horses” Fred’s reaction? “He didn’t take to that very well,” Harold said. “Damn right. He didn’t let them get away with it. He gave them hell. He did a lot of first-time things. He always ended coming out of it smelling like roses.” Olympia did his part. Showing zero jet lag—actually airplane lag—Olympia made his first start at seven furlongs as Parke tried stretching out his speed. He captured the San Felipe Stakes by five lengths as the even-money favorite February 5. Exactly two weeks later, Olympia stretched out to a mile-and-an-eighth in the Santa Anita Derby. Sent off the 3-5 favorite, Olympia led most of the way, tiring late to finish second by a length and a half to Old Rockport. “I had always been a movie buff, with the original 1933 ‘King Kong’ my inspiration, along with ‘One Million Years B.C., and not just because of Fay Wray and Raquel Welch—although I had crushes on both. It was the dinosaurs and the stop-motion filmmaking and special effects. “I wanted to get into film somehow but couldn’t afford USC, so the gateway was video/television production, first in high school and then at Pasadena City College. “It was around this time, summer of 1985, that Santa Anita contacted me out of the blue,” he said. “Knowing I had radio operation training in college, they told me of a radio station in the planning stages that would be an on-site source for racing fans and handicappers broadcasting information throughout the day. “Nearly doubling my hourly wage from the record store, I jumped at the chance. It was designed and organized by the same company that created the low-power AM radio station that can be picked up near the LAX Airport for flight information; and soon, KWIN Radio AM was created. “I was the operator/engineer with countless marketing people and handicappers available for on-air hosts and guests. It was at this time I met Mike Willman, the ‘roving reporter’ and program manager of sorts, who gathered interviews on his cassette recorder for us to air. “On April 23, 1986, Villasenor took me to Hollywood Park where he was program director and graphics operator in its TV department. “I was fortunate to be there and was in the right place at the right time. They were short of cameramen that day, and word came from Hollywood Park President Marje Everett that many of her personal friends would be attending, including popular celebrities of music, film, television and politics. “The TV department was to capture ‘Opening Day Greetings’ from them on their arrival. The TV director asked if I could handle the professional portable camera, portable tape deck and tripod. I said yes, gathered up everything, and headed to the Gold Cup Room, avoiding crowded elevators with all that gear. “It was then I realized my career was moving up, for at that moment, not three steps behind me on the escalator were Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson. As we continued to climb, all I could think of was getting to a phone to tell my folks how my first day went, before it had even started! His stud fee was $100,000 at the time of his death and $300,000 at its apex. Here was a horse for the ages—the likes of which racing may never see again. Consider this: at two, he broke his maiden in his first attempt, and two races later won the Champagne Stakes; at three, he won the Derby, the Flamingo, the Wood Memorial, the Preakness and the Belmont. At four, he won the Marlboro Cup, the Woodward and the Stuyvesant. He won the Derby by 1¾ lengths as the 1-2 favorite in a 15-horse field. Overall, the dark bay son of Bold Reasoning won 14 of 17 starts and earned $1,208,726. Doug Peterson was a naïve kid of 26 when he took over the training of Seattle Slew from Billy Turner, who conditioned him for owners Karen and Mickey Taylor through the Triple Crown. Now 50, Peterson is a mainstay on the Southern California circuit where he operates a successful, if nondescript, stable. But his memories of the great ‘Slew are ever vivid. “I got Seattle Slew late in his three-year-old year, after he got beat by J.O. Tobin at Hollywood Park (in the Swaps Stakes),” Peterson recalled. “Billy Turner brought him out here, but he didn’t want to run him. As the horse was getting off the van and they slid up the screen door that was on the top of his stall, it fell down and hit him on the head. “The day of the race he had a temperature. That’s why he couldn’t make the lead. There was no horse ever going to be in front of this horse, but despite the temperature, they ran him anyway because of all the hype and all the money and all the fans who wanted to see him. That’s what started the disagreement between the Taylors and Turner.” Peterson got his chance to train Seattle Slew through a stroke of good fortune. “I was in Hot Springs, Arkansas, sitting on a bucket,” Peterson said. “I was cold and down and out, and this girl—an assistant for another trainer—came by and told me, ‘If you’re going to make it big, you’ve got to go to New York.’ I packed up with two bums and went to New York. “I got stables at Belmont Park on the backside of Billy Turner, but that was just a coincidence. Turns out, I was in the right place at the right time because Dr. (Jim) Hill was the veterinarian for Billy, and he came to my barn and I asked him to work on a couple of my horses. “Dr. Hill recognized my horsemanship, and he and Mickey Taylor were buying 15 yearlings. They were going to need two trainers, and this is how the whole thing started. They said Billy would have a string and I would have a string. Well, before the next year, they fired Billy. … CLICK HERE to return to issue contents By Peter J. Sacopulos Like many baby boomers who entered their teens in the mid-1960s, Raymond Adair Jr. had an issue with his father. But it wasn’t a disagreement over long hair, rock music, or his choice of friends. The problem, in young Ray Adair’s eyes, was his father’s appalling ability to stretch the truth. Ray Sr. claimed he began life as a foundling, left under a pinion tree by a band of Crow Indians before being adopted by a couple who ran a ranch in New Mexico. That was bad enough, but it was Ray Adair’s endless exaggerations about his horseracing career that really embarrassed his son. In the elder Adair’s accounts, he won his first Thoroughbred race at age six. He lost a match race against the legendary Seabiscuit by a nose. He won the Bluegrass Stakes, finished second in the Preakness, and rode in the Kentucky Derby twice. He stood down gangsters and befriended greats like Eddie Arcaro. It was all too much. “Growing up, I thought Dad was just a bullshitter. Or a horseshitter, anyway,” Ray Jr. says with a soft chuckle. “Imagine how I felt when I figured out all those horseracing stories were true.” Throughout his childhood, Ray Jr. had been aware that his father was a jockey and horse trainer. His family, including his mother Evelyn and his older sister Rayette, had tagged along on the racing circuit for years. But Ray Sr.’s racing days and the Adair family’s nomadic ways came to an end in 1961. Evelyn had been diagnosed with cancer and could no longer travel. The family settled in Phoenix, and Ray Sr. hung up his silks and worked for a fruit distributor. Evelyn died in 1963, and Ray moved the family to Window Rock to work for his brother-in-law, who taught him how to operate construction equipment. In Colorado for an unrelated job interview in 1964, Ray decided to call Thoroughbred breeder Conyer (“Connie”) Stewart. Connie Stewart had first seen Ray ride at the Jamaica Race Course in New York around 1950 (Ray Sr. sometimes said he first met Conyer Stewart in 1943. However, the Centennial Track did not open until 1950, making the late 1940s more likely). Deeply impressed, Stewart offered Adair a job as his jockey at the newly built Centennial Track near Littleton, Colorado. Adair and Stewart hit it off, but Ray, a top rider on the prestigious east coast circuit, passed on the offer. After he left the east coast in the mid-1950s, Ray did do some riding for Stewart at Centennial. The day Ray called him, Connie Stewart answered the phone at his new Stewart Thoroughbred Farm. He immediately offered Ray the job of manager. Adair and his children came to live at the ranch, and Rayette and Ray Jr. attended school in Rye and helped out with the chores. Ray Jr. worked alongside his dad for four years, seeing firsthand how good his father was with horses. Ray Sr. seemed to have found the ideal life after racing—until he and Connie Stewart abruptly fell out. “I never really knew why,” Ray Jr. says, but he believes it was likely due to a quirk of his dad’s personality. Raymond Adair Sr. could be as sweet as soda pop or as stubborn as a mule. “The same thing had happened with my uncle in Window Rock. Dad was a little guy, only five feet three,” his oldest son recalls. “He was sensitive about it, and I think it made him quick to jump to the conclusion that someone was trying to push him around.” Ray Sr. left and took a job maintaining roads for the county. Not wanting to change high schools, Ray Jr. stayed on. It was while working for Connie Stewart that Ray Jr. began to realize his father’s fantastic racing tales were true. Ray Jr. would bring one of them up as an example of his dad’s penchant for telling whoppers, only to have Stewart say, “Actually, your dad did do that.” It would take many years and some research to get the full picture, but eventually, Ray Jr. and his relatives would marvel at the true adventures of the jockey known as Gatebreakin’ Ray Adair. Those adventures began in the summer of 1928, when a Texan named Louie Kirk arrived in the town of Blanco, New Mexico, and entered a Thoroughbred stallion named Static in a match race at the San Juan County Fair. Kirk stabled the horse at the track, and found an eager, if unlikely, caretaker in six-year-old Raymond Adair. Small for his age but full of energy, Ray was growing up on a nearby ranch and had a remarkable knack with horses. The boy not only loved them, he seemed to understand and communicate with them in that special way that only a few people can. Little Ray Adair earned a half-dollar a day feeding Static, cleaning his stall and riding the horse to the river for water. TO READ MORE -- BUY THIS ISSUE IN PRINT OR DOWNLOAD - August - October 2018, issue 49 (PRINT) $5.95 By Frances J. Karon From the town of Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland, at Lyonstown Stud, sprang a stallion that launched a breeding operation for Canadian entrepreneur Frank Stronach and has left an unmistakable mark on Thoroughbred racing. Raced, like his sire and dam before him, by Robert Sangster, El Prado was trained on the holy ground of Ballydoyle by the incomparable Vincent O’Brien. A son of Sadler’s Wells, in his day the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland a record 14 times, El Prado caught the attention of bloodstock agent Dermot Carty. To appreciate what El Prado has accomplished, one must recognize the brilliance of his sire. Sadler’s Wells entered stud in 1985 to immediate success. Over time, he became the sire of 294 stakes winners, including 14 individual Irish classic winners, 12 classic winners England, and three classic winners in France. But it was El Prado, foaled in 1989 from the brilliant Lady Capulet, that would travel his talents to North America and find a home in Kentucky as the stud who made Stronach’s Adena Springs an award-winning force in racing. * Charles O’Brien, an assistant to his father, trainer Vincent O’Brien, when El Prado was racing, looks back fondly on the young horse. “He was not a very typical Sadler’s Wells and didn’t look like him,” recalled O’Brien. “Most of them were bay with white points, and he was grey and bigger and more substantial. Many were quite light-framed, but he was a big, heavy horse.” O’Brien recalls putting a green El Prado through his paces. “He wasn’t the two-year-old type but he had such a good constitution that we just kept moving him up in his work, and he thrived on it and just kept going, although he didn’t really have the physique of a sharp two-year-old,” said O’Brien. But familiarity through the bloodlines struck a chord and despite physical appearances, O’Brien knew that El Prado had a genetic right to be good young. “We knew him well from scratch. He was out of a very good filly, Lady Capulet, which won the Irish Guineas first time out. We knew him all his life,” said O’Brien. Blessed by pedigree, El Prado is a half-brother to Irish champion Entitled. El Prado made six starts in his juvenile campaign, including a score at first asking and a next-out win in the Group 3 John J. Long Memorial Stakes. In his third career start, the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes, he came up against a monster in St. Jovite, who denied a stubborn El Prado by a desperate neck. St. Jovite went on to win the Futurity en route to sharing year-end championship honors with El Prado. A year later, St. Jovite would win the Irish Derby. Keeping El Prado, a horse already considered not your typical juvenile racing prospect, in form, however, was proving to be something of an issue. “He was such a good eater it was hard to keep the weight off him. You had to give him a little more work than most, plus he wasn’t the greatest work horse in the world so it took a fair bit of graft to keep him fit,” said O’Brien. If anything, that narrow loss to St. Jovite may have been the race to bring El Prado to top form. On September 7, 1991, El Prado made his Group 1 debut in the National Stakes at the Curragh. With Lester Piggott up, El Prado was expected to win, which he did by a half-length over Nordic Brief. “The Group 1 National was his peak. It was very typical for him. He wasn’t a flashy horse; it was very much a grind for him. He wasn’t the type to quicken away in a matter of strides but he’d just grind other horses down through sheer power,” offered O’Brien. El Prado traveled to England, where he was 12th of 30 runners in a valuable Tattersalls-sponsored race, before finishing out his juvenile season with a win in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes in Ireland. “He took on whatever was around at the time as a two-year-old,” said O’Brien. El Prado’s three-year-old campaign didn’t pan out as desired. From three starts, he mustered a fifth in the Group 3 Scottish Classic at Ayr and failed to impress in consecutive Group 1 tries in France. “His first run back as a three-year-old was obviously disappointing,” admitted O’Brien. “We thought we had him back to somewhere near his best but he didn’t show any spark.” Given the success of El Prado’s high-profile son Medaglia d’Oro, some might wonder what El Prado might have accomplished if given a chance on a natural dirt surface. “It wouldn’t have happened (trying dirt) as a two-year-old anyway, and then he got hurt in the spring of his three-year-old year, he twisted an ankle basically and was never really right again afterwards, so it never became a possibility,” said O’Brien. Instead, he prefers to hold onto the family ties to the great grey. “It makes it that much more special to know (my father) had trained both parents and then him. That adds a bit of extra to it,” he said. El Prado's racing career had come to a close, but his true calling was about to begin. A native of Austria, Frank Stronach made his fortune as the founder of Magna International, an auto parts company in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. His Adena Springs Farm now stands multiple stallions in Canada and the U.S. -- in Ontario, Kentucky, and California -- but El Prado was the start of it all. In 1993, Dermot Carty, equine consultant, bloodstock agent, and the man responsible for Stronach's Adena Springs North location, asked longtime friend and associate Edward Daly to provide a list of potential stallion prospects from the Sadler’s Wells line. Daly sent three names, including that of El Prado. On paper, the horse’s two-year-old form was exceptional, but a closer analysis of his family line found many threads worth pulling. “I started my research by going to Kentucky to speak to one of my mentors, Tom Gentry,” said Carty. “Tom had a great understanding of pedigrees and had bred Terlingua (the dam of Storm Cat), War and Peace, Pancho Villa, Royal Academy, and many more.” Gentry’s analysis of El Prado, out of the grey Lady Capulet (by Sir Ivor, another horse trained by Vincent O’Brien), found that bringing the horse to North America might have precedent. “Tom told me that El Prado had more of an American pedigree and when I asked him why, he said, ‘Well, Lady Capulet’s brother is a horse called Drone, who stood at Claiborne Farm and was very successful,’” smiled Carty.
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The picturesque setting, festooned in floral brilliance,...	en	/apple-touch-icon.png	Woodbine Racetrack	https://woodbine.com/woodbine-news/sunnys-day-came-39-years-ago-at-the-derby/	It’s only fitting that the Sunny’s Halo Lounge at Churchill Downs offers up million-dollar views. The picturesque setting, festooned in floral brilliance, is certainly befitting the striking chestnut colt who galloped to glory in the 1983 running of the iconic Kentucky Derby, a gallant effort that marked the second time a Canadian-bred horse had triumphed in the ‘Run for the Roses.’ In 1964, the legendary Northern Dancer made history as the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Derby when the son of Nearctic-Natalma gutted out a gritty neck victory over Hill Rise. And while it would take 19 years to add to the list, Sunny’s Halo exploits on the big stage were met with similar elation across the country, including at Woodbine, the track where the David Foster homebred had stamped himself as a bona fide star. “That Sunny’s Halo had raced locally as a juvenile and had succeeded in the Grey and Coronation Futurity and won a Sovereign Award for his efforts helped build his popularity with the home base,” recalled Jim Bannon, a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the sport’s most renowned handicappers and TV commentators. “His legitimacy gained traction with his success in the Arkansas Derby. Given the well-documented infirmities [shins and feet] Sunny’s Halo was trying to overcome added to the intrigue of his bid.” On the day of the Derby, fans and horsepeople packed Woodbine, shoulder-to-shoulder, hopeful the David Cross Jr. trainee could win one for the home team. As the field loaded into the gate, the decibel level swelled throughout the building. “It was very much an ‘us versus ‘them’ Derby, which came early in the new era of simulcasting,” remembered Bannon. “The crowd at Woodbine that day was large and loud. Fans were collectively glued to the TVs showing the Derby and were unanimously vocal throughout the race. I was in a crowd on the second floor down by the 1/16th pole standing on a row of seats in a group of a couple hundred partisans. For those of us who had experienced Northern Dancer’s historic stretch run in the Derby, the similarities hit home. Like Northern Dancer, Sunny’s Halo was down inside with the lead in early stretch with a tough rival to his outside. For Northern Dancer it was Hill Rise and for Sunny’s Halo it was Desert Wine.” Sunny’s Halo, the first 3-year-old thoroughbred in North America to earn more than $1 million in a single season, delivered his expansive Canadian fan base with a two-length victory in front of the 134,400 people at Churchill Downs. “The stretch seemed extra-long that day just as it had for Northern Dancer,” offered Bannon. “The tension was thick, but the excitement overrode it. The crowd was hoarse with desperate pleas and when Sunny’s Halo hit the wire on top there was an explosion of relief and sighs of gratitude for another great moment in Canadian racing. The high-fiving and back-slapping among those previously not introduced was an amazing development.” Sunny’s Halo magnificent season also included a record-equaling track effort in the $1 Million Super Derby at Louisiana Downs, a race he won by a dozen lengths. He launched his campaign with victories in the Rebel Handicap at Oaklawn Park and the Arkansas Derby. And now, he was a Kentucky Derby champion. Hindered by a skin rash, he was unable to replicate his Derby performance in the Preakness and finished sixth. He didn’t compete in the Belmont. Sunny’s Halo was retired at the end of his 3-year-old season with a record of 20-9-3-2 and $1,247,791 (U.S). in earnings. As a stallion, he sired 36 stakes winners, including Dispersal, Sunny Sunrise, Irgun and Beautiful Sensation. His progeny had lifetime career earnings of more than $26 million. In June 2003, at Double S Thoroughbred Farm in Tyler, Texas, Sunny’s Halo was euthanized due to the infirmities of age. He was 23. “He’s an easy horse to train for the simple reason that he enjoys his work,” Cross had said in the days leading up to the Derby. On a rainy afternoon at Churchill, Sunny’s Halo worked overtime to complete his task. And now, 39 years after that triumph, another colt will look to become the third Canadian-bred to lay claim to the Derby crown. Messier, an Ontario-bred son of Empire Maker-Checkered Past, would make it a maple leaf hat trick if he were to win on Saturday. Owned by SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert Masterson, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable, and Siena Farm LLC, and trained by Tim Yakteen, the bay colt won the Grade 3 Bob Hope and Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis, and was second in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, his final start before the Derby. Canadian racing fans are hopeful he can go one better this time. “For Messier, his Canadian identity hinges on fragments of his pedigree, his iconic breeder [Sam-Son Farm] and his easily recognizable name,” said Bannon. “Any real momentum for him will have to be built through accomplishments in the big events.” Jeff Bratt, longtime host/commentator and handicapper with Woodbine, believes the sophomore is up to the task. “I like that he has the ability to stay close and I think in the Derby that is a good thing as many of the closers get into trouble coming from off the pace. I actually don’t mind the fact that he lost his prep coming into the race. He had to fight and maybe that will do him some good in his second start off the bench. I haven’t seen him in person, but on television, he looks like a good-looking colt, physically.” For those who have booked their spot in the Sunny’s Halo Lounge, the place at Churchill that ‘offers a privileged vantage point of the final turn and starting line,’ they could be witness to a third Canadian-bred Derby triumph. And for those gathered at Woodbine to watch the big race, a familiar scene could play out, just like the joyous outpouring that took place on May 7, 1983, orchestrated by the hooves and heart of Canada’s beloved ‘Halo.’
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on Hot Springs, Ark., Saturday, Feb. 24 for the 64th running of the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile Rebel is the third of four prep races for the Kentucky Derby held at Oaklawn and offers, along with a hefty $1.25 million purse, a total of 105 qualifying points for the May 4 Derby distributed to the top five finishers on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale. The 2024 Rebel shapes up as a great betting race with 13 horses entered, all but one of them coming into the race off of preps at Oaklawn. The exception is morning-line favorite Timberlake, a Grade 1 winner last fall who will be making his 3-year-old debut in the Rebel after a 3 ½-month break. Several Rebel starters will very likely use this race as a tune-up for one final Kentucky Derby prep at Oaklawn, the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby on March 30. Three Rebel winners trained on to wear the garland of roses on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs: Sunny’s Halo in 1983, Smarty Jones in 2004, and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in 2015. The race has been won by several other notable horses through the years – read about them in this article. The Rebel Stakes will be broadcast live on “America’s Day at the Races” airing on FS2 and also shown live on FanDuel TV. Post time is scheduled for 6:23 p.m. ET. Read on for information about all 13 Rebel Stakes starters and analysis of the race: 1. Carbone (15-1 morning-line odds) Jockey: Isaac Castillo Trainer: Steve Asmussen Owners: William Heiligbrodt, Corinne Heiligbrodt, and Flurry Racing Stables Career record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds Career earnings: $173,000 Earnings per start: $57,667 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 98 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Mitole – Treasure in Heaven, by Street Sense Color: Bay Running style: Pacesetter/press the pace Notable achievements and interesting facts: The connections of this talented racehorse are aiming for a bounce-back performance after Carbone came up empty in the Feb. 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. The son of champion sprinter Mitole had dominated both a six-furlong maiden race last November at Churchill Downs and then a one-mile, two-turn allowance-optional claiming race Dec. 31 at Oaklawn, winning by a combined margin of 12 lengths while setting the pace. In the 1 1/16-mile Southwest, held on a muddy track, Carbone was forwardly placed once again but had company with stablemate Otto the Conqueror, and he began to fall back after six furlongs to eventually finish seventh of 11 runners as the 9-5 favorite. Perhaps he did not take to the off track, or more concerning, he could not handle pace pressure, but Carbone is back for another try in a Derby prep at a slightly longer distance this time. Of note: trainer Steve Asmussen has named Isaac Castillo to ride Saturday instead of Ricardo Santana Jr., who was aboard Carbone in his first three starts. It will be interesting to see whether Castillo urges this colt to the front from the rail post position or if a change in strategy is in the cards. There are several other Rebel entrants that prefer to race on or near the lead, including Northern Flame drawn just to Carbone’s outside. If he can’t rebound in the Rebel and at least finish second, we might see Carbone cut back to sprint distances in future races, where he has graded stakes-winning potential. Asmussen has won this race four times, with Snuck In in 2000, Windward Passage in 2002, eventual Preakness winner and Horse of the Year Curlin in 2007, and Long Range Toddy in 2019. He trained Red Route One to a runner-up finish in last year’s Rebel. 2. Northern Flame (5-1) Jockey: Julien Leparoux Trainer: Ken McPeek Owners: Jack Oxley, Harold Lerner, AWC Stables, and Magdalena Racing Career record: 7 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $206,075 Earnings per start: $29,439 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 93 Kentucky Derby points: 3 Pedigree: Flameaway – Darling’s Darling, by Bernardini Color: Bay Running style: Pacesetter/press the pace Notable achievements and interesting facts: Northern Flame figures to be a pace factor in the Rebel as both of his wins to date have come when leading at every point of call. He’s a threat to hit the board with his top effort, and figures to be pushed out of the gate with the intent to secure a forward position by regular rider Julien Leparoux. Leparoux guided Northern Flame to a front-running victory in his 3-year-old unveiling Jan. 28 at Oaklawn, where he was all out in the stretch to hold off Rebel foe Mena by a neck, and he was also aboard for Northern Flame’s maiden win in a 1 1/16-mile race last September at Churchill Downs. This son of young sire Flameaway ran a respectable fourth in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Oct. 7 at Keeneland to earn his first Derby points, but did not handle a sloppy track in his other stakes appearance when last of five and defeated by 34 ¼ lengths in the Street Sense Stakes Oct. 29 at Churchill. As of this writing, the forecast in Hot Springs for Feb. 24 calls for sunny skies, so track conditions should not be a problem for Northern Flame as he attempts to move forward from his encouraging sophomore debut a month ago. Notably, Northern Flame is a close relative on his dam’s (mother’s side) to current Kentucky Derby points co-leader Sierra Leone. 3. Common Defense (30-1) Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. Trainer: Ken McPeek Owners: David Bernsen, Tony Holmes, Michael Holmes, and Norevale Farm Career record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds Career earnings: $119,200 Earnings per start: $39,733 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 85 Kentucky Derby points: 2 Pedigree: Karakontie – Allusion, by Street Cry Color: Dark bay or brown Running style: Closer Notable achievements and interesting facts: This colt by 2014 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Karakontie is the second Rebel starter trained by Ken McPeek, joining Northern Flame drawn to his inside. Common Defense comes into Saturday’s race off of a fifth-place finish in the Feb. 3 Southwest Stakes on a muddy track, where he was a nose out of fourth but well back of the top three finishers, including runner-up Just Steel. He had run well in his two starts prior to the 1 1/16-mile Southwest, finishing second in a 1 1/16-mile maiden race at Oaklawn in December and then winning a one-mile maiden by 3 ½ lengths Jan. 13 also at Oaklawn. He’s posted Equibase Speed Figures in the low- to mid-80s in all three races and will need to improve by 10-15 points in order to win the Rebel, but Common Defense should have a solid pace to close into and should get a dry track. Brian Hernandez Jr., McPeek’s first-call jockey, was aboard Southwest winner Mystik Dan three weeks ago while Julien Leparoux rode Common Defense. Hernandez travels from Fair Grounds for several assignments at Oaklawn on Saturday, including McPeek’s Martha Washington Stakes-winning filly Band of Gold in the Honeybee Stakes. He’ll take the mount on Common Defense in the Rebel, and should have the colt positioned near the back of the field and saving ground through both turns before angling him out for a closing rally. 4. Tejon Pass (30-1) Jockey: Chris Landeros Trainer: Peter Miller Owner: Williamson Racing Career record: 5 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third Career earnings: $83,770 Earnings per start: $16,754 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 89 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Justify – Foxysox, by Foxhound Color: Chestnut Running style: Press the pace/stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: Tejon Pass profiles as an intriguing longshot contender in the Rebel Stakes having relocated from Southern California to Oaklawn Park for his two most recent starts. The Peter Miller-trained son of Triple Crown winner Justify showed speed in his second start to win a 6 ½-furlong maiden race last September at Santa Anita Park, and then briefly led early in his next start, the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes, before tiring to finish 12 lengths behind Nysos, the current top-ranked 3-year-old in the NTRA poll. He surfaced at Oaklawn in December and ran a solid second to another standout colt, Valentine Candy, in the six-furlong Renaissance Stakes. Tejon Pass subsequently was forwardly placed early before falling back and then encountering traffic in the stretch when fifth in a one-mile allowance-optional claiming race Jan. 28 at Oaklawn, his first try racing around two turns. Tejon Pass was the 9-5 favorite in that race and will face the 1-2 finishers, Woodcourt and Next Level, again in the Rebel. He has a pedigree suited for running long: in addition to Justify’s excellence, Tejon Pass’s dam, British-bred Foxysox, won the 1 ¼ mile, Grade 2 Santa Barbara Handicap on turf. With a better trip and improvement in his second start in a route, this runner could hit the board and secure some Kentucky Derby points. 5. Magic Grant (50-1) Jockey: Harry Hernandez Trainer: Eddie Milligan Jr. Owner: Willis Horton Racing Career record: 4 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $98,085 Earnings per start: $24,521 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 82 Kentucky Derby points: n/a Pedigree: Good Magic – Holiday Bertie, by Harlan’s Holiday Color: Bay Running style: Closer Notable achievements and interesting facts: Magic Grant finished third in the Remington Springboard Mile Stakes in December at Remington Park and would have accrued three qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby had he been made Triple Crown eligible by his owner. However, he remains off the eligible list entering the Rebel Stakes, which leads one to assume that Saturday may represent a last-ditch attempt for this colt to bag more points with a top-three finish and then present the heirs of the late Willis Horton with a decision about whether to supplement him to the series (at a cost of $6,000). In his start after the Springboard Mile and leading into the Rebel, Magic Grant broke last of 11 and finished only one spot better in the Southwest Stakes Feb. 3 at Oaklawn. This colt, a stakes winner last fall at Remington, has a good stamina pedigree and is certainly better than what he showed in the Southwest, but he’ll be hard pressed to make an impact in a field for the Rebel Stakes that looks to be just as competitive as the one he faced three weeks ago. Willis Horton Stable, a mainstay at Oaklawn, campaigned 2013 Rebel winner and eventual champion 3-year-old male Will Take Charge and also Long Range Toddy, who won a division of the Rebel in 2019 when it drew enough entries to fill two races. 6. Dimatic (8-1) Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione Trainer: Steve Asmussen Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds Career record: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $76,328 Earnings per start: $25,443 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 88 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Gun Runner – Time to Tap, by Tapit Color: Chestnut Running style: Stalker/closer Notable achievements and interesting facts: Dimatic joins Carbone and Lagynos as Rebel Stakes starters from Steve Asmussen’s barn, and this son of 2017 Horse of the Year and top young sire Gun Runner might have the best credentials to win. After finishing sixth and then third in his two starts last fall at age 2, the light switch turned on in his 3-year-old debut Feb. 3 at Oaklawn, as he rallied from fourth in a 12-horse field to win a 1 1/16-mile maiden race by three lengths. That occurred five races before the Southwest Stakes and was also held on a sloppy track, and Dimatic’s final time of 1:46.11 was more than two seconds slower than Mystik Dan’s runaway Southwest win going the same distance in 1:43.67. Dimatic showed some inexperience when lugging in during the stretch run and his Equibase Speed Figure of 88 is about 10-15 points lower than what’s historically been the range for Rebel winners, so obviously improvement will be necessary on Saturday. That’s not out of the question with 3-year-olds this time of the year, though, and Dimatic comes from a Winchell Thoroughbreds female family rich in stamina and accomplishment as his unraced dam (mother) is a full-sister (same sire [father] and dam) to champion filly Untapable and a half-sister (different sire, same dam) to Grade 1 winner and Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Paddy O’Prado. Jockey Tyler Gaffalione, fresh off a win aboard Sierra Leone in the Risen Star Stakes, flies in from Florida to ride Dimatic for the first time, which adds to this runner’s appeal. Asmussen’s prior four wins in this race came with Snuck In (2000), Windward Passage (2002), Curlin (2007), and Long Range Toddy (2019). 7. Timberlake (6-5) Jockey: Cristian Torres Trainer: Brad Cox Owner: WinStar Farm Career record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds Career earnings: $475,600 Earnings per start: $95,120 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 106 Kentucky Derby points: 16 Pedigree: Into Mischief – Pin Up, by Lookin At Lucky Color: Bay Running style: Stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: Timberlake is the headline attraction for this year’s Rebel Stakes as he’s been lodged among the top tier of Kentucky Derby prospects ever since his win last Oct. 7 in the Champagne Stakes. He won that one-turn, one-mile race by a commanding 4 ¼ lengths on a sloppy, sealed track at Aqueduct and earned an eye-catching 106 Equibase Speed Figure, Based on that, he was sent off as the 3.20-1 third betting choice in a competitive Nov. 3 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at Santa Anita Park. Timberlake was hard to handle early on in that 1 1/16-mile race, his first try around two turns, but recovered enough to make a brief rally on the second turn before tiring and finishing fourth behind Fierceness, a colt he bested by more than 20 lengths in the Champagne. Now, he returns after four months away in another tough race where every one of his 12 opponents has made at least one start in 2024. He’s been training very well at Fair Grounds over the past several weeks, and trainer Brad Cox turned him up a notch in his final two workouts on Feb. 10 and Feb. 16. Timberlake certainly is capable of winning this race off of the layoff, but it’s also worth noting that with 16 points already in his column and probably another Kentucky Derby prep on his slate between now and May 4, the Rebel is not a “make or break” race. Cristian Torres, currently leading Oaklawn’s jockey colony in wins during the meet, will ride Timberlake for the first time in the Rebel while Florent Geroux, who was aboard Timberlake for all of his prior starts, competes for huge purses on the Saudi Cup card overseas. Torres finished second last year on Red Route One. 8. Next Level (30-1) Jockey: Jose Riquelme Trainer: Keith Desormeaux Owner: Don’t Tell My Wife Stables Career record: 7 starts – 1 win – 2 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $115,100 Earnings per start: $16,443 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 94 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Vino Rosso – Devious d’Oro, by Medaglia d’Oro Color: Bay Running style: Press the pace/stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: Trainer Keith Desormeaux and the humorously named ownership group Don’t Tell My Wife Stables pulled the upset in last year’s Rebel Stakes when 18.50-1 shot Confidence Game galloped to a one-length win in the slop. Can they do it again? Next Level had an active 2-year-old campaign in 2023, making his first four starts in California where he finished third in the seven-furlong Del Mar Futurity, and improved once moving to Fair Grounds in November. He posted a front-running, one-length win in a 1/16-mile maiden race in New Orleans but then could not keep up when trying to pressure Track Phantom in the Gun Runner Stakes at the same distance and track on Dec. 23, tiring badly to finish last of seven. His 3-year-old debut in an allowance-optional claiming race at Oaklawn Jan. 28 was a solid turnaround, though, as Next Level sat off of the pace for a change and rallied strongly to lose by a head to Woodcourt going a two-turn mile. His biggest obstacle to pulling another upset for these connections is simply that to date, he has not run fast enough to compete with the top echelon of Rebel Stakes contenders. Desormeaux has a well-established reputation for pulling surprises, however, which means that Next Level is worthy of consideration as a trifecta or superfecta filler, especially if he repeats the same off-the-pace strategy displayed in his January race. Fair Grounds-based jockey Jose Riquelme travels to Hot Springs for the mount. 9. Lagynos (20-1) Jockey: Keith Asmussen Trainer: Steve Asmussen Owner: Prince Sultan bin Mishal Al Saud Career record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $183,160 Earnings per start: $45,790 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 89 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Kantharos – Steamy, by Speightstown Color: Chestnut Running style: Press the pace/stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen’s last of three Rebel Stakes entrants has assembled a solid career through four races so far, and he is eligible to rebound from his first off-the-board finish as he returns after an eight-week break. Lagynos was made the 3.40-1 second betting choice in a field of nine contesting the 1 1/16-mile Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 1 at Oaklawn, and he dueled for the early lead through six furlongs before tiring at the quarter-pole and fading to sixth. The Kantharos colt had won two of his three starts as a juvenile last fall, one of them in a turf sprint at Kentucky Downs and the other in a 1 1/16-mile allowance-optional claiming race Nov. 25 at Churchill Downs that was moved from turf to dirt. Look for an improved effort in the Rebel Stakes and for first-time jockey Keith Asmussen (Steve’s son) to have Lagynos forwardly placed after the break, which could contribute to a swift early pace. One area of concern is his pedigree, which is sprint-oriented on both his sire’s (father’s) and dam’s (mother’s) sides. This colt may ultimately be pointed to turf races as his career progresses. A little more than a year after his first win in the saddle, Keith Asmussen has established himself among Oaklawn’s top jockeys and is tied for third in wins as of Feb. 20. Father Steve is seeking his fifth Rebel Stakes win following Snuck In (2000), Windward Passage (2002), Curlin (2007), and Long Range Toddy (2019). 10. Mena (15-1) Jockey: Francisco Arrieta Trainer: Steve Hobby Owner: George Sharp Career record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds Career earnings: $101,958 Earnings per start: $20,392 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 91 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Hard Spun – Pangburn, by Congrats Color: Dark bay or brown Running style: Stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: Like a few other Rebel Stakes starters, Mena showed encouraging improvement in his 3-year-old bow, bumping his best Equibase Speed Figure up 15 points to 91 in an allowance-optional claiming race at Oaklawn on Jan. 28. The Hard Spun colt rallied from fifth in a nine-horse field to nearly catch pacesetter Northern Flame, and lost by a neck with Francisco Arrieta in the irons for the first time. Mena won two of four starts as a juvenile, first posting a 12 ¼-length blowout in a 1 1/16-mile maiden claiming race in late October 2023. He was claimed out of that race and won again for new connections in a 1 1/16-mile starter allowance at Churchill Downs on Nov. 23, and closed out his 2-year-old season with a well-beaten eighth-place finish in a one-mile allowance optional claimer when trying the all-weather track at Turfway Park. He changed trainers to Steve Hobby prior to his Oaklawn comeback, where he finished well ahead of a couple of highly regarded horses trained by Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox. Arrieta, one of Oaklawn Park’s top jockeys who is a good judge of pace, retains the mount Saturday. His pedigree is a positive as well, and Mena has already proven himself at a route distance. Continued progress in his second start at age 3 could secure an in-the-money finish at high odds. 11. Just Steel (7-2) Jockey: Ramon Vazquez Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Owner: BC Stables Career record: 9 starts – 2 wins – 3 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $430,795 Earnings per start: $47,866 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 99 Kentucky Derby points: 15 Pedigree: Justify – Irish Lights, by Fastnet Rock Color: Bay Running style: Stalker Notable achievements and interesting facts: After posting two solid runner-up finishes in Oaklawn’s first two Kentucky Derby preps – the Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 1 and the Southwest Stakes three weeks ago on Feb. 3 – Just Steel is back for another round. He’s established consistent form going back to late fall of last year and his stakes win in the 6 ½-furlong Ed Brown Stakes at Churchill Downs, and Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has expressed confidence that Just Steel is on a developmental path that should have him ready to peak on the first Saturday in May. He has already posted Equibase Speed Figures of 99 (last summer in his Saratoga maiden win) and 97 (in the Southwest), which places him within range of winning this race based on historical precedent, although it’s concerning that he lost ground in the stretch of both the Smarty Jones and the Southwest when engaged by eventual winners Catching Freedom and Mystik Dan. Look for this son of Triple Crown winner Justify with an Australia-based bloodline on his dam’s (mother’s) side to once again be in the mix when the stretch running begins. Perhaps jockey Ramon Vazquez, who paired up well with Just Steel in his two Oaklawn stakes tries, can time his winning move just right on Saturday. Lukas has two Rebel Stakes wins on his legendary résumé: with Manastash Ridge way back in 1989 and with Will Take Charge, who was voted champion 3-year-old male at the Eclipse Awards in 2013. 12. Woodcourt (20-1) Jockey: Emmanuel Esquivel Trainer: Cipriano Contreras Owner: Contreras Stable Career record: 9 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third Career earnings: $287,011 Earnings per start: $31,890 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 91 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Ransom the Moon – Warrioress, by Warrior’s Reward Color: Bay Running style: Closer Notable achievements and interesting facts: Woodcourt leads the Rebel Stakes field with nine career starts, and this colt has competed on turf, dirt, and all-weather surfaces and at seven tracks so far. He enters on a two-race winning streak, taking a one-mile allowance-optional claiming race on the Tapeta Footings surface at Turfway Park Dec. 22 and then being claimed out of that race by owner-trainer Cipriano Contreras and scoring in his 3-year-old bow Jan. 28 on Oaklawn’s dirt track. In that race, Woodcourt broke from the outside post under first-time rider Manny Esquivel and raced ninth among 11 runners before making a sustained rally starting on the second turn of the one-mile race and just getting up at the finish to edge Next Level by a head (Tejon Pass, the favorite, finished fifth). Overall, Woodcourt’s speed figures are low compared with most of his Rebel opponents, and his pedigree is tilted toward speed as a son of Grade 1-winning sprinter Ransom the Moon and out of a dam (mother) who was also a sprinter. In a best-case scenario, look for him to come with a late run that might put him in range of filling out the superfecta or, less likely, the trifecta – only if the early pace works to his advantage. Like Magic Grant, Woodcourt is not nominated to the Triple Crown and will require his owners to pay $6,000 by April 1 in order to make him eligible for the Kentucky Derby (the fee rises substantially after then, to $50,000 for the Derby or $200,000 for all three races). 13. Time for Truth (15-1) Jockey: Rafael Bejarano Trainer: Ron Moquett Owners: Harry Rosenblum and Cheyenne Stable Career record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds Career earnings: $98,250 Earnings per start: $49,125 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 102 Kentucky Derby points: 0 Pedigree: Omaha Beach – Shape Shifter, by Lookin At Lucky Color: Bay Running style: Pacesetter/press the pace
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2012	en	https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico	THE VAULT: Horse racing past and present	null	Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, descends from a superb sire line whose story resonates with the whims of thoroughbred genetics. This article is enriched beyond words by the superb photography of Matt and Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos, who so graciously allowed THE VAULT permission to publish a selection of their photographs. Even though only 4 years old, Havre de Grace’s story is punctuated by echoes of tragedy and promise. Her trainer, Larry Jones, last found himself in the spotlight as the trainer of the courageous and ill-fated Eight Belles. And Havre de Grace’s sire, Saint Liam, who had garnered HOTY honours in 2005, came to a tragic end in 2006. Any thoroughbred’s pedigree gives a writer pause: the stories embedded in the names that appear in a bloodline are always rich in possibility. Havre de Grace’s ancestry is no different, resounding as it does with legends like Mr. Prospector, Northern Dancer, Buckpasser, Dr. Fager, Gallorette, Native Dancer, Polynesian, Challenger II, Teddy and Ajax. But it is what she owes to her great grandsire, a curmudgeon named Halo, who was once thought to have secured a place in breeding history as illustrious as that of Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector, that caught our attention. Today, the Hail to Reason sire line through Halo is only marginally represented in the North American thoroughbred pedigrees of champions. And when Halo is cited in books and articles, it is for one of two reasons: either his foul temper, or the fact that he sired the great Sunday Silence, who went on to attain revered status as “The Star” of Japan’s modern breeding history. Halo could not really help being such a bad-tempered colt. His sire, Hail to Reason, had needed a good deal of convincing to bloom into the well-mannered horse he became and his grandsire, Turn-To (1951), a son of Royal Charger (1942) and grandson of the incomparable Nearco (1936), got mixed reviews in the breeding shed. This was because his offspring were either spectacular or unsound. Among Turn-To’s best sons were First Landing (sire of Meadow Stables’ Riva Ridge), Best Turn, (sire of Davona Dale and Cox’s Ridge), Sir Gaylord (sire of Sir Ivor) and Halo’s daddy, Hail to Reason. Hail to Reason was arguably Turn-To’s most accomplished son, most particularly as a sire of sires, through his sons Halo, Sunday Silence, Bold Reason, Stop the Music and Mr. Leader. Many of his daughters also became major producers, notably Admiring, the dam of Roar, Wild Applause and Sea Hero, and Priceless Gem, the dam of Arc winner and champion, Allez France. And all this from a sire whose life had once hung in the balance. Hail to Reason was born in Kentucky in 1958 to a big, strapping daughter of Blue Swords called Nothirdchance. By the time he was turned out with the other foals, the youngster was already showing leadership potential of the scrappy kind, taking a mere two days to bring all the other foals to heel. Owned by the Bieber-Jacobs Stable, the two year-old Hail to Reason was the kind of horse you never turned your back on. Not grumpy, exactly, or truly mean — more the kind of colt who just didn’t trust people. Young Patrice Jacobs, daughter of owner-trainer Hirsch Jacobs, took a shine to Hail to Reason and spent enough “quality time” with the youngster to build the kind of trust that provided a foundation for the calm, intelligent and willing horse he was to become. In a very real sense, it was Patrice’s love for Hail to Reason that saved his life. It took the big colt 6 races before he broke his maiden, but he was soon on his way to the winner’s circle, chalking up 9 wins in 18 starts. Then disaster struck. Shortly after a poor showing in the Saratoga Special, Hail to Reason took a bad step while training at Aqueduct. The accident happened too early in the morning for any of the track vets to be on the scene. It was Hirsch Jacobs who instructed his son, John, to hold the colt’s injured left foreleg while they led him back to the barn. There, the elder Jacobs fashioned a plaster cast and waited for a vet to arrive. Hail to Reason stood as still as a statue in his stall, just as though he knew he’d been badly hurt and that his trainer was trying to help him. It was over a month, and several cracked leg casts later, before the colt was out of danger. Through the whole process, Hail to Reason remained calm and cooperative. It was that attitude and composure, according to John Jacobs, that saved his life. The injury ended Hail to Reason’s racing days. During the first few years at stud he was still not 100% but despite a limited book of mares, Hail to Reason’s very first crop yielded five major winners, including Straight Deal (champion handicap mare of 1967), Hail to All (winner of the Belmont Stakes) and Admiring (winner of the Arlington-Lassie who eventually sold for a then-world record). In 1964, Hail to Reason got the Kentucky Derby winner, Proud Clarion, and three years later in 1970, the Preakness winner, Personality. Then, in 1972, after completing a sire’s Triple Crown, the stallion got Epsom Derby winner, Roberto. As the breeder of both Proud Clarion and Roberto, John W. Galbreath of Darby Dan Farm became the only individual at that time to have bred and owned both a Kentucky and Epsom Derby winner. And in 1974, there was the filly Cum Laude Laurie, winner of the Delaware Oaks, the Ruffian H., the Spinster and the Beldame. In 1969, along came Halo. He was bred by John R. Gaines and sold as a yearling to Charles Engelhard, the owner of the great Nijinsky and a dominant international owner before his death a year later. Halo’s dam, the lovely Cosmah, was a foundation mare for Gaines having already produced Hall of Fame inductee, Tosmah, in 1961. Halo would be her second most outstanding offspring. For a year following Engelhard’s death, Halo raced in his colours and won the Lawrence Realization. Sold to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, Halo was then shipped to Allen’s stable in England where it was discovered that he was cribber. At the time, cribbing was viewed very disadvantageously by the British, for reasons that are lost in time. But the habit overturned Halo’s sale, and back the dark, dark brown three year-old came, this time to E.P. Taylor and Windfields Farm, the home of Northern Dancer and Nearctic. Racing under trainer Mack Miller, who had been his trainer as a 2 year-old, Halo raced until 5 with his biggest win coming that year, in the United Nations Handicap. He retired with a record of 31 starts of which he won 9, placed in 8 and rolled in third 5 times. Kind of an average race horse. But Halo was certainly no average sire. His stud career began at the Maryland division of Windfield’s Farm, followed by a move to Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm in 1984, where he lived until his death in 2000, at the age of 31. There was something about his new career that turned the always nervous Halo into a genuinely nasty stallion, so mean that he went out to his paddock wearing a specially designed muzzle. But the job he did in the breeding shed was nothing short of spectacular, siring not only the incomparable — and similarly temperamental — Sunday Silence, but also another Kentucky Derby winner, Sunny’s Halo (sire of more than 24 stakes winners), as well as Devil’s Bag (sire of Devil His Due, Twilight Agenda and Japan’s Taiki Shuttle), Southern Halo (repatriated South American sire of More Than Ready), Lively One (sire of champion Answer Lively), Jolie’s Halo (sire of Hal’s Hope) and Strodes Creek. His daughters also distinguished themselves on the track, notably the Kentucky Oaks winner, Goodbye Halo, and the Canadian and North American champion, Glorious Song, who was also a Blue Hen in the breeding shed, producing both Rahy and Singspiel. Champion Glorious Song. Photo and copyright, Michael Burns. Despite the champions Halo got, most of his sons proved unable to follow in his footsteps as sires. Other than the prepotent Sunday Silence, no other progeny came close, with the exception of Southern Halo, who was a terrific sire in South America and who’s son, More Than Ready, gave us Ready’s Image, who has just recently entered stud. Such are the vagaries of genetics, exemplified in Halo’s son, Saint Ballado, a full brother to Devil’s Bag who was nowhere near as impressive on the track, although he did win the Arlington Classic and the Sheridan Stakes. However, the handsome stallion bested his brother in the breeding shed, siring champions Saint Liam, Ashado and Captain Bodgit before his untimely death at the age of 13. Saint Liam raced into his 5th year, retiring with earnings in excess of 4 million USD. His gutsy win in the 2005 Breeders’ Classic earned him the respect of horse racing’s sports elite, even though saint Liam had also annexed the Donn and Stephen Foster, as well as the Woodward that same year. Although Saint Liam broke from post 13 in the BC Classic, and although he was hounded to the finish line by a gallant Flower Alley, his stamina and class shone through: In the meantime, pedigree experts were focusing on Saint Liam for another reason. Other sons of Saint Ballado like Captain Bodgit, Flame Thrower, Yankee Victor and Sweetsouthernsaint had failed to produce anything that demonstrated some of the potential of the Hail to Reason-Halo sire line. Would Saint Liam be any different? Retired following his Classic win to stand at Lane’s End, Saint Liam only had one crop of foals before he was gone. Had he survived the unlucky incident that killed him, it is likely that the young stallion would have sparkled. The fact that in his only foal crop there were 12 stakes performers, 6 stakes winners and 3 graded winners, headed by our 2011 Horse of the Year, attests to his great potential. After his death, the University of Notre Dame named a health centre, St. Liam’s, in his honour. But despite such a tribute, the loss of Saint Liam remains one of the saddest events in the industry of recent times. Bittersweet as the career of his best daughter may be, Havre de Grace does Saint Liam proud. She looks like her daddy and to quote her trainer, Larry Jones, has ” …a heart as big as America.” Grace boasts a wonderful disposition, stamina that won’t quit and a determination to win. Too, like Saint Liam, Havre de Grace is improving with maturity — all of which augers well for her 5 year-old campaign. In her Woodward and Beldame wins of 2011, Grace demonstrated with a kind of equine finality why Larry Jones thinks of her as “my Zenyatta.” Certainly, Grace is taking a page from Zenyatta’s book, insofar as her gain in maturity and experience might well make 2012 the “Jones Girl’s” best yet. Of one thing we can be sure: Halo is guiding her, every step of the way. Havre de Grace takes the Woodward in “Saint Liam style” Walking away from the field in the Beldame: Riding with Grace: Read Full Post » …And humbled indeed he was. Mike de Kock, the trainer of great thoroughbreds like Horse Chestnut and Ipi Tombe, as well as a spate of others who ran mostly in South Africa and Dubai, had just been overwhelmed by the performance of his 4 year-old mare, Igugu. Igugu means “jewel” or “treasure” in Zulu and that she most certainly is — and more. Just how much more remains to be seen. South Africa’s 2010 Horse of the Year had come into the Southern Cape’s flagship race, the J & B Met, not quite herself. The daughter of Galileo had first been ill, then had to endure an 18-hour road trip to Cape Town, followed by almost complete isolation in quarantine in the days before the race. She had had little gusto to train up to the race. She appeared lacklustre at the start. But then, the heart of a champion kicked into gear as the field turned for home….. Igugu is to South African racing what fillies and mares like Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Rags To Riches and Dance Smartly are to North America, what Black Caviar is to Australia and Zarkava to France: a Superstar. That one thoroughbred in a million who brings passion, excitement and heart-stopping thrills to fan and punter alike each and every time they step onto the turf. Igugu joins the ranks of great female thoroughbreds worldwide who have so impressively stepped up over the better part of this decade to compete against all comers. Igugu was born in Australia in 2007, the product of one of sire Galileo’s Southern Hemisphere visits. What can we say about Galileo? Even in countries where he has yet to set foot, he is known as a sire who likely carries the prepotency of Sadler’s Wells, together with the rich genetic material of his outstanding dam, Urban Sea. During her lifetime, Urban Sea not only won the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe for the Tsui family, but went on to become a Blue Hen, producing My Typhoon as well as still another equine giant, in the form of the incomparable Sea The Stars. To return to Galileo — clearly the high hopes Coolmore invested in him has borne golden fruit. Not only that, but this wonderful stallion has the knack of producing “golden” fillies as well as colts. To date, Galileo has sired talented fillies like Allegretto, Golden Lilac, Maybe, Lush Lashes, Together, Misty For Me and a half-sister to the great Goldikova, Galikova, who is well on her way to following in her big sister’s footsteps. As for colts, Galileo’s champion progeny include Frankel, Nathaniel, Treasure Beach, Cape Blanco, Soldier of Fortune, Rip Van Winkle, Red Rocks, Sixties Icon and the lightly raced, Teofilo. If even one of these boys becomes a solid sire, then Galileo, at the ripe old age of 15, enters the high society of sire of sires. As for his daughters: who wouldn’t dream of a broodmare band with this quality and depth? Igugu’s dam, Zarinia, never raced. And the filly’s broodmare sire, Intikhab, descends from the Roberto line. However, he has thus far proved only a moderate success, with arguably his biggest splash being the outstanding Snow Fairy (2007). Rounding out her pedigree is the fact that Igugu is inbred to Mr. Prospector (4 X 5) and Hail To Reason (5 X5). In 2009-2010, the 2 year-old Igugu started 5 times, winning 3 and coming in second twice. The two she lost in her maiden year are the only 2 races in what is now a total of 12 starts. Since February 2011, Igugu has done nothing but win. Here she is breaking her maiden under jockey Randall Simons, who rode her throughout her 2 year-old season: Like many of the Galileo’s, Igugu at 2 was high-strung, inclined to sweat up before a race and got so wound up that her favourite running style involved charging out of the gate as though her tail were on fire, grabbing the lead and then running away from the field. She’s stayed pretty much the same throughout her career. But at the beginning, given her sweats and slightly wild-eyed temperament, Mike de Kock was not prepared to label her brilliant, although he knew that she had some potential. Any experienced trainer will tell you that even great ability can be swamped by a nervous sensibility. So the jury was out on Igugu for most of her 2 year-old season. The love of Mike de Kock’s career will always be the masterful Horse Chestnut (1995), a winner of the South African Triple Crown. The handsome chestnut also came from the Northern Dancer – Sadler’s Wells sire lines, as does Igugu. If truth were to be told, de Kock’s very private view was that Horse Chestnut had been THE horse of his lifetime. While it is true that for every trainer there is typically one thoroughbred who sweeps him/her off their feet in a love story that lasts forever, when Igugu embarked on her own Triple Crown campaign — South Africa’s Triple Tiara, first instituted in 1999 — she gave her trainer’s loyalty to his Triple Crown champion colt a run for its money. Follow each victory from your own seat in THE VAULT’S GRANDSTAND, beginning with the 2011 Gauteng Fillies Guineas: Second leg: the Grade One SA Fillies Classic: And then, the race that brought them to their feet, the SA Oaks: And there you are. In the speed of a heartbeat, Galileo’s little girl became the very first winner of SA’s Triple Tiara, giving Mike de Kock an unprecedented two such champions in his career. At this point in 2012, Igugu’s story begins where this article started. Future plans include the possibility of running her in Dubai. But we think that it’s fair to say that after her victory in the J & B Met in January, Igugu left the track to take up residence right next to Horse Chestnut, in the chambers of her trainer’s heart. Read Full Post »
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This article is enriched beyond words by the superb photography of Matt and Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos, who so graciously allowed THE VAULT permission to publish a selection of their…	en	https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico	THE VAULT: Horse racing past and present	https://thevaulthorseracing.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/2011-horse-of-the-year-wears-a-halo/	Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, descends from a superb sire line whose story resonates with the whims of thoroughbred genetics. This article is enriched beyond words by the superb photography of Matt and Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos, who so graciously allowed THE VAULT permission to publish a selection of their photographs. Even though only 4 years old, Havre de Grace’s story is punctuated by echoes of tragedy and promise. Her trainer, Larry Jones, last found himself in the spotlight as the trainer of the courageous and ill-fated Eight Belles. And Havre de Grace’s sire, Saint Liam, who had garnered HOTY honours in 2005, came to a tragic end in 2006. Any thoroughbred’s pedigree gives a writer pause: the stories embedded in the names that appear in a bloodline are always rich in possibility. Havre de Grace’s ancestry is no different, resounding as it does with legends like Mr. Prospector, Northern Dancer, Buckpasser, Dr. Fager, Gallorette, Native Dancer, Polynesian, Challenger II, Teddy and Ajax. But it is what she owes to her great grandsire, a curmudgeon named Halo, who was once thought to have secured a place in breeding history as illustrious as that of Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector, that caught our attention. Today, the Hail to Reason sire line through Halo is only marginally represented in the North American thoroughbred pedigrees of champions. And when Halo is cited in books and articles, it is for one of two reasons: either his foul temper, or the fact that he sired the great Sunday Silence, who went on to attain revered status as “The Star” of Japan’s modern breeding history. Halo could not really help being such a bad-tempered colt. His sire, Hail to Reason, had needed a good deal of convincing to bloom into the well-mannered horse he became and his grandsire, Turn-To (1951), a son of Royal Charger (1942) and grandson of the incomparable Nearco (1936), got mixed reviews in the breeding shed. This was because his offspring were either spectacular or unsound. Among Turn-To’s best sons were First Landing (sire of Meadow Stables’ Riva Ridge), Best Turn, (sire of Davona Dale and Cox’s Ridge), Sir Gaylord (sire of Sir Ivor) and Halo’s daddy, Hail to Reason. Hail to Reason was arguably Turn-To’s most accomplished son, most particularly as a sire of sires, through his sons Halo, Sunday Silence, Bold Reason, Stop the Music and Mr. Leader. Many of his daughters also became major producers, notably Admiring, the dam of Roar, Wild Applause and Sea Hero, and Priceless Gem, the dam of Arc winner and champion, Allez France. And all this from a sire whose life had once hung in the balance. Hail to Reason was born in Kentucky in 1958 to a big, strapping daughter of Blue Swords called Nothirdchance. By the time he was turned out with the other foals, the youngster was already showing leadership potential of the scrappy kind, taking a mere two days to bring all the other foals to heel. Owned by the Bieber-Jacobs Stable, the two year-old Hail to Reason was the kind of horse you never turned your back on. Not grumpy, exactly, or truly mean — more the kind of colt who just didn’t trust people. Young Patrice Jacobs, daughter of owner-trainer Hirsch Jacobs, took a shine to Hail to Reason and spent enough “quality time” with the youngster to build the kind of trust that provided a foundation for the calm, intelligent and willing horse he was to become. In a very real sense, it was Patrice’s love for Hail to Reason that saved his life. It took the big colt 6 races before he broke his maiden, but he was soon on his way to the winner’s circle, chalking up 9 wins in 18 starts. Then disaster struck. Shortly after a poor showing in the Saratoga Special, Hail to Reason took a bad step while training at Aqueduct. The accident happened too early in the morning for any of the track vets to be on the scene. It was Hirsch Jacobs who instructed his son, John, to hold the colt’s injured left foreleg while they led him back to the barn. There, the elder Jacobs fashioned a plaster cast and waited for a vet to arrive. Hail to Reason stood as still as a statue in his stall, just as though he knew he’d been badly hurt and that his trainer was trying to help him. It was over a month, and several cracked leg casts later, before the colt was out of danger. Through the whole process, Hail to Reason remained calm and cooperative. It was that attitude and composure, according to John Jacobs, that saved his life. The injury ended Hail to Reason’s racing days. During the first few years at stud he was still not 100% but despite a limited book of mares, Hail to Reason’s very first crop yielded five major winners, including Straight Deal (champion handicap mare of 1967), Hail to All (winner of the Belmont Stakes) and Admiring (winner of the Arlington-Lassie who eventually sold for a then-world record). In 1964, Hail to Reason got the Kentucky Derby winner, Proud Clarion, and three years later in 1970, the Preakness winner, Personality. Then, in 1972, after completing a sire’s Triple Crown, the stallion got Epsom Derby winner, Roberto. As the breeder of both Proud Clarion and Roberto, John W. Galbreath of Darby Dan Farm became the only individual at that time to have bred and owned both a Kentucky and Epsom Derby winner. And in 1974, there was the filly Cum Laude Laurie, winner of the Delaware Oaks, the Ruffian H., the Spinster and the Beldame. In 1969, along came Halo. He was bred by John R. Gaines and sold as a yearling to Charles Engelhard, the owner of the great Nijinsky and a dominant international owner before his death a year later. Halo’s dam, the lovely Cosmah, was a foundation mare for Gaines having already produced Hall of Fame inductee, Tosmah, in 1961. Halo would be her second most outstanding offspring. For a year following Engelhard’s death, Halo raced in his colours and won the Lawrence Realization. Sold to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, Halo was then shipped to Allen’s stable in England where it was discovered that he was cribber. At the time, cribbing was viewed very disadvantageously by the British, for reasons that are lost in time. But the habit overturned Halo’s sale, and back the dark, dark brown three year-old came, this time to E.P. Taylor and Windfields Farm, the home of Northern Dancer and Nearctic. Racing under trainer Mack Miller, who had been his trainer as a 2 year-old, Halo raced until 5 with his biggest win coming that year, in the United Nations Handicap. He retired with a record of 31 starts of which he won 9, placed in 8 and rolled in third 5 times. Kind of an average race horse. But Halo was certainly no average sire. His stud career began at the Maryland division of Windfield’s Farm, followed by a move to Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm in 1984, where he lived until his death in 2000, at the age of 31. There was something about his new career that turned the always nervous Halo into a genuinely nasty stallion, so mean that he went out to his paddock wearing a specially designed muzzle. But the job he did in the breeding shed was nothing short of spectacular, siring not only the incomparable — and similarly temperamental — Sunday Silence, but also another Kentucky Derby winner, Sunny’s Halo (sire of more than 24 stakes winners), as well as Devil’s Bag (sire of Devil His Due, Twilight Agenda and Japan’s Taiki Shuttle), Southern Halo (repatriated South American sire of More Than Ready), Lively One (sire of champion Answer Lively), Jolie’s Halo (sire of Hal’s Hope) and Strodes Creek. His daughters also distinguished themselves on the track, notably the Kentucky Oaks winner, Goodbye Halo, and the Canadian and North American champion, Glorious Song, who was also a Blue Hen in the breeding shed, producing both Rahy and Singspiel. Despite the champions Halo got, most of his sons proved unable to follow in his footsteps as sires. Other than the prepotent Sunday Silence, no other progeny came close, with the exception of Southern Halo, who was a terrific sire in South America and who’s son, More Than Ready, gave us Ready’s Image, who has just recently entered stud. Such are the vagaries of genetics, exemplified in Halo’s son, Saint Ballado, a full brother to Devil’s Bag who was nowhere near as impressive on the track, although he did win the Arlington Classic and the Sheridan Stakes. However, the handsome stallion bested his brother in the breeding shed, siring champions Saint Liam, Ashado and Captain Bodgit before his untimely death at the age of 13. Saint Liam raced into his 5th year, retiring with earnings in excess of 4 million USD. His gutsy win in the 2005 Breeders’ Classic earned him the respect of horse racing’s sports elite, even though saint Liam had also annexed the Donn and Stephen Foster, as well as the Woodward that same year. Although Saint Liam broke from post 13 in the BC Classic, and although he was hounded to the finish line by a gallant Flower Alley, his stamina and class shone through: In the meantime, pedigree experts were focusing on Saint Liam for another reason. Other sons of Saint Ballado like Captain Bodgit, Flame Thrower, Yankee Victor and Sweetsouthernsaint had failed to produce anything that demonstrated some of the potential of the Hail to Reason-Halo sire line. Would Saint Liam be any different? Retired following his Classic win to stand at Lane’s End, Saint Liam only had one crop of foals before he was gone. Had he survived the unlucky incident that killed him, it is likely that the young stallion would have sparkled. The fact that in his only foal crop there were 12 stakes performers, 6 stakes winners and 3 graded winners, headed by our 2011 Horse of the Year, attests to his great potential. After his death, the University of Notre Dame named a health centre, St. Liam’s, in his honour. But despite such a tribute, the loss of Saint Liam remains one of the saddest events in the industry of recent times. Bittersweet as the career of his best daughter may be, Havre de Grace does Saint Liam proud. She looks like her daddy and to quote her trainer, Larry Jones, has ” …a heart as big as America.” Grace boasts a wonderful disposition, stamina that won’t quit and a determination to win. Too, like Saint Liam, Havre de Grace is improving with maturity — all of which augers well for her 5 year-old campaign. In her Woodward and Beldame wins of 2011, Grace demonstrated with a kind of equine finality why Larry Jones thinks of her as “my Zenyatta.” Certainly, Grace is taking a page from Zenyatta’s book, insofar as her gain in maturity and experience might well make 2012 the “Jones Girl’s” best yet. Of one thing we can be sure: Halo is guiding her, every step of the way. Havre de Grace takes the Woodward in “Saint Liam style” Walking away from the field in the Beldame: Riding with Grace:
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Triple Crown winners Deep Impact and Orfevre and was devoid of European stars Giant’s Causeway, Singspiel and Machiavellian – and all their offspring. None of these brilliant horses, and so many others, would have existed without Halo, the nearly black stallion who became legendary for both his extraordinary ability to sire individuals that could change the breed and his blazing temperament. From his birthplace in Kentucky to every continent in the world, Halo has stamped his mark on thoroughbred racing in patterns that continue to expand. His story features some of the world’s most influential breeders, big money, monumental victories and crushing heartbreak. While it has been 50 years since Halo was foaled and almost 19 since he passed away aged 31 in November 2000, the blood of this horse who contributed to changing the world, particularly through his sons Sunday Silence and Southern Halo and grandson More Than Ready, is still very much alive. "He was one of a kind, and he was one of the better sires we’ve seen in America in the last century," reflects Arthur B Hancock III, whose Stone Farm stood Halo for many of his years at stud. "I think Halo ranks right up there, especially with the legacy he’s left." Beginning his breeding career alongside the most pre-eminent American-based stallion of perhaps all time, Northern Dancer – who shared the same second dam, Almahmoud – Halo was launched to the bloodstock work from EP Taylor’s Windfields Farm in Maryland. Curiously, however, it was only twists of fate that allowed his 22-year stud career and his resulting legacy to unfold as it has. Halo was meant to stand in Britain, but his initial sale was rescinded with a bitter complaint from the prospective buyer. Later, after his move to Kentucky, the stallion wound up on an operating table for colic surgery, which he was fortunate to survive. “Thank God it was something that could be fixed,” says Hancock, who rushed to the equine hospital to watch over the horse who would eventually save the breeder and his farm from the burden of heavy debt through the bittersweet sale of Sunday Silence. The early years By Hail To Reason and one of 15 foals produced by eventual Broodmare of the Year Cosmah, Halo was bred by John Gaines and sold for $100,000 as a yearling at Keeneland to Charles Engelhard in 1970, the same year the owner raced Nijinsky to Triple Crown glory in Britain. After showing talent as a stakes winner on dirt, Halo was switched to turf and annexed another stakes. A deal was reached to sell him for $600,000 to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, who planned to stand the horse at his Derisley Wood Stud in Newmarket, but Halo was rejected when Allen determined he was a cribber. Returned to training for the Engelhard family’s Cragwood Stable, which was carrying on following their patriarch’s death in 1971, Halo won the 1974 Grade 1 United Nations Handicap and the Grade 2 Tidal Handicap on turf, earning high-calibre credentials for a stud career. The late Windfields vice-president Joe Thomas said in a 1980s interview that only Allen’s ire at discovering Halo was a cribber allowed Windfields to acquire the horse. Taylor did not quibble over the cribbing or hesitate over an upgraded price. As Thomas recalled, "We went to Engelhard’s wife and asked if Halo was for sale. They said yes; they wanted $1 million for him. We said, 'Okay. We’ll buy him.'" Halo, a half-brother to champion filly Tosmah and to the dam of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade, was subsequently syndicated for $1.2m, with 40 shares at $30,000 each. Growing reputation In his first crop, Halo began to reveal the impact he could make on the breed by siring the filly Glorious Song from Windfields’ Herbager mare Ballade. The bay filly became a multiple Grade 1 winner in the United States as well as Canada’s Horse of the Year in 1980. Glorious Song in turn produced three remarkable stallions: Rahy, a son of Blushing Groom who counted among his progeny more than 90 stakes winners including global champion Fantastic Light, American champion Serena’s Song, and Mariah’s Storm, dam of Giant’s Causeway, and Singspiel, a son of In The Wings who won Grade/Group 1 races in Japan, Canada, Britain and Dubai and sired the likes of superior racemare Dar Re Mi, dam of Cartier champion Too Darn Hot, as well as Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad and American champion Lahudood. Glorious Song was also dam of Rakeen, by Northern Dancer, a champion sire in South Africa who transformed breeding there through his two-time Horse of the Year and seven-time leading sire son Jet Master. It was Halo’s fifth crop, however, that propelled him to the highest echelon. His four stakes winners from that group were topped by Canadian juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, a blaze-faced chestnut produced by a $2,900 broodmare who would go on to bank over $1.2m. By the time Devil’s Bag, a full-brother to Glorious Song, was born in the following crop, Halo was shining brilliantly. When Devil’s Bag won a pair of Grade 1 events to earn the title of America’s two-year-old champion, he was quickly syndicated for $36m – a record for a juvenile – to stand at Claiborne Farm, and Halo reigned as leading North American sire in 1983 with the world seemingly at his feet. As bloodstock markets were thriving at that time, interest in moving Halo from Maryland to Kentucky surged. Texas oilman Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds acquired 25 of the 40 shares in Halo and the horse was transferred to Stone Farm in a 1984 deal reportedly worth $36m. “That was some price for a 15-year-old stallion,” reminisced Windfields manager Joe Hickey a decade later. The stallion with a shark-eye Hancock remembers the 15.3-hand Halo as “a well-balanced horse,” while others have noted that, while a rugged, masculine individual with good bone, he wasn’t perfectly correct in his front legs. “The worst thing about him was his temperament,” Hancock says, recalling that Halo’s expression through what he described as the stallion’s “shark eye” was typically one of “if you mess with me, I will get you.” "When he came from Windfields, he had a muzzle on and the Kentucky boys here said, ‘Those people at Windfields were just scared of him. We want to take the muzzle off,’” Hancock relates. "I said, ‘Well, that’s fine, but every time you turn him out and bring him back, I want two people with him.’ So that went along fine for a while, and then one day Halo reached around and grabbed the stud groom, Randy Mitchell, right in the stomach and picked him up like a rag doll. Randy was kind of suspended in the air, waving his arms, with his back to the ground. "Then Halo got down on his knees and got on top of Randy and started biting him right in the stomach. Virgil Jones was with Randy, and Virgil yelled at Halo and hit him on the head with his fist, and the horse turned Randy loose. Randy’s stomach was black, red, purple, blue and green for a month or so, and they had to take stitches. It was a scary thing. "They got Halo into his stall,” Hancock adds. "And they put the muzzle back on." Colic strikes From his first Kentucky crop, Halo sired Canadian champion Tilt My Halo and Grade 1 winners and millionaires Lively One and Goodbye Halo, the latter a filly who won seven elite races including the Kentucky Oaks. Halo had not been in Kentucky long when he was struck with colic. Hancock’s phone awakened him with the dreaded news one night, and the stallion was sent to the Hagyard-Davidson-McGee clinic. “He was in a lot of pain and I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I was scared to death,” Hancock recalls. “Here you’ve got this wonderful, proven stallion and it looks like you might lose him. Like Leslie Combs said, this is not a game for people wearing short pants.” Surgeons cut Halo’s abdomen open and found a lipoma, a benign fatty tumour, and removed it without having to excise any of the intestine it was wrapped around. “They sewed Halo up and he came back home and did what he did as a stallion. But that was a frightening, frightening night. I’ll never forget that,” Hancock says. Halo’s second Kentucky crop would change racing and breeding in the most emphatic way and would give him his second North American leading sire title in 1989. Silence reigns Sunday Silence, a nearly black colt marked like his sire with a narrow blaze and a single sock, was delivered in March 1986 at Stone Farm to Tatham’s multiple Graded winner Wishing Well, who possessed a rather modest pedigree as a daughter of the Promised Land stallion Understanding. Two months later, Ballade foaled a full-brother to Glorious Song and Devil’s Bag at Windfields’ Ontario farm. That colt, also nearly black with a stripe and one white foot, would be named Saint Ballado, and, like Sunday Silence, he would also become a leading sire. With a downward spiral beginning in financial markets and, consequently, in bloodstock, Hancock advised Tatham to retain as many of Halo’s sons as possible to try to recoup some of his huge investment in the stallion. However, Tatham’s adviser, Ted Keefer, took an intense dislike to Sunday Silence when the colt was just a "skinny" weanling, as Hancock recalls. "Ted Keefer hated him," he says. "We were bringing the weanlings out to show Ted and he looked at him and said, 'Put that little son of a bitch back.' "As a young horse, he was cow-hocked, and when he went through the [Keeneland July yearling] sale I bought him for $17,000,” Hancock continues. "I took the ticket to Tom Tatham and said, 'Here, that colt went too cheap and I bought him back for you.' He looked at the ticket and looked at me and said, 'Arthur, we don’t want him because Ted doesn’t like him.' "So, I stuck the ticket back in my pocket and said, 'Well I guess I just blew another $17,000.' I already owed a lot of money." Sunday Silence also failed to sell as a juvenile and was bought back for $32,000, but trainer Charlie Whittingham elected to take a half-interest and brought in Dr Ernest Gaillard as a partner. The rest is history, with the colt winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, over arch-rival Easy Goer and earning the 1989 Horse of the Year title. Despite those exploits, American breeders were not interested, even though Halo, at age 20, was getting older and there were no outstanding heirs apparent at that time. “Nobody would take shares in Sunday Silence," Hancock says. "Then we got the offer from the Japanese to buy our horse. I hated to sell him, but nobody wanted to breed to him. The word had gotten around that he was a freak and a fluke and had no pedigree. "It was terrible, but I couldn’t help it. I always said we didn’t sell him, the American breeders just didn’t want him. We had no choice. I owed a lot of money and had only three people who would take shares." When the van came to take Sunday Silence away from Stone Farm and on to his life in Japan, Hancock was jolted by a sense of heartbreak. "He had done so much for us, racing the way he did. I walked down that lane as the van left and – I’m not ashamed to say it – the tears just came,” Hancock recalls. The faith expressed in Sunday Silence by Zenya Yoshida, who bought the colt for a price reported at $11m, was rewarded beyond anyone’s most lavish dreams. Sunday Silence quickly established a dynasty from the Shadai Stallion Station, becoming Japan’s leading sire when his first crop numbering 67 foals turned three and holding that title for 13 years until 2007, five years after his premature death at age 16 from a leg infection and laminitis. He sired 44 Grade/Group 1 winners and was Japan’s leading broodmare sire eight times. His sons Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe followed as Japan’s leading sires in 2008 and 2009. Then, after a two-year rule by Kingmambo’s King Kamehameha, Deep Impact – Sunday Silence’s best son – took over his sire’s mantle and has been the world’s top sire by progeny earnings ever since 2012, a position he currently maintains and could retain for several years following his death at 17 on July 30 due to a cervical spinal fracture. Deep Impact had sired 43 Grade/Group 1 winners up to mid-August. Other sons of Sunday Silence have also been very successful, including Dubai Sheema Classic winners Heart’s Cry, whose progeny include 2014 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Just A Way, Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti and multiple US Grade 1 winner Yoshida, and Stay Gold, sire of Orfevre, who, following his Japanese Triple Crown finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice after twice winning France’s Prix Foy. When Sunday Silence passed away, Zenya Yoshida’s oldest son, Shadai Farm owner Teruya Yoshida, vowed that "from here on, I will endeavour to see that the great number of offspring that Sunday Silence has left behind will carry his blood forth for many generations to come." Along with his brother Katsumi, Yoshida has done just that, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on elite broodmares from around the world to breed to sons of Sunday Silence. They and international breeders including Coolmore, the Niarchos family, Wildenstein Stables and the Wertheimer brothers have bred horses from the Sunday Silence line who have won in Britain, France, America, the UAE and Australia. Deep Impact’s offspring Saxon Warrior, Study Of Man and Beauty Parlour all won European Classics. Some prominent runners from the Sunday Silence branch have had as many as three lines of Halo in their pedigrees, such as 2017 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand, by Heart’s Cry, and his half-siblings by Deep Impact, Dubai Turf and Shuka Sho heroine Vivlos and two-time Victoria Mile victress Verxina. Each is 3x4x5 to Halo with Sunday Silence on top and Machiavellian, a Mr Prospector son of Halo’s daughter Coup De Folie, on the bottom as sire of their dam, Halwa Sweet, and continuing through their fourth dam, Glorious Song. A deepening influence While Sunday Silence has proved a global force, Saint Ballado also made his mark prior to dying young at 13. A Grade 2 winner, he ruled as North America’s leading sire in 2005 when his son Saint Liam earned America’s Horse of the Year title after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The magnitude of the loss of Saint Liam after only one year at stud due to a freak accident became evident when that crop included his Horse of the Year daughter and $10m broodmare prospect Havre de Grace. Saint Ballado also sired twice champion filly Ashado, a $9m broodmare prospect, and impacted the breed in other ways, including siring Sacre Coeur, dam of exceptional champion Lady Eli. Another prominent son of Halo, Southern Halo, lived until 26, reigning as leading sire in Argentina nine times while siring 56 Grade/Group 1 winners, and he has been leading broodmare sire there ever since 2005. Bred by Taylor from the Graded stakes-winning Northern Dancer mare Northern Sea, Southern Halo was a $600,000 yearling purchase by Stavros Niarchos and, while multiple Grade 1-placed, never won a stakes, hence his sale to South America. Southern Halo reversed shuttled to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud for a time and it was there that he sired More Than Ready, who was foaled in 1997 by the Woodman mare Woodman’s Girl for breeder Woodlyn Farm. A speedy Grade 1 winner who has been a leading sire in both America and Australia, More Than Ready has achieved status as the world’s all-time top sire of winners with over 1,795, and he ranks among the top five all-time leading sires of stakes winners with more than 193. His offspring, capable on dirt and turf, have included Australian champions More Joyous, Sebring and Samaready, American sprint champion Roy H and South African Grade 1 winner and leading freshman sire of 2015-16 Gimmethegreenlight. Remarkably, at the age of 22, More Than Ready is still shuttling between WinStar Farm in Kentucky and Vinery Stud in New South Wales. While Halo’s male descendants snare most of the spotlight, his daughters also have played major roles in keeping his name alive in pedigrees. Coup De Folie’s son Machiavellian sired Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and thus is the grandsire of Winx, Zenyatta, Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and South African Horse of the Year Oh Susanna. Bred by Taylor from a half sister to Northern Dancer and thus 3x3 to Almahmoud, Coup De Folie was an $825,000 yearling who raced for Niarchos. From her, he also bred French champion Coup De Genie, who in turn delivered French champion Denebola. 'It was like fate' All of Halo’s achievements occurred in the era when books for high-profile stallions were much smaller than today. From 22 crops, Halo sired 749 foals, and 62 (eight per cent) became black-type winners, including 26 Graded/Group winners, with another 48 (six per cent) placing in stakes races. Halo remains one of only five sires in the last 60 years to sire two Kentucky Derby winners, and he also sired a runner-up in Strodes Creek. Halo was the broodmare sire of Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus and Preakness Stakes winner Pine Bluff. Looking back on Halo’s still evolving legacy, Hancock says he keeps one of the stallion’s shoes and a halter he wore as prized mementoes, and the memories of the fierce black horse and the son who saved his farm remain vivid. "It was like fate, it was meant to be," he says. "It's a great saga, and I’m just very fortunate to have been involved." If you enjoyed reading this, you might also like... 'Hollywood star' Oscar Performance puts Mill Ridge Farm back in the spotlight Awesome Again is awesome still, even aged 25 and after serious illness
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Triple Crown winners Deep Impact and Orfevre and was devoid of European stars Giant’s Causeway, Singspiel and Machiavellian – and all their offspring. None of these brilliant horses, and so many others, would have existed without Halo, the nearly black stallion who became legendary for both his extraordinary ability to sire individuals that could change the breed and his blazing temperament. From his birthplace in Kentucky to every continent in the world, Halo has stamped his mark on thoroughbred racing in patterns that continue to expand. His story features some of the world’s most influential breeders, big money, monumental victories and crushing heartbreak. While it has been 50 years since Halo was foaled and almost 19 since he passed away aged 31 in November 2000, the blood of this horse who contributed to changing the world, particularly through his sons Sunday Silence and Southern Halo and grandson More Than Ready, is still very much alive. "He was one of a kind, and he was one of the better sires we’ve seen in America in the last century," reflects Arthur B Hancock III, whose Stone Farm stood Halo for many of his years at stud. "I think Halo ranks right up there, especially with the legacy he’s left." Beginning his breeding career alongside the most pre-eminent American-based stallion of perhaps all time, Northern Dancer – who shared the same second dam, Almahmoud – Halo was launched to the bloodstock work from EP Taylor’s Windfields Farm in Maryland. Curiously, however, it was only twists of fate that allowed his 22-year stud career and his resulting legacy to unfold as it has. Halo was meant to stand in Britain, but his initial sale was rescinded with a bitter complaint from the prospective buyer. Later, after his move to Kentucky, the stallion wound up on an operating table for colic surgery, which he was fortunate to survive. “Thank God it was something that could be fixed,” says Hancock, who rushed to the equine hospital to watch over the horse who would eventually save the breeder and his farm from the burden of heavy debt through the bittersweet sale of Sunday Silence. The early years By Hail To Reason and one of 15 foals produced by eventual Broodmare of the Year Cosmah, Halo was bred by John Gaines and sold for $100,000 as a yearling at Keeneland to Charles Engelhard in 1970, the same year the owner raced Nijinsky to Triple Crown glory in Britain. After showing talent as a stakes winner on dirt, Halo was switched to turf and annexed another stakes. A deal was reached to sell him for $600,000 to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, who planned to stand the horse at his Derisley Wood Stud in Newmarket, but Halo was rejected when Allen determined he was a cribber. Returned to training for the Engelhard family’s Cragwood Stable, which was carrying on following their patriarch’s death in 1971, Halo won the 1974 Grade 1 United Nations Handicap and the Grade 2 Tidal Handicap on turf, earning high-calibre credentials for a stud career. The late Windfields vice-president Joe Thomas said in a 1980s interview that only Allen’s ire at discovering Halo was a cribber allowed Windfields to acquire the horse. Taylor did not quibble over the cribbing or hesitate over an upgraded price. As Thomas recalled, "We went to Engelhard’s wife and asked if Halo was for sale. They said yes; they wanted $1 million for him. We said, 'Okay. We’ll buy him.'" Halo, a half-brother to champion filly Tosmah and to the dam of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade, was subsequently syndicated for $1.2m, with 40 shares at $30,000 each. Growing reputation In his first crop, Halo began to reveal the impact he could make on the breed by siring the filly Glorious Song from Windfields’ Herbager mare Ballade. The bay filly became a multiple Grade 1 winner in the United States as well as Canada’s Horse of the Year in 1980. Glorious Song in turn produced three remarkable stallions: Rahy, a son of Blushing Groom who counted among his progeny more than 90 stakes winners including global champion Fantastic Light, American champion Serena’s Song, and Mariah’s Storm, dam of Giant’s Causeway, and Singspiel, a son of In The Wings who won Grade/Group 1 races in Japan, Canada, Britain and Dubai and sired the likes of superior racemare Dar Re Mi, dam of Cartier champion Too Darn Hot, as well as Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad and American champion Lahudood. Glorious Song was also dam of Rakeen, by Northern Dancer, a champion sire in South Africa who transformed breeding there through his two-time Horse of the Year and seven-time leading sire son Jet Master. It was Halo’s fifth crop, however, that propelled him to the highest echelon. His four stakes winners from that group were topped by Canadian juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, a blaze-faced chestnut produced by a $2,900 broodmare who would go on to bank over $1.2m. By the time Devil’s Bag, a full-brother to Glorious Song, was born in the following crop, Halo was shining brilliantly. When Devil’s Bag won a pair of Grade 1 events to earn the title of America’s two-year-old champion, he was quickly syndicated for $36m – a record for a juvenile – to stand at Claiborne Farm, and Halo reigned as leading North American sire in 1983 with the world seemingly at his feet. As bloodstock markets were thriving at that time, interest in moving Halo from Maryland to Kentucky surged. Texas oilman Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds acquired 25 of the 40 shares in Halo and the horse was transferred to Stone Farm in a 1984 deal reportedly worth $36m. “That was some price for a 15-year-old stallion,” reminisced Windfields manager Joe Hickey a decade later. The stallion with a shark-eye Hancock remembers the 15.3-hand Halo as “a well-balanced horse,” while others have noted that, while a rugged, masculine individual with good bone, he wasn’t perfectly correct in his front legs. “The worst thing about him was his temperament,” Hancock says, recalling that Halo’s expression through what he described as the stallion’s “shark eye” was typically one of “if you mess with me, I will get you.” "When he came from Windfields, he had a muzzle on and the Kentucky boys here said, ‘Those people at Windfields were just scared of him. We want to take the muzzle off,’” Hancock relates. "I said, ‘Well, that’s fine, but every time you turn him out and bring him back, I want two people with him.’ So that went along fine for a while, and then one day Halo reached around and grabbed the stud groom, Randy Mitchell, right in the stomach and picked him up like a rag doll. Randy was kind of suspended in the air, waving his arms, with his back to the ground. "Then Halo got down on his knees and got on top of Randy and started biting him right in the stomach. Virgil Jones was with Randy, and Virgil yelled at Halo and hit him on the head with his fist, and the horse turned Randy loose. Randy’s stomach was black, red, purple, blue and green for a month or so, and they had to take stitches. It was a scary thing. "They got Halo into his stall,” Hancock adds. "And they put the muzzle back on." Colic strikes From his first Kentucky crop, Halo sired Canadian champion Tilt My Halo and Grade 1 winners and millionaires Lively One and Goodbye Halo, the latter a filly who won seven elite races including the Kentucky Oaks. Halo had not been in Kentucky long when he was struck with colic. Hancock’s phone awakened him with the dreaded news one night, and the stallion was sent to the Hagyard-Davidson-McGee clinic. “He was in a lot of pain and I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I was scared to death,” Hancock recalls. “Here you’ve got this wonderful, proven stallion and it looks like you might lose him. Like Leslie Combs said, this is not a game for people wearing short pants.” Surgeons cut Halo’s abdomen open and found a lipoma, a benign fatty tumour, and removed it without having to excise any of the intestine it was wrapped around. “They sewed Halo up and he came back home and did what he did as a stallion. But that was a frightening, frightening night. I’ll never forget that,” Hancock says. Halo’s second Kentucky crop would change racing and breeding in the most emphatic way and would give him his second North American leading sire title in 1989. Silence reigns Sunday Silence, a nearly black colt marked like his sire with a narrow blaze and a single sock, was delivered in March 1986 at Stone Farm to Tatham’s multiple Graded winner Wishing Well, who possessed a rather modest pedigree as a daughter of the Promised Land stallion Understanding. Two months later, Ballade foaled a full-brother to Glorious Song and Devil’s Bag at Windfields’ Ontario farm. That colt, also nearly black with a stripe and one white foot, would be named Saint Ballado, and, like Sunday Silence, he would also become a leading sire. With a downward spiral beginning in financial markets and, consequently, in bloodstock, Hancock advised Tatham to retain as many of Halo’s sons as possible to try to recoup some of his huge investment in the stallion. However, Tatham’s adviser, Ted Keefer, took an intense dislike to Sunday Silence when the colt was just a "skinny" weanling, as Hancock recalls. "Ted Keefer hated him," he says. "We were bringing the weanlings out to show Ted and he looked at him and said, 'Put that little son of a bitch back.' "As a young horse, he was cow-hocked, and when he went through the [Keeneland July yearling] sale I bought him for $17,000,” Hancock continues. "I took the ticket to Tom Tatham and said, 'Here, that colt went too cheap and I bought him back for you.' He looked at the ticket and looked at me and said, 'Arthur, we don’t want him because Ted doesn’t like him.' "So, I stuck the ticket back in my pocket and said, 'Well I guess I just blew another $17,000.' I already owed a lot of money." Sunday Silence also failed to sell as a juvenile and was bought back for $32,000, but trainer Charlie Whittingham elected to take a half-interest and brought in Dr Ernest Gaillard as a partner. The rest is history, with the colt winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, over arch-rival Easy Goer and earning the 1989 Horse of the Year title. Despite those exploits, American breeders were not interested, even though Halo, at age 20, was getting older and there were no outstanding heirs apparent at that time. “Nobody would take shares in Sunday Silence," Hancock says. "Then we got the offer from the Japanese to buy our horse. I hated to sell him, but nobody wanted to breed to him. The word had gotten around that he was a freak and a fluke and had no pedigree. "It was terrible, but I couldn’t help it. I always said we didn’t sell him, the American breeders just didn’t want him. We had no choice. I owed a lot of money and had only three people who would take shares." When the van came to take Sunday Silence away from Stone Farm and on to his life in Japan, Hancock was jolted by a sense of heartbreak. "He had done so much for us, racing the way he did. I walked down that lane as the van left and – I’m not ashamed to say it – the tears just came,” Hancock recalls. The faith expressed in Sunday Silence by Zenya Yoshida, who bought the colt for a price reported at $11m, was rewarded beyond anyone’s most lavish dreams. Sunday Silence quickly established a dynasty from the Shadai Stallion Station, becoming Japan’s leading sire when his first crop numbering 67 foals turned three and holding that title for 13 years until 2007, five years after his premature death at age 16 from a leg infection and laminitis. He sired 44 Grade/Group 1 winners and was Japan’s leading broodmare sire eight times. His sons Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe followed as Japan’s leading sires in 2008 and 2009. Then, after a two-year rule by Kingmambo’s King Kamehameha, Deep Impact – Sunday Silence’s best son – took over his sire’s mantle and has been the world’s top sire by progeny earnings ever since 2012, a position he currently maintains and could retain for several years following his death at 17 on July 30 due to a cervical spinal fracture. Deep Impact had sired 43 Grade/Group 1 winners up to mid-August. Other sons of Sunday Silence have also been very successful, including Dubai Sheema Classic winners Heart’s Cry, whose progeny include 2014 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Just A Way, Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti and multiple US Grade 1 winner Yoshida, and Stay Gold, sire of Orfevre, who, following his Japanese Triple Crown finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice after twice winning France’s Prix Foy. When Sunday Silence passed away, Zenya Yoshida’s oldest son, Shadai Farm owner Teruya Yoshida, vowed that "from here on, I will endeavour to see that the great number of offspring that Sunday Silence has left behind will carry his blood forth for many generations to come." Along with his brother Katsumi, Yoshida has done just that, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on elite broodmares from around the world to breed to sons of Sunday Silence. They and international breeders including Coolmore, the Niarchos family, Wildenstein Stables and the Wertheimer brothers have bred horses from the Sunday Silence line who have won in Britain, France, America, the UAE and Australia. Deep Impact’s offspring Saxon Warrior, Study Of Man and Beauty Parlour all won European Classics. Some prominent runners from the Sunday Silence branch have had as many as three lines of Halo in their pedigrees, such as 2017 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand, by Heart’s Cry, and his half-siblings by Deep Impact, Dubai Turf and Shuka Sho heroine Vivlos and two-time Victoria Mile victress Verxina. Each is 3x4x5 to Halo with Sunday Silence on top and Machiavellian, a Mr Prospector son of Halo’s daughter Coup De Folie, on the bottom as sire of their dam, Halwa Sweet, and continuing through their fourth dam, Glorious Song. A deepening influence While Sunday Silence has proved a global force, Saint Ballado also made his mark prior to dying young at 13. A Grade 2 winner, he ruled as North America’s leading sire in 2005 when his son Saint Liam earned America’s Horse of the Year title after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The magnitude of the loss of Saint Liam after only one year at stud due to a freak accident became evident when that crop included his Horse of the Year daughter and $10m broodmare prospect Havre de Grace. Saint Ballado also sired twice champion filly Ashado, a $9m broodmare prospect, and impacted the breed in other ways, including siring Sacre Coeur, dam of exceptional champion Lady Eli. Another prominent son of Halo, Southern Halo, lived until 26, reigning as leading sire in Argentina nine times while siring 56 Grade/Group 1 winners, and he has been leading broodmare sire there ever since 2005. Bred by Taylor from the Graded stakes-winning Northern Dancer mare Northern Sea, Southern Halo was a $600,000 yearling purchase by Stavros Niarchos and, while multiple Grade 1-placed, never won a stakes, hence his sale to South America. Southern Halo reversed shuttled to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud for a time and it was there that he sired More Than Ready, who was foaled in 1997 by the Woodman mare Woodman’s Girl for breeder Woodlyn Farm. A speedy Grade 1 winner who has been a leading sire in both America and Australia, More Than Ready has achieved status as the world’s all-time top sire of winners with over 1,795, and he ranks among the top five all-time leading sires of stakes winners with more than 193. His offspring, capable on dirt and turf, have included Australian champions More Joyous, Sebring and Samaready, American sprint champion Roy H and South African Grade 1 winner and leading freshman sire of 2015-16 Gimmethegreenlight. Remarkably, at the age of 22, More Than Ready is still shuttling between WinStar Farm in Kentucky and Vinery Stud in New South Wales. While Halo’s male descendants snare most of the spotlight, his daughters also have played major roles in keeping his name alive in pedigrees. Coup De Folie’s son Machiavellian sired Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and thus is the grandsire of Winx, Zenyatta, Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and South African Horse of the Year Oh Susanna. Bred by Taylor from a half sister to Northern Dancer and thus 3x3 to Almahmoud, Coup De Folie was an $825,000 yearling who raced for Niarchos. From her, he also bred French champion Coup De Genie, who in turn delivered French champion Denebola. 'It was like fate' All of Halo’s achievements occurred in the era when books for high-profile stallions were much smaller than today. From 22 crops, Halo sired 749 foals, and 62 (eight per cent) became black-type winners, including 26 Graded/Group winners, with another 48 (six per cent) placing in stakes races. Halo remains one of only five sires in the last 60 years to sire two Kentucky Derby winners, and he also sired a runner-up in Strodes Creek. Halo was the broodmare sire of Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus and Preakness Stakes winner Pine Bluff. Looking back on Halo’s still evolving legacy, Hancock says he keeps one of the stallion’s shoes and a halter he wore as prized mementoes, and the memories of the fierce black horse and the son who saved his farm remain vivid. "It was like fate, it was meant to be," he says. "It's a great saga, and I’m just very fortunate to have been involved." If you enjoyed reading this, you might also like... 'Hollywood star' Oscar Performance puts Mill Ridge Farm back in the spotlight Awesome Again is awesome still, even aged 25 and after serious illness
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5860	dbpedia	0	0	http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/sunnys-halo-can.html	en	Sunny's Halo (horse)	http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/og-image-placeholder-blank.png	http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/og-image-placeholder-blank.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "Sunny's Halo", "Thoroughbred", "pedigree", "racehorse", "horse racing", "racing history", "Avalyn Hunter", "Kentucky Derby", "Sovereign Award", "David Foster", "David Cross", "Domino Stud", "Walmac Farm", "Double S Ranch", "Bill Hanna", "Kentucky Derby Museum" ]	null	[]	null	Pedigree expert and racing historian Avalyn Hunter discusses the champion Thoroughbred horse Sunny's Halo as a racer, individual and sire.	en		American Classic Pedigrees	http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/sunnys-halo-can.html
5860	dbpedia	1	26	https://trainermagazine.com/north-american-trainer-articles/sunday-silence-the-legacy-the-stallion-has-left-why-he-was-a-true-game-changer-for-the-japanese-industry-a-key-to-the-development-of-japan-as-a-respected-racing-nation/2021/2/25	en	Remembering Sunday Silence -30 years since he first entered the breeding shed.	http://static1.squarespace.com/static/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/t/603a952531535c4bb9d93dfa/1614452018084/18_1129_Hancock_mw-2136.jpg?format=1500w	http://static1.squarespace.com/static/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/t/603a952531535c4bb9d93dfa/1614452018084/18_1129_Hancock_mw-2136.jpg?format=1500w	[ "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1429310549075-XF7YNTR22NKGN2H37P58/trainer_logo_red.png?format=1500w", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1429310549075-XF7YNTR22NKGN2H37P58/trainer_logo_red.png?format=1500w", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1429310549075-XF7YNTR22NKGN2H37P58/trainer_logo_red.png?format=1500w", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614240369120-9TQ4MVNWVEPICMUGOFKS/2002_SUNDAY_SILENCE_UDA.jpg", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614240868703-1EF5R64KAYOLHCWY2FPE/Teruya%2BYoshida.jpg", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614244831362-TVPBRAZQVS18Q6D46156/Screenshot+2021-02-25+at+09.19.59.png", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614244894440-FTKWHYIAAXP6U7AIUCHW/HI+RES-1627.jpg", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614252534140-UQ98BRKCMXKTCWE0H1Y4/Website+sign+up+banner+%285%29+%283%29+%287%29.jpg", "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1614253467305-LDFW4TSOO7YDXQ5K45WE/https___www.authpro.com_auth_Trainer+%285%29.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Webmaster" ]	2021-02-25T00:00:00	Remembering Sunday Silence -30 years since he first entered the breeding shed. We look at the lasting legacy he has left on the racing world.	en	https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517636f8e4b0cb4f8c8697ba/1415966468070-NYO4XFRU8MUY74JH44YF/favicon.ico?format=100w	Trainer Magazine	https://trainermagazine.com/north-american-trainer-articles/sunday-silence-the-legacy-the-stallion-has-left-why-he-was-a-true-game-changer-for-the-japanese-industry-a-key-to-the-development-of-japan-as-a-respected-racing-nation/2021/2/25	By Nancy Sexton For over a quarter of a century, there has been an air of inevitability within Japanese racing circles. Sunday Silence dominated the sire standings in Japan for 13 straight years from 1995 to 2007—his last championship arriving five years after his death. He was a true game changer for the Japanese industry, not only as a brilliant source of elite talent but as a key to the development of Japan as a respected racing nation. Any idea that his influence would abate in the years following his death was swiftly quashed by an array of successful sire sons and productive daughters. In his place, Deep Impact rose to become a titan of the domestic industry. Others such as Heart’s Cry, Stay Gold, Agnes Tachyon, Gold Allure and Daiwa Major also became significant sires in their own right. Added to that, Sunday Silence is also a multiple champion broodmare sire and credited as the damsire of 202 stakes winners and 17 champions. “Thoroughbreds can be bought or sold,” says Teruya Yoshida of Shadai Farm, which bought Sunday Silence out of America in late 1990 and cultivated him into a global force. “As Nasrullah sired Bold Ruler, who changed the world’s breeding capital from Europe to the U.S., one stallion can change the world. Sunday Silence is exactly such a stallion for the Japanese Thoroughbred industry.” Sunday Silence has been dead close to 20 years, yet the Japanese sires’ table remains an ode to his influence. In 2020, Deep Impact landed his ninth straight sires’ championship with Heart’s Cry and Stay Gold’s son Orfevre in third and fourth. Seven of the top 12 finishers were sons or grandsons of Sunday Silence. Another descendant, Deep Impact’s son Kizuna, was the nation’s leading second-crop sire. Deep Impact himself was the year’s top sire of two-year-olds. Against that, it is estimated that up to approximately 70% of the Japanese broodmare population possess Sunday Silence in their background. All the while, his influence remains on an upswing worldwide, notably via the respect held for Deep Impact. A horse who ably built on the international momentum set by Sunday Silence, his own sire sons today range from the European Classic winners Study Of Man and Saxon Warrior—who are based in Britain and Ireland—to a deep domestic bench headed by the proven sires Kizuna, Mikki Isle and Real Impact. In short, the Thoroughbred owes a lot to Sunday Silence. Inauspicious beginnings Roll back to 1988, however, and the mere idea of Sunday Silence as one of the great fathers of the breed would have been laughable. For starters, he almost died twice before he had even entered training. The colt was bred by Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds Ltd in Kentucky with appealing credentials as a son of Halo, then in his early seasons at Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm. Halo had shifted to Kentucky in 1984 as a middle-aged stallion with a colourful existence already behind him. By Hail To Reason and closely related to Northern Dancer, Halo had been trained by Mack Miller to win the 1974 Gr1 United Nations Handicap. It was those bloodlines and latent talent that prompted film producer Irving Allen to offer owner Charles Englehard a bid of $600,000 for the horse midway through his career. Allen’s idea was to install Halo in England at his Derisley Wood Stud in Newmarket; and his bid was accepted only for it to be revealed that his new acquisition was a crib-biter. As such, the deal fell through, and Halo was returned to training, with that Gr1 triumph as due reward. Would Halo have thrived in England? It’s an interesting question. As it was, he retired to E. P. Taylor Windfields Farm in Maryland, threw champion Glorious Song in his first crop, Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo in his third and Devil’s Bag—a brilliant two-year-old of 1983—in his fourth. Devil’s Bag’s exploits were instrumental in Halo ending the year as North America’s champion sire, and within months, the stallion was ensconced at Stone Farm, having been sold in a deal that reportedly valued the 15-year-old at $36 million. Chief among the new ownership was Texas oilman Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds. In 1985, Tatham sent the hard-knocking Wishing Well, a Gr2-winning daughter of Understanding, to the stallion. The result was a near black colt born at Stone Farm on March 26, 1986. It is part of racing’s folklore how Sunday Silence failed to capture the imagination as a young horse—something that is today vividly recalled by Hancock.
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Winifred Taylor, wife of the stallion's owner, E.P., sent word to the barn they would be coming down this day, so world renowned trainer Horatio Luro stepped into the stall at Woodbine race track to put the horse's halter on. Dancer would have none of it — as told by publicist Bruce Walker, who was there, the horse backed Luro into a corner, bared his teeth, reared up and began boxing with his front legs. Not much frightened Luro, but this time he dove for his life towards the opening and right under the webbing stretched across it. Dancer was in one of his frequent moods, and all there were worried what would happen when Mrs. Taylor brought her guest along. But as soon as the horse saw her coming he calmed right down, nostrils stilled, head over the webbing so the boy could pat and stroke the now famous equine star. Didn't move a muscle. And then the visitors left ... and the nostrils flared again. That was Northern Dancer — a star on the track and a superstar in the barn who became the most important and influential North American stallion of the 20th century — and one who, to this day, dominates bloodlines around the world. Tiny Dancer Author Muriel Lennox, who had been lead rider for the Taylors at their estate for 12 years, captured the essence of Northern Dancer in her 1995 biography when she told of visiting the great one at his Maryland stud, late in the stallion's life. "There was something about his restless patrolling that gave one the sense of an animal in the wild guarding his territory, a feeling that to challenge him would prove dangerous," Lennox wrote. "Ever on the alert, he behaved more like a wild stallion than a horse that had been pampered and fawned over all his life." If you were to judge the animal merely on his racing career the story would have been impressive. In 1964 he became the first of two Canadian breds (with Sunny's Halo, 1983) to win the Run for the Roses, the prestigious Kentucky Derby. Next came a victory at the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, and after a loss at the Belmont in New York, he won the Queen's Plate back in Toronto — all tremendous achievements for a horse born and raised north of the border. Dancer was short for a racer — 15.1 hands (in two-inch horse shoes, the joke went), or just 61 inches to the "withers" or his front shoulders. Barely higher than a pony looking from the side; from the front, he was stocky, big chested and superbly muscled. In the breeding shed, that diminutive height forced staff to dig a trench for the mares so the Dancer could service them. When moved to Windfields' Maryland location before he turned 10, they reversed it and built him a platform, dubbed the pitcher's mound. Family tree Some numbers: Of the Dancer's first crop of 21 foals, there were 10 stakes winners. Nijinsky II came from crop two and was the first British Triple Crown winner in 35 years (1970), later becoming the top sire in Britain and Ireland. The Minstrel won the Epsom and Irish Derbys (1977). Dance Smartly took the Canadian Triple Crown (1991). On and on his sperm swam — 146 stakes winners by the time he turned 20. Up to 1990, there were 174 yearlings sold at Keeneland, Kentucky, for $160 million US — numbers off the charts. At his top, stud fees for a date with the king rose to $1 million, no guarantees, with the highest yearling price ever at $13 million. This from a horse no one wanted to buy for $25,000 at his own yearling sale because he was too short. You want a modern way to chart it? To gain a Wikipedia page a horse tends to have significant racing accomplishments. There are 685 entries for top thoroughbreds that trace directly to Northern Dancer. It is estimated that over the coming years, up to 70 per cent of all thoroughbreds in the world will trace to Canada's horse. Alpha male Those are all numbers, however — bottom lines for a breeding farm bookkeeping that say nothing of the flesh and blood and brain of the stallion himself. Born on May 27, 1961 (by Nearctic, from Natalma, both blue bloods to the bone), the little guy had a nice white star on the forehead and a flash that started down the face until, as though the artist had been distracted ("Hey, the Leafs scored ... Oops!") it took a sharp turn to the left and curled around a nostril. Mrs. Taylor named him and he was from the beginning different from other foals — no sprinting around the paddock, more of a leisurely gallop when the mood struck. Everything seemed to be up, not out. He bounced around like a top and ran more like the horses on a carousel — up and down, up and down. Windfields' staff had a cocky little handful to train, said farm manager Peter Poole, in a History Television documentary. This horse seemed to know he was born to be the Alpha male, the lead stallion, long before any of the humans worked it out. Breaking him was tough as he bucked "practically everybody off." Luro suggested gelding him — history hung by the thread of two testicles — but E.P. wouldn't have it. So a fine racing career it was, followed by years of being the king of the paddock. And the arrogant cuss knew it. Northern Dancer once destroyed a stall because a mare was brought for another stallion instead of him. He'd literally bite the hand trying to feed him, more than once. He had a mind of his own and no one, save Mrs. Taylor, would ever change it. When he finally died in 1990 at the age of 29, he was shipped back from Maryland and arrived at his Oshawa birthplace around midnight where the entire staff had gathered, many in tears, to see a huge oaken casket lowered into the ground. The farm is closed now, the land part of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, though the graves are untouched. "The thing is he hasn't died ... he lives ... his spirit still lives, his offspring still live ... he's running in them," said Lennox, beautifully, in an interview for Biography. If you visit the Dancer's statue at Woodbine Racetrack for the first time, take a red rose with you and lay it at his feet and remember the greatness that will never be forgotten.
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Now, with the emergence of potent young sire Gimmethegreenlight, the spotlight has fallen on a lesser known son of Hail To Reason, the fiery Halo. A half-brother to champion filly Tosmah, Halo was produced from stakes winner Cosmah, a daughter of Northern Dancer’s grandam Almahmoud. While he lacked the class of his champion half-sister, Halo proved his prowess as a turf performer and following a career-best victory in the Gr.1 United Nations Handicap, he entered stud at the Maryland division of Windfields Farms in 1974, at a live foal fee of $10,000. His first crop featured Canadian Horse of the Year and Eclipse winner Glorious Song, who of course went on to produce tip top sires Singspiel, Rahy and Rakeen. The year 1983 proved to be a watershed for the black stallion. The success of Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo and Glorious Song’s champion full brother Devil’s Bag saw him clinch the first of two sires titles and it came as no surprise when Windfields owner E P Taylor sold his majority interest in the stallion. The deal put Halo’s value at $36-million and also saw him exchange Maryland for Arthur Hancock III’s Stone Farm, where he stood his first season in 1984 and would die at the ripe old age of 31. Remembered by many as a rogue who wore a muzzle, the nearly black stallion was described by Hancock as having had “an eye like a shark, he could see everything going on around him”. In Kentucky, Halo carried on where he had left off and would lead the General Sires List again in 1989, when his Stone Farm-bred son Sunday Silence won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders Cup Classic, good enough for a Horse of the Year award. Hancock’s attempt to syndicate the colt amongst his fellow breeders was met with lukewarm enthusiasm and Sunday Silence was eventually sold to Japanese breeder Zenya Yoshida for $10-million. Ironically, he was to prove the one who got away, at a time when the Halo male line looked in danger of decline in his birth country. Sunny’s Halo proved a failure as a stallion, while Devil’s Bag failed to emulate his own precocity. Ironically, it was left to Canadian-bred Saint Ballado, the own brother to Glorious Song and Devil’s Bag, to carry the torch, and he did so with aplomb, siring champions Ashado and Saint Liam. Sadly, he died far too young in 2002 aged 13 and three years later, would emulate his sire as the American champion stallion. He too, sired a Horse of the Year, Saint Liam, who would prove to be even more short-lived, dying tragically after just one season at stud. To say that the Halo male line has enjoyed its most success outside the States, would be an understatement. In Japan, Sunday Silence went on to be a sire of legendary proportions and led the sires list for 13 straight years. His dynasty as a sire of sires looks assured, with a plethora of sire sons headed by the phenomenal Deep Impact. Twice Japan’s Horse of the Year, his impact on the Japanese breeding industry has exceeded all expectations. He set a record for a first season sire with 35 individual two-year-old winners, led the sires list in 2012 with just two crops of runners and remains that country’s dominant stallion. In the spring of 1983, the Northern Dancer mare Northern Sea foaled a Halo colt at Windfields whose pedigree featured a coupling of the half-sisters Cosmah and Natalma (the dam of Northern Dancer). Sent to the Keeneland Yearling Sale, he was purchased by the BBA on behalf of Stavros Niarchos for $600,000. Unplaced in two starts in Europe, the colt, now named Southern Halo, returned to the States to join the American stable of master trainer D Wayne Lukas, for whom he won five times and ran second in both the Gr.1 Swaps Stakes and the Gr.1 Super Derby. Markedly back at the knee, upright in the pasterns and a non-stakes winner to boot, Southern Halo was always going to be a marginal stud prospect in Kentucky. However, prominent Argentine stud farm Haras La Quebrada gave recognition to his impeccable breeding and Southern Halo was despatched to a stallion career in Argentina, where he would rewrite the record books. Widely regarded as the most successful South American sire of the modern era, “the Sadler’s Wells of Argentina” led that country’s sires list from 1994 to 2000, and again in 2004 and 2007. That success saw him return to the land of his birth in 1996, where he sired millionaire More Than Ready. Flashing precocity and a strong frontrunner, the brown colt ran his opponents off their feet in his first five starts at two. However, a classic campaign exposed his stamina limitations and after finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Todd Fletcher wisely brought the colt back in distance. More Than Ready (pictured) found his niche as a sprinter-miler, gaining a sire-making Gr.1 victory in the King’s Bishop Stakes over 1400m. Retired to Vinery Kentucky in 2001, he has tasted considerable success in his birth country, siring the likes of Gr.1 winners Verrazano, Regally Ready and Buster’s Ready. A regular shuttler to Australia, that is where he has tasted his greatest success, having twice led that country’s juvenile sires list. Now regarded as North America’s pre-eminent representative of the Halo line, he is hitting his stride as a sire of sires and it’s worth noting that like his grandsire, success in that sphere has so far been achieved outside his birth country. In Australia, More Than Ready is represented by Golden Slipper winner Sebring, now a leading sire for Widden Stud, while his American-bred son Pluck has made a promising start to his innings at Vinery Australia. It was only a matter of time before one of his sons would take up stallion duties in South Africa, this being the imposing Australian-bred Gimmethegreenlight. A Gr.1 winner on the track, he has made a sparkling start to his career as the country’s champion freshman sire of 2015-16. What’s most encouraging though, after just one month of the new racing season, he has already notched up a dozen winners.
5860	dbpedia	1	84	http://zipseatthetrack.blogspot.com/2009/11/remembering-sunday-silence.html	en	Zipse at the Track: Remembering ... 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Beating a great horse like Easy Goer for the third time in four tries was not easy, but from a very young age things were not easy for the champion. After surviving a life threatening virus as a weanling at Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, Sunday Silence grew into a long-legged, narrow frame. Cow-hocked, he impressed no one with his conformation. Sunday Silence was well bred, by Halo out of Wishing Well. Halo had already produced champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song and a Derby winner in Sunny’s Halo. Wishing Well was a multiple stakes winning daughter of Understanding. The solid breeding was overshadowed though by the looks of the gangly youngster. Twice offered for sale at auction, he attracted no buyers even with very modest reserve prices, leaving owner and breeder Arthur Hancock III no choice but to retain the colt to race. Adding to the adversity of his childhood, Sunday Silence was involved in an awful accident. As a 2-year-old, Sunday Silence was being transported by van when the driver had a heart attack. The van overturned and nearly ended the young colt’s life. Sunday Silence would endure. Veteran trainer Charlie Whittingham, liked what he saw once the colt began his training. He did not rush the leggy colt and brought the horse to the races for the first time late in his juvenile season. After a narrow defeat in his opening race, Sunday Silence rebounded with a ten length score in his second race. He continued to develop and things all came together in the Spring. He demolished the field in the Santa Anita Derby in April and went to the Kentucky Derby as a clear second choice. On May 6, 1989 Sunday Silence shocked the racing world as he galloped home 2 ½ lengths in front of the most highly regarded Derby favorite in ten years. It was not a straight course down the stretch of the Churchill Downs mud, but it was a triumphant one for the horse no one wanted. Baltimore would soon host Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer II The Preakness was one of the greatest races ever run on an American racetrack. It brought together Sunday Silence fresh off his Kentucky Derby win and his blueblood rival, Easy Goer who had finished second in the Derby as a heavy favorite. Before Louisville, it was well established that the powerful chestnut son of Alydar was a special horse, but with his win in the Derby, Sunday Silence had emerged as a second superstar from the 1986 foal crop. The Preakness would be a showdown between the East Coast establishment and the West Coast upstart. The world was watching. Easy Goer was once again made the favorite, but this time the odds were much closer. Odds make little difference to the horses and the race was on. Pat Day, careful not to give Sunday Silence too much room for comfort, made a big move on the turn to go by his rival. The black horse was squeezed and was suddenly two lengths behind. Pat Valenzuela swung his charge to the outside and then something magical happened. Sunday Silence, using perhaps his greatest racing asset, an electrifying burst of speed, pounced like a cat on a mouse and was abreast of Easy Goer like a shot. The race was on. The entire Pimlico stretch became a racing battleground for two horses that were too good to lose. The only other time I have ever witnessed such an intense display was in the Affirmed - Alydar Belmont Stakes of 1978. The horses turned their heads slightly so that they could look at each other eyeball to eyeball as their riders vigorously urged their talented runners on. Sunday Silence on the outside Easy Goer on the inside. Neither horse had one iota of give up, it was racing perfection incapsulated within a quarter of a mile. Easy Goer fought on gamely from the rail and gained a nose advantage in the stretch, but in the end, Sunday Silence edged in front by a whisker. Watching this race, was proof that horse racing is the purest form of athletic competition. On to New York they would go. The Triple Crown was not to be, as the powerful Easy Goer relished the 1 ½ mile distance, the sandy surface, and the sweeping turns of Belmont Park. His great rival had his day in the sun with an easy victory over my hero in the Belmont Stakes. The nation would again have no Triple Crown winner, but the rivalry between Sunday Silence and Easy Goer was flourishing. The 1989 Breeders’ Cup Classic would bring these racing titans together for a final time. Since the Triple Crown, Easy Goer was a dominating force in the New York racing scene. Sunday Silence was lightly raced, but was coming off a rousing win in Louisiana. With a win, either horse would win the three-year-old championship and the Horse of the Year title. Both horses were treated as superstars by their throngs of fans in South Florida. The greatest match-up in Breeders‘ Cup history lived up to the expectations. Sunday Silence took his familiar stalking position with Easy Goer a little farther back. Pat Day made the first move, rushing up to join his rival on the backstretch. It was Sunday‘s Silence‘s turn to respond and respond he did. Displaying the incredible acceleration that he was blessed with, Sunday Silence spurted away from the Phipps runner and carried himself to a clear lead in late stretch. Then it was one last run by his great rival… I will let Tom Durkin say it one more time “Easy Goer with one final acceleration and Sunday Silence holds on!!!” Sunday Silence was the 1989 Horse of the Year. In all he won nine times out of fourteen races and never finished worse than second. Besides his three classic wins over Easy Goer, Sunday Silence won the Super Derby by six lengths and the Santa Anita Derby by eleven lengths. He earned just a shade under five million dollars and was quickly ushered into Racing’s Hall of Fame at first opportunity. For all his racing accomplishments, Sunday Silence would still meet doubters when it was time for syndication. For a final time, American breeders did not believe in Sunday Silence, and he was sent to stud in Japan. Zenya Yoshida saw the opportunity through the indifference in the United States and stood Sunday Silence his entire stud career. It can not be overstated what Sunday Silence meant to the Thoroughbred breeding industry in Japan since he began his stud career there in 1991. His complete dominance as a sire in Japan is best described by the words of my friend living in Japan and noted Thoroughbred photographer, Kate Hunter “Sunday Silence did for the Japanese thoroughbred what Eclipse did for English Thoroughbreds. Every horse will eventually find itself crossed with Sunday Silence in Japan. He took Japanese Thoroughbreds to a new level, where they now can compete successfully with the rest of the world.” To this day and despite his relatively short career at stud, Sunday Silence’s progeny have earned more money worldwide than those of any other sire in history. On Sunday, August 19, 2002 Sunday Silence passed away at Shadai Stallion Station in Japan's Hokkaido. The great horse died of heart failure after a long battle with debilitating laminitis. Infection had spread to his leg causing laminitis and only the heart and the will of a true champion allowed him to survive and fight for life for more than three months. In the end the infirmity got the best of the black stallion. His many caretakers at the breeding farm said he found some relief from his pain near the end. Sunday Silence now rests in peace at Shadai Stallion Station. News of his failing health and finally his death at the young age of 16 years touched horse fans throughout the world. I know it touched me, I loved Sunday Silence. It still touches me, for now I am just trying to get down the words through all of these tears. I remember you … Sunday Silence.
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His sire is More than Ready by Southern Halo out of Woodmans Girl b…	en	https://forum.chronofhor…edb1_2_32x32.png	Chronicle Forums	https://forum.chronofhorse.com/t/southern-halo-temperament-question/432732	I posted this in racing but only got one reply, thought I’d try here: I am looking at a gelding for a possible low level sporthorse/everyday Joe mount. His sire is More than Ready by Southern Halo out of Woodmans Girl by Woodman: his dam is by Unbridled’s Song by Unbridled and out of Pennys Fortune by Storm Cat. I don’t know anything about these lines, really. I don’t care about the race record (I know Unbridled was a Derby winner); I just want to know what these horses “generally” tend to be like. This gelding only raced 3 times - last one being the beginning of his 3 y/o year and that was that. He never broke maiden and apparently showed no interest whatsoever. I’ve been told by the seller that he’s pretty quiet, takes new things in stride and thoughtfully, has an honest spook (isn’t dirty). He’s on the smaller side which is what I’m looking for. I just know that Halo was a psycho and seemed to pass that down. So were other members of this gelding’s pedigree (Woodman, Storm Cat). I will judge the individual in front of me, but … ?? Thoughts anyone? Thanks! I can’t find much online about the temperament of his get, probably because most race breeders aren’t much considering temperament. He is mentioned here;https://www.paulickreport.com/news/r…-sport-horses/ Here is an article about More Than Ready; http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com…requent-flyer/ Here is his walking video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X1pvFdrd3I Hopefully someone with actual experience with his lines will be able to tell you more. Have you seen the horse? If so, what was your impression? @skydy thank you for your response. The article about More Than Ready was a great read - sounds like he missed the psycho Halo gene. I have not yet seen the horse, am supposed to next weekend. Guess we’ll see what we see. Do let us know what impression he makes. Since the seller has admitted an honest spook, ask straight away if he has been tranquilized when you see him… Hopefully you will be able to ride the horse before buying him. The dam has an influence of course, so if temperament is very high on your list you might want to find her connections and inquire about her and the temperament of her offspring. More Than Ready seems to have a good mind and, at least, is not infamous for being a rogue. More Than Ready has plenty of workmanlike, professional horses. I would assess the individual before going to the pedigree. I give all accounts of stallions being purported psychos a hefty grain of salt especially if they were born before 2000. So much in care, management and upkeep has changed since then and just about any horse, even a good one, can be rendered “psychotic” by committing to the work and management schedule that stallions have to endure. @skydy & @beowulf doesn’t matter now, the horse sold yesterday. It wasn’t meant to be! Which is really okay with me as I adore my current mount…even if he is knocking on retirement’s door. Oh well,thanks for letting us know. I was looking forward to a photo. More Than Ready is a nice looking guy. One of my best and all time favorite horses had Halo up close. He was super easy to retrain from racing and was the horse I could put my older beginner mother on for a trail ride through open country. Not just a good egg…the best egg. I still miss him (got kicked in the pasture and broke his leg). Dont worry or judge a gelding by his pedigree…look at the horse in front of you. Ha, and I was going to go on and on about how much I LOVED the MTR I used to ride! Go shopping for another one so I can live vicariously :winkgrin: @kremeroyale I actually did find a filly who has MTR as her grandsire… LOL. I understand that both Halo and Woodman have bad reputations anecdotally… That being said my new prospect is by MTR son Ready’s Image and definitely looks like that side of the family. He’s a big dark handsome guy with quite a good brain. Any thoughts on Manila in a sport horse pedigree? http://www.pedigreequery.com/pacemakestherace
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The filly worked one furlong in 10.1 during the breeze show, and looks to be a speedy daughter of new sire Firing Line. The dam of our newest filly, Damsel In Front, is the daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Super Saver. The young two year-old was in the barn of trainer Justin Jeansonne. Firingtothefront finished 4th in a Maiden Special Weight at Fair Grounds, after setting the early pace. (2/13/21) Firingtothefront missed the break in a classy MSW field at Fair Grounds and finished 7th. (3/20/21) Firingtothefront finished 3rd in a rail trip at Louisiana Downs in MSW company. (5/3/21) Firingtothefront finished 2nd as the beaten favorite in a turf route. (5/30/21) Firingtothefront broke her maiden by two lengths at Louisiana Downs going a route. (6/22/21) She was claimed away in her maiden victory. The speedy filly was a true professional. 5 Starts - 1 - 1 - 1 Her Kare 2016 Kentucky-bred Filly by Central Banker out of Headstrong Beauty (Latent Heat) We won a 3-way shake for three year-old Kentucky-bred filly Her Kare at Delta Downs The well bred 2016 filly is by graded stakes winner Central Banker and out of the Latent Heat mare Headstrong Beauty. The filly broke her maiden in her second career start at Churchill Downs and crossed the finish line first in the race we claimed her, her third career start, but she was disqualified for drifting out and placed third. In her second start off of our claim, she scored a nice 2+ length win at Delta Downs (December 14, 2019). She followed up that win with an impressive 4+ length win again at Delta Downs (December 27, 2019). We enjoyed having the filly in our stable. She was in the barn of trainer Justin Jeansonne. 3 Starts 2 - 0 - 0. Caliente Candy 2016 Kentucky-bred Filly by Sidney's Candy out of Nicks (Salt Lake) We won a 6-way shake in our successful claim of Caliente Candy at Fair Grounds (February 21, 2019). The well bred 2016 Kentucky-bred filly is by multiple graded stakes winner Sidney's Candy and out of the Salt Lake mare Nicks who is a multiple stakes winner and producer of two other foals who are both winners. We have high hopes for the young filly, who picked up back-to-back wins for us at Oaklawn Park in her first runs off of our Fair Grounds claim. She followed up those wins with an impressive victory in her debut run at historic Churchill Downs. With a win at Ellis Park in Allowance company (July 6, 2019), a win at Remington Park (September 19, 2019) and a solid third place finish in the Flash Lady Stakes at Remington Park (September 29, 2019), she has proven to be an excellent sprinter. She closed out the year when she picked up her sixth win for us when she won a stakes caliber Allowance sprint at Remington Park (December 12, 2019). The speedy filly has wins at four different tracks in three different states since our February 2019 claim. After a successful 2019 campaign with trainer Danny Pish, she moved to the barn of trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel, where she opened the 2020 Oaklawn meet with a thrilling photo finish win in Starter Allowance company (February 6, 2020). In her first run after nearly six month since her last race, she finished third (3rd) in Allowance Company for trainer Danny Pish (September 12, 2020). Caliente Candy notched her first career stakes win in the Flashy Lady Stakes (September 27, 2020). Caliente Candy followed up her stakes win with an impressive win in Allowance company (November 16, 2020). It was her 10th career win (9th with our partnership). Caliente Candy ended her career by being named the 2020 Remington Park Champion Older Female (December 23, 2020) She was truly a joy to own. 17 Starts - 9 (1) - 1 - 4(1) VIDEO: 2020 Flashy Lady Stakes - 9/27/20 Angel's Cut 2016 Kentucky-bred Filly by Dominus out of Raise You Up (Blue Grass Cat) We claimed 2016 Kentucky-bred filly Angel's Cut out of her ninth career start at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The well bred filly is by multiple graded stakes winner Dominus and out of the Blue Grass Cat mare Raise You Up. She broke a step slow in her last race, was bumped out of the gate and checked twice on a forced 5th place rail trip throughout. It was a classic "bad trip" for her that day as the 7/5 past time favorite. We look forward to watching her develop for us. In her first run off the claim, she finished a nice closing third (3rd) over a sloppy track at Fair Grounds (February 20, 2020). In her second start for us, she picked up the WIN battling in a speed duel early and digging in gamely for the win after being headed down the stretch (March 18, 2020). She finished a very good second (2nd) to the very fast closing post time favorite in her first run at Will Rogers Downs (WRD) for trainer Dena Thomas (April 6, 2020). She was claimed away after the WRD debut effort. 3 Starts 1 - 1 - 1 Amoreena Star 2018 Louisiana-bred Filly by Star Guitar out of Missed Ours (Half Ours) On closing day of the three day July Ocala Breeders' Sale (OBS), we secured Hip #922. The Louisiana-bred filly worked one furlong in 10.4 during the breeze show. She is the well bred daughter of 4-time Louisiana-bred Horse of the Year and 2019 Louisiana Stallion of the Year, Star Guitar. The dam (Missed Ours) of our new filly is the daughter of 4-time Louisiana Stallion of the Year, Half Ours. The promising young 2yo, who was bred by Brittlyn Stables, will be in the barn of trainer Justin Jeansonne. Amoreena Star won in her career debut at Fair Ground by one length. She was claimed away by new connections out of the debut win. 1 Start - 1 - 0 - 0 2014 Kentucky-bred Filly by Kitten's Joy out of Northeast Harbor (Northern Afleet) Hopeful Joy was a 2014 Kentucky-bred filly we partnered in claiming at Fair Grounds in New Orleans with our friends at Horseplayers Racing Club in 2017. We won a 5-way shake for her. The well bred filly is by perennial leading sire Kitten's Joy. She passed through the Keeneland Sales ring twice, once for $145,000 and again for $100,000. The versatile filly won three races in a row for us immediately after our claim. After suffering an injury, she made a brief return to racing, but we decided to retire her and sell privately after her last run for us. She should make an excellent broodmare. We look forward to seeing her offspring run.. 6 Starts 3 - 0 - 1
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There have been just two Canadian-bred winners of the Derby throughout history, but there has been no shortage of superstars that have started their career in the country before later achieving major success on tracks in the United States. Northern Dancer It would be challenging to start anywhere else other than the first Canadian-bred winner of the Derby – Northern Dancer. The runner became the first Canadian winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1964 after landing a famous success for breeder Edward P. Taylor. His dominance on the track was clear to see before the Triple Crown race after he was named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old after winning both the Coronation Futurity and Summer Stakes in his home country. Northern Dancer continued to show his quality on track by landing victory in the Preakness Stakes, but he would ultimately come up short in his Triple Crown bid after finishing third in the Belmont Stakes. However, his career would achieve a final swansong in front of his home fans with a victory in the Queen’s Plate. Northern Dancer’s Derby Winners While not technically Canadian-bred, the nation can boast claims to a number of famous offspring that were produced by Northern Dancer as a sire. He would achieve major success after retiring from the track, which also included overseas with Nijinsky, who was the rare winner of the English Triple Crown in 1970. While he never produced a winner of the Derby, Northern Dancer did add a Kentucky Oaks victor to his notable prodigy with White Star Line in 1977. You can find more information about wagers in the Kentucky Derby and prep races here: https://www.twinspires.com/edge/racing/kentucky-derby/ Sunny’s Halo Sunny’s Halo became the second Canadian-bred Kentucky Derby winner in 1983. He was a stunning winner of the race for trainer David C. Cross Jr, and he would land victories in nine of his 20 appearances on track to win over $1.2 million in prize money. He immediate gained attention in Canada after being named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old in 1982, before winning the Arkansas Derby on his way to Derby success. Sunny’s Halo beat a talented field in the Derby, which included future Hall of Famer Slew o’ Gold. It also marked the first time that the winner of the Arkansas Derby had landed the Churchill Downs showpiece. However, that would be the peak of his career after suffering a slight injury in the Derby. But, he would finish a creditable sixth in the Preakness Stakes before plugging on for fourth in the Arlington Classic. His achievements were later acknowledged after he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1986. Victoria Park While Victoria Park never won a Triple Crown race, he did show that a route into the Triple Crown was likely for Canadian runners. Trained by Horatio Luro, he would win the Coronation Futurity Stakes and Cup and Saucer Stakes as a two-year-old. His improvement as a three-year-old was clear for all to see after finishing an excellent third in the Kentucky Derby in 1960. He bettered that showing on his return to the track in the Preakness Stakes to finish a close second behind Bally Ache. Connections made the decision to bypass the Belmont Stakes in favour of the Queen’s Plate, and that decision was vindicated after winning the most important race in Canada in a record time that would stand for over 40 years. Regal Classic Regal Classic is one of the most celebrated Canadian horses in history. He was awarded the Sovereign Award for Champion Two-Year-Old in 1987 after winning the Grey Stakes, Coronation Futurity, and Summer Stakes. His season would also end with an excellent run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile when finishing second. Regal Classic would then enjoy a string of excellent performances in the American Triple Crown races, finishing fifth in the Kentucky Derby, before battling for a sixth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes. His excellent career would end with a second in the Queen’s Plate, before deservedly landing the Prince of Wales Stakes. Regal Classic won over $1.4 million in prize money throughout his career, landing victories in eight of his 27 career starts for trainer James E. Day. Mine That Bird Mine That Bird has an association to Canada, but he wasn’t technically a winner for the nation after being American-bred. However, the vast majority of his early career was spent in Canada for trainer David Cotey, winning four from six starts at Woodbine. But, the runner would join the yard of Richard Mandella before competing, and landing the Kentucky Derby in 2009. Mine That Bird would later finishing second in the Preakness Stakes, and third in the Belmont Stakes.
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Corporate Report is the horse most likely to leave no grass for anyone else when he’s grazing, being a voracious nibbler of the first order. Sea Cadet has only the hint of a tail. Green Alligator has the funniest name, which comes from the lyric of an Irish drinking song. But the horse with the most interesting past in the 117th Kentucky Derby field is Quintana. A gelding hasn’t won the Derby in a long time--since 1929--and fillies win the race on an average of about once every 38 years, but a horse that has been claimed has never won the Derby. At least as far as Jim Bolus, the foremost Derby historian, has been able to ascertain. On Feb. 1, just before he won his first race in three starts while going a mile at Santa Anita, Quintana wasn’t claimed from simply another trainer, he was taken from Wayne Lukas for $50,000. Lukas has become Mr. Kentucky Derby, of sorts, not because he wins the race all that often, for he’s only won it once, but because he’s had at least one starter here every year since 1981. This year, though, that grass-eating machine, Corporate Report, is Lukas’ lone representative, out of 29 nominations. The horseman who claimed Quintana from Lukas isn’t just another trainer, either. In 1983, David C. Cross Jr. was Mr. Kentucky Derby. He brought a Canadian-bred, Canadian-owned colt out of California, where he had swum at Hollywood Park all winter as therapy for ailing legs, and won the Derby. Cross thought so much of Sunny’s Halo that he gave up the rest of the horses in his barn to concentrate on preparing the son of Halo for Churchill Downs. All the way to the rose coronation, Cross was his own man. Jockey Angel Cordero tried to hustle Cross into a lucrative deal before he would ride Sunny’s Halo in the Arkansas Derby, the colt’s final Kentucky Derby prep. All Cordero wanted was a $25,000 appearance fee and a round-trip charter flight from New York. Cross found Eddie Delahoussaye for a lot less, and he rode Sunny’s Halo to victory in both Arkansas and Kentucky, becoming one of those rare jockeys to win the Derby two consecutive years. Gato Del Sol had been his winner the year before. Those were giddy days. Patty Cross, the trainer’s wife, won the backstretch personality contest, by the length of the stretch. She ran a bar in Toronto and had concocted the Sunny’s Halo, a drink named after the horse. Nobody let on that Patty Cross had incurable cancer. David Cross had worries enough already, but that June, weeks after winning the Derby, he ran Sunny’s Halo at Arlington Park. The horse had developed a bad rash the day after the Derby, and the medication Cross gave him in Chicago was against Illinois rules and turned up on the postrace urinalysis after a fourth-place finish. The Arlington stewards wanted to give Cross five days and tell him to make sure it didn’t happen again. It had never happened before, in a training career of about 30 years. But the Illinois racing commission, gave Cross 10 months. Cross spent about $150,000 unsuccessfully trying to clear his name. Patty Cross died, after incurring a lot of medical bills that her husband struggled to pay, and it was almost two years before Cross surfaced again. Mr. Kentucky Derby of 1983 was training quarter horses, and trying to find some cheap California-breds who might be able to run half as fast as Sunny’s Halo. Now, Cross is back at Churchill Downs, trying to win another Derby with a horse Wayne Lukas didn’t like too much. Does Cross have a chip on his shoulder because of the way his life had collapsed? It’s not a chip, it’s a redwood. He revisited Oaklawn Park three weeks ago, with Quintana finishing a troubled fourth in the Arkansas Derby, and couldn’t find one photograph of Sunny’s Halo in the place. He can’t forget the sour-grapes things trainer Woody Stephens said about Sunny’s Halo’s victory. Stephens couldn’t beat Cross’ horse with two starters--Caveat and Chumming--in the Derby. “A man’s lifetime achievement, and somebody like Stephens comes along and tries to cheapen it,” Cross said. “Why couldn’t the man just admit that we beat him, fair and square?” Cross’ main man in 1983 was Pud Foster, the fellow Canadian who raced Sunny’s Halo. Cross is here now because Gary Garber, a plastics manufacturer from Tarzana, has staked him to some horses and put up the $50,000 to claim Quintana. Garber, 50, makes the bags that grapes are wrapped in, and the plastic wraps that supermarkets put around lettuce. Garber can relate to comebacks. In February of 1989, he and his wife Diane and another couple were on their way to New Zealand for a vacation. There was a stop in Honolulu, and 22 minutes after the plane left there, a cargo door blew open. The man sitting in front of Gary Garber was sucked out the window, and eight others were killed. “The whole thing took about one and a half seconds,” Garber said. The plane’s roof caved in and two fingers on Garber’s left hand still require a little workup before he can get them going in the morning. The Garbers don’t fly as much as they used to, and Diane sees a psychiatrist to help her overcome the lingering fears. Garber, relatively new to racing, supports David Cross the way Pud Foster used to. “He’s the most honest person I’ve ever been around,” Garber says of his trainer. There are times when Cross’ honesty has gotten him into trouble, but this is the man, take him or leave him. If Quintana, a 30-1 shot on the morning line, wins Saturday, even Cross might tread lightly with victory. After all, he’s been there before, only to lose everything. Horse Racing Notes Pat Day’s 1-2-3 in the Kentucky Derby: Corporate Report, Hansel and Best Pal. No one needs to be told that Day rides Corporate Report. . . . Exclusive Bird, ridden by Jerry Bailey, won the La Troienne Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs Thursday with Wilderness Song finishing second, 1 1/4 lengths back. . . . Day won four races on the card, giving him 17 victories in 38 mounts for the first six days of the meeting. In workouts for Derby horses Thursday, Dixieland Band went a half-mile in :49 4/5, Another Review was clocked in :47 3/5 and Forty Something’s time was :47 2/5. . . . Green Alligator worked but was on the track before 6 in the morning and the clockers didn’t catch him. Trainer Murray Johnson said that the California Derby winner finished his workout with a quarter-mile of “22 and change.” Chris McCarron, who will ride Sea Cadet in the Derby, visited Alysheba, his 1987 Derby winner, Thursday at Lane’s End Farm in Lexington, Ky. It was the first time McCarron had seen the horse since he was retired to stud. . . . On Wednesday, trainer Ron McAnally visited John Henry, his two-time horse of the year, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. “John, John,” McAnally shouted into John Henry’s stall. The 16-year-old gelding came to the door. The bags of carrots and apples McAnally had might have helped.
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Foster in 1983. That year his Sunny's Halo became only the second...	en	/favico.png	UPI	https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/28/Kentucky-Derby-Canadian-Bred-Horses-Have-Won-Two-Derbys/9475641275200/	TORONTO -- An investment of $11,000 turned into the payoff of a lifetime for Toronto-based David J. Foster in 1983. That year his Sunny's Halo became only the second Canadian horse to win the Kentucky Derby. The Toronto stock broker still marvels at the triumph, in which a 'big, handsome' horse he bred won the Derby. 'It was like winning the lottery,' recalled Foster. 'People spend millions of dollars a year trying to win the race. It was the little guy against the big guys.' Foster won $426,000 plus a gold cup then valued at $42,000. Although Sunny's Halo's bloodlines weren't spectacular, Foster knew the horse was something special. 'We liked his looks. He'd be running around with the other horses and he'd always be out in front,' Foster said. The top Canadian horses have started to look south after the success of Northern Dancer in 1964, Canada's greatest race horse and considered one of the greatest of all time. The first Canadian to win the race, Northern Dancer was owned by Windfields Farm. Small but spirited and muscular, the horse set the standard for what's now known as the 'Northern Dancer type'. The 29-year-old horse, retired in 1987 after exceptional breeding success, is enjoying a leisurely life on a Maryland farm. Four years earlier, Windfields' Victoria Park placed third, the first significant showing by a Canadian horse in the race's history. Charles Taylor, son of Windfield founder E.P. Taylor, said that until the late 1950s, Canadian racing was a fairly shabby affair known as 'the leaky roof circuit'. Taylor said his father led the move that upgraded Canadian facilities and purse structures, and that Northern Dancer's triumph helped generate enthusiasm for racing not only among horsemen but among the general public. Taylor said it's only been 'fairly recently' that Canadians have turned their thoughts to the United States and the Kentucky Derby instead of focusing exclusively on Canadian racing and it's equivalent prize, the Queen's Plate. 'They're looking south of the border,' Taylor said. 'The border is not a factor.' Ernie Samuel, president and owner of Toronto-based Sam-Son Farm, said for most Canadian horsemen the Derby is a distant dream, whereas the Queen's Plate is a more tangible goal they can legitimately shoot for. 'The Derby is a bit dreamy,' said Samuel, who will decide this week whether to enter Slew of Angels in the May 5th race. 'His other primary goal this year will be the Queen's Plate. We don't want to run him needlessly. I wouldn't run a horse (in the Derby) just for the sake of running,' Samuel's Regal Classic placed fifth in the 1988 Kentucky Derby. That year marked the first time two Canadian horses entered the same race. The other was 11th-placed Granacas, owned by Toronto supermarket magnate Steve Stavro. An ankle injury prevented highly-rated Sky Classic from being entered by Samuel in last year's Derby. 'He was our dream horse,' Samuel said. With the high purses and prestige available in Canada, sometimes the top Canadian horses don't make an appearance in the Derby. With Approval won the 1989 Canadian triple crown for Kinghaven Farms in Toronto. Kinghaven president David Willmot decided not to enter the horse in the Derby, as they didn't want to hurt his Queen's Plate chances by putting him through the tough pre-Derby schedule. 'From a pure business point of view, I'd love to win the Derby,' said Willmot.'We made a decision not to go (to the Derby) because of what was available up here.' Kinghaven Farms was the third most successful owner in North America last year based on over $4.1 million in purse earnings, and the second best breeder based on over $5.4 million in purse earnings, Willmot said. Willmot said it's unusual that an operation as successful as Kinghaven in its 23 years has never entered a horse in the Kentucky Derby. In addition to Sunny's Halo and Northern Dancer, a third Derby winner had a Canadian connection. George Smith, the 1916 winner ran most of his races in Canada, but was Kentucky-bred and American-owned.NEWLN:
5860	dbpedia	0	61	https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/3387/tale-remarkable-mother-and-her-remarkable-daughter/	en	The tale of a remarkable mother and her remarkable daughter	https://www.thoroughbred…ubsampling-2.jpg	https://www.thoroughbred…ubsampling-2.jpg	[ "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1078427755572446&ev=PageView&noscript=1", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/logo.svg", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/instagram.png", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/gallopBtn.svg", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/gallopBtn.svg", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/38/2f/382fa248-78e0-443d-bc23-402fb9515a75/tosmah_and_jockey_sam__boulmetis.jpg__760x480_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/instagram.png", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/instagram.png", "https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/static/site/images/gallopBtn.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Mary Pitt", "Laura King", "Steve Dennis" ]	null	Article by Mary Pitt: This tale is a ‘twofer’, concerning a mare who was an average racehorse but a superlative producer, and her daughter, whose talents shone on the racetrack but didn’t transfer to the breeding shed. The mother of the tale was a bay named Cosmah. Her daughter was Tosmah.		/static/site/images/favicon.png	Thoroughbred Racing Commentary	https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/3387/tale-remarkable-mother-and-her-remarkable-daughter/	This tale is a ‘twofer’, concerning a mare who was an average racehorse but a superlative producer, and her daughter, whose talents shone on the racetrack but didn’t transfer to the breeding shed. The mother of the tale was a bay named Cosmah. Her daughter was Tosmah. Cosmah was foaled on April 4, 1953, at Almahurst Farm in Kentucky and was bred by Henry H. Knight. Her sire, Cosmic Bomb, a 1944 foal by Pharamond, was a multiple stakes winner for owner William G. Helis, his wins including the Arlington Futurity, Cowdin Stakes, Lawrence Realization and the Trenton, Discovery, and Roamer Handicaps. Cosmah was the first foal of her dam, Almahmoud. Foaled in 1947, she was a daughter of 1936 Epsom Derby winner Mahmoud. Also owned by Helis, she won four of 11 starts, but her biggest claim to fame was as the dam of Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer. Her owner, Eugene Mori, chairman of Hialeah and president of Garden State Park, purchased Cosmah for $7,000 at the Saratoga yearling sales. She was trained by Frank Zitto. Superior broodmares At two, Cosmah won the six-furlong Astarita at Aqueduct on the disqualification of Dark Vintage. She finished second in the first running of the Gardenia, a race conceived by her owner over 8½ furlongs at his track, the now defunct Garden State Park in New Jersey. She had won five in a row, including the Gardenia Trial the week before. She was also third in the six-furlong Frizette at Jamaica. At three, she was second in both the Gazelle Handicap over 8½ furlongs at Belmont and the one-mile Pageant Stakes at Atlantic City. Interestingly, the first three in that 1955 Astarita all went on to become superior broodmares. In addition to Cosmah, second placed Noor’s Image was the dam of disqualified 1968 Kentucky Derby winner Dancer’s Image, and third placed Levee foaled dual Jockey Club Gold Cup winner and champion Shuvee. Cosmah retired with nine wins from 30 starts and earnings of $85,525. It was as a producer that Cosmah excelled. She was the dam of 15 foals, nine of them winners. These included Halo, a foal of 1969 who was leading North American sire in 1983 and 89. A G1 winner himself, Halo sired Devils Bag, champion 2-year-old of 1983; champion Glorious Song, dam of 1996 U.S. champion turf male Singspiel, who also won the Japan Cup and Dubai World Cup, and prominent sire Rahy; Canadian champion Rainbow Connection; multiple G1 winners Goodbye Halo and Jolie’s Halo; and Saint Ballado, sire of 2005 U.S. Horse of the Year Saint Liam and champion Ashado. Halo also sired stakes winner Southern Halo, sire of More Than Ready, himself the sire of 2013 Wood Memorial and Haskell winner Verrazano. But Halo is most famous for siring two Kentucky Derby winners: Sunny’s Halo (1983) and Sunday Silence (1989), who became a breed-shaping sire in Japan. Cosmah was also the dam of Maribeau, by Ribot, winner of the Fountain of Youth and later a sire; and Queen Sucree, the first broodmare to sell for $1 million and the dam of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade. Cosmah was named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1974. Cosmah is also the third dam, through her daughter La Dame du Lac, of champion turf filly Flawlessly. Cosmah died in 1979. ‘Pay me what you think she’s worth’ Now, about that daughter. In 1961, Cosmah produced a bay filly by Kentucky Derby winner Tim Tam, who was himself sired by the great Tom Fool. Named Tosmah, she was sold privately by Mori to soft drink distributor Anthony Imbesi. According to Charles Hatton, writing in the 1964 American Racing Manual, Imbesi acquired Tosmah privately for a reported $100,000 from his friend Mori. The story goes that Mori told Imbesi, “Pay me what you think she’s worth.” Her trainer was Joe Mergler. Tosmah’s regular rider was Sam Boulmetis, a member of racing’s Hall of Fame and four-time leading rider at Monmouth. At the time he was president of the Jockeys’ Guild. He rode his first winner at Garden State in 1949 and once said Tosmah was the best he’d ridden. He won the Washington D.C. International in 1956 on Mahan. He retired at the end of 1966 with 2,783 winners and went on to become a state steward in New Jersey. Impressive juvenile season Tosmah made her racetrack debut at Monmouth on July 26, 1963, winning a 5½-furlong maiden by 3½ lengths. She sailed through her juvenile season, winning her first seven starts, including the Mermaid Stakes at Atlantic City in September by ten. Only a week after the Mermaid, she ventured to New York for the first time and won the second division of the seven-furlong Astarita (a race won by her dam eight years before) at Aqueduct by five. Ten days later she captured the Frizette over a mile at Aqueduct by a length in front of a crowd of 44,118. Two weeks after that she won the one-mile Gardenia Trial, a race her mother had also won, at Garden State by a head. As the distances got longer, Tosmah’s winning margins got shorter, and the 8½-furlong Gardenia on October 26 was a trip too far. She led early on in the race, but had nothing left at the end, finishing eighth behind Castle Forbes, with whom she had to share year-end honors as champion 2-year-old filly. Castle Forbes would go on to win the Acorn at three, but is best known as the dam of Irish Castle, sire of 1976 Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Bold Forbes. Tosmah’s first three runs at three came at Garden State, a fourth, a second in the six-furlong Betsy Ross, and a length-and-a-half win in the Colonial Handicap over the same trip. She followed up by winning twice at Monmouth, including the Miss Woodford by 4½. On July 1 she captured the Liberty Belle at Aqueduct, then three weeks later shipped west to Arlington and finished second as the only filly against males in the seven-furlong Warren Wright Handicap. On August 8, she won the Arlington Classic as the lone filly in the field of ten. Moving into contention on the far turn, she led by five lengths at the top of the stretch, coming home by 2½ lengths and covering the mile in 1:36⅕. Stakes winner Lt. Stevens, a full brother to champions Ridan and Moccasin, was second. Roman Brother, the 2/1 favorite, who had won the Jersey Derby and been second in the Belmont, was fourth. She stayed at Arlington and a week later added the Matron, stretching out to a mile and an eighth for the first time and scoring by a half-length after leading all the way. Breaking from the outside, she was the only 3-year-old in the field of ten distaffers. Back east, she took the Maskette for fillies and mares at Aqueduct by six, covering the mile in 1:36⅗ as the favorite and 123-pound highweight. Again, she was the only 3-year-old in the field. She repeated 11 days later in the nine-furlong Beldame, also at Aqueduct (Belmont was closed as the grandstand was being rebuilt) by four lengths over four others. The Beldame win proved she could comfortably get further than a mile. Dual champion She was back against her own age group in Garden State’s Quaker City Handicap over six furlongs. She bested 13 others, equalling the track record of 1:08⅘ under 124 pounds. It was jockey Sam Boulmetis’ fourth consecutive win in the race. Just five days later she was out again, in the nine-furlong Vineland Handicap at Garden State. She finished second over a sloppy track as the 1/2 favorite and 126-pound top weight to Tona, with 113, who came up on the inside to beat her by a head. Tona’s owner, Thomas N. Nichols, was in the hospital following a car accident the week before in which his wife had been killed. Tosmah’s final start of the season was an easy all the way 1¾-length win in the 8½-furlong Jersey Belle Tercentenary Stakes at Garden State. She was named both champion 3-year-old filly and champion handicap mare for 1964 (it could be done in those days before standardized year-end polls). Later campaigns She won three of only seven starts at four, the highlight being a second win in the Maskette, this time narrowly defeating champion Affectionately, with both toting 128 pounds. At five, she was second in the Columbiana at Hialeah in February. The winner, Gold Digger, would become the dam of leading sire Mr. Prospector. Tosmah was second again, to favorite What A Treat, in the nine-furlong Black Helen Handicap at the same track in March. She won the Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Bowie on April 9 by a length over Queen Empress, the champion 2-year-old filly of 1964. A week later, she became the first filly to win the John B. Campbell Handicap over 8½ furlongs at Bowie. The 1965 Kentucky Derby winner, Lucky Debonair, shouldered the 126-pound top weight and finished last of the ten runners. She won the Colonial at Garden State for a second time in May, then ran second in the Equipoise Mile against males at Arlington in June. She concluded her 1966 campaign with three wins in ten starts. Tosmah raced four years, from two through five, winning 23 of 39 starts and $612,588. She was inducted into the American Racing Hall of Fame in 1984. Her owner sent her mainly to his own stallions and she never produced anything as good as herself. Tosmah died in 1992 at age 31 and was buried at Briardale Farm in New Jersey.
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Triple Crown winners Deep Impact and Orfevre and was devoid of European stars Giant’s Causeway, Singspiel and Machiavellian – and all their offspring. None of these brilliant horses, and so many others, would have existed without Halo, the nearly black stallion who became legendary for both his extraordinary ability to sire individuals that could change the breed and his blazing temperament. From his birthplace in Kentucky to every continent in the world, Halo has stamped his mark on thoroughbred racing in patterns that continue to expand. His story features some of the world’s most influential breeders, big money, monumental victories and crushing heartbreak. While it has been 50 years since Halo was foaled and almost 19 since he passed away aged 31 in November 2000, the blood of this horse who contributed to changing the world, particularly through his sons Sunday Silence and Southern Halo and grandson More Than Ready, is still very much alive. "He was one of a kind, and he was one of the better sires we’ve seen in America in the last century," reflects Arthur B Hancock III, whose Stone Farm stood Halo for many of his years at stud. "I think Halo ranks right up there, especially with the legacy he’s left." Beginning his breeding career alongside the most pre-eminent American-based stallion of perhaps all time, Northern Dancer – who shared the same second dam, Almahmoud – Halo was launched to the bloodstock work from EP Taylor’s Windfields Farm in Maryland. Curiously, however, it was only twists of fate that allowed his 22-year stud career and his resulting legacy to unfold as it has. Halo was meant to stand in Britain, but his initial sale was rescinded with a bitter complaint from the prospective buyer. Later, after his move to Kentucky, the stallion wound up on an operating table for colic surgery, which he was fortunate to survive. “Thank God it was something that could be fixed,” says Hancock, who rushed to the equine hospital to watch over the horse who would eventually save the breeder and his farm from the burden of heavy debt through the bittersweet sale of Sunday Silence. The early years By Hail To Reason and one of 15 foals produced by eventual Broodmare of the Year Cosmah, Halo was bred by John Gaines and sold for $100,000 as a yearling at Keeneland to Charles Engelhard in 1970, the same year the owner raced Nijinsky to Triple Crown glory in Britain. After showing talent as a stakes winner on dirt, Halo was switched to turf and annexed another stakes. A deal was reached to sell him for $600,000 to Hollywood producer Irving Allen, who planned to stand the horse at his Derisley Wood Stud in Newmarket, but Halo was rejected when Allen determined he was a cribber. Returned to training for the Engelhard family’s Cragwood Stable, which was carrying on following their patriarch’s death in 1971, Halo won the 1974 Grade 1 United Nations Handicap and the Grade 2 Tidal Handicap on turf, earning high-calibre credentials for a stud career. The late Windfields vice-president Joe Thomas said in a 1980s interview that only Allen’s ire at discovering Halo was a cribber allowed Windfields to acquire the horse. Taylor did not quibble over the cribbing or hesitate over an upgraded price. As Thomas recalled, "We went to Engelhard’s wife and asked if Halo was for sale. They said yes; they wanted $1 million for him. We said, 'Okay. We’ll buy him.'" Halo, a half-brother to champion filly Tosmah and to the dam of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade, was subsequently syndicated for $1.2m, with 40 shares at $30,000 each. Growing reputation In his first crop, Halo began to reveal the impact he could make on the breed by siring the filly Glorious Song from Windfields’ Herbager mare Ballade. The bay filly became a multiple Grade 1 winner in the United States as well as Canada’s Horse of the Year in 1980. Glorious Song in turn produced three remarkable stallions: Rahy, a son of Blushing Groom who counted among his progeny more than 90 stakes winners including global champion Fantastic Light, American champion Serena’s Song, and Mariah’s Storm, dam of Giant’s Causeway, and Singspiel, a son of In The Wings who won Grade/Group 1 races in Japan, Canada, Britain and Dubai and sired the likes of superior racemare Dar Re Mi, dam of Cartier champion Too Darn Hot, as well as Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad and American champion Lahudood. Glorious Song was also dam of Rakeen, by Northern Dancer, a champion sire in South Africa who transformed breeding there through his two-time Horse of the Year and seven-time leading sire son Jet Master. It was Halo’s fifth crop, however, that propelled him to the highest echelon. His four stakes winners from that group were topped by Canadian juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby winner Sunny’s Halo, a blaze-faced chestnut produced by a $2,900 broodmare who would go on to bank over $1.2m. By the time Devil’s Bag, a full-brother to Glorious Song, was born in the following crop, Halo was shining brilliantly. When Devil’s Bag won a pair of Grade 1 events to earn the title of America’s two-year-old champion, he was quickly syndicated for $36m – a record for a juvenile – to stand at Claiborne Farm, and Halo reigned as leading North American sire in 1983 with the world seemingly at his feet. As bloodstock markets were thriving at that time, interest in moving Halo from Maryland to Kentucky surged. Texas oilman Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds acquired 25 of the 40 shares in Halo and the horse was transferred to Stone Farm in a 1984 deal reportedly worth $36m. “That was some price for a 15-year-old stallion,” reminisced Windfields manager Joe Hickey a decade later. The stallion with a shark-eye Hancock remembers the 15.3-hand Halo as “a well-balanced horse,” while others have noted that, while a rugged, masculine individual with good bone, he wasn’t perfectly correct in his front legs. “The worst thing about him was his temperament,” Hancock says, recalling that Halo’s expression through what he described as the stallion’s “shark eye” was typically one of “if you mess with me, I will get you.” "When he came from Windfields, he had a muzzle on and the Kentucky boys here said, ‘Those people at Windfields were just scared of him. We want to take the muzzle off,’” Hancock relates. "I said, ‘Well, that’s fine, but every time you turn him out and bring him back, I want two people with him.’ So that went along fine for a while, and then one day Halo reached around and grabbed the stud groom, Randy Mitchell, right in the stomach and picked him up like a rag doll. Randy was kind of suspended in the air, waving his arms, with his back to the ground. "Then Halo got down on his knees and got on top of Randy and started biting him right in the stomach. Virgil Jones was with Randy, and Virgil yelled at Halo and hit him on the head with his fist, and the horse turned Randy loose. Randy’s stomach was black, red, purple, blue and green for a month or so, and they had to take stitches. It was a scary thing. "They got Halo into his stall,” Hancock adds. "And they put the muzzle back on." Colic strikes From his first Kentucky crop, Halo sired Canadian champion Tilt My Halo and Grade 1 winners and millionaires Lively One and Goodbye Halo, the latter a filly who won seven elite races including the Kentucky Oaks. Halo had not been in Kentucky long when he was struck with colic. Hancock’s phone awakened him with the dreaded news one night, and the stallion was sent to the Hagyard-Davidson-McGee clinic. “He was in a lot of pain and I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I was scared to death,” Hancock recalls. “Here you’ve got this wonderful, proven stallion and it looks like you might lose him. Like Leslie Combs said, this is not a game for people wearing short pants.” Surgeons cut Halo’s abdomen open and found a lipoma, a benign fatty tumour, and removed it without having to excise any of the intestine it was wrapped around. “They sewed Halo up and he came back home and did what he did as a stallion. But that was a frightening, frightening night. I’ll never forget that,” Hancock says. Halo’s second Kentucky crop would change racing and breeding in the most emphatic way and would give him his second North American leading sire title in 1989. Silence reigns Sunday Silence, a nearly black colt marked like his sire with a narrow blaze and a single sock, was delivered in March 1986 at Stone Farm to Tatham’s multiple Graded winner Wishing Well, who possessed a rather modest pedigree as a daughter of the Promised Land stallion Understanding. Two months later, Ballade foaled a full-brother to Glorious Song and Devil’s Bag at Windfields’ Ontario farm. That colt, also nearly black with a stripe and one white foot, would be named Saint Ballado, and, like Sunday Silence, he would also become a leading sire. With a downward spiral beginning in financial markets and, consequently, in bloodstock, Hancock advised Tatham to retain as many of Halo’s sons as possible to try to recoup some of his huge investment in the stallion. However, Tatham’s adviser, Ted Keefer, took an intense dislike to Sunday Silence when the colt was just a "skinny" weanling, as Hancock recalls. "Ted Keefer hated him," he says. "We were bringing the weanlings out to show Ted and he looked at him and said, 'Put that little son of a bitch back.' "As a young horse, he was cow-hocked, and when he went through the [Keeneland July yearling] sale I bought him for $17,000,” Hancock continues. "I took the ticket to Tom Tatham and said, 'Here, that colt went too cheap and I bought him back for you.' He looked at the ticket and looked at me and said, 'Arthur, we don’t want him because Ted doesn’t like him.' "So, I stuck the ticket back in my pocket and said, 'Well I guess I just blew another $17,000.' I already owed a lot of money." Sunday Silence also failed to sell as a juvenile and was bought back for $32,000, but trainer Charlie Whittingham elected to take a half-interest and brought in Dr Ernest Gaillard as a partner. The rest is history, with the colt winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, over arch-rival Easy Goer and earning the 1989 Horse of the Year title. Despite those exploits, American breeders were not interested, even though Halo, at age 20, was getting older and there were no outstanding heirs apparent at that time. “Nobody would take shares in Sunday Silence," Hancock says. "Then we got the offer from the Japanese to buy our horse. I hated to sell him, but nobody wanted to breed to him. The word had gotten around that he was a freak and a fluke and had no pedigree. "It was terrible, but I couldn’t help it. I always said we didn’t sell him, the American breeders just didn’t want him. We had no choice. I owed a lot of money and had only three people who would take shares." When the van came to take Sunday Silence away from Stone Farm and on to his life in Japan, Hancock was jolted by a sense of heartbreak. "He had done so much for us, racing the way he did. I walked down that lane as the van left and – I’m not ashamed to say it – the tears just came,” Hancock recalls. The faith expressed in Sunday Silence by Zenya Yoshida, who bought the colt for a price reported at $11m, was rewarded beyond anyone’s most lavish dreams. Sunday Silence quickly established a dynasty from the Shadai Stallion Station, becoming Japan’s leading sire when his first crop numbering 67 foals turned three and holding that title for 13 years until 2007, five years after his premature death at age 16 from a leg infection and laminitis. He sired 44 Grade/Group 1 winners and was Japan’s leading broodmare sire eight times. His sons Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe followed as Japan’s leading sires in 2008 and 2009. Then, after a two-year rule by Kingmambo’s King Kamehameha, Deep Impact – Sunday Silence’s best son – took over his sire’s mantle and has been the world’s top sire by progeny earnings ever since 2012, a position he currently maintains and could retain for several years following his death at 17 on July 30 due to a cervical spinal fracture. Deep Impact had sired 43 Grade/Group 1 winners up to mid-August. Other sons of Sunday Silence have also been very successful, including Dubai Sheema Classic winners Heart’s Cry, whose progeny include 2014 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Just A Way, Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti and multiple US Grade 1 winner Yoshida, and Stay Gold, sire of Orfevre, who, following his Japanese Triple Crown finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice after twice winning France’s Prix Foy. When Sunday Silence passed away, Zenya Yoshida’s oldest son, Shadai Farm owner Teruya Yoshida, vowed that "from here on, I will endeavour to see that the great number of offspring that Sunday Silence has left behind will carry his blood forth for many generations to come." Along with his brother Katsumi, Yoshida has done just that, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on elite broodmares from around the world to breed to sons of Sunday Silence. They and international breeders including Coolmore, the Niarchos family, Wildenstein Stables and the Wertheimer brothers have bred horses from the Sunday Silence line who have won in Britain, France, America, the UAE and Australia. Deep Impact’s offspring Saxon Warrior, Study Of Man and Beauty Parlour all won European Classics. Some prominent runners from the Sunday Silence branch have had as many as three lines of Halo in their pedigrees, such as 2017 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand, by Heart’s Cry, and his half-siblings by Deep Impact, Dubai Turf and Shuka Sho heroine Vivlos and two-time Victoria Mile victress Verxina. Each is 3x4x5 to Halo with Sunday Silence on top and Machiavellian, a Mr Prospector son of Halo’s daughter Coup De Folie, on the bottom as sire of their dam, Halwa Sweet, and continuing through their fourth dam, Glorious Song. A deepening influence While Sunday Silence has proved a global force, Saint Ballado also made his mark prior to dying young at 13. A Grade 2 winner, he ruled as North America’s leading sire in 2005 when his son Saint Liam earned America’s Horse of the Year title after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The magnitude of the loss of Saint Liam after only one year at stud due to a freak accident became evident when that crop included his Horse of the Year daughter and $10m broodmare prospect Havre de Grace. Saint Ballado also sired twice champion filly Ashado, a $9m broodmare prospect, and impacted the breed in other ways, including siring Sacre Coeur, dam of exceptional champion Lady Eli. Another prominent son of Halo, Southern Halo, lived until 26, reigning as leading sire in Argentina nine times while siring 56 Grade/Group 1 winners, and he has been leading broodmare sire there ever since 2005. Bred by Taylor from the Graded stakes-winning Northern Dancer mare Northern Sea, Southern Halo was a $600,000 yearling purchase by Stavros Niarchos and, while multiple Grade 1-placed, never won a stakes, hence his sale to South America. Southern Halo reversed shuttled to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud for a time and it was there that he sired More Than Ready, who was foaled in 1997 by the Woodman mare Woodman’s Girl for breeder Woodlyn Farm. A speedy Grade 1 winner who has been a leading sire in both America and Australia, More Than Ready has achieved status as the world’s all-time top sire of winners with over 1,795, and he ranks among the top five all-time leading sires of stakes winners with more than 193. His offspring, capable on dirt and turf, have included Australian champions More Joyous, Sebring and Samaready, American sprint champion Roy H and South African Grade 1 winner and leading freshman sire of 2015-16 Gimmethegreenlight. Remarkably, at the age of 22, More Than Ready is still shuttling between WinStar Farm in Kentucky and Vinery Stud in New South Wales. While Halo’s male descendants snare most of the spotlight, his daughters also have played major roles in keeping his name alive in pedigrees. Coup De Folie’s son Machiavellian sired Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and thus is the grandsire of Winx, Zenyatta, Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and South African Horse of the Year Oh Susanna. Bred by Taylor from a half sister to Northern Dancer and thus 3x3 to Almahmoud, Coup De Folie was an $825,000 yearling who raced for Niarchos. From her, he also bred French champion Coup De Genie, who in turn delivered French champion Denebola. 'It was like fate' All of Halo’s achievements occurred in the era when books for high-profile stallions were much smaller than today. From 22 crops, Halo sired 749 foals, and 62 (eight per cent) became black-type winners, including 26 Graded/Group winners, with another 48 (six per cent) placing in stakes races. Halo remains one of only five sires in the last 60 years to sire two Kentucky Derby winners, and he also sired a runner-up in Strodes Creek. Halo was the broodmare sire of Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus and Preakness Stakes winner Pine Bluff. Looking back on Halo’s still evolving legacy, Hancock says he keeps one of the stallion’s shoes and a halter he wore as prized mementoes, and the memories of the fierce black horse and the son who saved his farm remain vivid. "It was like fate, it was meant to be," he says. "It's a great saga, and I’m just very fortunate to have been involved." If you enjoyed reading this, you might also like... 'Hollywood star' Oscar Performance puts Mill Ridge Farm back in the spotlight Awesome Again is awesome still, even aged 25 and after serious illness
5860	dbpedia	0	77	https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/05/16/the-grand-gamble-paid-off	en	The Grand Gamble Paid Off	https://vault.si.com/.im…halo-1983jpg.jpg	https://vault.si.com/.im…halo-1983jpg.jpg	[ "https://vault.si.com/.image/MTcwMTM2NzI3NDAxMjc2NzAy/si_press_room__condensed-nav-4.svg", "https://vault.si.com/.image/MTcwMTM2NzI3NDAxMjc2NzAy/si_press_room__condensed-nav-4.svg", "https://vault.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY5MTA2MTQ0MDkzMTUyNTQ1/sunnys-halo-1983jpg.jpg", "https://vault.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY5MDk4NjM3ODM0MjY1ODg5/43388---cover-thumbnail-image.jpg", "https://vault.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY5MDk4NjM3ODMzNzQxNjAx/43388---original-layout-thumbnail-image.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "May 16", "1983", "Sunny's Halo", "David Cross", "horse racing", "1980s", "Vault", "kentucky derby", "1983" ]	null	[ "William Nack" ]	1983-05-16T00:00:00	In the rush of victory, while living out the sweetest moment of his professional life, the culmination of his dreams, David Cross Jr. had a vivid remembrance	en	/.image/icons/favicon-32x32.png	Sports Illustrated Vault \| SI.com	https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/05/16/the-grand-gamble-paid-off	In the rush of victory, while living out the sweetest moment of his professional life, the culmination of his dreams, David Cross Jr. had a vivid remembrance of things past that took him back more than 25 years. "It's just something that enters your mind at a moment when you're on a high," said Cross. "You think of something that happened years before in your life. It's funny what things go through your mind." And when. It was only minutes after Cross, a 48-year-old trainer who's a veteran of large and small circuits from Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts to Turf Paradise in Arizona, saw his Sunny's Halo win the 109th running of the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. No man had gambled more on this Derby than Cross—he had staked almost everything he had on bringing this horse to this race. Following the ceremony in the winner's circle, Cross started back for the clubhouse, crossing the racetrack. "All of a sudden, as I crossed the track, it struck me," he said, standing in front of Sunny's Halo's stall two hours after the race. "It was the winter of 1957-58. I was at Turf Paradise, sitting on a bale of hay on Christmas Day and talking to myself and eating carrots—a punk-assed kid with three broken-down horses. If I hadn't been intimate with the feed woman. I wouldn't have had the carrots." There was a brief pause. Sunny's Halo's groom. John Sears Jr., slipped past and flicked off the light in the colt's stall. The hour was growing late, and the party at the barn was nearly over. The leggy young chestnut with the white face stepped to the back of his stall, dissolving in the darkness. Cross smiled, thinking. "I'll tell you what I did." he said. "I looked at those three horses, all sore. One sucker is layin' there upside down. Another one has his leg stuck out underneath the webbing of the stall. The other is standing in a tub of ice. I thought to myself. "Jesus, three months ago I had all the money in the world! I was doing good. And here I am." You know—chicken one day, feathers the next. I couldn't even go out and knock some s.o.b. up side of the head and rob him, because you couldn't get enough for a Christmas dinner that way. And Christmas dinners were only $1.75 then. You could turn the whole barn area upside down and not get $1.75. "At least I had carrots. I been hungry many a time. Yeah, I sure have a beautiful memory today, tell you that. It was a bonus even getting here to the Derby. It wasn't like coming in with a piece of garbage or something. I came in here with a legitimate horse. Then seeing him become one of the favored horses. This is a wonderful day, believe me." This Kentucky Derby, more than any other in recent memory, belonged to one man, to Cross, who a) bought Sunny's Halo's dam. Mostly Sunny, for owner David Foster out of a sale for $3,900; b) trained her, raced her and finally retired her to stud; c) suggested breeding her to Halo, a beautifully bred son of Hail to Reason, which mating produced Sunny's Halo; d) conditioned the offspring from the fall of his yearling year, in 1981, through the Derby; e) had all but given up a stable of 30 other horses to focus his energy on Sunny's Halo, gambling his career on this one horse; f) followed a course to the Derby that defied conventional wisdom in two important particulars, which would have opened him up to sharp criticism had he failed. Cross has known little but racetracks all his life. In fact, he was born at one, old Willows Park in Victoria, British Columbia, to a family involved in the game. Over the years, he groomed and walked horses, worked as a jockey's valet and even rode briefly, if badly. "I always wanted to ride in the Kentucky Derby," he says, "but I was such a bad jockey, that never came about." In 1957, the year he had carrots for Christmas, Cross turned to training and knocked about here and there, hitting the tracks with mostly cheap horses. He started training for Foster, the president and senior partner of Durham Securities Corporation, a stockbrokerage in Toronto, 14 years ago. One of the first good things they did together was buy a daughter of Sunny, a well-bred son of the extraordinary American stallion, Princequillo, at a sale of yearling culls in 1972. Foster called her Mostly Sunny. She won six races and $30,162, running mostly in claimers, but Cross still speaks of her with reverence. "She was the sorest, gamest thing I'd ever seen in my life," he says. "You name it, she had it. Knees, ankles. She was a cripple. Not worth nothing. Maybe $10,000, $12,000. She'd run a race and be so sore she'd lie down for three days. But a game hussy." Which is why, when Mostly Sunny could no longer go on. Cross suggested to Foster that he breed her. Today she makes up Foster's broodmare band of one. "That's it." Foster says. "My breeding establishment." At Cross's suggestion, they eventually sent Mostly Sunny to Halo, a good grass-running distance horse of a few years ago. "Queen Elizabeth sent a mare to him that year, too," Foster says. "If he was good enough for her, he was good enough for us." So, in February of 1980 Mostly Sunny foaled the chestnut with the high, bold-going action in front. Cross liked Sunny's Halo right off and last spring decided to devote all his time to him. After spending years hacking about with claimers, he thought this was the colt he had been waiting for. Like mother, like son. "I liked his determination, his will, his desire." Cross says. And his way of moving, the way he carried himself and his ability to run. Sunny's Halo broke his maiden in his first start at Woodbine in Canada, winning by a head. He finished second in two stakes and then crushed nine other babies in the Colin Stakes, winning by 10. Emboldened, Cross hit the road for New York, where his horse finished third last July in the Tremont Stakes at Belmont Park, and then to the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga, where Sunny's Halo wrenched an ankle, ending up fifth, beaten by 7½. In treating the ankle, Cross paid too little mind to small stress fractures on the colt's left shin, a common sort of injury among 2-year-olds. "They flat got away from me," he says, it was my own fault." Not that they stopped Sunny's Halo from whipping the colts back in Canada. He wore gauze bandages painted with latex for support and flexibility and crushed the best 2-year-olds in Canada in three stakes at Woodbine—the Swynford by 7¼, the Grey by 6½ and the Coronation Futurity by 7½. "He beat nothing in Canada," Cross says. "Absolutely nothing." Despite Sunny's Halo's sore leg, and with earnings for the year already at $235,829, Cross shipped the colt across the border again. He promptly got buried twice. In the Laurel Futurity on Oct. 23, he finished ninth, beaten 16 lengths, and 12 days later took a bath in the Young America at The Meadowlands, finishing sixth. Why did Cross run a sore horse in either spot? "The greed got to me," he says. "We've all got it." Cross got over it in time. He shipped the colt to California last winter, for R&R, and that's where he began serious therapy to undo whatever damage had been done. To take pressure off the sore shin but keep the colt working, he alternately exercised Sunny's Halo in the swimming pool at Hollywood Park and galloped him on the course's half-mile training track. Although California was cursed with bad winter weather, from his arrival at Hollywood on Jan. 7 Sunny's Halo never missed a day of work. "Everything was beautiful there," says Cross. "Swim three or four days, gallop a couple of days, swim three or four more, gallop a couple more. You can't swim him every day because you're building muscle you don't use racing." All the while Cross was aiming for the Kentucky Derby, sort of swimming Sunny's Halo up to it. It was always orthodoxy be damned. The stress fractures were almost healed in January, Cross says, and by March, he figured, they had healed completely. It was time now for him to make a move. On March 18 he shipped Sunny's Halo to Arkansas, with two races leading to Kentucky in mind—the Rebel Handicap at a mile and 70 yards on March 26 and the 1‚⅛-mile Arkansas Derby three weeks later. Cross ignored prevailing wisdom on two counts. No horse had ever won the Derby after traveling through Arkansas, and none in recent memory had won it off only two prep races. "I went to Arkansas because I love Arkansas," Cross says. "Oaklawn Park's a good, deep, soft racetrack—a nice, safe racetrack. I did it for the horse. I knew he was fit when he came out of California. I've gotten criticized here because all these trainers have run all over the place to get money to qualify to run here, and I had just two stakes in Arkansas. But that was my plan since January." Sunny's Halo won the Rebel by three. "Like taking candy from a kid," Cross says. In the Arkansas Derby, Jockey Eddie Delahoussaye raced to the front and hit the cruise control. While the colt never completely relaxed, he won by four in racehorse time. It was on to Churchill Downs. Sunny's Halo worked splendidly for the Derby, and in the week before the race he looked the part of a favorite. He shone like a new shoe, but he moved without a squeak—a tall, powerful animal whose every move seemed against the bit. Sunny's Halo had become Cross's grand passion. By Derby week, the colt was one of only three horses remaining in Cross's care. The second was a $20,000 claimer, the third an unraced 2-year-old. The stakes were the highest that Cross had ever played for. Foster had promised him 10% of Sunny's Halo—not just 10% of his earnings on the track, a trainer's standard fee, but also on his sale as a breeding stallion. No victory has a greater impact on the value of a stallion than the Kentucky Derby. This arrangement, like all others between the two men, was sealed by a handshake. "He'll wind up with 10% of anything I've got," Foster says. "I've committed myself. We have nothing in writing, but he's safe. I know a lot of people have changed their minds when they've seen big money, but I wouldn't do that to him." "Sure it's a gamble," Cross said on the morning of Derby Day. "But life's a gamble. How can I ask for anything better? I can't stay away from a horse like this. I've got to devote all my time, everything, to him. What else can you do? You just don't leave something like this alone. The longest I've been away from him in 14 months is four days. I'm at the point now where, if something happened to him, I would have to start back over again. I've put all my eggs in one basket." Twenty horses, the maximum allowable in the Derby, came to the post, and the crowd of 134,444 sent off the three-horse entry of Marfa, Total Departure and Balboa Native as the $2.40-$1 favorite, with Sunny's Halo second choice at $2.50-$1. It had been sunny most of the day, but a downpour struck as the Derby horses were walking from the stable to the paddock, leaving the course sloppy but fast. Cross's only concern was whether Delahoussaye could get his colt to relax, whether Sunny's Halo was too sharp. He wasn't. Total Departure raced to the lead out of the gate, with Sunny's Halo lapped on him through the stretch the first time and into the clubhouse turn. Desert Wine and Chris McCarron raced next to Sunny's Halo. Delahoussaye sat still around the turn and into the back-stretch. "My colt relaxed so good around the turn, I thought, 'I'm on my way,' " Delahoussaye said later. "He was a little more relaxed today than he was in the Arkansas Derby." And he wasn't hard-pressed early. The clocking for the opening quarter was 23[4/5] seconds, moderate time; the half-mile was 47⅕ picking up the pace. Down the backside, Sunny's Halo passed Total Departure, who would fade to finish dead last. Desert Wine stalked Sunny's Halo toward the bend. Going around it, Desert Wine moved to within a head-bobbing nose of him, and then took a short lead. Neither rider had asked for reserves. "I said to myself, 'I know I have a horse left,' " Delahoussaye said. "I don't want to try him yet. I knew I had a lot left." He had enough. The two colts turned for home at each other's throat. The bulky field and the moderate fractions weren't working for the stretch-runners—Marfa, Caveat, Play Fellow and Slew O' Gold—but the two front-runners made it a horse race through the stretch to the eighth pole. There Delahoussaye went to the whip and Sunny's Halo dug in, edging away from a game Desert Wine. He drew off in the last 200 yards to win by two, finishing the mile-and-a-quarter in 2:02⅕ respectable time. Caveat, the Derby Trial winner, passed wet sails to finish third. "Ain't nothing to it," Delahoussaye said. It was his second straight Kentucky Derby victory—he was up last year on Gato Del Sol—making him the first rider since Ron Turcotte (Riva Ridge, 1972 and Secretariat, 1973) to win two in a row. "Now I know how Ronnie felt," he said. "I'm in good company." Good things come in bunches, and Cross's wife, Patty, is one of the bunch. Two days before the Rebel Handicap, she bet $200 to win on Sunny's Halo in the Kentucky Derby in the Las Vegas winter book at 100 to 1, giving her a $20,200 payday of her own. "She's got to go to Las Vegas to collect it, so she probably won't have it when she gets back," said David. But it was David Cross who had staked his livelihood. "Hooray for California, Canada and Arkansas!" he said. And here's to carrots at Christmastime. PHOTO The Downs was drenched, but the Derby was Sunny's as he hit the photo-finish light. PHOTO A herd of horses—(from left) Caveat, Marfa, Slew O' Gold, Desert Wine, Play Fellow—vainly chased Sunny's Halo to the finish line. PHOTO Cross, who devoted 14 months to Sunny's Halo, appeared calm on Saturday morning. PHOTO Delahoussaye flashed the victory sign after winning his second consecutive Derby. PHOTO In the face of the sudden showers, these fans bagged themselves, rather than the Derby.
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5860	dbpedia	2	9	https://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/pedigree_power/2017_Kentucky_Derby_Practical_Joke_Pedigree_Profile_123	en	2017 Kentucky Derby: Practical Joke Pedigree Profile	https://image-uploader.h…2016_615x400.jpg	https://image-uploader.h…2016_615x400.jpg	[ "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/hamburger-cc2840fc66ff085f8ae49cd386c57fc5.png?vsn=d", "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/hrn-nav-logo-e729ce991d1ff9802ac8c9df4c49f6be.png?vsn=d", "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/hrn-logo-133-8fce8af91a651bbc61a74c72cbfbd70a.png?vsn=d", "https://news-images.horseracingnation.com/original/2024-HRN-products-sitewide-button-transparent.png", "https://news-images.horseracingnation.com/original/2024-HRN-products-learn-more-button-blue-b.png", "https://f44c4d152f9b04bcde94-53259ab646af1d6d029cfc8d2d093f08.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/pedigree%20power%20header%202.jpg", "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/social-icon_FB-98c27dea97a14c969ac96afeaefb6065.png?vsn=d", "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/social-icon_TW-24b2c21e303c0379cb2b0d16435c88be.png?vsn=d", "https://www.horseracingnation.com/static/images/social-icon_email-583e4cf01c057316d7224c7853b5afb5.png?vsn=d", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/615x615/Practical_Joke_Syndergaard_Champagne_2016_615x400.jpg", "http://c482943.r43.cf2.rackcdn.com/x2h32mxn.jpg", "http://c482943.r43.cf2.rackcdn.com/Practical Joke Pedigree Chart.jpg", "http://c482943.r43.cf2.rackcdn.com/DistortedHumor.jpg", "http://c482943.r43.cf2.rackcdn.com/Practical Joke wc.jpg", "https://f44c4d152f9b04bcde94-53259ab646af1d6d029cfc8d2d093f08.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/Professional picture.jpg", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/200x200/Pacific_Classic_field_and_Adare_Manor_615x400.jpg", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/200x200/Arthurs_Ride_with_Jockey_Club_Gold_Cup_trophy_2024_615x400.jpg", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/200x200/2024_Spinaway_odds_615x400.jpg", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/200x200/Walkathon_2024_Endeavour_615x400.jpg", "https://image-uploader.horseracingnation.com/resized/200x200/Fierceness_2024_Travers_615x400_1.jpg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2016-10-12T05:34:00+00:00	The latest horse racing news from Horse Racing Nation!	en	/static/images/favicon-894e86d21817a611651f5b1622a049ee.ico?vsn=d	Horse Racing Nation	https://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/pedigree_power/2017_Kentucky_Derby_Practical_Joke_Pedigree_Profile_123	The prestigious 2016 Champagne Stakes (G1) held at a mile, over the Belmont oval on Saturday spotlighted offspring from Harlan’s Holiday’s two major sons at stud, Into Mischief and Majesticperfection. Both stallions were also represented across the country at Santa Anita in the City of Hope Stakes (G2). Into Mischief’s son Vyjack won that contest in record-setting time, while Majesticperfection’s son Perfectly Majestic placed fourth. The Champagne Stakes ended with a thrilling stretch battle between two undefeated juveniles, Practical Joke and Syndergaard, who were separated by a nose bob at the wire. Practical Joke ducked in at the start, which in the long run, was a good thing for him. Meanwhile, Syndergaard blazed through fractions of 22.74, 44.63 and 1:08.75 before being collared by Practical Joke in the straight. Despite being softened by his early pace, Syndergaard fought hard on the rail, his nose in front just before and just after the wire. The final time of 1:34.68 was a blink off of the stakes record of 1.34.20 recorded in 1983 by Devil’s Bag and narrowly missing the 1:34.40 set by Seattle Slew in 1976. The promising Practical Joke and Syndergaard share more than a competitive spirit. They are grandsons of Harlan’s Holiday out of mares by sons of Forty Niner. Practical Joke (Into Mischief - Halo Humor, by Distorted Humor) was bred by Whispering Oaks Farm. He was purchased for $135,000 out of the Keeneland January Mixed Sale as a yearling by Clear Ridge Stables. Eight months later, Practical Joke attracted the winning bid of $240,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He’s owned by the partnership of Klaravich Stables, Inc. and William Lawrence, who also collected the third place purse in the Champagne Stakes with Favorable Outcome. The team owns Top Decile, second in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, and Balance the Books, who was third in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Practical Joke is ensconced in the barn of Chad Brown. The bay colt won his debut in August at Saratoga by five lengths. A month later, he inched away from the competition to win the Hopeful Stakes (G1) by a long neck. Practical Joke has earned $559,800 in his three perfect starts. Sire Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday - Leslie's Lady, by Tricky Creek) was a lightly raced, but talented colt who won or placed in all six starts. He was victorious from 6 ½ furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. His miler's pedigree kept him off of the Triple Crown trail. Into Mischief went to stud at Spendthrift Farm in 2009 for $15,000. In the Freshman Sire class of 2012 which included Curlin, Big Brown, and Henrythenavigator, Into Mischief third leading sire by earnings, with a crop of only 41 foals. With each succeeding year, Into Mischief’s stud fee has risen to a current $45,000. The son of Harlan’s Holiday has sired one Champion, 2015 Canadian Female Sprinter & Older Female, Miss Mischief. Overall, he has 24 stakes winners, 8 of them graded, and 9 stakes placed runners, from only five racing crops. The majority of Into Mischief's offspring are sprinter/milers and find 1 1/16 miles at the top of their range. Two sons had victories at 1 1/8 miles; Goldencents (Santa Anita Derby) and Vicar’s in Trouble (Super Derby). The cross of Into Mischief with Forty Niner and his sons is potent. His son Goldencents (Into Mischief - Golden Works, by Banker's Gold) won back-to-back editions of the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in 2013 – 2014. Goldencents is out of a mare by a son of Forty Niner and stands at stud alongside his sire at Spendthrift Farm. Into Mischief has six foals of racing age out of Distorted Humor mares. Three have started, two are winners and both, Practical Joke and Dangerfield, are stakes winners. Dangerfield recently captured the Oak Tree Juvenile Stakes at the Oak Tree at Pleasanton meet. I expect that we’ll see more offspring bred on this bloodline cross in the coming years. Female Family Precocious sprinter/miler types are prevalent in Practical Joke’s female family. This distaff line has produced blacktype earners in three of the first four generations. Practical Joke is the sixth foal and only blacktype earner out of the multiple stakes placed Halo Humor (Distorted Humor - Gilded Halo, by Gilded Time). The Louisiana-bred filly raced three times as a two-year-old, capturing her debut and an allowance race at Saratoga, then finishing fourth behind eventual Champion 2 Year Old Filly Folklore in the Matron Stakes (G1) at Belmont. Halo Humor raced twice at three. She was second in the 5 ½ furlong Lil Liza Jayne Stakes at Evangeline and then checked in seventh in her final career start in the Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint Stakes. Halo Humor was retired with a 5-2-1-0 ($85,200) race record and later sold at the Keeneland January Mixed Sale for $130,000 to Whispering Oaks Farm in foal to Fusaichi Pegasus. Four of Halo Humor’s six foals have started. All have hit the board, and two are winners. Until Practical Joke came along, Halo Humor’s most accomplished foal was Cat On (Bluegrass Cat), who earned $32,575 in 42 starts. Practical Joke’s second dam Gilded Halo (Gilded Time - Careless Halo, by Sunny's Halo) didn’t earn blacktype, but she did capture two of her first three starts. The mare bore only four foals, all were winners and two owned blacktype. Halo Humor’s half-brother Cubera (Cape Canaveral) captured his initial start as a two-year-old. He won the Louisiana Futurity after a second-place finish in the Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile Stakes. Phone Trick’s fourth dam Careless Moment was stakes placed as a two-year-old and had the distinction of bearing the only graded stakes winner in the family until Practical Joke came along. Her son Moment of Hope (Timeless Moment) was victorious in the Discovery (G3) and Stuyvesant (G2) Handicaps (9F), and the Salvator Mile (G3). Damsire: Distorted Humor (Forty Niner - Danzig's Beauty, by Danzig) was a multiple graded stakes winning sprinter/miler. He earned victories in the Ack Ack (G-3, 7 ½ f); Churchill Downs Handicap (G-2, 7f); Salvador Mile (G-3); and Amsterdam Stakes (G-3); 6f). The swift colt set a new track record at Keeneland for seven furlongs in 1:20.50 in the Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes (G-2). Racing for three years, Distorted Humor racked up a 23-8-5-3 ($769,964) race record. Distorted Humor is a young broodmare sire with less than 500 winning foals, 54 of them stakes winners. Distorted Humor’s daughters bear mostly sprinters to middle distance runners, yet they are capable of bearing classic distance winners. Three of his daughters have produced stakes winners at 1 ¼ miles; two winners on the lawn and one, Arrogate, over dirt. Distorted Humor is the damsire of Florida Derby hero Constitution, Travers Champ Arrogate, plus G1 victors Molly Morgan, Book Review, and internationally, Group 1 winners Catch the Cocktail, Humor Acido and Moann. Practical Joke’s second damsire Gilded Time (Timeless Moment - Gilded Lilly, by What a Pleasure) compliments the win-early nature of the colt’s distaff line. The precocious youngster earned the 1992 Eclipse Award as top 2 Year Old Colt after victories in the Sapling Stakes, Arlington-Washington Futurity, and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Glided Time placed third the following year in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The grandson of the legendary Damascus gave us G1 earners Elloluv (Santa Anita Oaks) Gayego (Ancient Title & 3rd in BC Dirt Mile); Mandy’s Gold (Ruffian S.). Third damsire Sunny’s Halo was Canadian Champion 2YO Colt and won the 1983 Kentucky Derby. Expectations Practical Joke has the pedigree of a sprinter/miler. He will most likely be distance challenged beyond 1 1/16 miles. Practical Joke is well-balanced and athletic, with the physique of a sprinter/miler. He has a strong neck with a deep shoulder and girth, balanced by powerful, well-developed hindquarters. Practical Joke’s elbow appears to be closer to his ribcage, resulting in the shorter, quick stride of the typical sprinter/miler. He runs straight without extra movements such as paddling or excessive knee action. Practical Joke has broken poorly in two of his three starts, yet the colt appears to have a good temperament, willing to sit behind other horses and kicking into gear when asked. In the Champagne Stakes, Practical Joke benefited from a rail trip and sat seven lengths off of the swift early pace. Yet, he was all out to put away a tired, game Syndergaard in the stretch. That doesn’t bode well for the talented Practical Joke handling the 1 1/16 miles in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, especially if he gets caught up in the customary traffic jam around the first turn. Practical Joke has a bright future ahead of him as a very capable miler, but the odds aren't good for Practical Joke as a 2017 Kentucky Derby Contender.
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#MuseumfromHome and keep on celebrating #DerbyEveryDay with us! Each day we'll bring you featured artifacts, fun facts, Oral History videos, Educational Lessons, activities you can do at home, and more! We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch via email at [email protected] or any of our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. To keep up-to-date on news about the Museum and our events, sign-up for our E-Newsletter. Use #derbyeveryday to share your at-home Derby projects with us! June 1, 2020: May 29, 2020: May 27, 2020: May 25, 2020: Happy Memorial Day! May 22, 2020: Today we want to talk about the Eclipse Award, an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association created the annual Eclipse Awards in 1971 in order to formally recognize excellence in the industry. While Horse of the Year is the NTRA's premiere Eclipse Award, coveted accolades are given each year in a number of other categories, including Outstanding Breeder, Owner, Jockey, and Trainer. May 20, 2020: May 18, 2020: May 15, 2020: May 13, 2020: From pirates, to the Wizard of Oz, and all the crazy hats inbetween, a walk around the infield will give you a full range of sights to see. May 11, 2020: May 8, 2020: May 7, 2020: May 6, 2020: This week is National Tourism Week! This year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency is having an unprecedented impact on the travel industry and the entire economy. Now more than ever, the travel and tourism community must come together, support each other and remind our country that even through the most difficult times, the Spirit of Travel cannot be broken. May 5, 2020: Get the inside scoop on what it takes to become a jockey. May 4, 2020: May 3, 2020: May 2, 2020: May 1, 2020: The Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks - a day for three-year-old fillies! The race was established on May 19th, 1875, by the same founder of the Kentucky Derby, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, and is modeled after the British Epsom Oaks. The Oaks has been run at various times during the Churchill Downs Spring Race Meet, with the Friday before the Derby settled into tradition in the 1940’s. In the past two decades, Oaks Day attendance has swelled over the 100,000 mark, making it the largest non-Triple Crown day of racing in the United States. Over the years, the Oaks has developed its own time honored traditions: a garland of Stargazer lilies adorns the winning filly, the cranberry and vodka Oaks lily cocktail, and one of the most meaningful traditions in sports - a breast cancer survivors parade on the track before the race. Today we want to honor these traditions virtually. April 30, 2020: Vintage postcards from the first half of the 20th century. April 29, 2020: Today we learn about the famous Backside of Churchill Downs Churchill Downs is the epicenter of Kentucky's equine heritage and the most storied racetrack in the world. More than a thousand workers come to the backside of Churchill Downs on any given day during a meet. Before sunrise, seven days a week, stable hands, hot walkers, grooms, outriders, jockeys, and more tend to the well-being of the horses and the track. There could be no Kentucky Derby without their contributions. Typically at this time of year the Backside is buzzing with activity. But as we now know all too well, this year is different. We look forward to welcoming the horses and Backside Workers next week. Meanwhile we hope you enjoy today’s Virtual Museum. April 28, 2020: April 27, 2020: Today we learn about the Kentucky Derby gold trophy and other "Derby" horseracing trophies. Fun Fact: Although the Kentucky Derby was the first 'Derby' held in the United States, it spawned a number of others. Here are some of the trophies in the permanent collection related to these other races: April 26, 2020: April 25, 2020: April 24, 2020: April 23, 2020: Today we learn about the man that saved the Churchill Downs Racetrack from going under in the early 1900s. In 1903, Louisville tailor Matt Winn was approached to buy the struggling Churchill Downs Racetrack. Through Matt Winn's leadership, he was able to turn the Derby fortune around and helped shape what the Kentucky Derby looks like today. April 22, 2020: April 21, 2020: The Kentucky Derby has the best of the best Thoroughbred atheletes, the classic mint julep, the quintessential Derby hats - and the celebrities! Over the course of Kentucky Derby history, celebrities have shown up in Louisville to watch the race and grace the rails of Millionaires Row. Photo gallery of celebrities attending the Kentucky Derby April 20, 2020:
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Farm	https://www.darbydan.com/horse/flameaway/	Alan Porter The talented and versatile Flameaway was a stakes winner from 5½ to 8½ furlongs on dirt and turf, and at two, three and four years. Among his five stakes triumphs is a victory over Champion Vino Rosso and multiple grade one winner Catholic Boy in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3). Flameaway is by multiple Champion Sire Scat Daddy, from a European Classic family. Scat Daddy sired undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify out of a mare by Ghostzapper, a son of Awesome Again, from the Deputy Minister branch of Northern Dancer. It would also be possible to bring in Awesome Again though Daaher, Toccet and Awesome of Course. There is also a Scat Daddy grade one winner out of a mare by Deputy Minister himself, and graded stakes winners out of mares by French Deputy and Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Badge of Silver and Spring At Last), this also includes daughters of Touch Gold, Deputy Commander, Salt Lake and Forest Camp. The cross of Scat Daddy and sons over Danzig line mares has been a prolific one with more than 20 stakes winners, including grade one winners out of mares by Hard Spun and Boundary (sire of Big Brown), Oasis Dream (by Green Desert) and Exceed and Excel (by Danehill, whose sons Fastnet Rock, Rock of Gibraltar, Danehill Dancer and Oratorio are broodmare sires of Scat Daddy line stakes winners) as well as graded winners out of mares). There are also graded stakes winners out of mares by Belong to Me and War Chant, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Langfuhr. Mares by War Front and Exchange Rate could also work. The cross of Scat Daddy and sons with Sadler’s Wells line mares has been a very successful one, including a grade one winner out of a mare by Powerscourt and a grade one winner out of a mare by Borrego (by El Prado, sire of Medaglia d’Oro, Kitten’s Joy and Artie Schiller), as well as three stakes winners out of mares by Galileo (represented in the U.S. by Magician and Cape Blanco). Turning to the Mr. Prospector line, Scat Daddy has enjoyed considerable success with mares from the Fappiano branch. He has graded winners out of mares by Unbridled’s Song and Empire Maker and stakes winners out of mares by Broken Vow and Niigon, all by Unbridled. From mares by Unbridled’s Song, there is a grade one winner out of a mare by Buddha, and graded winners from Rockport Harbor, First Defence and Songandaprayer. This also suggests trying daughters of sires such as Midshipman, Even the Score, Half Ours and Old Fashioned. Empire Maker is the sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister. There are also Scat Daddy stakes winners out of mares by Fappiano sons Rubiano (sire of Too Much Bling) and A.P. Jet, and mares by Quiet American and his grandson, Midnight Lute, could also be considered. The cross of Scat Daddy and mares from the Gone West line has also proved fruitful. There is a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Gone West himself. The cross with mares by Seeker’s Reward has produced five grade one winners, including U.S. star, Dacita. There are also grade one winners out of daughters of Proud Citizen and Elusive Quality (sire of Quality Road), and a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Grand Slam, as well as a stakes winner out of a mare by that horse’s son, Strong Hope. It would also be possible to try mares by Mr. Greeley, and by Speightstown and his son, Munnings. The Forty Niner branch of Mr. Prospector has produced a graded stakes winner out of a mare by End Sweep (sire of Trippi) and stakes winners out of mares by Coronado’s Quest, Jules (sire of Peace Rules) and Editor’s Note. We can also find Forty Niner through Distorted Humor (and sons such as Any Given Saturday, Cowtown Cat, Drosselmeyer, Flower Alley, Jimmy Creed and Sharp Humor)–which would combined the related Distorted Humor and Fusai, Banker’s Gold, Gold Fever, Roar and Tactical Advantage (broodmare sire of a Candy Ride line grade one winner). Scat Daddy has a pair of grade one winners out of a mare by Street Cry (sire of Street Sense). There is a grade two winner out of a mare by Smart Strike, two graded stakes winners out of a mare by his son English Channel, and another out of a mare by his son Curlin, which suggests mares by Lookin At Lucky. From other branches of the Mr. Prospector line, there are Scat Daddy line graded stakes winners out of mares by Afleet (sire of Northern Afleet and grandsire of Afleet Alex), Not For Love and Thunder Gulch (and a stakes winner out of a mare by his son Point Given). There are also stakes winners out of mares by Smoke Glacken, Seeking the Gold (sire of Mutakddim, Petionville and Cape Town) and Lemon Drop Kid. Considering the A.P. Indy line, the cross with the mares from the Pulpit branch–which gives the influential sisters Yarn and Preach–has delivered four stakes winners, three out of mares by Tapit (sire of Trappe Shot, Tapizar and Constitution) and one out of a mare by Sky Mesa. Graded stakes winner Azar is by Scat Daddy out of a mare by Mineshaft (bred on the same cross as Pulpit, and himself sire of Discreetly Mine and Dialed In) and there is also a stakes winner out of a mare by Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve). This also suggests mares by Flatter, Congrats, Malibu Moon, Stephen Got Even, Jump Start and Majestic Warrior. There are five stakes winners, four graded, by Scat Daddy out of Halo line mares, including graded stakes winners out of mares by Saint Ballado sons Sunriver and Saint Liam, and a graded winner from daughters of Sunny’s Halo and Lively One. There is also a stakes winner out of a mare by More Than Ready (sire of Ready’s Image, Verrazano and Daredevil). Halo is a Hail to Reason line horse, and Scat Daddy also has two stakes winners out of mares by Dynaformer (sire of Temple City, Point of Entry and Purim) who is from the Roberto branch of that line. Scat Daddy has done well with Blushing Groom line mares, with grade one winners out of mares by Blushing John and Fantastic Light, a graded winner by Rahy, and a stakes winner by Kafwain, a son of Cherokee Run.
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5860	dbpedia	1	82	https://www.stallions.com.au/2021/08/16/japans-triple-crown-heroes/	en	Japan’s Triple Crown Heroes – Stallions	https://www.stallions.co…T-2-1280x854.jpg		[ "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stallions-logo-dark-blue.png", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/StaMasthead06-1.png", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stallions-logo-dark-blue.png", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/StaMasthead06-1.png", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DEEP_IMPACT-2-1280x854.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Halo-640x1671.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sunday-Silence-640x717.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cheval-Grand-640x1445.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Orfevre-640x731.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Deep-Impact-640x508.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Deep-Impact-grid-1280x613.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Contrail-1280x1675.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Brians-Time-1280x625.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PuissancedeLune-640x603.jpg", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/KING’S-LEGACYKING’S-LEGACYS_6_RW_04042020__B088-640x427.jpg", "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cef345c6ff42c0e513e19651657752fd?s=280&d=mm&r=g", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/StaMasthead_no-date.png", "https://www.stallions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/StaMasthead06-1-160x120.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2021-08-16T00:00:00		en			https://www.stallions.com.au/2021/08/16/japans-triple-crown-heroes/	[published Bluebloods May/June 2020] At Nakayama racetrack on April 19th the $1.9 million Satsuki Sho-G.1 (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) run over 2,000m on turf was won by Contrail (Deep Impact-Rhodochrosite by Unbridled’s Song) who retained his unbeaten record. The three year old defeated Salois (Heart’s Cry) by a half-length in a dramatic duel down the stretch. Both colts are by sons of Halo’s champion son Sunday Silence. The male line of Hail To Reason via his best sons Halo and Roberto is becoming more conspicuous when results of international Group stakes are reviewed. It’s now clear the Halo and Roberto genotypes have a successful affinity with the strains of Northern Dancer and Mr Prospector. When high-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux won the W. S. Cox Plate-G.1 last October we began to focus on her sire Heart’s Cry, by Sunday Silence. Of course everyone was well aware of Deep Impact, Japan’s Horse of the Year and best son of Sunday Silence. Zenya Yoshida, who developed Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, was deeply passionate about improving Japan’s Thoroughbred breed to a higher international standard. He had imported Northern Dancer’s son Northern Taste to stand at stud and for many years the stallion was Japan’s leading sire and broodmare sire. Zenya Yoshida is the father of two exceptional sons, Teruya and Katsumi, both clever businessmen. Apart from acquiring Group 1 performers for stallion duties, the brothers invested in fillies and mares from outstanding stakes producing families in Europe, North America and Australia. The Yoshidas struck gold when they purchased Halo’s best son, a black horse named Sunday Silence. I recall the first time I visited Stone Farm just outside the historic town of Paris, Kentucky. I wanted to inspect proven sire Halo (Hail To Reason-Cosmah by Cosmic Bomb) who had been purchased from Windfields Farm in Maryland. Arthur Hancock, owner of Stone Farm, reckoned the stallion should return to Kentucky. Bred by John R. Gaines, Halo was sold in 1970 for $US 100,000 as a yearling. He was bought by Nijinsky’s owner Charles Englehard who sent the colt across the Atlantic to race. Halo posed a challenge because he was full of nervous energy. However, there was never any doubt he had exciting potential. His father Hail To Reason (Turn-to -Nothirdchance by Blue Swords) was a brilliant Champion Two Year Old winning the Hopeful Stakes, World’s Playground Stakes, Sapling Stakes, Tremont Stakes, Sanford Stakes, Great American Stakes etc. but he injured himself and prematurely retired at three years. Hail To Reason was Leading Sire in North America in 1970. Halo’s dam Cosmah was small but won nine times including the Astarita Stakes. A beautifully bred filly she was half-sister to Natalma, dam of champion Northern Dancer. Olin Gentry Snr with whom I became close friends, purchased Cosmah as a yearling for one of his clients. Olin told me the filly should have won more stakes than her record showed. When reminiscing about her, he said she was “mighty unlucky”. Olin was a whiz with American pedigrees. He recommended matings which resulted in four Kentucky Derby winners, as well as English Derby-G.1 winner Roberto. Hail To Reason is found in the make-up of many champion performers. His line flourishes via Halo and Roberto, both outstanding sires. Other successful sire sons of Hail To Reason were Proud Clarion, Stop The Music, Mr. Leader and Bold Reason, and all were influential broodmare sires. Apart from Halo, Cosmah produced Tosmah (U. S. Champion Two and Three Year Old Filly and Champion Handicap Mare), stakes winners Maribeau and Fathers Image, and winning daughter Queen Sucree who produced Kentucky Derby-Gr.1 winner Cannonade. From two starts on turf as a juvenile, Halo won a moderate 2YO Maiden Handicap. After debating what to do next, his owner decided to send the colt back to the United States to be trained by Mackenzie (“Mac”) Miller. Even though frustrated at times by Halo’s antics, Miller was able to condition the colt to win 5 of 17 starts as a three year old including two stakes races and places in the Jersey Derby and Jim Dandy Stakes. However, the best was yet to come. He added another four wins, scoring in the United Nations Handicap-G.1, Tidal Handicap-G.2, Lawrence Realization and Voters Handicap. At the close of Halo’s racing career, Irving Allen offered $US 600,000 for the son of Hail To Reason hoping to stand the horse in England at his Derisley Wood Stud, Newmarket. Halo was vetted but found to be a mild cribber with suspect temperament. The vet report noted the horse was difficult to manage. Irving Allen decided to cancel his offer. Upon hearing this news, Canadian magnate E. P. Taylor stepped in and offered a successful bid of US$ 1 million for Halo and sent the horse to his Windfields Farm in Maryland. E. P. Taylor syndicated Halo into 40 shares for $US 1.2 million. The stallion was well received, being such a close relative of Northern Dancer. Halo proved very fertile. One day at the farm, stud groom Randy Mitchell was grabbed in the stomach by Halo and thrown into the air. Randy Mitchell suffered painful bruising for many weeks and from then on, Halo wore a mask. It took two men on both sides to safely escort the stallion to and from the breeding shed. Arthur Hancock’s purchase of the hot tempered Halo proved to be a stroke of genius. The eldest son of “Bull” Hancock, Arthur knew all about stallions and approached his client and friend Texan oil man Tom Tatham (owner of Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds) with the idea of purchasing the stallion to stand in Kentucky. Tom Tatham queried the investment because at the time Halo was a 15 year old stallion. Yes, he was already a proven sire of many Graded stakes winners, but even so, there was risk. It was a brave decision to buy Halo, but Arthur knew what he was doing and syndicated the stallion to stand at Stone Farm for a reported $US 36 million. Halo was Leading Sire in North America in 1983 and 1989 – his progeny had exploded on American racetracks. Glorious Song (Halo-Ballade) dominated her division. She was Canada’s Horse of the Year and U. S. Champion Mare, a millionaire winner of 17 races. At stud she produced 13 winners including Singspiel, champion in North America and the UAE. Singspiel won the Dubai World Cup-G.1, Japan Cup-G.1 and Coronation Cup-G.1. Glorious Song also produced Rahy (by Blushing Groom) an influential sire at Three Chimneys Farm. Rahy sired 12 millionaires and among his progeny were Fantastic Light, Serena’s Song, Noverre, Grass World, Rio de la Plata and Exotic Wood. He is the broodmare sire of more than 100 stakes winners including champion racehorse and leading sire Giant’s Causeway. Halo imparted courage to most of his progeny. He sired Saint Liam (U. S. Horse of the Year), Devil’s Bag (U.S. Champion 2YO), Sunny’s Halo (Kentucky Derby-G.1), Rainbow Connection (Canada’s Champion 2YO), Goodbye Halo (Kentucky Oaks-G.1), Coup de Folie, Saint Ballado, Misty Gallore and of course champion Sunday Silence, another U.S. Horse of the Year. Coup de Folie produced Machiavellian (Champion 2YO of France), Exit To Nowhere (Prix Jacques Le Marois-G.1) and stakes winner Hydro Callido who is second dam of Sebring’s fast son Supido. Halo stood only 15.3 hands high. A long bodied horse, he had strong hindquarters and a deep girth, but rotated slightly on the axis of both front cannons. Like his grandsire Turn-To, he toed-out a fraction in both forefeet. His eyes were hazel coloured. Halo had quick reflexes and gradually developed a nasty temperament. In fact, he was considered dangerous to handle, but fortunately in the breeding shed he was a no nonsense participant. I really liked Halo – to me he was a masculine, equine version of James Bond. SUNDAY SILENCE Halo’s champion son Sunday Silence was born at Stone Farm on March 26, 1988. A surprisingly light-framed youngster he was not liked by Tom Tatham’s racing manager and was earmarked to be sold. As a yearling, he was a shade cow-hocked. Sunday Silence was out of Tom Tatham’s stakes winning mare Wishing Well whose dam Mountain Flower carried the dominant genes of famous little mare Selene. The colt went unsold twice as a yearling before he was sold in California for only $US 50,000 as a two year old in training. Arthur Hancock was disappointed about buyers mistakenly overlooking the son of Halo. Arthur knew the two year old showed promise in light training so decided to protect him at auction. It’s strange how fate sometimes can be kind. Arthur ended up buying back the colt. He told me “I just couldn’t let him go for that kind of money”. Arthur sent his two year old now named Sunday Silence to Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham who evidently saw something in the black colt. Charlie bought a half interest and lessened the risk by selling half of his half share to Dr Ernest Gaillard. Sunday Silence was conditioned with patience and allowed to strengthen. At the backend of the racing year the colt debuted as runner-up in a 2YO Maiden race followed by victory in a Maiden Special Weight and then finished second in a handicap. He began his three- year old campaign by winning an Allowance race and surprised form experts by winning not only the San Felipe Stakes-G.2 but also the Santa Anita Derby-G.1. The guys at The Daily Racing Form were publishing stories about the best three year olds in the country leading up to the Kentucky Derby-G.1. They suddenly focused attention on a new contender. At that time, favourite for the classic was Easy Goer, the previous year’s Champion 2YO Old who represented the east coast. Sunday Silence represented the west coast. The dirt track at Churchill Downs came up sloppy for the Kentucky Derby-G.1, but Charlie Whittingham allowed Arthur Hancock to get excited. In a surprise to many, Sunday Silence defeated Easy Goer by almost three lengths. Despite the slow time on the heavy track I was impressed not only with the winner but also by the runner-up. I was fortunate to witness this Derby. These were quality colts in a well above average crop of three year olds. Special aluminium bar shoes were prepared for Sunday Silence by Dr Ric Redden leading up to the second leg of the Triple Crown. Dr Alex Harthill had diagnosed Sunday Silence with a bruised sole. A day before the Preakness Stakes-G.1 was run at historic Pimlico racetrack, the bar shoes were removed and Sunday Silence was ready for his next clash with Easy Goer. Not many knew Easy Goer had developed slightly puffy ankles after the Kentucky Derby. Plenty of ice buckets were used to get him ready to run again. Sunday Silence had to draw on superb courage to win the Preakness Stakes-G.1 by a nose from Easy Goer. In a sensational stretch duel that thrilled a nation, the Halo colt was now being hailed as a chance to become a new Triple Crown winner. However, in New York’s third leg of the Triple Crown, Easy Goer gained his revenge. On the morning of the Belmont Stakes-G.1, Sunday Silence was spooked by onlookers and unfortunately injured his trainer. It was not the colt’s destiny to win that day. Easy Goer won the Belmont Stakes-G.1 by eight lengths. In November, the two outstanding colts were to meet up in the $US 3 million Breeders’ Cup Classic-G.1 and thereby clarify championship honours. Easy Goer had won four more Grade 1 stakes after his Belmont Park victory. He had won Saratoga’s Travers Stakes-G.1 and Belmont’s Jockey Club Gold Cup-G.1. Sunday Silence by comparison had won the Super Derby-G.1 and finished runner-up in the Swaps Stakes-G.2. In the exciting Breeders’ Cup Classic-G.1, Sunday Silence prevailed by a neck to defeat Easy Goer and claim Horse of the Year and Champion Three Year Old honours. At four years, after winning the Californian Stakes-G.2 and finishing second in the Hollywood Gold Cup, Sunday Silence injured a major ligament and was forced into retirement. Zenya Yoshida had acquired a 25% interest in the four year old and eventually bought out remaining owners in Sunday Silence for $US 7.5 million. Sunday Silence was Japan’s Leading Sire thirteen times from 1995 to 2008 and was especially successful when matched with Northern Dancer’s strain. His progeny earned more than US$ 730 million and it all started with his first stakes winner, the black colt Fuji Kiseki, winner of the Asahi Futurity Stakes-G.1. Fuji Kiseki who would shuttle to Arrowfield Stud for brief holidays. In 1994 the very talented Stay Gold was born – he would win the Dubai Sheema Classic-G.1 and Hong Kong Vase-G.1. Special Week would win the Japan Cup-G.1 and Manhattan Café would score in the Kukuka Sho-G.1, Arima Kinen-G.1 and Tenno Sho-G.1. A plethora of major Group winners followed – Neo Universe, Zenno Rob Roy, Daiwa Major, Heart’s Cry and Triple Crown winner Deep Impact. Sons of Sunday Silence to sire standout progeny include: Stay Gold, sire of champion Orfevre, winner of Japan’s Triple Crown Heart’s Cry, sire of Lys Precieux, Just A Way and Cheval Grand Deep Impact, won Triple Crown and Leading Sire of many champions Dance in the Dark, sire of Melbourne Cup-G.1 winner Delta Blues Special Week, sire of Toho Jackal, Buena Vista and Cesario, dam of Japan Cup-G.1 winner Epiphaneia Neo Universe, sire of Victoire Pisa, Unrivaled Daiwa Major, sire of Admire Mars, Curren Black Hill Manhattan Café, sire of Hiruno d’Amour, Red Desire Fuji Kiseki, sire of Sun Classique, Straight Girl Gold Allure, sire of Espoir City, Gold Dream, Copano Rickey Contrail (by Deep Impact) was Japan’s Champion 2YO last year winning the valuable Hopeful Stakes-G.1 at Nakayama and after winning the Japanese 2000 Guineas-G.1 is set to win the Japanese Darby-G.1. His main rival will be Salois (by Heart’s Cry) who won the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G.1 over 1600m on turf at Hanshin. Three years ago Time Flyer (by Heart’s Cry) won the Hopeful Stakes-G.1. He is out of a daughter of daughter of Brian’s Time and linebred to Hail To Reason via his best sons, Halo and Roberto. Heart’s Cry is one of the leading sires in Japan. His chestnut son Cheval Grand entered stud this year at the Breeders Stallion Station. Cheval Grand is the product of a triple of Halo coming via Sunday Silence, Coup de Folie and Glorious Song. Mahmoud’s famous chestnut daughter Almahmoud is duplicated many times in this pedigree. Cheval Grand’s close relation Vivlos has a similar pattern with the triple of Halo in the same position. Vivlos (by Deep Impact) won the Shuko Sho-G.1 and Dubai Turf Stakes-G.1. The pedigree of Cheval Grand should be studied. He was a very sound horse who won seven races including the Japan Cup-G.1, was twice second in the Tenno Sho Spring-G.1 and should make his mark as a sire of stakes runners in Japan. He belongs to a powerful family, being out of Halwa Sweet by Machiavellian from Halwa Song by Nureyev from Morn of Song by Blushing Groom from Glorious Song by Halo. Morn of Song is full sister to Rahy and half-sister to Singspiel. Heart’s Cry (Sunday Silence-Irish Dance by Tony Bin) was born in 2001 at Shadai Farm and won 5 of 19 starts including the Arima Kinen-G.1 and Dubai Sheema Classic-G.1. He was runner-up in the Japan Cup-G.1 and Tokyo Yushun-G.1 (Japanese Derby). In England, he finished third in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes-G.1 at Ascot. SELENE Sunday Silence died in August, 2002. He was a member of the Number 3 Family with duplication of the Number 6 family. His grand-dam Mountain Flower inherited classic genes from Hyperion and his famous dam Selene. Halo was out of Cosmah by Cosmic Bomb, son of Hyperion’s half-brother Pharamond II (Pharos-Selene by Chaucer). Cosmic Bomb won 11 of 27 starts including the Arlington Futurity, Cowdin Stakes and Hyde Park Stakes. He was Champion 2YO Colt and progressed at three to win the Discovery Handicap, Trenton Stakes, and Lawrence Realization Stakes. His pedigree shows duplication of Sainfoin and sister Sierra, as well as duplication of English Derby winner Spearmint. Pharamond II’s full brother Sickle was the grandsire of America’s champion sprinter Polynesian who sired Native Dancer. Every time sources of Native Dancer met up with Hyperion’s genes mighty little mare Selene is duplicated. Kentucky Derby-G.1 winner Northern Dancer is a good example of this mix. ORFEVRE Foaled in 2008 at Shadai Farm, Orfevre (Stay Gold-Oriental Art by Mejiro McQueen) was Japan’s Horse of the Year. He ventured to Longchamp and was twice runner-up in the valuable Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-G.1. Orfevre won 12 races including Japan’s Triple Crown in 2011 and earned almost $US 20 million. Much admired for his courage, he was a crowd favourite and now stands at Shadai Farm. DEEP IMPACT The loss of Deep Impact was tragic but he left many sons to carry on the male line. Deep Impact by Sunday Silence was out of Wind In Her Hair by Alzao and was perennial Leading Sire in Japan. The small horse was born in March, 2002, and was a Triple Crown winner, twice voted Japan’s Horse of the Year. His 12 victories also include the Japan Cup-G.1, Tenno Sho (Spring)-G.1 and Arima Kinen-G.1. Progeny of Deep Impact include Gentildonna (Horse of the Year), Satono Diamond (Champion 3YO), Mikki Queen (Champion 3YO Filly), Kizuna (Champion 3YO), Vivlos (Champion Mare), Mikki Isle (Champion Miler), Satono Aladdin (Yasuda Kinen-G.1), A Shin Hikari (Hong Kong Cup-G.1), Tosen Stardom, Real Impact, Real Steel and Saxon Warrior (English 2,000 Guineas-G.1). Mikki Isle stands at Arrowfield Stud alongside Real Impact and Real Steel whereas Tosen Stardom stands at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria. A handsome stallion standing 16.2 hands high, Tosen Stardom is a bigger version of Deep Impact. From 20 starts he won seven including the L.K.S. MacKinnon Stakes -G.1 (defeating Happy Clapper) and Toorak Handicap-G.1. He was runner-up in the Ranvet Stakes-G.1. Prior to racing in Australia, Tosen Stardom won the Hanshin Challenge Cup-G.3 and Kyoto Kisaragi Stakes-G.2. His second dam is by Northern Taste. Despite the fact he is linebred to Northern Dancer three times, actually he resembles the tall Hail To Reason phenotype. Real Steel (Deep Impact-Love’s Only by Storm Cat) belongs to the family of champions Miesque and Kingmambo. Winner of 4 of 17 starts, he scored in the Dubai Turf Stakes-G.1 at Meydan over 1800m and won Group 2 races in Tokyo. His dam is half-sister to European Champion 2YO Filly Rumplestiltskin who produced Yorkshire Oaks-G.1 winner Tapestry Mikki Isle (Deep Impact-Star Isle by Rock of Gibraltar) stands 16 hands high and in 2016 was Champion Miler in Japan. A tough racehorse, he won 8 of 20 starts including the Kyoto Mile Championship-G.1 and is linebred 5 x 5 x 5 x 4 to Northern Dancer with heavy duplication of Selene via Pharamond II, Sickle and Hyperion. The third dam of Mikki Isle is Alydar’s best daughter, Stella Madrid. Many years ago I watched her win the Spinaway Stakes Gr-1 at Saratoga. Wayne Lukas told me this filly was one of the best he ever trained. Stella Madrid also won the Frizette, Acorn and Matron Stakes – all Grade 1 stakes. SOUTHERN HALO From 22 crops to race, Halo was the sire of 749 foals and 62 stakes winners. His son Southern Halo didn’t win a Graded stakes but graduated to be Leading Sire in Argentina thirteen times. He was Group 1 placed and produced from Northern Sea, a daughter of Northern Dancer, His pedigree shows 3 x 4 duplication of Almahmoud via her stakes producing daughters Cosmah and Natalma. Southern Halo won 5 of 24 starts, sired 12 champions and at least 120 stakes winners. Towards the end of his stud career he shuttled to Ashford Stud in Kentucky where he sired More Than Ready, father of champion Sebring. Southern Halo was runner-up in the Super Derby-G.1, Swaps Stakes-G.1 and Silver Screen Handicap-G.2. His fast son More Than Ready is the sire of Catholic Boy (Travers Stakes-G.1), Sebring, More Joyous, Roy H, Perfectly Ready, Phelan Ready, Samaready, Prized Icon and Better Than Ready. Sebring (More Than Ready-Purespeed by Flying Spur) was bred by George Altomonte and the brilliant colt was Australia’s Champion 2YO with victories in the Golden Slipper Stakes-G.1, ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes-G.1 and Listed Breeders’ Plate. Sebring earned $2. 5 million and was an immediate success at stud, siring Horse of the Year Dissident, co-rated world champion Criterion, classic winners Egg Tart and Amphitrite, Brisbane Cup-G.2 winner Sedanzer, Doncaster Handicap-G.1 winner Nettoyer and Supido who comes from Almahmoud ‘s female line – the line which gave us Halo and Northern Dancer. I’ve seen some nice foals by Supido who is 4 x 4 via son and daughter to Halo and is 5 x 4 x 5 to champion Hail To Reason. He won seven races in fast time including the Sir John Monash Stakes-Gr3 and was narrowly beaten by Black Heart Bart when a close third in the Goodwood Handicap-G.1 Supido’s dam Lady Succeed is by Brian’s Time (son of Roberto) who led the 2YO Sires’ List in Japan in 1996. Lady Succeed’s dam is Hydro Callido by Nureyev from Coup de Folie by Halo. Bred by Maria Niarchos, Hydro Callido is a stakes winner inbred 3 x 3 to Natalma. Brian’s Time was one of the leading sires in Japan. He won the Florida Derby-G.1, Pegasus Handicap-G.1, Jim Dandy Stakes-G.2 and sired 61 stakes winners. His progeny earned more than $490 million and included Japan’s Horse of the Year Narita Brian, winner of the Triple Crown in 1994. Hail To Reason’s son Roberto was bred by John W Galbreath at Darby Dan Farm situated on beautiful Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington. It is a beautiful farm managed many years ago by Olin Gentry Snr. Roberto was named after famous basketball player Roberto Clemente. College Basketball is extremely popular in the U.S. and especially with Kentuckians. I attended many exciting games held at Rupp Arena. Roberto (Hail To Reason-Bramalea by Nashua) was a powerful, big brown colt with deep girth and more bone than his tall, athletic father. I noticed Roberto was long in his front pasterns, possessed a wide jowl, had nice width between the eyes and featured powerful hindquarters. Roberto’s daughter Immense (1979) is the grand-dam of Horse of the Year Giant’s Causeway who was Leading Sire in North America. Trained in Ireland by Vincent O’Brien, Roberto was ridden by Lester Piggott to win the English Derby-G.1 ( beating Rheingold) and surprised everyone at York when he trounced previously undefeated English champion Brigadier Gerard in the valuable Benson & Hedges Gold Cup-G.1 over 10 furlongs. Roberto also won the mile and a half Coronation Cup-G.1. Voted Champion 2YO colt of Ireland after handy victories in the National Stakes-G.2 and Anglesey Stakes-G.3, Roberto progressed to become Champion 3YO of England and Ireland and proved an immediate success at stud in Kentucky. Among his progeny were Dynaformer, Silver Hawk, Kris S, Lear Fan, Touching Wood, Script Ohio, Sookera (third dam of Dansili, fourth dam of Scissor Kick), At Talaq, Darby Creek Road, and Red Ransom. Roberto’s dam Bramalea was a big filly like her sire Nashua. She won the Coaching Club American Oaks, Jasmine Stakes, Gazelle Handicap and traced to Bleebok (Blue Larkspur from Forteresse by Sardanapale) a big mare who was half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Brokers Tip. Red Ransom (Roberto-Arabia by Damascus) was champion first season sire in the U.S. and shuttled to Vinery Stud. He was 16.1 hands, quite short-coupled with nice short cannons and displayed quick-maturing speed to win a five furlong Maiden Special Weight at Saratoga in new track record time. After impressive victories as a juvenile he broke down at three years. The guys at The Daily Racing Form reckoned Red Ransom was a superstar and high praise enabled the young stallion to achieve full books of mares. Red Ransom sired Perfect Sting (U. S. Champion 3YO Turf Mare with 14 wins and $US 2.2 million), Intikhab (Europe’s Champion Miler), Bail Out Becky (Del Mar Oaks-G.1) and Comic Strip (Louisiana Derby-G.3). In Australia he sired Charge Forward, winner of the Group 1 Galaxy Stakes, San Domenico Stakes-G.2 and Todman Slipper Trial Stakes-G.2. Charge Forward’s progeny include Solar Charged, Headway, Cavalry Rose and Response. His daughters have an affinity with Danzig and his descendants. Roberto features in the pedigrees of major Group winners. His descendants include Dubawi (via Deploy’s dam Slightly Dangerous), Giant’s Causeway (via second dam Immense), Trapeze Artist (via Domesday’s sire Red Ransom), Maurice (via Silver Hawk), Smart Missile (via Comic Strip), Territories (linebred to Roberto via the dam of Warning) and The Autumn Sun (via second dam Asmara by Roberto’s son Lear Fan). Territories (by Invincible Spirit) is out of Taranto, a product of the Halo mix with Roberto. He is among my favourite young sires and stands at Darley. He comes from the family of Street Cry and Shamardal. Melbourne Cup-G.1 winner Americain, a member of Roberto’s male line, is by Dynaformer (Roberto-Andover Way by His Majesty) from a daughter of Arazi. Wouldn’t it be interesting if he could cover daughters of More Than Ready or Sebring and sire runners with classic potential? Americain was a champion stayer here and in Europe. He inherited that rare ability to quicken in the final furlongs of Group races at and beyond a mile and a half. I believe he deserves serious consideration by persons wishing to breed quality stayers. His fee was only $8,800 last year. DUBAWI An exceptional sire of Group winners worldwide is Dubawi (Dubai Millennium-Zomaradah by Deploy) who carries Roberto’s genes. He was Irish Champion Two and Three Year old and voted Champion Miler of France. Dubawi who is the sire of at least 168 stakes winners, won the Irish 2,000 Guineas-G.1, Prix Jacques Le Marois-G.1, National Stakes-G.2 and finished third in the English Derby-G.1. He owes much of his genetic prowess to broodmare sire Deploy, by English Derby-G.1 winner Shirley Heights, from Slightly Dangerous by English Derby-G.1 winner Roberto. This classic mix helps explain why Dubawi’s progeny improve so much when they mature. In mid-April, Europe’s champion Shamardal was euthanized at Kildangan Stud at the age of 18 years. He was the best and fastest son of Giant’s Causeway. Shamardal inherited super genes from Halo who features twice in his pedigree via Glorious Song (dam of Rahy) and again via Coup de Folie (dam of Machiavellian). Roberto is also present. I have always been a fan grey stallion Puissance de Lune, son of Shamardal. Apart from being a multiple Group winner and a genuine frontrunner like his father, he gets impact from Halo with 4 x 3 duplication of Rahy (Blushing Groom-Glorious Song by Halo). Opportunities exist to mix Halo with Roberto. What is the importance of Hail To Reason’s broodmare sire Blue Swords? Well, Blue Swords is a key player because he is a “son” of Blue Larkspur. The stud books of the world document many high-class ancestors with at least one “daughter” of Blue Larkspur. Check it out if you don’t believe me. It is rare to find ancestors with a “son” of Blue Larkspur to order to create sex balanced pedigree patterns to hype up speed. I know Blue Swords, especially via Hail To Reason, is a vital link for the production of stakes runners. I’ve designed many successful matings involving use of a son and daughter of Blue Larkspur, resulting in stakes winners. Simply copy the concept shown in Roberto’s pedigree. Next, one needs to mix Hail To Reason’s strain with Mr Prospector’s strain to aim for upgraded racing class. This mix, especially using Roberto, not only relies on a son and daughter of Blue Larkspur, but adds Blue Larkspur’s best daughter Myrtlewood, fourth dam of Mr Prospector. Myrtlewood once held the world record for six furlongs on dirt. Another of her descendants is the great Seattle Slew, U. S. Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year. An example of Roberto mix with Mr Prospector is Shamardal’s champion racehorse Giant’s Causeway, three times Leading Sire in North America. Roberto also sired Kris S whose dam Sharp Queen is by champion Princequillo. Kris S sired Symboli Kris S, a dark brown horse who was Japan’s Horse of the Year twice and Champion 3YO colt. Symboli Kris S won 8 of 15 starts including the Tenno Sho (Autumn)-G.1 twice, Arima Kinen-G.1 twice, was runner-up in the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)-G.1 and third in the Japan Cup-G.1. His dam Tee Kay was by Seattle Slew’s son Gold Meridean. Symboli Kris S is the sire of Japan Cup-G.1 and Japanese St. Leger-G.1 winner Epiphaneia, a promising young sire. Contrail (see pedigree) unbeaten in Japan and recent winner of the Japanese 2,000 Guineas-G.1 has the Halo link with Mr Prospector and Seattle Slew. Sunday Silence became a phenomenal broodmare sire of Group stakes winners. His imported daughter Bella Sunday is the second dam of King’s Legacy, winner of the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes-G.1 and Champagne Stakes-G.1. This son of Redoute’s Choice has earned $884,100 and challenges for juvenile championship honours. Also scoring at Sydney’s autumn carnival was New Zealand mare Tofane (by Ocean Park) who narrowly defeated Pierro’s son Pierata in the All Aged Stakes G-.1. This fast mare is yet another high-class performer with linebreeding to three-parts brothers Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev. Halo’s contribution to the international gene pool has been sensational. Let’s hope Deep Impact’s imported sons do well “down under”.
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Gun Runner, himself is bred on that cross, as he is out of a mare by Giant’s Causeway, a son of Storm Cat. Inbreeding to Storm Cat has been extremely successful, and is proving so for Gun Runner, six of his stakes winners having a duplication of that horse. Gun Runner’s Champion Two-Year-Old daughter, Echo Zulu, is out of a mare by Menifee, a son of Harlan, also sire of Harlan’s Holiday, who is represented by Into Mischief, Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby, and is himself sire of the second dam of Gun Runner graded winner Wicked Halo. Gun Runner’s grade one winning son, Gunite, is out of a mare by Cowboy Cal, who is by Gun Runner’s own broodmare sire, Giant’s Causeway. Giant’s Causeway also appears as sire of the second dam of Gun Runner stakes winner, Concept, so this invites mares by such as Eskendereya, Creative Cause, First Samurai, Not This Time and Shamardal. Multiple graded stakes winning and grade one placed Pappascat is out of a mare by Scat Daddy (by a son of Hennessy, also sire of Henny Hughes, the broodmare sire of a Candy Ride line stakes winner). Candy Ride and sons have enjoyed exceptional success with mares by Forest Wildcat, and there is also a stakes winner by a son of Candy Ride out of a mare by D’Wildcat, a son of Forest Wildcat, and Forest Wildcat is also sire of Wildcat Heir. There are two graded winners by Candy Ride out of mares by Storm Cat son Forestry. He could be introduced through daughters of Shackleford (who looks particularly appealing) or Discreet Cat. Other likely Storm Cat sources that are already proven under Candy Ride include Tale of the Cat (sire of Lion Heart; grandsire of Kantharos), Stormy Atlantic and Yankee Gentleman. The cross with mares by Tapit has already provided Gun Runner with graded stakes winner Wicked Halo and stakes winners Red Run and Society. Tapit can be introduced through such as Constitution and Frosted. Tapit is by Pulpit, and stakes winner Optionality is by Gun Runner out of a mare by Pulpit, and there is also a Candy Ride grade one winner out of a mare by Pulpit son, Stroll. Gun Runner also has a stakes placed horse out of a mare by Pulpit son, Sky Mesa. Pulpit is by A.P. Indy out of a mare by Mr. Prospector and therefore bred on an identical cross to Flatter (sire of Upstart), who is the broodmare sire of Candy Ride’s multiple grade one winner Taiba, and to Malibu Moon, the broodmare sire of Gun Runner stakes winner Shotgun Hottie. This also suggests mares by similarly-bred A.P. Indy sons such as Congrats (brother to Flatter) and Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In – out of a Storm Cat mare – and Discreetly Mine). It would also be worth considering mares by A.P. Indy sons Bernardini (bred very similarly to Tapit), Take Charge Indy, Jump Start (out of a Storm Cat mare) and Majestic Warrior. Candy Ride and sons have enjoyed tremendous success crossed over mares from the Mr. Prospector line, and Gun Runner’s multiple grade one winner, Cyberknife is out of a mare by Flower Alley, a son of Distorted Humor (sire of Jimmy Creed and Maclean’s Music). There is also a stakes winner by Candy Ride out of a mare by Fusaichi Pegasus, who is bred on the same cross as Distorted Humor. Gun Runner is inbred to Fappiano, a pattern that has worked very well for Candy Ride and his sons. The inbreeding in Gun Runner is far enough back to permit a third strain and Gun Runner has sired graded stakes winner, Wicked Halo, and stakes winners Red Run, Shotgun Hottie and Society, who all have Fappiano through Unbridled. Candy Ride and sons have also particularly well when crossed over Unbridled. Out of mares by Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister; grandsire of American Pharoah, Classic Empire and Cairo Prince) there are two graded winners, including grade one winner Separationofpowers. There are five graded winners, including grade one winners Gift Box and Leofric, by Candy Ride and sons out of mares by Unbridled’s Song. Out of mares by sons of Unbridled’s Song there is a grade one winner out of a mare by First Defence,a graded winner out of mare by Songandprayer, and stakes winners out of mares by Political Force and Rockport Harbor. Other sources of Unbridled’s Song include Liam’s Map, Arrogate,Cross Traffic, Midshipman, Songandaprayer, Old Fashioned, Zensational, Even The Score, Dunkirk and Half Ours and Buddha. Unbridled could also be brought in through Broken Vow. It could also be worth considering introducing Fappiano through Quiet American, the grandsire of Midnight Lute, and Rubiano, sire of Burning Roma and Too Much Bling. The cross of Candy Ride and sons with mares from the Gone West branch has produced such as grade one winner Vekoma (out of mare by Speightstown, the sire of Munnings), and three stakes winners out of mares by Mr. Greeley, also inviting Grand Slam, Elusive Quality (sire of Quality Road and Smarty Jones)and Proud Citizen. From other branches of the Mr. Prospector line, Candy Ride sired one of his best runners, Twirling Candy, out of a mare by Mr. Prospector son, Chester House; he has a grade one winner out of a mare by Silver Ghost, and a grade two winner out of a mare by Street Cry (sire of Street Sense and Street Boss); there is a graded winner out of a mare by Curlin (by Smart Strike); a graded winner out of a mare by Seeking the Gold (sire of Mutakddim, Petionville and Cape Town); and a stakes winner out of a mare by Kingmambo (sire of Lemon Drop Kid). Gun Runner’s Preakness Stakes (G1) hero, Early Voting, is out of a mare by Tiznow, from the Relaunch branch of the In Reality line, and there is a trio of stakes winners, two graded by Candy Ride and sons out of Successful Appeal mares, from the Valid Appeal branch of In Reality. Gun Runner’s stakes winner Concept is out of a mare by Cindago, a son of Indian Charlie. This suggests that mares by Uncle Mo (sire of Nyquist), and other sons of Indian Charlie, including Adios Charlie and Liaison. This is a branch of the Caro line, which could also be brought in through Mizzen Mast.
5860	dbpedia	0	17	https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1983/05/08/sunnys-halo-shines-in-the-rain-road-to-derby-took-some-odd-turns-for-halo/62846498007/	en	Sunny's Halo Shines in the Rain Road to Derby Took Some Odd Turns for Halo	https://www.gannett-cdn.…ages/favicon.png	https://www.gannett-cdn.…ages/favicon.png	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Jim Lassiter, The Oklahoman" ]	1983-05-08T00:00:00	The round man with the jolly disposition was trying to get home to Canada. The only way to get there from Arkansas was to fly south the wrong direction but David Foster didn't seem to mind the Sunday…	en	https://www.gannett-cdn.…ages/favicon.png	Oklahoman	https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1983/05/08/sunnys-halo-shines-in-the-rain-road-to-derby-took-some-odd-turns-for-halo/62846498007/	The round man with the jolly disposition was trying to get home to Canada. The only way to get there from Arkansas was to fly south the wrong direction but David Foster didn't seem to mind the Sunday after the Arkansas Derby. A stewardess took note of the man and his wife and several small grandchildren and offered to assist them aboard the airplane. He agreed and handed her several carry-on bags. Then he reached under his seat and hauled up a mammoth gold trophy that looked as if it might not fit any place aboard a passenger plane, much less under a seat. "What's that thing?" the stewardess asked, eyeing the trophy as if it might explode any second. "We won the Arkansas Derby," David Foster said cheerfully. "And we're going to win the Kentucky Derby, too." She smiled but looked unconvinced. Even an airline stewardess who probably wouldn't know a thoroughbred from sourdough bread seemed skeptical. And why not? Who, after all, would think a Cajun jockey aboard a Canadian horse who had run only two races all year and both in Arkansas was going to win the Run for the Roses? But Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs, Canadians and Cajuns and Arkies came together in victory. After so many failures, Sunny's Halo finally made an Arkansas Derby champion a Kentucky Derby winner. In a fashion similar to his wire-to-wire triumph last month at Oaklawn Park, Sunny's Halo became only the second Canadian horse in history Saturday to win the world's most famous horse race. Eddie Delahoussaye, his Cajun jockey, meanwhile became only the fourth race rider ever to win back-to-back Derbies. A year ago Delahoussaye was first aboard Gato Del Sol, who came from dead last in a 20-horse field to win easily. But that experience meant nothing Saturday for Delahoussaye. Sunny's Halo was never more than half a length off the early pace set by Total Departure and had the race completely in hand as the two came splashing through the rain like a couple of kids at recess. There are over 35,000 thoroughbred racehorses foaled on this continent annually and every one of those owners would have changed places Saturday with David Foster, an Ontario stockbroker. Sunny's Halo just made him a millionaire. David Cross, the Canadian trainer, also became the envy of his peers and the man in racing with the most horse sense in 1983. There certainly were a number of obstacles that Foster, Cross and Sunny's Halo had to overcome. The stigma about Canadian horses. The brand of "loser" placed on Arkansas Derby champions. And the light work this spring for Sunny's Halo. Sunny's Halo became the lightest raced Kentucky Derby winner since 1947's Jet Pilot, who also had just two starts. This victory was obviously pleasing for Foster, who had never had a horse in the Derby before. But it was a personal triumph for Cross, who had saddled a couple of horses at Churchill Downs 12 years ago but failed so badly that he ran away. David Cross is a rather mysterious fellow and little known in his profession. He was born on a track in British Columbia and for a while was an unsuccessful rider. He wears dark glasses even when the sun is not shining and has little to say. But he knows his racing and apparently has an inner toughness about him. He made it clear after the Arkansas Derby that he would chart the path for Sunny's Halo. Not Foster. If so, there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. Cross said in Arkansas that Sunny's Halo would not run under any circumstances in June's 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes. "It's too far for a horse that age carrying 126 pounds," he said. Of course should Sunny's Halo win the Preakness, perhaps Cross could be overruled by Foster. But you doubt it. Foster had insisted that Sunny's Halo run seven races as a two-year-old and the Canadian juvenile champ ended up with sore legs. Mincing no words, Cross said this week the reason was "greed" that the colt raced so often. To get Sunny's Halo well, Cross took him to California for the winter, where he spent his time in a swimming pool healing bucked shins and a bad ankle. It was Cross who decided that Sunny's Halo would go to Arkansas, pretty much an uncharted course for the elite among three-year-old colts. It was his plan that Sunny's Halo would run only twice before the Derby. It was he who insisted that Delahoussaye get the ride, turning down an offer from Angel Cordero, Jr., who Cross said "tried to put a gun to my head" for the mount. After Sunny's Halo had won the Arkansas Derby last month, Foster and Cross and Delahoussaye were invited to a special party for the winners. A band was playing and the champaign was flowing when Cross walked in. A waiter offered him a glass of the bubbly, but he turned it down. "I'll just stick to my (Johnny Walker) Red and water," he said, reaching in his back pocket. You guess he probably toasted the Canadians, the Cajun and the Arkies with his own brand again Saturday. BIOG: NAME: Archive ID: 123208
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Inside...	en	https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/c0b6475da62fa870554d08603a987ae7b8e37c474cb3aa58d99fb52f09dcd142?s=32	SoulHorseRide	https://soulhorseride.wordpress.com/	Perfection! How many horse people can say that? About their horse? About their ride? About their trail access? About their horse-and-child motherhood? I can — and I think, after fiftysomething horse years, I’ve earned it :)))) DawnHoof My first horse, Rebel, in Western tack. I was the only Western rider at the English barn in Pacific Palisades, CA., where I boarded him — thankfully adjacent to endless trails for our adventures :)) ~~~~ Think about it. Horses draw people from every walk of life. Barrel races. Thoroughbred races. Rodeo. Jumping. Eventing. Dressage. Vaulting. Roping. Reining. Carriage driving. Trail riding. Endurance riding . . . There are disciplines and breeds available for every type of human personality within the great umbrella of “Horses”. My passion has always been to get out — hit the trails — cut loose — and experience the harmony and freedom that riding a good horse out in Nature offers. As a farrier for more than thirty years, I’m a horse pro. And I’ve witnessed lots and lots of horse/human relationships. I’m always happy when a horse and human are well-matched. When the needs of the horse and the goals of the human seem to line up. Mutual satisfaction oozes from the contentment of both. Good vibes rule the day . . . Horses and riders in Waimanalo, Oahu (Hawaii) caught by my camera while enjoying the day :)) ~~~~ Yet this is not always the case. Sometimes, a person acquires a horse that just isn’t up for the intended purpose for which that person dreamed of. Perhaps physical limitations prevent the magic from aligning, in either horse, or rider. Perhaps temperament — the horse is nervous and spooky and won’t settle nicely in to what the owner wants to accomplish. (Or the owner’s temperament is disparate to that of the horse.) Maybe a trail rider can’t find a stable for her horse that’s near a good trail network. Or accident, age, or injury interrupts the flow. So many things can get in the way of our horse dreams! ~~~~ So when everything goes well. When horse and rider emerge from winter hiatus, like my mare, Fae and I, yesterday, and merge as one in absolute perfection — rider take note! For this is not a “given”. There is no guarantee that the mare I bred twentysomething years ago will still be sound and willing and ready to hit the trails with velveteen smoothness, responding moment-to-moment, to my slightest cue. Our ranch, at 5.500′ elevation, is here in the Southern California Los Padres National Forest, surrounded by peaks and ridges raising as high as 8,000′ (Frazier Park area). Our location is off the infamous Grapevine section of the I-5 Freeway, about sixty miles inland from Santa Barbara and Ojai. We get rain, snow and storms in the winter here, making the ground saturated or frozen, so we only have about a May – November riding window to get out and enjoy our local trails. Once the muddy winter ground dries up, I start conditioning the horses by galloping them down in our big level corral, about an acre in size. They buck and spin and cavort, running off winter’s nervous energy, building wind and muscle which has laid dormant over the past five or six months. The first great day to ride presented itself yesterday — a day off work for me, and temperatures up to the 50s. (That beats the 30s and 40s!) So I pep-talked myself, “You can do this, Dawn!” I wrapped my neck in two cashmere scarves, donned boots and gloves and headed out to the ranch to ride! For my first ride of the season, Fae, my homebred Appy/Shire cross mare — mother of Aria and Laddie (daughter of my original mare, Fanta — see beach ride photo of Dawn with daughter Ella, age 5) — was today’s mount of choice. (The others are great, too, Aria and Laddie — but I did have to choose, and Fae won today’s lottery :)) Coming out of winter there will surely be newly fallen pine trees across the trail that we’ll have to navigate around. This happens every winter, especially a wet winter like we had this year, when winds topple trees from their earth-sodden roots. And Fae is a good choice to preview any stitcharounds that will be needed because of the fallen trees. ‘Malibu Riders’* Horses on trail in Zuma Canyon, Malibu — a trail riding operation ~~~~ Prepping a horse to ride is not unlike preparing to take a toddler to the market on a shopping errand. You don’t just throw them in the car and hope for the best. You consider their needs, and plan for them, accordingly. I accommodate Fae’s wants and needs before, during and after the ride. In return, she willingly carries me and responds to my most subtle aids. Before we go, after galloping off any nervous edge or energy she might have, there in the corral, she gets to graze on grass that grows nearby. Yum! Then I lead her to the hitching area, where she gets two scoops of alfalfa pellets to fill any hunger, and make her feel loved and cared for. After she’s groomed and the pad and saddle go on, she gets yummy horse cookies to help her breathe, ease and relax as I adjust and snug up her girth. Then, I bring out the bridle and place the reins over Fae’s head. Fae knows the drill. She opens her mouth, lowers her head and dives for the bit with moving lips as if to say, “Yes! Let’s get out and go!” More cookies reward this willing behavior. ~~~~ Of note — my wonderful handyman husband made me the very best wooden mounting block about a decade ago. Having worked in Hawaii shoeing horses, flying back and forth from LAX (Los Angeles) to HNL (Honolulu) for two weeks out of every six weeks over the course of fourteen years, I had opportunity to travel back in horse time to a simpler way of living. Over there, in the Islands, big wooden mounting blocks like the ones at stables when I was a kid, are still in service. I took measurements, and Rick reproduced one for me :)) So leading Fae to the broad, three-step mounting block, and climbing onto her large frame into my secure Western Australian saddle, was a breeze. Horse art on the side of a wooden mounting block at a stable in Southern California ~~~~ Leaving the ranch, we swing into a walk for the five-minute trek to the narrow forest trailhead gate — a technical and difficult obstacle that Fae allows me to open and close expertly, while still mounted — no small feat! (Many horses have had meltdowns and incidents here — thank heaven for Fae’s intelligent skillset!) And now we’ve entered our Forest-Nirvana! Our forest in fall, on Aria ~~~~ One and a half hours later, about six miles covered, heading up technical-snag-ridden, scrub oak single track trail to the wide open yellow-carpeted gold-field flower-covered meadow, stitching into the wider trail, off we fly . . . Cantering. Silky smooth. Loose rein. Hips following hoofbeats, flowing in unison. Horse and Horsegirl’s Paradise! Where two become One. Whispering praises, “‘Atta girls!” and “Wows!” To the horse. To the movement. To the intuitive connection between us. To the virgin forest. To the pristine day. To the horse I bred and raised and trained — And twentysomething years later, Still meld with, Still One . . . Fae tree shadow shot on Mt. Pinos ~~~~ I’m a bit sore in my legs and lower back today, but that’s already loosening up. A small price to pay for Perfection! (For a riding Pep Talk, see my posts, Boot Up and Why Ride?) So I’m here to encourage you horse guys and gals — Time to get off the couch, Get on those boots, Grab out your horse, And RIDE! :)))) DawnHoof ~~~~ Fanta, Fae’s mother (dam) in Malibu — Mamma Dawn with daughter Ella on the run! Enjoying Life!!! (1993) ~~~~ Copyright 2024 Photographs: Dawn Jenkins and family archives, Marci Cunningham endurance photo ~~~~ Please come over to Dawn’s Life blog — Journal of Dawn — for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life. Find out more about Dawn’s HoofCare Services and Soul Horse Rides in the Frazier Park Outback of Southern California :)) ~~~~ Share this: Like Loading... Here’s a ride from 2008 recorded in my journal, when I moved a couple of my horses back to the mountains in Malibu — off Decker and Encinal Canyon Rd. — near pristine Charmlee Park. Since it’s a hundred miles from my now-Frazier-Park-home, I’d work all day shoeing and trimming horse’s hooves nearby in Malibu, then camp outside my corral for a night or two, getting in a ride when I could — many in the dark of night. My journal records peaceful nights, spent outside my horses’ large pasture-style hilltop corral: Twilight at ZachaRosa Ranch The sky hangs orange, thick, against the distant Boney Ridge. Smoke from a host of Northern California fires influences the air even here in Malibu. I sit in my car and type. Young Sycamore trees silhouette the skyline. Crickets croon in rolling unison. It’s warm. We’ve had a heat wave up in our mountains, and it’s cooler here by the beach. I just brought the horses back (to this ranch) to get in a few Malibu summer rides. I hear the sounds of horses munching, walking, whinnying — and response. One-two-three-four-five whinny’s in succession, from far away, to right next to me. It makes me smile. I feel at home. Mentor in Malibu ~~~~ Yet the night of this writing, I was apparently in some kind of mental funk. Much of what we do with our horses is by discipline and years of logged muscle memory. More often than not, especially as we get older, we horse enthusiasts require more discipline to accomplish the physically challenging task of mounting up, and going for a ride — especially wilderness rides! Especially at NIGHT!!! (See my post Why Ride?) Looking back on it now, I’m amazed at my endeavor. Working all day physically, shoeing and trimming horse hooves in the hundred degree heat, and then trusting myself and my horses to head out into the darkness, into the Malibu mountain vastness, on our own . . . and feel at home . . . quite a feat! At the time in my mid-fifties, no less! (I also see telltale signs of hypoglycemia that night — low blood sugar — and dehydration from the day’s work, which must have added to my mental funk.) I had to make myself rally to get out my horses that night — in the fading day’s twilight. Saddle up and climb on one horse (Mentor), leading (ponying) the other horse (Fauna), unsaddled, into the wildness, into the growing darkness . . . ~~~~ Riding into the Exotic Sometimes the mind is a grist mill, crushing sheaves of chaff. Stuck, like a record, in a skip, in a rut. And this night is one. The night is hot, dripping. I’m thinking 80 degrees. A clouded colorful sunset all that’s left of the hundred-degree August day. Under the Eucalyptus trees, I stage a ridge-side picnic in the day’s final muted rays, straddling my three-legged stool, chomping my much-needed meal, forgetting the heavy work of the day. I go about like a robot. Lifeless. Waiting for the inspiration to hit. I certainly don’t feel like riding tonight. These are the rides I make myself muster — on horseback, into the darkness, into the trails — to ease my harried mind. It worked, it seems, as I slept quietly afterwards, and felt blessed relief. But the ride itself was labored. This time riding Mentor, ponying Fauna, my mind grinds on. Down the trail on the first steep hillside, across the paved road, around the gate and up the loosely turned tractor path. Looking out, dripping, waiting in vain for cool air to hit, we dither on. The lights of Trancas muted, in half-fog. Palos Verdes blotted out, as it been has all summer long. ~~~~ There is a turning point in every ride, when exhaustion gives way to magic, when the mundane gives way to the exotic. Oftentimes it feels like it will never get here. Yet on each ride, no matter how difficult, I’ve come to know — I’ll find it. On this ride, after entering Malibu’s Charmlee Park in the darkening twilight, it arrives when we turn toward the lay-line on the white sandy soil, glowing bright in the growing darkness. It always seems to take a good 45 minutes to get into that flowing state — perhaps a magic number of sorts. Like some mathematical formula: pi [exotic zone] = 45-minute-riding-time. ~~~~ Upon entering this exotic zone, the wheels of my mental mill finally subside. Now, instead of hearing my own inner angst, I begin to turn outward, upward, into the rhythm of the ride. The stars begin to sparkle. The treeline touches a place in my soul. The horizon opens up. And I become transported into the sublime. Riding the same ride, again and again, may seem similar, but never the same. The night, the clarity of the stars, the twinkling quality (or not) of the lights. The horses mood. The trail combinations. Close encounters with coyotes or not — all make for a new and unique ride. ~~~~ Tonight I decide to twist things up. Whatever I usually do, I’ll do differently. It works. Coming into the lookout from the wetlands offers smells and views I rarely get from the other direction. Each way I look, each turn of the trail, offers new vistas of the cloud cover, new reflections on the meadow, new silhouettes of the lone standing oak. And with each turn, I feel a new sense of relief. This tree not an oak, but a favorite tree up Mt. Pinos ~~~~ The meadow smells sweet tonight. Ripe. Sun-bleached. It shines bright under the starry canopy above, distinct from the dark tree-lined horizon. Amazingly, eyes adjust to the darkness. We see and perceive just fine. Like the cowboys of old, my horses and I feel nurtured and safe under the magical light of the stars. The rhythm of hoofbeats soothes my soul. We are as much a part of this place as the animals who inhabit it. Fauna tugs at the rope, reaching for a bite of tasty brush. Mentor walks animated beneath me, without complaint. What a willing partner my good horse is! Mentor spends his days standing in his pasture swishing flies, staring off, first one direction, then the next, moseying toward the water trough. He has no idea what random day or hour I’ll drive up, hailing him with my familiar whistle. (I raised him from birth! It’s an intimate, life-long relationship.) Mentor whinnies, ears pricked, at my call. I spend a few minutes fussing over him. I lead him out and saddle him. Bridle him. Mount upon his back, and nudge him on. Without hesitation, he complies. Happily, eagerly. He carries me into my fantasy, whether directly out onto the trail or loaded into the trailer to haul to who-knows-where for who-knows-how-long. Wonderful willing steed and companion! ~~~~ ~~~~ All in all, we ride for close to two hours. Happy. Content. We lose track of time and angst and worry. Now we’re heading homeward. Uphill. Mentor puffs the still warm air. Fauna follows contentedly. Looking back, I fixate on the skyline. In my mind I take a photo of the glowing night scene. Unsaddling, in the darkness, I’m at ease now. The ride has worked its magic. Once again. ~~~~ How great to find my long-ago notes and story I previously wrote about this one-out-of-hundreds of my rides. Night rides are very challenging, as they require an extrasensory awareness of horse, trails, footing, foliage (which can poke and rip and tear skin and clothing alike!), lurking predators, and so much more. See my post, Adventurer of the Night, for another one of my nighttime rides. DawnHoof Other Charmlee Notes (from my 2009 journal) I awoke with sense of travel, of wonder. How horses are the key that unlock another dimension for us. Like riding Starboy with Holly and Bari one week ago, at Charmlee Park, in Malibu. I remember Holly asking me, as we saw each other at work one day, “What do you mean when you say that ‘Starboy’s a perfect horse?'” She just cannot understand. “What makes Starboy so special?” (Starboy is Mentor’s offspring, along with his full sister, Angel.) So when the day arrives and we meet at up the canyon at ZachaRosa Ranch — this, an afternoon daylight ride — I realize that I shall put her on Starboy. I need to be on Fae, and Bari is good on Angel. And I need to make sure nothing happens to Holly, to keep her very safe. (She hadn’t ridden since her teen years.) So I “pony” her, leading Starboy on a safety rope, just in case — she, to my left, on little Arab-cross Starboy, I on big wonderful Shire-cross Fae — Bari and Angel tagging along. And after a while I realize that Holly actually can ride. Ah Ha! Thirty years melt away, and Holly’s in the saddle, riding again! Once inside Charmlee Park, I free her from the rope, and Holly and Starboy are on their own. And she gets it! With giggles and teenage enthusiasm of old, she sits his cadenced jog. “Oh, I see what you mean! Starboy is perfect!” Holly proclaims. With a slight tilt of her seat she wills Starboy onward and he responds, ever reaching, ever pushing forward, carrying her into the Malibu end-of-day light. And now into the sunset with pale golden hues. And now deep twilight on the vast Pacific Horizon, against the gnarled silhouette of the Boney Ridge. And now the moon, nearly full, casting shadows toward the west, illuminates the meadow, the hillock, our path. The ride, like the horse, contains perfection. And Holly giggles—sixteen again—rising and ebbing with her mount, like a wave. Above the beach here in Malibu. How awesome is that!!! Read more about Starboy here, here, here. Read about my magical Malibu childhood here. Of note: the Malibu ranch I once lived on with my horses, milk goats, and my girls when they were young, was bought by Country Singer Dwight Yoakam, who became my landlord back then — late ’80s-early ’90s. Here is the property now with a great video of the Boney Ridge and surroundings. Dwight named this twelve acre Yerba Buena Canyon ranch the “Boney Pony” and owned it for several years. It seems it’s now a health/yoga retreat. ~~~~ Copyright 2008, 2009, 2024 Dawn Jenkins Photo credits: Dawn Jenkins ~~~~ Please visit my Life Blog, Journal of Dawn , for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life ~~~~ Find out more about Dawn’s HoofCare Services and Soul Horse Rides in the Frazier Park Outback of Southern California :)) Share this: Like Loading... Update: Wet Winter in California! Recent storms graced our region with over 200% of normal rainfall. Hallelujah! However, along with our watery wonders came soggy soil — and impossible horse riding conditions. A river of runoff poured through our corrals in recent weeks, saturating the earth and bogging every inch of ground. Yet last week was sunny and clear; a wind dried out much of the land. I was able to unload and stack hay bales yesterday, just in time before the previous load was gone. And for the first time in two months, I was able to turn the horses out and let them gallop, reel, and spin-out their winter bucks on (mostly) solid ground. So imagine my surprise this sunny Saturday morning, when I heard my little inner voice say: “You know, you could pull Laddie out and go for a ride today!” What? I reacted. I could ride? That would be awesome! . . . But I don’t usually ride in winter’s snow and cold in our mountains, and I haven’t saddled up and hopped on since November. A friend was just telling me, the first impulse when we get a good idea is: Yes! Let’s do it! . . . And then . . . Resistance sets in! And we tend to put it off . . . (and it tends to not get done, at all.) What about the hooves I should work on today? I thought. How about the boxes here at home I could go through? I haven’t ridden in such a long time! Will I even have the energy? Then it occurred to me, This is the first and only day, thus far this winter, that I actually could ride. The realization hit me . . . Seriously! I really can do this! So I shifted my mindset, booted up and headed out to the horses. ~~~~ I did my chores out there, first — feed set-up and water trough cleaning — to save my end-of-day energy for a ride! Once the work was done, I chased Lad in the corral for a quick trot and lope to clear out any possible remaining winter bucks — he appeared calm and relaxed today. Pulling him out of the corral for the first time in so long, tied at my hitching spot, Lad seemed HUGE! For decades I raised smaller Arab-cross horses in my homebred herd, but when I added Shire (think Clydesdale), into my mix twentysomething years ago, all that changed. Laddie is not just big. Regal Beautiful. Elegant. He’s MASSIVE! (My husband points out, he’s also: Intelligent. Charismatic. Responsive. Caring for his rider . . . and that every girl falls in love with him! I must add, the guys do, too.) Standing next to Laddie, holding my Western Aussie saddle, looking up at his towering back, I wondered: Can I even get this heavy thing up there? Not having tossed on a saddle in so long, can my not-so-fit winter muscles still muster it? I tucked the girth and off-side stirrup over the saddle seat, counted to 3 and gave it the biggest heft I had . . . Hallelujah! Horsegirl grit rules! (It’s all in that last moment ‘flip’ we’ve learned to do from all those horse-years of tossing saddles.) Now — to get on. Checking his girth, adjusting his bridle, leading Lad to the mounting block — I looked at the mountain of a horse, and it seemed foreign to attempt to climb on . . . We humans are strange creatures. Like a pilot who hasn’t flown her craft recently, I felt awkward at the thought of throwing my leg over him. This is new for me! I’ve ridden for so many years, where is this hesitation coming from? But it’s good, calm Lad, I mentally reassure myself, large as he is. And my saddle is tight. I checked again, just to make sure. Up and on. “Good boy, Lad!” I said out loud. As we strode away, I had difficulty locating my off-side stirrup, having to reach down and twist the saddle fender in order to find it with my foot. (Usually it flops out to meet me, but not today.) Funny how the ageing process makes me feel more like a little kid than an accomplished adult, with fiftysomething years of riding, breeding, training, shoeing, caring for and interacting with horses . . . Yet now I’m mounted, in my saddle, and through the gate we go! ~~~~ Out on the lane, the sun feels warm; the air cold. Once in the woods, snow patches hide behind bushes; Boggy ground, crusted with ice, pools in the low spots. One thing I know about riding horses — the farther away from home, The more the Magic arises . . . A rhythm sets in. We find our pace. The horse beneath me, and my own body, loosen up. The trees speak. The saddle melds with horse and rider. Transformation occurs. Outside of ordinary time — into Horse time. Dream time. The forest trees loom before me. The same trees I’ve ridden through for nearly thirty years. Yet this ride, as each ride — has its own special flavor. Sunlight glints. Its low, end-of-winter-day angle, shines right into my eyes. In my mind, I heard strains of Gordon Lightfoot’s song: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the night and the empty skies, my love, To the night and the empty skies,” So many firsts — the first time I’ve ridden in 2023. Finally, our drawn-out California drought over — at least for now. Our forest soaking the moisture into every root. Green shoots sprouting at our 5,500′ elevation, even in January — Sun in my eyes, where all winter, dark shadows have been. Now: lilting, dancing shadows. My beloved Laddie carrying me, effortlessly. The cadence. The hoofbeats. The unity between us. The ease in which we share. Laddie moving gracefully to my slightest cue. Perfection! And so our steady path leads us, Detouring around newly fallen trunks and branches, Past now-filled water hollows, lined with ice in the shadows, like lace. The ponds reflecting moss-colored trees and crisp blue sky — Lad navigating the soft spots in the ground, steady, Like the seasoned trail horse that he is. I’m alive! I’m in my element, no matter Age or time constraints or other excuses! — Gordon Lightfoot singing, softly, in my mind . . . And this year our riding season promises abundant wildflowers — Abundant hope. On lovely Laddie, my faithful steed. Warm. Soft. Fluid. Yielding to my every whim. ~~~~ Copyright 2023 Photos: Dawn Jenkins archives ~~~~ Please also visit my Life Blog, Journal of Dawn , for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life ~~~~ Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your Horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 ~~~~ Share this: Like Loading... How do we, as a farriers, work with an unruly horse — one not bad enough to tranquilize, yet not good enough to relax and enjoy? Until recently, Red, a round-bodied chestnut Quarter Horse, was such a problem. Living the leisurely life turned out on a large acreage, used only sporadically due to his owner’s time restraints, Red enjoys the lifestyle so many stabled horses long for. I’d been working with him for only about six or eight months. He’d been fine to trim, great with his hinds, but awful for nailing his fronts! (And, with thin soles and rocky high-desert terrain, Red needs front shoes to keep sound.) As soon as my hammer takes to nails, Red yanks and pulls his limb like a large-scale earthquake, worse on the right side. That’s when I ask Red’s strong cowboy-owner to stand in front of his knee, hold his leg, and push with great might against Red’s protests, so I can get the nails in. (And he’s not quicked, as he’s sound afterwards and throughout the shoeing cycle.) I’m sure Red has cultivated these less-than-hilarious behaviors with previous farriers throughout his career. (Since I have no pictures of Red, other chestnut horses in my personal photo archive will have to do :)) DawnHoof Social Distancing So when Coronavirus mandated “social distancing”, and the fact that Red’s owner is in the emergency health services field — and was therefore forbidden to stand near another human — I got to face off with Red a couple shoeings ago, all by myself. “I’m not sure I can nail him,” I told his owner. “If I can’t get him nailed, I’ll have to leave him barefoot.” “He does better in shoes. I hope you can get them on!” Red’s owner said. “Just do the best you can.” “Would you mind if I treat him like he’s one of my own horses? Do I have your permission to work with Red’s behavior?” “You sure do!” he said, keeping his distance, hopping in his truck, and driving away. Leaving me alone with Red, for the first time ever — just the two of us — to work it out on our own. Enter ~ Romancing Red ~ Wonderfully enough, I’d just been working on my post, Romancing the Hoof, so all my new “courtship” and “wooing” strategies were fresh at hand. Primed to “love-Red-up” with cookies and rubs and schmoozing, I determined to treat him like he was one of my own horses. With love and firmness, I’d see how far we could get. Before starting in, I scratched Red’s neck and whispered soft coos, broke off bits of yummy cookies (The German Horse Muffin, otherwise known as “Horse Crack”), and gave him some delicious bites. Licking, dropping his head, Red showed all the signs of a happy horse at rest with his herd. That’s what I wanted, “happy-herdship” behavior, rather than displaying “fight-or-flight”. I started by trimming his hind end, holding his hooves low, using the crook of my foot and the closeness of my stance to support hoof and limb, creating the lowest possible “human hoof stand”. (Horses love this!) Red responded well. Happy. Relaxed. Agreeable. I took several breaks, scratching his bum, “Good boy, Red . . .” Right Fore Finished with the hinds, I decided to do one front hoof at a time, and to start with his more difficult, right fore. Pulling the shoe — no problem. I rewarded Red with cookies and cooing, “Good boy, Red! Such a good boy!” Since I knew his difficulty was nailing, and I wasn’t sure if I could get him to cooperate, I took my hammer to his untrimmed bare hoof, and began to very gently tap . . . Red fired into action! Whap! Pull! Snatch! Red was back into his old fight-or-flight habits. Immediately I got out from under him, snorted my most demanding “mare snort”, and leapt into aggressive human/horse body-language behavior. Hissing, snorting, baring my teeth, as my own dominant mare would have done to reprimand an upstart — Red knew that I was less than pleased. He took a step back, looking peeved. Then I switched my body language, softening, taking a deep breath — letting it out, blowing my lips to mimic how horses communicate: “It’s all OK . . .” I asked him to move up, cooing and rubbing, working his endorphin (feel-good hormone) response, until his head lowered and he licked (physical signs of horsey submission). Back underneath, tapping with my hammer, he jerked again, and we repeated the process a time or two. ‘Ol Red is One Smart ‘Bugga! Red soon realized he’d rather choose cookies and praises, and make the “mare” (me!) happy — than suffer her snorts and snarls. “Hurray! Good boy, Red. What a wonderful boy!” Now I trimmed up the hoof, shaped the shoe, and nailed it on with little incident, generously praising and offering bites of cookies. Yahoo! Nails in, blocked — now ready for clinching. Extending Red’s hoof onto my stand for rasping and clinching is another behavior he detests — snapping his leg back, turning my stand into an implement of war, aiming at my shins, as if ‘Ol Red is plotting to have the last laugh. More “mare snorts” and dominant behavior from me, this time just once, changed clinching from terror to do-able. Hurray! Red was defiantly starting to catch on. Nails clinched, hoof finished, I gave him more cookies and coos, and started in on the left fore. Left Fore ~ Pull shoe, no problem. Tap bare hoof gently with hammer — Whap! Pull! Snatch! Again, Red worked hard to snap his leg away from me. (This repeat of behavior is to be expected on the opposite foot, as a horse’s brain must learn on both sides for a lesson to get through to the separate-brain-lobe horse physiology.) Again, my good snort and mare-ish hiss ended all that. In a short time, Lovely Red was wearing two new front shoes :)) ~~~ Fini :)) To his owner’s delight, Red was happy, sound, shod. To my delight, I fell head-over-heels in love with Red, schmoozing and fluffing and flattering him, and feeling his reciprocal energy flowing my way. Now I know, Red and I can work it out. Next shoeing, I only had to reinforce his behavior a time or two. And the shoeings after that, he’s stood perfectly and happily for me. Hallelujah Red! You’re proof that something good can come out of Covid. The virus might be separating us humans, but it united me deeply with Red :)) ~~~~ Copyright 2020 Photos: Dawn Jenkins; “Aria Laughing” photo by Z. Schultz (since I have no pictures of Red, other chestnut horses in my personal photo archive will have to do :)) Please also visit my Life Blog, Journal of Dawn, for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life ~~~~ Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your Horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 ~~~~ Share this: Like Loading... It’s a wonderfully recurring theme throughout my Horse Life . . . “The more I ride, the more I want to ride! The more I ride, the more I must ride !” DawnHoof The more I ride, the more I experience that effervescent, single-minded, can’t-wait-to-do- it-again, fluttery feeling: Horse High!!! Enjoy this post I wrote last fall. My wonderful ride on Fae in our woods tonight brought back my Horse High, and I decided to post this now, in honor of all the Great Rides we Horse Humans live for . . . DawnHoof It’s the Horse High that keeps me a Horse Girl. Not just my owning, caring for, and feeding my horses every day . . . Not just that I can ride. But that I do ride! Again. And again. And again. Not a Given . . . Yet sometimes the High alludes me. Occasionally, rides go bad, or leave me flat. Sometimes it’s tough to get out and ride at all! Be it weather — too hot, too cold. Conditions — too slick, too much snow. Time — too little daylight, too much work. Or my own energy levels — too tired, or just not quite “up”. But most of my Horse Adventures fuel the High I feel today, from all the great rides and carriage drives I’ve experienced recently :)) :)) :)) Keeping Stats :)) You may not know, but I log every ride! Like in my old days of piloting airplanes, every hour spent in flight, every destination, every landing, recorded in flight logs. I record my rides in a series of yearly At-A-Glance type organizer books, (going back more than twenty years!), along with my day-to-day work, travel and activities. Rides are circled and flagged, so they stand out and can be tallied. Time, horse(s) and destination, all recorded. I treasure these records, as they paint the overall picture as to how my Horse Life is playing out, over the larger scope of time. Going back through the years and adding up my number of rides and hours spent in the saddle — I’ve noticed, as I’m getting older, the numbers tend to shrink. You might be tempted to think, “One day, when things slow down — I’ll live the Life of my Dreams.” Oh, so naive. You might find, as you age, you won’t quite have the energy levels you have now. (Like our vehicles, our own body mileage starts piling up, and we require more maintenance to perform at previous levels of expectation :)) “A good reminder to you younger folks — On with it! Get out and get on with your Dreams! Find a way to manifest the Life you’ve always wanted . . . right now.” DawnHoof The Urge to Call it Quits . . . In fact, from time to time throughout my more difficult years, when the High has partially alluded me, I’ve actually considered finding a new home for my herd. This happened a couple years ago. My rides had gotten less frequent, and some of the thrill had gone. “If I’m not riding as much, and not enjoying it like before,” I asked, quite seriously . . . “Would my horses be better off with someone else???” Mind Mapping my Solution So I did what I always do when faced with a Life Dilemma: I got out felt markers and poster board, and started a fresh Mind Map to explore the topic. I Rode. I came home. I Mapped. I rode again. Over the course of a week, I had my answer: No, I don’t need to re-home my herd :)) I am an excellent horse owner — but my Life has shifted at this stage, and my horsing must now adjust So, rather than find faults, change my expectations and enjoy the phase I’m in now Create joy in all that I do with my horses, whether I ride, or not :)) In shifting my approach, I’m happy to report, my Horse High, which powered the dreams of my childhood, has returned! 🙂 :)) Altering my Expectations I reset my goals and expectations to include accepting a bit less time in the saddle, yet allowing myself to enjoy this “golden autumn” phase of Life and Horse . . . (Like the colors and light that grace the fall equinox season.) From my Mapping, I discovered that my Horse High shows up most when I shake up the usual mix :)) Hauling and riding somewhere fresh Inviting a friend to join me Making some daring change to my everyday routine Road Trip! So recently, I took action — and loaded Aria and Laddie in the trailer, and headed toward Lockwood Valley. Earlier this summer I joined an endurance-riding neighbor for a big evening/moonlight ride (4.5 hours!) up Seymour Canyon, an old haunt I hadn’t ridden in years. Now I set out for an encore ride of just the lower, easy part of Seymour, riding Laddie and ponying Aria. Golden Seymour Canyon Up, up we rode. Up the dirt track. Past the dried creekbed. Silhouetted trees. Exposed roots. Magical Sunbeams :)) A single doe, Large eyes and ears, Paused. Looked — Leapt off into The underbrush — Laddie’s neck high, Eyes following. Upward. Onward. Past ramshackled remains Of previously inhabited Trailers and outbuildings. Abandoned gravel pit. Grass-lined, dried-out ponds. Thirty-mile vistas. Up, up, ever up — Winding past private Fenced-off areas, Along the forest line. Outside the fence, Outside of time . . . To Golden Seymour Flats, Ablaze in once-a-year Perfect fall glory. My saddle warm, Welcoming. My horses eager. Forward. In sync. My body fit, fine. Walking, swinging. Trotting, loping, Galloping into freedom — One-and-a-half hours Of constant, fluid motion. Heading back, End-of-day light. Satisfied. Complete. High on Horse! High on Nature. High on Life :)) Recovery The day after a big ride, my lower back, neck and shoulders wake up stiff. But they work out of it . . . More powerful than that, my Soul wakes up refreshed, yearning for more. Dreaming. Recounting. Re-living — Bursting out in an effervescent, obsessive, Horse High! :)) :)) Old Fashioned Horse High :)) :)) So today, all I could think was: Where to go next? What day could we go? Which horses should I take? How far shall we ride??? High, Again :)) So I rode again, tonight — Another hour-and-a-half, In the moonlight. Gliding. Floating. One with my mount. Dreaming again now — Where to go next? Which horses to take? What’s up for the rest of the week??? :)) ~~~~ Please visit my Life Blog, Journal of Dawn , for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life ~~~~ Copyright 2019 Share this: Like Loading... Ever since the beginning of the Barefoot Movement, horseshoes have taken a bad wrap. Nails — awful. Steel — restrictive. Damn farriers! Ruining all our horses with outdated, medieval malevolence! Yet — please! Let’s don’t throw out the hoof with the bath water . . . I’m primarily a Barefoot girl, no problem. And barefoot is great, under the best circumstances. I’ve ridden sound, barefoot horses on endless trails, for years. But I shod my horses last week — and took them on one of the trails we’ve ridden, barefoot, for the past twenty years — and it enhanced the entire endeavor!!! ~~~~ Bright, springy steps replaced delicate plodding. Heightened enjoyment, not just for my husband and I, but for the horses — as they didn’t have to bother avoiding sharp, crystalline rocks. Freedom! Steel, and pads, and hoof packing — actually saved the day! ~~~~ So what caused me to add the shoes? We’ve had a very long, cold and drawn out winter here in the mountainous region of Southern California this year, 2017. In fact it filled our reservoirs, and broke our multi-year drought. The ground was saturated for more than two months with snow, ice, mud. Just when it began warming up, drying out — more rain, snow, mud. It SNOWED 4″ in early MAY!!!! And just when my horses hooves were developing their hard, dry soles (a kind of callus which acts like shoe protection for the internal structures and comfort of their hooves) the late snow, saturating the ground, caused those soles to slough — the equivalence losing your shoes on a hot day at the beach . . . And caused those hooves to feel every pebble. Every rock. ~~~~ Shoes and Pads to the Rescue Enter steel Natural Balance horseshoes, leather and Shock Tamer pads, and Sole Pack medicated packing material. As a farrier, it’s something I’ve done for other people’s horses for years: Shoe. Pad. Protect. But something I’ve rarely needed to do for my own homegrown, four-generation, hardy-hooved herd. Why? Because my own healthy-hooved horses really didn’t need it. Barefoot worked fantastic for my horses (other than occasional shoes to help with gait issues or overreaching). ~~~~ So when we rode the top of our local high-elevation (8,000′-9,000′) Mt. Pinos trails the other evening and FELT the difference — same trails, same horses, we’ve ridden for twenty years — I knew I just had to write. Because theory is one thing. Reality is another. ~~~~ Enter Uncle Ink I agree. Not all horseshoeing is made equal — that’s why I learned to shoe, from my farrier Uncle, Ink Knudson. I learned to trim my own homebred herd of Arab-cross horses from Uncle Ink in Malibu in 1990. Great. Wonderful. Sound. No problems. But by 1996, I’d moved up here to the mountains, and got an Arab-Tennessee Walker, named Max, with less than ideal hooves. An old barb wire injury to his coronet resulted in a large scar tissue bulb that he would overreach and tear with his hind hoof, causing him head-bobbing lameness. The hoof that did grow, came in abnormal. Abscesses. Hoof soreness. Poor Max! The local farriers up here in our region weren’t able to keep him sound. Even with pads and packing and egg bar shoes. That’s when I took him down to Uncle Ink . And Uncle Ink’s shoes made Max sound. That’s when I realized, the other farriers couldn’t, wouldn’t do what Uncle Ink did. I had to learn how to nail on shoes — to help Max. To keep him sound. ~~~~ Bad Shoeing is Bad — Good Shoeing is Good! But what was it about Ink’s shoes that worked? Why couldn’t the local guys have fixed Max and made him comfortable? What did Ink know that the local guys up here didn’t? That’s the real secret — the real story. Steel shoes, alone, aren’t the culprit. It’s how the hoof is trimmed, and how those shoes are applied. As my Uncle Ink taught me, “It’s art!” And as with all art, it takes a good eye, a good feel, and a good understanding of why you’re doing what it is that you do . . . ~~~~ Uncle Ink was a metallurgist in the Navy in WWII. After the war, he went to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo to learn the art of horse shoeing, on the GI Bill. Then he honed his craft apprenticing with the old Calvary shoers in the LA area. He worked with famous veterinarians doing specialized therapeutics. He could make any shoe or support apparatus in his coal forge. He shod every kind of horse for every kind of discipline. He shod for every kind of person, including a cadre of famous actors. He shod Ronald Reagan’s horses, Roy Roger’s Trigger, Gene Autry’s Champion . . . And he shod my scruffy first horse, Rebel. ~~~~ The majority of today’s farriers either studied with an elder, or attended one of the farrier schools. Emphasis seems more on appearance than function. How nice the low-nailed clinches appear. How straight and level the hoof. (The old question of balance!) Problem is, high, angled nails hold better. Heel nails, now out of fashion, hold the best. Many hooves are, in themselves, not straight or level. The bones have de-mineralized in accordance to the horse’s conformation. Shoeing those hooves “straight and level” is the same as shoeing a straight and level hoof out of balance. But how do you teach this? How do these guys learn what it took my Uncle sixty years under the anvil, the forge, the horse, to gain? ~~~~ So imagine my bliss in discovering, that the skills I originally learned to help Max with his old injury, actually improved my sound, “barefoot” horses on a real-life trail ride into my own local mountainous back country. Solid hoofbeats. Solid horses. Yahoo!!!! We’ve got a great riding schedule planned for this season!!! ~~~~ Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 ~~~~ Like what you’ve read here? Visit Dawn’s sister blog: Journal of Dawn Copyright 2017 Share this: Like Loading... How many of us have the good fortune, throughout the span of our lives, to re-visit the best of our emotional childhood? That passionate inner space that stirs your heart to overflowing . . . Which touchstones open your vault of stored memories? The fluttering silhouette of leaves and light on a curtain? The beach? A hike? Petting a cat, or a dog? The smell and the sounds of the day shifting — from morning . . . to afternoon . . . to evening? Throughout my life, my access point remains the same: Riding my horse into Nature! I entered that portal yesterday, and I danced, once again, between worlds. * * Laddie! All my hopes and dreams for you have come true! You are my Starboy’s next generation. Starboy, yet bigger, younger. (See My Horse is So Cute! as well as Search: Starboy on this blog for more :)) Gliding gaits, smooth. Exuberant. Responsive. Sensible. Every horse-girl’s dream :)) You carried me into dreamland yesterday. And I loved every step . . . Full. Rich. The emotions stirred deep inside. Bubbling. Roiling. Like the ocean waves that serenaded my early childhood years. Growing up on the sand, in Malibu, on then-pristine Trancas beach. * * * Maybe it seemed more poignant yesterday because of winter’s intervention. (This being a snowy, wet and cold one up here in the mountains, I’ve only ridden once since November.) So absence, indeed, made my heart throb fonder. As I entered the forest gate, I entered my Time Traveling World. * * * All the forest seemed alive, calling back folders of stored emotions. Like a personal file cabinet, from which my entire life opened, and flowed . . . Lacy shadows cascading across green spring grasses. I’m riding Rebel, my childhood horse again. Young. Strong. Filled with hope. Cool breeze accompanied with warm sunshine, the perfect combination. Malibu. Elementary School. Easter time. Wind and warm. All the world alive, fresh, new. Yellow blossoms erupting along the Pacific Coast Highway: Clusters of Giant Coreopsis, fields of mustard and Oxalis, bush sunflowers, tidy tips, sticky monkey flowers. Springtime’s fragrant scent. Blue sky, fluffy clouds. Hovering, floating. Teenage again! Riding Rebel behind Will Rogers State Park in the Pacific Palisades. Endless sky. Endless opportunities. My life as endless as the horizon surrounding me . . . Towering Ponderosa tree, here, just off the trail. Still healthy and full and alive. Handsome Granddaddy of our woods. Motherhood now. Two lovely daughters. My girls would ride into the forest here when they were young, tie up the horses, climb into this tree — sing, and play their flutes. One day, they reported to me: “Mamma! We watched a calf being born in the woods today. We were up in the tree. The cow was in the bushes, near the wash . . . ” In my mind, I see that calf being born, each time I ride past. I see it again now, and I see and feel the amazement of new life, once again, in my daughters’ eyes. Across the way, the spot where my daughter, Anna’s, hair was caught by a snag and pulled from her Shetland pony, Silver. The pain — how she cried! How hard it was to console her. Pulled from her pony by her hair, by a low-hanging finger of a tree. Up from the wash, into the meadow now. Yellow carpet of Gold Field flowers, tiny blossoms painting the ground in swirling, creamy hues. I’m here again, the first time we discovered the meadow in full golden bloom, when Fae was young, green, her maiden voyage that Spring. Anna, teenage now, riding her bareback. I had my camera that day and I photographed the gangly forms of horse, and rider. I see it again now: Anna sliding off, picking a tuft of yellow florets, and placing them in both her own hair, and in the forelock and browband of Fae’s bridle. Her long legs hopping, stretching, leaping back on again, in acrobatic precision. Our cantering spot. Our Toodle Canyon . . . The pond, dried in the drought of the past several years, now full, heart-shaped, inviting wildlife to sip — and horses to spook at their smells. I’m here again, with my girls — long-since moved away. With my horses — many now, passed to the other side. With my faraway Malibu childhood. Juxtaposed in emotional envelopes, side, by side, by side . . . Alive again. Decades past. Time travels. Flashes back. Re-living all the feelings. Again. Timeless. Alive. All without end . . . Like an endless loop. Like “The Song That Never Ends”. Playing and re-playing over, and over, again . . . And all along our ride: The Silent Sentinels (dead trees). Once majestic. Now sliver. Aged. Wise. My favorite one, still standing. Broken off at the top. Burned and hollowed below by some long-ago fire. Surrounded by fallen comrades. Twisted, faded. Enter the longings of Grandmother and Mom, Grandfather and Dad. Age and wisdom. Hope and loss. Guideposts of Spirit and values. Philosophy and goodness. Once here and viable. Now fading. Yet watching, still. And right along side the bygone, the Old — sprouts the next generation: Fresh. New. Growing. Encouraging, even in their decay. Our ancestors understand far more than us youngin’s Life’s endless cycles, and wherein we play. In. Out. Endless. Timeless. All this to the music, the metronome, of my horse’s dancing mane. His flowing neck, swinging. Ticking off each stride. Each hoofbeat, each memory, each emotion . . . connected through the stride and the dancing mane of my most amazing, time-traveling, doorway to another world: My horse! * * * * * * Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 * * * Like what you’ve read here? Visit Dawn’s sister blog: Journal of Dawn Copyright 2017 Share this: Like Loading... Dateline: Pacific Palisades, California The year: 1967 I can still picture the scene. I’m in my early teens, trotting and galloping the dirt fire roads above Will Rogers State Park, riding my first horse, Rebel — the fulfillment of my life-long horsey dreams. Alongside the horn of my Western saddle bounces the buckskin pouch I sewed myself, containing my small transistor radio — precursor to the Walkman, the iPod, the Smart Phone. Groovy! KRLA, my favorite Los Angeles rock station, is playing the long, seven-minute version of The Doors, Light My Fire. The time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire I rise and fall with Rebel’s swift and powerful movement, to the sound, the feel, the rhythm . . . Come on Baby light my fire! Listen to The Doors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deB_u-to-IE It’s a magical time. Along with Disneyland, The Beatles, vinyl discs, Star Trek . . . Jim Morrison’s rifts frozen into the framework of my Baby Boomer’s generation coming of age. This song nails it — encapsulating the elation, the freedom, the escape of riding Rebel — from my everyday, junior-high life. You know that it will be untrue You know that I will be a liar If I was to say to you, Girl, we couldn’t get much higher . . . ~~~ Light My Fire became Rebel and my theme song. I can’t listen without transporting back to the rhythm of hoof-beats, the feeling of freedom, the smell of chaparral — and hot sweaty horse. That, and the GIANT SMILE on my otherwise trying-to-figure-life-out teenage face. ~~~ (From my journal, written the night Laddie came together to really RIDE :)) ~~~ Laddie, Light My Fire! Fast forward: Fortysomething years later, Frazier Park, California The Scene: Riding my homebred gelding, Laddie, in the woods! Same rhythm. Same hoofbeats. Same theme . . . Girl on horseback, experiencing flight. Freedom. Escape from everyday reality into Pegasus’ realm. GIANT SMILE! You see, Laddie came together tonight. And transformed from ‘sticky, green’, to full-blown, Rebel-style Light My Fire! ~~~ Homebred Horse! We started riding Laddie May, 2012, as a four year old. Born August 22, 2008, I like to wait to start them. Give them time to grow and mature . . . Especially being half-Arabian. Especially being part-draft, part-Shire. (For some reason, the smaller horses and the bigger horses seem to take longer.) Although half-Arabian, Laddie pulled his Grand-Shire’s genes, with Arabian accents. He looks very Welsh Cob: big curvy neck, heavy hindquarters, large high-stepping hooves, complete with feathers. He’s the third of my four generations of offspring. And I find him the most interesting! ~~~ Training Notes You see, training horses comes together little by little, in fits and starts. From the time they are born, you move them in the general direction that you wish to accomplish — personable, and mannered, and safe. Yet, by their very nature, horses are cantankerous, and dangerous, and animated. They kick and bite and strike. In a word: Wild! No healthy young horse I’ve known walks up and allows itself to be haltered — walking perfectly, following. Some are easier than others, yet, like a Mustang off the range, little foals have to learn all that. ~~~ Apply By Layers My favorite description of training horses is like applying varnish to wood. It must be done in thin coats, allowed to dry — and sanded between, in order to shine. You cannot just dump the stuff on in one session, but must lay it down, layer by layer, building, just so — and stopping at just the right time, to let the lessons sink in . . . Sometimes you make progress. Other times you just back off and give them time to grow. The biggest question: Is this horse suited to what I want to use him for? Does he have the build, the mind, the temperament to be safe and fun? Some individuals, some breeds, fail this requirement. It’s taken me years to work out the mixture, but I’ve got it now, and I treasure it! ~~~ Our Method of Starting Horses When we first take our young horses out into the woods, we let them run along with the group, free. Then, later, on a rope. And then we let them run free again. It starts with learning to yield, to submit — to ropes and leadines and people. Building, ever building, on what has been done before — adding weight and saddles, girth and tack. They also must learn about trails and footing, trees, rocks and stumps. Barking dogs, speeding cars, loud motorcycles. Gates, mailboxes, dumpsters. Flushing quail, jack rabbits. And a thousand other things that can occur on a ride. Once, riding Starboy solo, I heard a massive boom. He spooked in place, dipping, but fortunately not slipping off the steep trail. I thought there must have been a gas explosion from one of the houses below. Turns out it was the Space Shuttle, Enterprise, coming in for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, a hundred-plus miles from here! The Shuttle broke the sound barrier — right over our heads — and spooked my horse. How do you prepare for something like that??? ~~~ First Time Up We first hop on their backs, unsaddled, in the yard, after they are relaxed from a good workout — one of us standing at his head, helping the other on. No stress, no drama. Quietly up, praising and scratching. On and off both sides. Invariably, they reach around with their neck and sniff and chew at our feet, as if to say, “Hey! What’cha you doing up there Ma???” Layer by layer. All this prep takes place over the first several years. ~~~ First Ride! When it’s time for their first real ride, we utilize the herd again. Horses do better in a group than by themselves, so we capitalize on this instinct. For his first ride we took Laddie out, running along with us for over an hour, working his exuberant youthful energy down — swift-moving through the woods, up the wash, past the galloping place, to the turn-around . . . My brave daughter, Ella, hopped on bareback and rode without a bridle, just a rope halter, for a good forty-five minutes — Lad, flowing along with the group, not at all concerned about having a rider on his back. Instead of continuing back toward home, we turned up a side trail, now cantering, riding farther away from home so he wouldn’t be in a hurry — again working with his instincts. Then she hopped off and back onto her horse, letting Lad run home free, with the herd. Thus he learns the A B C’s of carrying a person, and doing our bidding as a trail horse — organically, by degrees. ~~~ Saddled Rides The early saddled rides out from the barn can be interesting. The horse can get ‘sticky’ at any point — get confused, and not want to go. Or turn and bolt . . . with a big leap to the side. You plan, as best you can, to have everything work in your favor. Calm day. No wind. No barking dogs or speeding cars or new dumpsters or the like, but even on a country roadway, so much is outside of our control. My first saddled ride on Lad involved twilight and a nearly full moon, a dark shoulder-less dirt roadway. All going well — then, surprise! The roar of an engine grinding towards us . . . headlights shifting through the willow trees. Face-to-face with the local septic pumping truck — the Big Rig, no less! But because of all we’d put into him, Laddie handled it beautifully. (His mother, Fae was the one who spooked and pranced in place that night!) And Laddie’s come along really well. Strong leader. Retaining what I put into him. Still a bit spooky and sticky and hesitant and green. But smart and smooth — growing in confidence. And willing . . . ~~~ ~~~ Laddie, Light My Fire! So when Laddie finally gave me his speed, his strength, his willingness to carry me without hesitation tonight (and on a solo ride, no less!) it signaled a milestone. So many years in the making! And I praised him. And I stroked his big neck. And I whooped and hollered for joy! And we flew through the woods, into the realm of Pegasus. And I heard the Doors, and I felt the rhythm: The time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire And I rose and fell with Laddie’s swift and powerful movement . . . And my eyes watered with the speed. And a GIANT SMILE spread over my now-wiser, horse-satisfied face . . . Come on Baby light my fire! Try to set the night on fire . . . AAAAhhhh! You’re AWESOME, Lad! How FANTASTIC is that!!!! ~~~ Listen to more of the Doors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ed9BjZcoXM Postscript: Laddie continues to mature, AWESOME — turning eight this year. He happily carries (and cares for) those fortunate enough to ride him :)) Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 Like what you’ve read here? Visit Dawn’s sister blog: Journal of Dawn ~~~ Copyright 2013, 2016 Share this: Like Loading... What can we learn from horses, and horseback riding, that will help us to Live our day-to-day Lives? Turns out, plenty. I refer to this as: Ride Life! ~~~ Ride Life! Horses. Unpredictable, thousand-plus-pound animals that we humans, throughout the centuries, somehow learned to tame, control, direct and partner with — from marching to battle and plowing fields, to racing and hunting . . . To meandering trails and wild-paced gallops — just for sheer joy and pleasure! I’m often amazed at the similarities between successful riding and controlling our horses, and Navigating the Potentially Out-of-Control Ride we all call Life. ~~~ I work with horses — you could call me a horse expert. I’ve bred and birthed them, raised and trained them, saddled and shod them, carriage driven and ridden them. And I’ve observed in that grand arc of horse experience that many of the skills and strategies we learn from our horses can help us Live our own human Lives. ~~~ Horse Goal: To partner with my horse; to ride in harmony with her; to unite with her, trust her. Meld with her, be ONE with her . . . and with the ride my horse and I take. To learn from the ride, record the ride, ENJOY the ride! Life Goal: To partner with my Life — my bigger goals, my higher self; to live in harmony with my Life; to unite with, trust, meld with, be ONE with . . . the Ride my Life takes. To learn from the Ride, record the Ride, ENJOY the Ride! ~~~ Constantly Adjust One of the strategies required to successfully ride horses, is constantly adjusting my riding seat, my body posture, my hands . . . For example, when all goes well: * My body, my hips, all move with the swaying rhythm of my horse’s back * My shoulders, my arms and hands, follow that swinging movement * I hold the reins loosely, my arms outstretched, relaxed, everything flowing in unison . . . * (And I SMILE :)) ~~ Yet as my horse carries me, her head, neck, and back forever move — and this movement secretly, silently, pulls the reins — millimeters, centimeters, inches — from my hands. Therefore, I must constantly adjust my hand position on the reins, or face the fact that my hands become ineffective, and I’ve lost control. ~~~ The Zone of Contact There is an area, out in front of me, where my reins and my hands are effective in stopping, turning, and controlling my horse. We’ll call it my “zone of contact”. ~~~ It’s a sweet place, this zone, where soft, yielding wrists and fingers are forever a slight touch or “feel” away from contacting my horse’s mouth — my horse’s mind, that which controls the drive-train, if you will . . . With my soft hands in this zone, my horse feels free to move forward, unhindered by me — which is what I want. I want to bring out the very best in her, for the best partnership and cooperation, the most unity and enjoyment. ~~~ If I hold my hands too much in front of this zone, my reins too short — I choke my horse’s ability to move. Too much behind, my reins too long — a big gap exists, making me unable to seamlessly control my horse’s tempo, direction and speed. If I hold my hands outside of the zone, my movements will be jerky, rough. She will resist me. Resent me. Our smooth partnership aborts. ~~~ Therefore, the need to constantly adjust . . . which an experienced rider does without thought. The horse’s movements pull the reins — the rider adjusts — the reins pull — the rider adjusts . . . And so it goes, like a tennis player adjusting her racket, a surfer shifting the angle of his body on his board, a skier setting the edges, cutting into the icy slope. ~~~ Ride Life! Now what does this have to do with the Ride we call Life? Life Goal: To partner with my Life — my bigger goals, my higher self; to live in harmony, in peace, with my Life; to unite with, trust, meld with, be ONE with . . . the Ride my Life takes. To learn from the Ride, record the Ride, ENJOY the Ride! ~~~ Like our horse, Life is constantly moving, changing. And like my horse, Life’s-forever-movement secretly, silently, pulls the reins — the safety zone, the control — from my hands. Millimeters, centimeters, inches, at a time. But how do I adjust my hand position on Life’s reins? Or face the fact that my hands have become ineffective, and I’ve lost control! Where is my “Zone of Contact”, and how do I Ride Life ? ? ? ~~~ The Zone of Contact Let’s look at where Life’s Zone of Contact isn’t. * It isn’t found in freaking out. * It isn’t found in clutching tight. * It isn’t found in closing my eyes, holding my breath and “hoping for the best” any more than riding my horse would succeed with that approach . . . ~~~ Life’s Zone of Contact is a sweet place where soft, yielding thoughts and aspirations are forever a slight touch or “feel” away from my Life’s purpose, motivation — that which controls the drive-train, if you will. That which keeps me connected and on the very Ride . . . With my soft, yielding thoughts in this zone, my Life freely moves forward, unhindered by me — which is what I want. I want to bring out the very best in my Life, the best Partnership and Cooperation, the most Unity and Enjoyment. ~~~ If I hold my thoughts — my actions – fearfully, too much in front of this Zone, I choke my Life’s ability to move. Lackadaisically, my thoughts and actions too much behind, a big gap exists, making me unable to steer my Life’s tempo, direction and speed. When I live Life outside of the Zone, my movements are jerky, rough. My higher self resents me. Resists me. Our smooth partnership aborts. ~~~ Constantly Adjust Therefore, the need to constantly adjust . . . which an experienced Life-Rider does without pause . . . Life’s movements pull the reins — the Rider’s thoughts and actions adjust — Life pulls — the Rider, again, adjusts . . . And so it goes, when fear and resistance attempt to pull against us — we adjust, yielding — loosening thoughts, embracing goodness — taking action . . . ~ Toward love. And trust. ~ ~ Toward harmony. And peace. ~ ~ Toward my bigger goals, my higher self. Again. ~ ~~~ And so I’m reminded to Ride Life, like I ride my horse — on meandering trails and wild-paced gallops — just for sheer joy and pleasure! And it’s true! I’m often amazed at the similarities between successfully riding and controlling my thousand-plus-pound-horses . . . And Navigating the Potentially Out-of-Control Ride we all call Life. ~~~ ~~~ Copyright 2015 Photos: DawnHoof (Dawn Jenkins) ~~~~ Like what you’ve read here? Please visit Dawn’s sister blog: Journal of Dawn Share this: Like Loading... It’s Starboy’s 25th birthday this month! Born in Malibu, I remember so well . . . and still he’s healthy, sound — ready to fly like a Piper Warrior, into the woods at endurance speed — and enjoy! In tribute to Starboy, here’s a jovial piece from my journal, written December, 2012. ~~~ My Horse: My Airplane My horse is an airplane, my airplane, and my soul longs to take up his yoke and soar. As I roll open the gate and lead him from his barn-hanger, I feel the thrill of knowing that we’ll be in the air, soon. Like my fellow aviators, I administer my preflight routine: Brush off his hair coat—check. Pick out his hooves—check. Pad, saddle, girth, bridle—check, check, check. ~~~ Before I mount, I run my hand across his silky neck, and I remember my dad’s first airplane, when I was very young. After all, it was a horse – an airplane called a Piper Colt — a tiny economical two-seater with not metal, but a painted cloth exterior. I remember Dad being extra careful in his preflight check to be sure there were no scrapes or tears in the thing. (Fortunately, there never were.) Dad told my brother and me, “Don’t touch the skin – it’s thin as paper! You could poke your finger through it by mistake!” Gee, Dad, I thought. How safe is that? ~~~ Fortunately my plane is made of proper flesh – no paint-coated cloth cut-outs for me. I stand back and admire how he looks: Sturdy sleek lines, aerodynamic contours, built to take on the task at hand. My open air, VariEze-Berkut-Lear-Jet experimental model (Starboy) is ready to take me into the skies! I climb up onto his fuselage, clamor into his cockpit. Secure. We idle out of the ranch, down the taxiway, ready to accelerate, to elevate, to leave earth’s gravity and experience the weightless thrill of unfettered flight. VariEze experimental aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. Photo Credit: Wikipedia: By Stephen Kearney (Personal collection.) ~~~ Once in the forest, I ease in the throttle – and we’re air-born – just like that! How effortlessly he melds with the winds aloft, soaring up the trail. Sensitive, responsive, like the best-made craft, my horse climbs, hooves churning, pouring on the power, heaving forth into the great expanse. His silken mane flaps with the currents, his hooves kick up dust-particle-vortices – beware traffic following too close behind! Gliding, soaring, we yaw, pitch, and roll our way through the cool-air, wooded-wonderland, my face smiling in delight – whooping out loud, praising Starboy, awakening the little girl in me who always loves to fly. I remember seeing houses, all the rows of houses and driveways and cars and swimming pools, and how small they looked from above. I remember falling asleep in the back of Dad’s next, bigger airplane, his Beechcraft Bonanza, on the way home from Disneyland – at 2am – where Dad worked as Bandleader at the Park. (Listen to Dad’s Disneyland music here: Elliott Brothers Orchestra at Disneyland — Read more about Dad here: You Can Do Anything and Family of Flying.) I remember half-awaking to the lullaby sound of the engine, feeling the bumps and swoops of flight, the plane gently caressing me — Dad in the cockpit, a serene look on his face — the small red light, and the glow of the instrument panel illuminating his profile. I hear the sounds of the radio, static, clicking in and out, and the voice of Dad’s nightly Air Traffic Controller friend at the LAX tower, “How’s it going up there, Mickey Mouse?” ~~~ I dodge a tree branch before it snaps me in the face, Starboy soaring, sailing his way upward. The forest footing feels damp today, boggy in places, snow patches here and there. Not to fear. Acrobatic maneuvers are Starboy’s specialty! He dances and darts to firmer ground, wiggles his wings, loops the loop and skillfully applies the laws of aerodynamics in his own horsey way. We barnstorm the woods like a Curtis Jenny with it’s Hispano-Suiza engine my Grandfather told of from his 1918 days in the Army Air Service, WWI. I remember pouring through Grandfather’s vintage monotone photographs, held into the book by little black paste-on corners. His six-foot-tall frame looked small next to the massive cowling, props, and engine of the planes he flew and worked on as mechanic. One day, after I started flying, Grandfather explained his favorite acrobatic maneuver, the Chandelle – think Flex-Straw. He thrust his now-aged hand above him into a steep climb – steel-blue eyes following – rotating into an upward U-turn, doubling back and continuing on – smiling now, just a bit – re-living the thrills of his earlier adventures, before career and kids and life set in . . . I took Grandfather flying just once, about two years after I’d gotten my pilot license – out of Santa Monica. He hadn’t been in a small plane since Dad had passed, a decade before. I grabbed his wiry eightysomething arm and helped him into the cockpit next to me, where he sat stoic, looking out at the mountains, and homes, and landscapes below. (I remember the feeling of intense responsibility in piloting him, and great relief in returning him, unharmed, to Terra firma.) Before he died, he gave me his log book, documenting fifty hours of flight training, as well as his original leather military flight helmet, faded and tattered by time. (Which, when I tried it on my head, fit, perfectly!) ~~~ Starboy’s reins feel warm in my gloved hands, transmitting soft contact through rudder and aileron, saddle and leg. No extra right rudder needed to offset this engine torque! Coordinated turns, perfect bank, my airplane’s motion satisfies my soul with fine-tuned grandeur. And I realize how fortunate I am – how very few who set out to be pilots, very few who endeavor to be horsemen, really master the art, melding as one with their craft. And I recall my own years of flight over these very mountains, alone at the controls of my rented Cherokee Warrior aircraft. I remember well one crisp winter day, smiling, singing, weaving above ridgelines and canyons dusted in sugar-coated snow – songs of Judy Collins playing on my at-the-time high-tech Sony Walkman. Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feathered canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at clouds that way… We turn onto a spur trail now, a shortcut toward home. Starboy’s neck stretches, his engine begs more RPM’s. I hold him back – I’m the pilot, he’s the craft. No runaway-out-of-control tailspins for us! As we rise and fall with the updrafts, the forest smells beautiful today. Early winter silver boughs sparkle in the late-day sun. It’s a perfect flight on Starboy, doing what we love best… And I remember my life back then, twentysomething entrepreneur, grabbing onto the yoke of life, the Fashion Industry’s fickle trends dictating my every move. Sales, manufacturing, Boutique shows, employees. And yet all I really wanted was to find a way to make a living with horses. To ride – and fly – and soar into dimensions of the soul… ~~~ I never tire of the energy, the spectacle, the lightness of flight. How it lifts me out of my earthly doldrums and whisks me into whimsy. And now, here on Starboy, flying home. Satisfied. Mid-life Dawn winks an eye at her former self, knowing that I’m flying again, like I always have. Cherishing my well-tuned craft and his subtle response to my slightest cues. Just the way it should be. I’ve looked at life from both sides now, From here and there and still somehow With life’s illusions I recall I really don’t know life, at all… Turning base, descending for our landing now, I see the houses of our valley – like the houses from the airplanes of my youth. And I smile. Big! Because I’ve looked at life from both sides now, lived life from both sides – up in the air, and down on the forested earth. And I’m here, flying Starboy right now – just where I most like to be. We touch down at the forest gate – soft, smooth. Then taxi the final stretch to our glider’s home port. Starboy whinnies, deeply, to the other members of his herd, who answer in shrill reply. But instead of refueling with Avgas, my Bonanza-Warrior-Hispano-Suiza-Starboy dines tonight – on alfalfa hay! ~~~~ Copyright 2012, 2015 ~~~~ Like what you’ve read here? Please visit Dawn’s sister blog: Journal of Dawn Share this: Like Loading... Here’s a little piece I found in my journal from earlier this year. Reading it, I smile . . . Aria turned eight last month — and indeed, she’s coming together — just lovely! ~~~ ~~~ Yesterday Aria came completely together for me! In that one ride she transformed from green, still-being-worked-on horse-in-training, to polished riding gem! It makes me remember the time when that happened with her mother, Fae — in Shadow Hills, exploring the mountains behind Hai Mitchell’s carriage driving facility. Fae had been there in training for a couple of months, working in harness several times weekly, and in stunning physical condition. And while out riding the hills that day, she graced me with one of the rides of my life. I remember it distinctly . . . time stood still. Suddenly I was re-living the rides of my childhood, my early adulthood, when the kids were young. Fae became a composite of all the horses — real and fantasy — in my life before her. It took her nine years, yet that day, Fae’s brain and body came together — no longer gangly half-draft (Shire), struggling to sort it all out — but now polished, responsive. Able to balance her own body, and along with it, balance and carry mine. Finally ready to really ride and enjoy. ~~~ Yesterday, Aria did the same! It takes such a long time for a horse to mature. You breed them, birth them. Halter them, wean them. Nurture them, train them. You feed, and spend — and wait for them to grow. Thinking, hoping, that you know what kind of horse they might be — but not really. Because, like a little kid, they have so much to to go through. And there’s so much that can go awry . . . it’s not a given that all turns out as you wish . . . It takes years of training, painted on in thin layers, each ride and experience building upon those before. There’s a thrill in that, but the ultimate goal is a seasoned riding horse, whose mind and hooves meld with her rider. And you can’t push it. Like a blossom, it opens fully in its own time. ~~~ So yesterday, Aria gave me glassy perfection! I re-live it now, with wonder. I had worked her down the day before, ponying her off of Starboy in a swift loop from the Snow Gate to the “Y”. Now, ponying Laddie along until we enter the woods, I let him off the rope, running free. From the beginning, Aria responds immediately, softly, to my lightest signals — my body never coming off her back unless posting. Her legs, now my legs. Her body, my body. Melded, married, swiftly moving forward. Fluid, flying, outside of the day-to-day realm. Endurance! Speed! Exuberance in motion! We transit the forest to the sand wash, up Mill Canyon, running the galloping stretch neck-to-neck with Laddie, still loose off the lead. (Several times, he enjoys positioning himself directly in front of us, deliberately blocking our progress, slowing the pace — Aria’s head shaking in protest with snarly looks and pressed back ears . . . ) ~~~ Turning back, returning toward home on the “Sneaky Trail,” Aria amps into overdrive, turning up her speed — seeking out the twisting, single-track rut — taking the turns, loops, and swirls like a Disneyland adventure ride! In a flash I’m back in my childhood: Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, The Tea Cups, The Matterhorn, Peter Pan . . . In her never-ending movement I re-live the Roller Coaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, lilting smile upon my face. Spinning ’round a scrub oak, dodging a thick pinon branch, we sprint up the rise and dip down the back side, in endless loose-reined flight, Laddie following a few lengths behind us. Now, I feel the spinning, swirling Airplane Ride at Pacific Ocean Park on the end of the Santa Monica Pier. Laughing, marveling, as Aria’s hooves soar above the ground — I find myself flying my early-twenty’s airplane, my acrobatic glider, my childhood fantasy Pegasus . . . Oh, to meld with a horse like this! On her, I body-surf waves, slalom moguls, and pilot my fighter jet, surpassing supersonic speeds! ~~~ And I realize that this ride marks the fulfillment of my dreams and fantasies, not just for her, but for all the horses in my life. Deep-seated childhood dreams . . . I want to have horses. I want to raise horses. From babies, from foals. I want to ride horses on endless trails — that’s what I want in my life. ~~~ And I take a moment and remember all that Aria, my third-generation home-bred mare, and I have been through to get this far: * The morning, as a newborn, she scrapped to stand on straggly legs. * Hauling her to the Vet hospital — numerous times — to nurse her wounds and afflictions. (I remember the evening, as a four-month-old, both veterinarians wanted to put her down, right then — her knee shattered and broken. But she pulled through, she recovered! Not just that, but her hind leg kicked, and resulting surgery, massive vet bills, aftercare. And last year, to the hospital, again.) * When Ella and I rode her on those the first few rides, reveling in her smooth gaits, her calm, confident demeanor. Deciding that she is exactly the horse one wants to replicate — thus breeding her for filly, Hokuleia, and then, Fae again, for little brother, Noir, to preserve her bloodlines . . . * Training, nurturing, feeding, board, care . . . all that goes in to breeding and raising and bringing up a horse like this. And I realize that it’s taken seven full years, and then some — for her to come together! Finally now mature. Reliable. Ready for our endless future adventures. ~~~ Last year, one of the teenage kids at the riding program Aria went to for training commented, “Someday, I want to have a horse like this!” My reply: “You cannot buy a horse like Aria — no one will sell them. You have to make one!” I’m beaming right now with the accomplishment! :)) ~~~ ~~~ Copyright 2015 ~~~ Read more about Aria here: Aria, My Pegasus Share this: Like Loading... I’ve been tracking this theme for several years now, wondering what it is about grown-up life that loses spontaneity? I want to get out and ride my horse, but something seems to get in my way . . . So I hopped on tonight for an impromptu Ride for Little Dawn – and it was fabulous! Here’s the concept, written a few years back, in August, during the peak of summer riding season. ~~~ Changing seasons bring changing moods. Riding is different for me now. Years ago, I lived to ride. I fantasized myself forever riding my childhood horse, Rebel, especially while stuck sitting alone during lunchtime at Emerson Junior High. Little Dawn loved horses more than life itself. But Mid-life Dawn, during precious time off from work, gets tired, wants to hang out at home. And there are so many errands and things to do . . . I’ve always been a trail rider, an endurance rider. And these kinds of rides take energy – especially now that the kids have moved out and I’m riding alone again. But I promised Little Dawn that she would ride later . . . After the children were grown. After the bills were paid. After the horses were raised and trained. I gave her many excuses. And now I find myself with internal battle. I put off riding on Saturday because I was just too pooped. Now it’s Sunday. Do I honor Little Dawn and take her riding, even if I’d rather be doing something else? What resistance stops me from getting out and enjoying the horses I’ve worked so hard for? ~~~ After writing this journal entry and defining my quandary, I made my move. The last two nights I got off my butt and rode. For her . . . ~~~ Sunday I saddled Starboy and ponied Mentor, leaving late, at 6:30 p.m. We pulled the grade to McGill trail, climbing the switchbacks into the wilderness up the side of grand Mt. Pinos, our mountain neighbor and protector, standing 8,800’ above sea level. Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? I made my sad self rally. I got out, I rode . . . Then why was I still so tired? Why did riding feel like drudgery and work? Commitment, not exuberance? Prodding Starboy to keep a steady trot up the trail. ~~~ Then, somewhere up the switchback section, Little Dawn showed up — and the work gave way to adventure! There on the hillside next to me, The Shadow appeared. The same Shadow of old. The one Little Dawn loved to watch. The only witness to her childhood rides. And there was Little Dawn in The Shadow, bathed in milky late-day light. Riding her beautiful horse again. ~~~ She looked young, athletic, fit. Her arms were muscled and strong. She even wore her hat, like days of old. She got very excited at seeing her image again, and I, too, got inspired to be up on Mt. Pinos, riding my wonderful horses, in the finale of a perfect summer day. ~~~ Little Dawn thanked me for honoring her, for taking her riding even when I didn’t feel like it. And I stopped and wrote a poem about her, and The Shadow, and the horses. (I had paper and pen in my saddlebag, a first!) And then we talked, sitting on the horse, right up there on the side of the mountain. She spilled out her heart — how she’s waited and been patient and grown-up as possible . . . but really, she never got her turn. And she’s been waiting for me to SLOW DOWN and to listen to her! To honor her — and not just my day-to-day concerns. And I agreed. And we discovered a new commonality, based around the horses, and Nature, and spontaneity — and we made a new commitment to one another, right then and there . . . ~~~ Little Dawn loved the ride so much, and was so enthused, she talked me out of turning around when the sun’s light set, and we persevered on, into the now deepening twilight — two more miles to the lookout above the meadow. As per our custom, we dismounted at the lookout and a ‘bar tender’ (that would be me) thoughtfully served up carrots (from our saddle bag) for the patrons (Starboy and Mentor), who showed greedy appreciation with soft busy noses . . . Now, with the horses rested and happy, we turned to ride back down the single-track, side-of-the-mountain trail, engulfed in complete pitch-black-under-the-trees-darkness — no moon tonight. (We didn’t get back to the ranch until 10:30.) But even though it was dark, and at times a bit unnerving, Little Dawn didn’t fret. Even when Starboy went off-trail in the blackness! She just corrected his path and began singing camp songs, and Beatles songs, and nursery songs, and gospel songs, and Big Band songs . . . until we were out of the four-miles of tree-shrouded darkness and back in the open valley again, under the bright canopy of stars. The ride was so exhilarating, I couldn’t wait to go again! My body didn’t even hurt the next day. ~~~ So last night Little Dawn and I rode Angel and ponied Sage. We started out at our favorite end-of-day time. I wanted to go back up McGill, but kept seeing a mental picture of riding South toward Plunderosa, so that was where we went. We zipped through the forest, flew through the wash — Angel moving out happily, steadily, in a big-strided ground-covering trot — Sage following along perfectly, like a choreographed dance partner, not at all pulling on my arm. Two hours of mounted bliss. ~~~ Little Dawn loved it, and so did I. She’s still talking about it today — and planning another ride for later. It sure is great to have her back in my life! ~~~ (We ended up hauling to Malibu and riding two more days — making four back-to-back rides in a row! How’s that for transformation?) ~~~ So whenever I haven’t ridden enough, whenever the cares of life seem to get in the way, I think of Little Dawn, find the time to saddle up my horse, take off into the woods — and ride! ~~~ Copyright 2006, 2014 Share this: Like Loading... Ah, the joys of new life! Fae’s latest accomplishment, Red Star Noir, came into this world on August 19, 2014 — and as I now count, he’s my eleventh new baby foal!!! My newborn foals: 1 – AA Mentor – 1985 2 – Mentor’s Jewel – 1989 3 – Starboy – 1990 4 – Angel -1991 5 – Fanta’s Sir Prize – 1995 6 – Fanta’s Fae Dancer (aka Fanta’s Dancing Fae ) – 2001 7 – Maverick – 2007 8 – Aria – 2007 9 – Laddie (Aladdin’s Bay Star) 2008 10 – Hokuleia – 2012 11 – Red Star Noir – 2014 ~~~~ I remember as a kid, some time during junior high, the horse calendar that hung in my room. One month there was a picture of an adorable bay-colored Arabian colt, perhaps just two weeks old. I remember looking and wishing and marveling at the beauty of his fresh life. I wondered what it would be like to hold him, pet him. Raise him, love him. And I decided: SOMEDAY, I’ll have a baby horse of my own! I remember wondering: Would I really? How? How could that be possible? But I tucked that wish away, along with my life-long desire to have, ride and love a horse of my very own. And I went back to living my junior high life. Not knowing if either of those dreams would EVER come true. ~~~~ Then, completely out of the blue one day, Mom made the announcement, driving alone with her in the car. (I remember it oh so well. I was thirteen.) Her voice cracked a little, and she said: “Dad and I have decided to get you a horse.” What? Really? After all these years of begging??? Wahoooo!!! This is my dream come true! I ended up with a scruffy unregistered strawberry roan, Heinz 57-Appaloosa/Arab mix named Rebel. Said to be seven years old, he’d been a family’s “trail horse”. He had a long nose, beautiful eyes and a swinging black tail. Rebel was the perfect first horse for me. Rugged, rank — he challenged my limited skills and fulfilled my endless horse-addiction. He became the focal point of my existence. Rebel got me through the tough times, the lonely times, of junior high and high school. I LIVED for riding Rebel. Through him I experienced freedom. Riding, flying, through the wilderness on wings of horsey joy. (See: Laddie, Light my Fire) ~~~~ Then, when I was sixteen, Dad passed away from a heart attack — changing EVERYTHING in my life — one fateful night. “Honey, things are always changing. The sooner you get used to that, the better off you’ll be.” (See: Cha-Cha-Changes!) Did Dad know something when he told me those words, just weeks before he suddenly passed? Again, Rebel was my constant. My confidant. My outlet. My sanity. He was my freedom on four fabulously swift legs. And I turned to him even more after losing Dad. We would ride the Southern California mountain trails all day, every Saturday, The Doors singing “Come on baby light my fire . . .” from the transistor radio strapped to my saddle. Grit in my teeth, smile on my face, on and on and on, as far as we could go. Yet after finishing high school, I began wondering about the reason for life. What am I to do with my life? Why are we here? Where do we go after we leave this green Earth? Where is Dad now? I dropped out of University and did what I’d often dreamed I’d do. I rode Rebel into the California wilderness on a ten-day, soul-searching, solo trek. Just me and Rebel. Alone. ~~~~ My time alone in the wilderness toughened my determination. I overcame many obstacles, completing my “hero’s quest”, and I came back into civilization with new resolve. I will live my life to the fullest. I will live as close to Nature as possible. I will pursue all my dreams! Following my love for horses and animals, I worked teaching horseback riding, then milking cows on commercial dairy farms. I chopped down trees, sewed canvass, built a Sioux Indian Tipi — and lived in it — as close to Nature as I could be! Rebel lived outside the Tipi in the pasture with me, only a sheet of canvass between us. Those were awesome times, living on the Earth, literally! With horses and cattle surrounding me. Until, eventually, Rebel aged and passed away. Afterwards I had a brief stint with another horse, an Arabian mare I called Stargirl. But she met with tragedy, and I was horseless for a number of my mid-twenties years. Eventually I went back to college, learned to fly airplanes, and started my own fashion business. (See: Entrepreneur — Lessons Learned over 40 years) ~~~~ Now, I was in position to own a horse again! So in 1980, I bought an Appaloosa yearling mare, named Fanta (Smokey Joe’s Fanta). Little did I know when I was outbid on the original mare I’d come to buy at auction that day, that the understated roan filly I ended up purchasing would continue her legacy in my life — some three decades later! (I definitely ended up with the better horse!) Fanta’s combination of Appaloosa, Running Quarter Horse, Racing Thoroughbred, and (1/4th) Arabian gave her speed, endurance and silky-smooth gaits. Her BIG trot, bounding canter, and animated walk made her a pleasure to ride. After deciding to train her myself, and spending the next several years researching and accomplishing the task, I also ended up purchasing a purebred (in-foal) Arabian mare who soon gave birth to a beautiful, intelligent bay colt: AA Mentor. I got my baby horse after all! Under the lamplight, in the sweet smell of straw, breathing his fresh newborn scent, my baby horse dreams came true. Singing, cooing, rubbing his soft fur, I’d whisper of how we’d ride together, fly together — him carrying me, into the mountains, by the sea, over endless rolling hills . . . the wind rushing through our hair. Holding him in my lap, Mentor filled my heart with not just love, but fresh purpose and perspective. Here was new life for a new future. A new portal to magical adventures ahead! Although Fanta was six when Mentor was born, it was love at first whinny — and despite their difference in age, they became life-long mates. ~~~~ Soon after Mentor’s birth, my life went through big changes. I, too, gave birth to my own baby girl, and then another . . . And Fanta gave birth to Mentor’s babies, and she and I ended up raising our offspring together — horses and humans bonded like siblings. I got another Tipi, living again on the Earth, with my babies, with my horses — even Nubian milk goats. Once again, close to Nature. Completely magical! Little kids and little baby horses romping, bucking, playing dress-up — inventing their own language, games, rules. My kids and Fanta’s — exploring life. Growing up side-by-side. Eventually my kids grew taller, the horses matured, and we’d all ride together — wild rides through the wilderness. Horses and humans of the same herd — bonded, it would turn out, for generations yet unborn . . . (See: The Vast, Great Sea of Horses) ~~~~ So now, long after my kids have moved out, long after Fanta and Mentor have passed — a new life enters my herd: Red Star Noir! And get this — the timing, the beyond-coincidence planning of the Cosmos — born just three days after my first grandchild was born. :)) Oh Fanta, you and I, raising babies together again! This one, yet another grand-colt. Born within days of my grand-daughter. And we welcome you, Star Noir, to our family. To our herd. And now, once again, I snuggle you. I breathe in your fresh baby scent . . . rub your fur, scratch your favorite itch spots. And I whisper sweet images of us riding together, flying together — you carrying me, like Fanta and Mentor before. ~~~~ ~~~~ Update on Noir Sadly, Noir didn’t reach his second birthday. Sometimes, horses live and thrive and excel. Others fail to come to fruition, or run into difficulties beyond which we can deal. It’s part of Life. Part of owning, breeding and raising horses. And I’ve learned to be OK with it. (See my post, One-Third ~ Two-Thirds (the Good and the Bad.) One thing I know — happy, free — Noir joins the ranks of herd and family-mates on the Other Side of the Rainbow. Where the grass is always green. Where there are no fences or limitations. Where the exuberance of Life continually flows. Galloping. Free. Unhindered. Amen! May God bless Red Star Noir :)) DawnHoof (June 2019) ~~~~ Copyright 2014, 2019 ~~~ Join Dawn for a Soul Horse Ride! Experience the thrill of becoming one with your Horse . . . Join Dawn and her homegrown herd for a Soul Horse Ride in the Frazier Park Outback! Call to book your Life-Changing Adventure today: (661) 703-6283 ~~~ Please also visit my Life Blog, Journal of Dawn, for Strategies and Insights into the Journey of Life ~~~ Share this: Like Loading... Much of the time with our horses (as with much of life) everything goes wonderfully — just as it should. Our horses are sound, healthy, happy. We ride into the sunset with flowing manes and golden rays. But what about the times when things go awry — the hoof, the leg, the eye we count on to function normally, suddenly limps, swells, inflames? I’ve come up with a philosophy that has helped me though the tough times of life, and horse stewardship, and I’d like to share it with you. ~~~ Most of the Time, Things go Right :)) Most of the time, thankfully, things go wonderfully right. We ride our healthy, sound horses and live the dream we envisioned when we first set our sights on owning one. “My horse is coming along beautifully!” “I had the BEST ride over the weekend!” “My mare is in foal — I cannot wait to see what this foal will look like!” Yet in all this wonder, we tend to forget — we are experiencing the Perfect Two-Thirds of Horsemanship, when everything goes according to plan. :)) ~~~ But ~ Sometimes, Things go Wrong :(( However, as we dance with horses through the long-haul of life, we will, from time to time, experience the Flawed One-Third, when things go wrong. (Yes, hopefully this will be an even smaller proportion . . . ) Some mysterious injury occurs. You come out to ride, but your mare’s leg is blown up. You go on an amazing, fast-moving ride, but your gelding takes a bad step, and is now off . . . A bout of colic. Or worse . . . You have to call out the Vet or haul to the Hospital. Worry. Time lost. Money spent. More worry. No riding . . . ~~~ Your mind works overtime in an endless loop. “Why did I let this happen?” “How STUPID was I to not ______________!!!” “How can I be sure this will NEVER happen to my horse again?!!” You start feeling sorry for yourself. All your horse friends are out enjoying the good weather, their sound mounts . . . and you are unable to ride yours. You start wondering if this is the way it’s going to be from here on — are ALL hopes dashed of EVER riding and enjoying your horse again? ~~~ As a horse owner, breeder, trainer, farrier over the past fortysomething years (I’ve raised four generations thus far :)) I can tell you, I’ve been through all this. The two aspects, good and bad, seem to go somewhat hand-in-hand. And I can tell you, sometimes it doesn’t seem at all to work out. Sometimes a horse must be euthanized. Sometimes a horse must be determined to be unsafe or unusable. But MOST of the time — Two-Thirds of the time, everything works out beautifully. :)) So you know what I’ve learned to do? (I’m repeating it here, as much for me to remember, as for you to hear!) I’ve learned to get over the worry, get through the bummer as best as possible — as if it were a test — bless the One Third, and move on. Because without the One-Third, I would never have the Two-Thirds — the beauty, wonder and perfection my horses bring my family and me. (Like the photos, above and below, from last fall of my daughter, Ella, enjoying our horses. :)) ~~~ But this summer presents a different picture. Lately, it seems the One-Third has been busy at work. A mare with a blown leg, a large hospital bill. Another horse with an inflamed eye. Oh, I can feel sorry for myself. But I’d rather feel grateful that the leg has quieted — the mare will heal! The eye has toned down. I’ve found it better to focus on the Perfect Two-Thirds, and do what I need to do to get through the Flawed One-Third, than to worry and drive myself nuts! ~~~ So when horsing (or life) seems to go South on you, when bad things happen to good people, good horses — take a deep breath. Ask: What do I need to do now? And DEAL with it, the best you know how. Take your lump and get over it. And focus on the goodness. And be grateful for all the perfect rides. And consider the time you spend nursing a sick horse as bonding time with your beloved. And know that, in time, as long as you stick with your positive horsing program — the Two-Thirds shall prevail. And yes, you will be riding again. And laughing! And loving your horse, in all her soundness! ~~~ And if you discover that you do have the wrong mount, if all that’s associated with a certain individual seems to ALWAYS go South . . . determine when to cut your losses — search for the horse that will better serve your needs. And move on into the glory of horsemanship you envisioned from the start. ~~~ ~~~ Copyright 2014 Share this: Like Loading... Horses and riding have always allured me, and the intellectual side of myself has, from time to time, tried to figure out — Why? What calls my Soul to horses? Why is it that nothing else will quite do? Join me on my quest to discover what it is, and why, us horse people must ride. ~~~ California: Pacific Crest Trail, off Liebre Mountain — Springtime, 2002. Buckeyes are just beginning to pop with small brilliant lime-green ‘palm trees’ bursting out at the end of the branches. The tree we pass now is overgrown and grabbing for my face; I duck hurriedly and just miss it. Now we glide past gooseberries with stalks of shiny green leaves and delicate red florets. Now more buckeyes. Now a grove of clustered, densely-packed oaks with textured gray bark and bluish leaves. This is one of my favorite places, a steep incline at the Northern reaches of the Angeles National forest, above the vast Mojave Desert and the great Tejon Ranch. Time stands still on this edge of forest rim, except for the constant changing drama of the seasons. ~~~ Now, we approach the ‘digger pine’ forest — eerie enough to also be known as ‘ghost pine’ — so thickly wooded you’d think someone had planted it. But nature herself did, decades ago, when the first football-sized, sap-laden cone scattered its seed and took root here. Usually solitary sentinels on a north-facing ravine, this grove is most unusual. The lighting changes under the labyrinth of the trees
5860	dbpedia	1	36	https://www.facebook.com/ThoroughbredRacingLegends/videos/sunday-silence-wins-1989-kentucky-derbyarticle-one-a-sunday-strollsunday-silence/2529610520671077/	en	SUNDAY SILENCE WINS 1989 KENTUCKY DERBY! ARTICLE ONE A SUNDAY STROLL SUNDAY SILENCE MADE THE BEST OF A MUDDY DAY TO BEAT EASY GOER IN THE SLOWEST...	https://scontent.xx.fbcd…rApg&oe=66D60F15	https://scontent.xx.fbcd…rApg&oe=66D60F15	[]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	SUNDAY SILENCE WINS 1989 KENTUCKY DERBY! ARTICLE ONE A SUNDAY STROLL SUNDAY SILENCE MADE THE BEST OF A MUDDY DAY TO BEAT EASY GOER IN THE SLOWEST...	de	https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yT/r/aGT3gskzWBf.ico		https://www.facebook.com/ThoroughbredRacingLegends/videos/sunday-silence-wins-1989-kentucky-derbyarticle-one-a-sunday-strollsunday-silence/2529610520671077/
5860	dbpedia	1	77	https://nypost.com/2001/03/28/balto-is-missing-something/	en	‘BALTO’ IS MISSING SOMETHING	https://vip.nypost.com/w…ity=90&strip=all		[ "https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6390601&c3=NYPOST&cj=1&cv=3.6&comscorekw=sports", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/button_3_bg-2.png?w=206", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/08/phil-mushnick.png?w=76", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/08/puma_mike.png?w=706", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/Jon-Heyman.png?w=152", "https://vip.nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/podcast_nypsports_ny_post_sports_sidebar_widget_image_520x280_b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/newspress-collage-homzuebki-1723744662195.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1723730332&w=260&h=174&crop=1", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/87765755.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=260&h=174&crop=1", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/87803442.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=260&h=174&crop=1", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/87825092.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&crop=1&w=341&h=227 1x, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/87825092.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&crop=1&w=682&h=454 2x", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/newspress-collage-s4pa7jvpy-1723754038974.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1723739942&crop=1&w=341&h=227 1x, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/newspress-collage-s4pa7jvpy-1723754038974.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1723739942&crop=1&w=682&h=454 2x", "https://nypost.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/vip-helpers/images/vip-powered-dark-small.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "Sports" ]	null	[ "Ed Fountaine" ]	2001-03-28T00:00:00	Leading up to the mile and aquarter Kentucky Derby, the$64,000 question always is, “whocan get the distance?” In the weeksleading up to this...	en	https://nypost.com/wp-co…t/apple-icon.png	New York Post	https://nypost.com/2001/03/28/balto-is-missing-something/	Leading up to the mile and aquarter Kentucky Derby, the$64,000 question always is, “whocan get the distance?” In the weeksleading up to this year’s Derby onMay 5, we’ll look at the pedigrees oftop contenders to determine whohas the stamina, and who doesn’t,to win the roses. If seeing is believing, then anyone who saw Balto Star romp home last Saturday in the Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park has to believe he is one serious racehorse – who, seemingly overnight, stamped himself a dangerous contender for the Kentucky Derby. Balto Star wasn’t facing much in the Spiral, but the impressive thing wasn’t whom he beat but how he beat them. Making his first stakes appearance, the son of Glitterman took command at the start and never looked back, kicking away to win by 123/4 lengths in prime time of 1:47.1 for the mile and an eighth. The huge margin was hardly a fluke. Last out, going a mile and a sixteenth over Aqueduct’s inner dirt track, Balto Star romped by 121/4 lengths. And two starts before that, at a mile and 70 yards over the Big A’s IDT, he broke his maiden by 11. This is a colt who, as a 2-year-old, finished eighth, fifth and fourth in three starts. Why the sudden turnaround? Simple. Balto Star is no longer a colt, he’s a gelding. Before he was cut, being a racehorse was the last thing on his mind. Now, his studdish behavior a thing of the past, Balto Star has emerged a running fool. The comparisons between Balto Star and Prairie Bayou, champion 3-year-old of 1993, are obvious. Both were geldings. Both started their classic campaigns at Aqueduct in the winter. Both won the Spiral (in 1993, it was called the Jim Beam). Prairie Bayou, favored in the Kentucky Derby, finished second, the victim of a long-standing jinx: No gelding has won the Derby since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929 (although Best Pal and Cavonnier also finished second over the past 10 years). It’s no accident that a gelding hasn’t won the Derby since Hoover was president. As a rule they are slower to develop, which is why they’re gelded in the first place, and so they’re not ready to face the best 3-year-old colts going a mile and a quarter the first Saturday in May. Pedigree-wise, Balto Star has his pluses and minuses. His sire, Glitterman, was a pure sprinter – he never won a stakes longer than six furlongs – whose top offspring also are sprinters, such as Glitter Woman, JJ’sdream and Texas Glitter. Glitterman was bred to be a sprinter. His grandsire is the speedy Bold Ruler, who didn’t stay a mile and a quarter in the Derby, and his dam is a half-sister to champion sprinter Rubiano. Furthermore, Glitterman’s broodmare sire, In Reality, was a miler who sired sprinters and milers. In Reality’s sire Intentionally was another sprint champ. In short, there’s not much stamina in Glitterman’s family tree. On the other hand, Balto Star’s female branch does have plenty of stamina and a ton of class. His broodmare sire, Devil’s Bag, is by Halo (sire of Derby winners Sunny’s Halo and Sunday Silence) out of a mare by long-winded French champion Herbager. Balto Star’s second dam is by Stage Door Johnny, who won the Belmont Stakes and was a great source of stamina at stud. His third and fourth dams were sired by Northern Dancer and Swaps, both Kentucky Derby winners. Top horses produced by Balto Star’s female family include champion fillies Tempest Queen and Beautiful Pleasure, Belmont Stakes winner Bold Reason, champion Never Bend and the top stakes winner No Robbery. Balto Star’s dosage numbers – a profile of 10-3-10-3-2, an index of 1.80 – indicate a horse who can handle a mile and a quarter with ease. But can a gelding who didn’t even win his first race until Jan. 1 be ready to get that distance just 5½ weeks from now against potential monsters like Point Given, AP Valentine, Monarchos, Hero’s Tribute and Dollar Bill? Not unless he’s a superhorse and then some. Remember, in the 1973 Derby even the mighty gelding Forego could only finish fourth.
5860	dbpedia	0	83	https://www.champsofthetrack.com/post/kentucky-derby-spotlight-messier	en	Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Messier	https://static.wixstatic…89d6576~mv2.jpeg	https://static.wixstatic…89d6576~mv2.jpeg	[ "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3a9e9_6c8a94b8157b4bf89b9af44f489d6576~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d3a9e9_6c8a94b8157b4bf89b9af44f489d6576~mv2.jpeg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Kaeli Bartholomew" ]	2022-05-04T16:35:20.044000+00:00	Learn about 2022 Kentucky Derby contender Messier, a son of Empire Maker that captured the Bob Hope (G3) and Robert B. Lewis (G3), in this overview of his career.	en	https://static.wixstatic…e37f12%7Emv2.png	Champs of the Track	https://www.champsofthetrack.com/post/kentucky-derby-spotlight-messier	There have only been two Kentucky Derby winners bred in Canada: Sunny’s Halo (1983) and Northern Dancer (1964). This year, Messier will look to become the third Canadian-bred to win the run for the roses. Messier was bred in Ontario by Sam-Son Farm. He is by Empire Maker, a stallion who lived up to his name by siring horses like Pioneerof The Nile, who produced a multitude of good horses headlined by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, and Bodemeister, who sired the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming. Messier is out of the stakes-winning Smart Strike mare Checkered Past. Messier’s star-studded pedigree attracted SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase in 2020; this partnership purchased him for $470k. He is named after Hall of Fame Hockey legend Mark Messier. “We have some close hockey ties to my wife [Katie’s] family,” Tom Ryan, managing partner of SF Bloodstock/SF Racing LLC, explained to SportsNet. “Her father is Pat Hughes and her uncle is Mark Napier and both played [and won the Stanley Cup] with Messier.” Messier began his career with trainer Bob Baffert. He finished 2nd in his debut at Los Alamitos and then broke his maiden four months later at Santa Anita with ease. Messier was next seen running down Forbidden Kingdom in the Bob Hope Stakes (G3) and then wrapped up his two-year-old season with a narrow 2nd place finish to Slow Down Andy in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2). [Video: Watch Messier win the Bob Hope Stakes] Messier began his three-year-old season with a dominant, breathtaking performance in the Robert B. Lewis (G3), crossing the wire 15 lengths ahead of his rivals. This win was enough to cement him as a top contender on the Kentucky Derby trail. Runners for Bob Baffert cannot run in the Kentucky Derby due to the trainer’s suspension, so Messier (along with other Baffert horses) transferred to the barn of trainer Tim Yakteen for their final Derby preps. For Messier, this final prep was the Santa Anita Derby (G1). It looked as though Messier would win the race at the top of the stretch, but he was run down by his own stablemate Taiba and ultimately finished 2nd by 2 ¼ lengths. A win for Messier in the Kentucky Derby wouldn’t be the first time a horse named after a Hockey player captured the big race. Nyquist, named for Gustav Nyquist, won the run for the roses in 2016. Messier has drawn post #6 for the Kentucky Derby and has morning line odds of 8-1. He will be piloted by John R. Velazquez, who rode Derby winners Animal Kingdom (2011), Always Dreaming (2017), and Authentic (2020), and also crossed the wire first aboard Medina Spirit in 2021. Will you be rooting for this Canadian-bred to win the Kentucky Derby? [Video: Watch Messier won the Robert B. Lewis] About: Champions of the Track works to improve the public perception of horse racing through entertaining, engaging, and educational content. Connect with Us: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Interested in working with Champions of the Track on sponsored content, advertisements, or social media management? Contact us at championsofthetrack@gmail.com. Send a Tip to Support our Work:
29120	yago	2	7	https://kids.kiddle.co/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	en	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom facts for kids	https://kids.kiddle.co/i…wig-Holstein.jpg	https://kids.kiddle.co/i…wig-Holstein.jpg	[ "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/wk/kids-robot.svg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/wk/kids-search-engine.svg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/5/59/Princess_Helena_Augusta_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein.jpg/300px-Princess_Helena_Augusta_Victoria_of_Schleswig-Holstein.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/a/a8/Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg/230px-Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/7/77/Princess_Helena_in_her_wedding_dress%2C_1866.jpg/230px-Princess_Helena_in_her_wedding_dress%2C_1866.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/b/b9/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein.jpg/230px-Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/4/40/Florence_Nightingale_1920_reproduction.jpg/230px-Florence_Nightingale_1920_reproduction.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/5/55/Helena_scan.jpg/190px-Helena_scan.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/7/74/Schleswig-Holstein_plot_at_Royal_Burial_Ground%2C_Frogmore.jpg/420px-Schleswig-Holstein_plot_at_Royal_Burial_Ground%2C_Frogmore.jpg", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/2/24/Flag_of_Portugal_%281830%E2%80%931910%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal_%281830%E2%80%931910%29.svg.png", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg.png", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg.png", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/4/4e/Coat_of_Arms_of_Helena%2C_Princess_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein.svg/200px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Helena%2C_Princess_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein.svg.png", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/thumb/5/5f/Kids_robot.svg/60px-Kids_robot.svg.png", "https://kids.kiddle.co/images/wk/kids-search-engine.svg" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	null	Learn Princess Helena of the United Kingdom facts for kids	en	/images/wk/favicon-16x16.png		https://kids.kiddle.co/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom	Princess Helena VA CI GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After her mother discovered the flirtations, in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, dying aged 77 in 1923. Early life Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday. Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now". He added that the queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover." Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen Victoria’s cousin); the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the queen's mother, the Duchess of Kent, stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge (the queen's aunt). Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose. Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork. Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horseback riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations. However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters. Death of Prince Albert Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 14 December 1861. The queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter ... I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser ... These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over." The queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears. Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place. Alice was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the "crutch" of her mother's old age by one biographer—at her mother's side. In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company. Marriage Engagement and wedding See also: Wedding dress of Princess Helena The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion. The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 July 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back. The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the abrupt disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids. Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters. The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. Married life Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters. Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace. The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872, respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants. The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person. In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year. As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a member of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions. Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do. In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life. Helena's health was not robust. However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband. Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement". Not all of her health scares were simply the result of hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family". In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist. Activities Nursing Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received a royal charter the following year. She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures. In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying". In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses. Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the new queen, Alexandra, insisted on replacing Helena as President of the Army Nursing Service. This gave rise to a further breach between the royal ladies, with King Edward VII caught in the middle between his sister and his wife. Lady Roberts, a courtier, wrote to a friend: "matters were sometimes very difficult and not always pleasant." However, in accordance with rank, Helena agreed to resign in Alexandra's favour, and she retained presidency of the Army Nursing Reserve. Though thought to be merely an artefact created by society ladies, Helena exercised an efficient and autocratic regime—"if anyone ventures to disagree with Her Royal Highness she has simply said, 'It is my wish, that is sufficient.'" The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration. What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations. However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing. Needlework Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood." As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington. Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her. Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3,000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh winter that year. Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her". Writing Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity". Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit. Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906. Bergsträsser affair A copyright issue arose after the publication of letters written by Helena's sister, Princess Alice. In Germany, an edition of Alice's letters was published in 1883, by a Darmstadt clergyman called Carl Sell, who chose a selection of her letters made available to him by the Queen. When it was done, Helena wrote to Sell and requested permission to publish an English translation of the German text. It was granted, but without the knowledge of the publisher Dr Bergsträsser. In December 1883 Helena wrote to Sir Theodore Martin, a favoured royal biographer, informing him that Bergsträsser was claiming copyright of Alice's letters, and on that basis was demanding a delay in the publication of the English edition. Martin acted as an intermediary between Helena and Bergsträsser, who claimed to have received many offers from English publishers, and that the chosen one would expect a high honorarium. Bergsträsser was persuaded to drop his demand for a delay in publishing, and modify his copyright claims in return for a lump sum. However, the Queen and Helena refused, claiming that the copyright belonged to the Queen, and that only Sell's original preface was open to negotiation. The royal ladies considered Bergsträsser's claims "unjustified if not impertinent", and would not communicate with him directly. Eventually, Bergsträsser came to Britain in January 1884, willing to accept £100 for the first 3,000 copies and a further £40 for each subsequent thousand copies sold. Martin chose the publisher John Murray, who after further negotiations with Bergsträsser, printed the first copies in mid-1884. It sold out almost immediately; but for the second edition, Murray replaced Sell's biographical sketch of Princess Alice with the 53-page memoir written by Helena. The problem of royalties to Sell was thus avoided, and that Helena gave her name to the memoir to her sister attracted greater interest in the book. After Queen Victoria Edwardian period Helena's favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, died in 1900, followed three months later by her mother Queen Victoria, who died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901. The new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham. Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s. Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented. She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece). During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp. In 1902, Prince and Princess Christian moved to Schomberg House, 77–78 Pall Mall, London, half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club. Later years King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Princess Helena's niece, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden. King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her. In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country. In the same year, on 28 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Helena's last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown. Death Princess Helena died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923 at the age of 77. Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928. Legacy Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president. Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike." Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example. Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members of the Bach Choir of London, founded by Lind's husband (and Helena's former piano teacher) Otto Goldschmidt. Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity. She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, attendance at which was considered equivalent to being presented to the queen herself. Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister. Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen Victoria, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the queen abhorred. Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the queen's seventy-year-old journal. Titles, styles, honours and arms Titles and styles 25 May 1846 – 5 July 1866: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena 5 July 1866 – 17 July 1917: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 17 July 1917 – 9 June 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian Honours British 1 January 1878: Companion of the Crown of India 29 April 1883: Member of the Royal Red Cross 23 March 1896: Lady of Justice of St John 10 February 1904: Royal Family Order of King Edward VII 3 June 1911: Royal Family Order of King George V 3 June 1918: Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire. Member 1st class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Foreign 31 March 1863: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division 1 June 1872: Cross of Merit for Women and Girls Arms In 1858, Helena and the three younger of her sisters were granted use of the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, and differenced by a label of three points argent. On Helena's arms, the outer points bore roses gules, and the centre bore a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant from George V. Princess Helena's coat of arms (1858–1917) Issue Prince and Princess Christian had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. They had one grandchild, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein, who died in 1953 as their final descendant. Name Birth Death Notes Prince Christian Victor 14 April 1867 29 October 1900 His mother's favourite son; died unmarried and without issue while serving in the Boer War Prince Albert 28 February 1869 27 April 1931 Succeeded as head of the House of Oldenburg in 1921; had one illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Never married. One of her last public appearances was at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Princess Marie Louise 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Married 1891; Prince Aribert of Anhalt; no issue; marriage was dissolved in 1900 Prince Harald 12 May 1876 20 May 1876 Died an infant at eight days old An unnamed stillborn son 7 May 1877 7 May 1877 Stillborn See also
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Find out more about her fascinating life with Prince Albert and her children. Queen Victoria and her family were seen by the public as a harmonious and happy image of domestic life. How many children did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) and Prince Albert (1819 - 1861) had a total of nine children. Princess Royal Victoria (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) Victoria and Albert's first child, Victoria was given the title Princess Royal the year after her birth. In 1858, Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia. He later succeeded his father as German Emperor in 1888, but his reign was cut short by cancer of the larynx within ninety-nine days of his coronation. Following her husband's death, Victoria lived as empress dowager before her death from breast cancer in 1901 at the age of 60. Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) Edward was born a year after his sister and lived much of his life as the Prince of Wales. On the death of Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901, Edward became king, marking the beginning of the Edwardian era. He reigned for nine years, overseeing military reforms and was known as "peacemaker" for fostering good relations with foreign powers. He died aged 68 on 6 May 1910 after several heart attacks and was succeeded his son King George V. Princess Alice (25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878) Princess Alice was known for her nursing - both with her father, Albert and in military hospitals during the Austro-Prussian War. During this time, she befriended Florence Nightingale and playing an active role in the region's military hospitals. Alice died from diphtheria in 1878 after it spread through the Hessian court just a year after becoming Grand Duchess of Hesse. She was the first of three of Queen Victoria's children to be outlived by their mother. Prince Alfred (6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) Prince Alfred joined the Royal Navy at the young age of 14. He remained in the Navy throughout his life with his final rank of Admiral of the fleet in 1893. He was married to Maria Alexandrovna, the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Princess Helena (25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) Princess Helena, Victoria and Albert's third daughter. She was married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866 and remained in Britain. Helena was highly engaged in charitable institutions and was a founding member of the British Red Cross. Princess Louise (18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) Princess Louise was the sixth child of Victoria and Albert, and 13 when her father died. She pursued a career as a sculptor and became a strong advocate of higher education and the feminist cause. Prince Arthur (1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) Prince Arthur served in the British Army for 40 years, rising to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Ireland and Inspector-General of the Forces. He was Victoria's last surviving son remained active in the military into the Second World War. Prince Leopold (7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884) Victoria and Albert's youngest son, Prince Leopold, inherited the blood disorder haemophilia from his mother and was reputed to suffer from epilepsy, hindering his chances of joining the military. Instead, Leopold became a patron of arts and acted as his mother's unofficial secretary. Princess Beatrice (14 April 1857 – 26 October 1944) As the youngest child, Princess Beatrice spent much of her life by her mother's side. Following the Queen's death in 1901, Beatrice became the editor of her mother's journals. She died in November 1944 and was Victoria's last surviving child. When did Queen Victoria die? After a reign which lasted almost 64 years, Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, on 22 January 1901. Her son, Edward VII succeeded her. What did Queen Victoria die of? Queen Victoria died from a cerebral haemorrhage on Tuesday 22 January 1901 after feeling weakened over the Christmas period. Historians suggest that the cause of her death is likely related to her carrying the gene for haemophilia, a blood-clotting disease passed down from her parentage. Victoria also passed this genetic disorder onto three of her nine children. Haemophilia is sometimes called "the royal disease" for this reason. Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Her body was transported to Portsmouth via the Solent, on the Royal Yacht 'Alberta'. Artist William Wyllie saw the procession from the HMS Majestic. Discover more in our collections Where is Queen Victoria buried? Queen Victoria is buried at Windsor in England within the Frogmore Royal Mausoleum. This tomb was built explicitly for Albert and Victoria as a final resting place, instead of the traditional mausoleums in Westminster Abbey in London or St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Only Victoria and Albert are interred within the tomb, but the mausoleum contains other memorials, such as their second daughter Princess Alice and Victoria's father Edward, Duke of Kent. When was Queen Victoria born? Queen Victoria was born on 24 May in 1819 at Kensington Palace, London. She was christened as Alexandrina Victoria and was formally addressed as Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Kent. Queen Victoria and Albert On 10 February 1840, Victoria Married her first cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The royal couple had first met a few days before Victoria's 17th birthday, four years earlier. Victoria and Albert are known for their incredibly close relationship, inspiring dozens of books, films and series. While Victoria is seen as the ruler of Britain, Albert played an essential role in supporting public causes, such as military and educational reform and the abolition of slavery. He is known for the resounding success of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which showed the world Britain's technological achievements. This World's Fair laid the foundations for several public museums, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum. In 1845, Prince Albert bought Nelson's Trafalgar coat for £150. He gifted it to the Royal Naval Asylum, where the Old Royal Naval College now stands. It has been on display in Greenwich ever since. Albert died in December 1861 aged 42, when the Queen was the same age. Victoria never recovered from his death. She dressed in black as a sign of mourning for the rest of her life. How long did Queen Victoria reign? Queen Victoria reigned for exactly sixty-three years, seven months, and two days (20 June 1837 - 22 January 1901). Her rule is the second longest after Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Victoria assassination attempts During Victoria's reign, eight assassination attempts were made on her life. All of them were unsuccessful. The first attempt took place in 1840 when 18-year-old Edward Oxford fired at the Queen's carriage near Buckingham Palace in London. Oxford was accused of treason for his crime but was ultimately found not guilty for reasons of insanity. Three attempts were made in 1842, two by the same man - John Francis, an unemployed carpenter. He attempted to shoot the Queen after her Sunday morning service at Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London. On his second effort, he was promptly arrested and sent to Van Diemen's Land (later known as Tasmania), where he became a successful carpenter, helping to build the Launceston General Hospital on the island. One year later, Robert Pate, a former officer, used a brass-tipped cane to hit the Queen in the head. Pate's attack was the only attempt that caused Victoria actual harm, and the mark on her forehead supposedly remained for a decade. Pate was immediately arrested and also sentenced to seven years in the Tasmanian penal colony. The reasons for the attack remain unknown. A memorable final attempt took place in 1882 when a Scottish poet named Roderick Maclean shot at Queen Victoria's train carriage with a pistol as it left the Windsor train station. This was Maclean's eighth attempt at assassinating Victoria. Maclean was tried for high treason and was pronounced "not guilty, but insane." He was confined to an asylum until his death in 1921.
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Queen Victoria’s third daughter who married a Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena resided in the United Kingdom for her whole life, wearing several splendid jewels, including this Diamond Corsage Brooch! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage	en	https://royalwatcherblog…named-file-2.jpg	The Royal Watcher -	https://royalwatcherblog.com/2023/06/09/princess-helenas-diamond-corsage-brooch/	Today marks the centenary of the death of Princess Helena, who was born on this day in 1923! Queen Victoria’s third daughter who married a Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena resided in the United Kingdom for her whole life, wearing several splendid jewels, including this Diamond Corsage Brooch! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage Brooch \| Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch A spectacular diamond cluster surrounded by diamond scrolls, with three diamond pendants, this diamond corsage brooch is of unknown provenance but was possibly a wedding gift to Princess Helena when she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Princess Helena notably wore the Diamond Corsage Brooch with her Diamond Tiara for a portrait taken around the time of the Coronation of King George Vin 1911. After her passing in 1923, the Diamond Corsage Brooch seems to be among the jewels, like Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch, that went into the main royal collection, rather than being inherited by Princess Helena Victoria or Princess Marie Louise. When King George V and Queen Mary’s third son, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott in 1935, the bride received several spectacular wedding gifts, including the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara and Queen Mary’s Teck Turquoise Tiara and Parure, as well as this Diamond Corsage Brooch, which went on display with the other wedding gifts. Princess Alice began wearing the Diamond Corsage Brooch soon after the Wedding, with notable appearances at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 with the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara as well as the Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1950, the Royal School of Needlework Reception at St James’ Palace, a Gala Performance at Covent Garden, and the Royal Film Performance of ‘Where No Vultures Fly’ in 1951. The Duchess of Gloucester also wore the Diamond Corsage Brooch at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a Dorothy Wilding Portrait, a Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre in 1956, the Order of Amaranth Ball, and the Iraqi State Visit to Britain in 1956. By the 1980s, Princess Alice had given the Diamond Corsage Brooch to her daughter-in-law, the current Duchess of Gloucester, who wore it quite regularly with the Cartier India Tiara and the Iveagh Tiara through the 1980s and the 1990s. More recently, the Duchess of Gloucester has worn the Diamond Corsage Brooch as a pendant from a diamond riviere for several gala events and a Guildhall Banquets, as well as Queen Margrethe’s Banquet at the Natural History Museum in London in 2000. There is no doubt we will continue to see this spectacular Heirlooms for years to come! Diamond Tiara \| Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage Brooch \| Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch Share this: Like this: Like Loading...
29120	yago	3	57	https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/helena-de-derde-dochter-van-victoria/	en	Helena, Victoria’s third daughter	https://baxofthings.word…ader-912x462.jpg	https://baxofthings.word…ader-912x462.jpg	[ "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bax-of-things.jpg?w=80", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/helena-header-912x462.jpg?w=816", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/helena-kind-met-broer-alfred.jpg", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/helena-with-victoria.jpg", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/helena-wedding.jpg", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/helena-with-daughters.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gisela-header-912x462kopie.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sisi-season-two-2023.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/revenge-mary-boleyn-header-1200x675-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sissisisters-header-912x462.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/outlander-royalties-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bax-of-things.jpg?w=50", "https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bax-of-things.jpg?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2018-04-04T00:00:00	Helena Augusta Victoria, born on May 25, 1846, was the third daughter and the fifth child of Queen Victoria and prince consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Youth Helena was a lively and outspoken child. One of her former talents was painting. Like her other sisters, Helena was also skilled in playing the piano, riding…	en	https://baxofthings.word…-things.jpg?w=32	Bax of Things	https://baxofthings.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/helena-de-derde-dochter-van-victoria/	Helena Augusta Victoria, born on May 25, 1846, was the third daughter and the fifth child of Queen Victoria and prince consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Youth Helena was a lively and outspoken child. One of her former talents was painting. Like her other sisters, Helena was also skilled in playing the piano, riding horses and sailing. Death of Prince Albert Helena’s father died on December 14, 1861 at the age of 42. Queen Victoria was deeply grieved and a heavy period of mourning began. The entire court moved to Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight. Also the death of Prince Albert was a heavy blow to Helena and she wrote a month later to a friend: What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter … I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser … These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over.” Queen Victoria was pretty selfish about her daughters. Ideally, they should never marry and always stay with her. Alice, Louise and Helena had to perform more and more secretarial tasks, such as writing Victoria’s letters. Helena also helped her mother with political correspondence and spent a lot of time together with her mother. Wedding and family Helena met Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein during a visit to Coburg in September 1865. The two fell in love and became engaged in December of that year. Queen Victoria gave permission for the marriage on condition that the couple would live in England. Christian and Helena married on 5 July 1866 in the private chapel of Windsor Castle. Christian and Helena first lived in Frogmore House. Later they moved to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. Six children were born from the marriage: Prince Christian Victor (1867 – 1900), died during the Boer War Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869 – 1931), unmarried Princess Helena Victoria (1870 – 1948), unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872 – 1956), married Prince Aribert of Anhalt Prince Harald (12–20 mei 1876) An unnamed stillborn son (17 mei 1877). Princess Helena in later life Until the death of her mother in 1901, Helena remained at her side, but usually managed to escape her strict control. She was also surrounded by two daughters: Marie Louise and Helena Victoria. Princess Marie Louise married in 1891 with Prince Aribert of Anhalt, a son of Frederik I of Anhalt. The marriage was dissolved again in 1900, after which Marie Louise returned to England, where for 40 years she and her unmarried sister Helena Victoria fulfilled royal obligations for the British royal house. In 1899 Helena became the patroness of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and the National Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Children. Helena has done a lot to improve the care facilities of England and founded the Princess Christian Nursing Home in Windsor. Prince Christian died in London at the age of 86 in 1917. Helena a few years later on June 9, 1923. Both were buried at the royal cemetery at Windsor Great Park. Do you want to see more images of Princess Helena? Have a look at my Pinterest board:
29120	yago	0	96	https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/blog/grandchildren-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-part-four	en	A Royal Heraldry	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg	[ "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/4596b5b66d923884da838eb86b2d63c5-buckingham-palace-queen-victoria.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/bfc082313356ef78cb5f92c3bd30f3ba-prince-and-princess-royal-families.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/wappen-herzog-zu-schleswig-holstein.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/635px-prince-christian-victor-of-schleswig-holstein.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/albert-duke-of-schleswig-holstein-1914.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/wappen-herzog-zu-schleswig-holstein_1.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/picture2.png", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/8357.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/tumblr-m19suzhquz1rnseozo1-1280.jpg", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/picture3_1.png", "https://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/1/5/49154451/published/article-1323346-0bbf1da6000005dc-974-634x662.jpg?1537277166", "https://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/old/bg_feed.gif", "https://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/site/footer/footer-toast-published-image-1.png" ]	[]	[]	[ "royal", "heraldry", "prince", "princess", "duke", "duchess", "label", "shield", "crest", "coat of arms" ]	null	[]	null	Not only did Helena's marriage to Prince Christian cause controversy because of the 15 year age gap, but Schleswig-Holstein was a source of disagreement within the family. The two Duchies were being...	en		A ROYAL HERALDRY	http://aroyalheraldry.weebly.com/1/post/2018/09/grandchildren-of-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-part-four.html	HRH The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Not only did Helena's marriage to Prince Christian cause controversy because of the 15 year age gap, but Schleswig-Holstein was a source of disagreement within the family. The two Duchies were being fought over by both Prussia (represented by Helena's eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Royal and Crown Princess of Prussia who actually supported the marriage) and Denmark (represented by Alexandra, The Princess of Wales who had been born Princess of Denmark). The only requirement that Queen Victoria made was that her daughter should live close at hand. This suited Christian as he was not likely to ascend to any thrones and was not part of any ruling family. He became Ranger of Great Windsor Park and High Steward of Windsor. Together, Helena and Christian had 6 children, 4 of whom lived into adulthood. As we will see and have already seen with Princesses Victoria and Alice, the documentation of the Coat of Arms in the female line is more difficult to find than in the male line where assignments of Labels are made. Christian Victor Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton, 14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900). Christle, as he was known, was the first member of the British Royal Family to go to school rather than have a tutor. Having attended Sandhurst, he became a career soldier with a keen interest and ability at cricket. He became an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, rising to Major, and participated in many expeditions to Africa, including the Ashanti Expedition to Ghana, the defeat of the Dervishes at Omdurman near Khartoum, Sudan under Lord Kitchener and the Second Boer War being involved the relief of Ladysmith. Whilst in Pretoria in October 1900, he came down with malaria and died of enteric fever on 29th of the month at the age of only 33. The photograph is a half-length portrait of Christian Victor, in military undress uniform, probably in or before leaving for South Africa. He has a number of memorials, including a statue in the shadow of Windsor Castle at the bottom of Thames Street. Albert Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George, 26 February 1869 – 27 April 1931). Like his elder brother, Christian Victor, Albert (or Abby as he was called) was destined for a military career. Unlike his brother, however, Albert served in the Prussian Army. He was excused combative service during the First World War by his cousin, the Kaiser. In 1921 he succeeded his cousin Ernst Gunther as head of the family and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. In turn, Albert would be succeeded by his cousin Freidrich Ferdinand, Duke of Glücksburg. Albert never married, particularly being known at the time as a woman-hater, and therefore did not have any legitimate issue. However, he did have an illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie, by an unknown woman of 'high noble birth' whom he recognised in later life. As she was adopted by a family of Jewish origins, Albert's sisters were required to confirm Valerie Marie's 'Aryan' lineage in the run-up to the Second World War which they readily and officially did on 26th July 1938. Helena Victoria Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena, 3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948). Known to her family as Thora, Helena Victoria might be regarded as rather unremarkable princess who never married. She continued her Mother's example, however, and immersed herself in charitable work, including the YMCA and YWCA, and also her Mother's Princess Christian's Nursing Home at Windsor. She also visited troops in France during the First World War and organised entertainments for them. She can be seen attending the wedding of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1947, a few months before her death the following year. She is the lady in the wheelchair in the group photographs. As well as her younger sister, Marie Louise, she is noted for falling foul of the edicts from her cousin King George V as to German titles and the founding of the House of Windsor. Both sisters, as members of the British Royal Family, readily complied and relinquished their German name, which was "of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg" in full. Although technically no longer in existence, they were allowed to retain their title of 'Highness' but were never confirmed with any territorial designation, not even 'of Great Britain and Ireland' nor 'of the United Kingdom'. They were effectively Princesses of nowhere... Both Helena Victoria and Marie Louise simply quartered their parents' Coats of Arms, dropping the Inescutcheon of Saxony during the First World War. Surprisingly, though, but presumably because of their status in the British Royal Family, their Mother's Arms are in the dominant first and fourth Quarters. This would be repeated by Beatrice's children, even though neither Helena nor Beatrice were remotely heraldic heiresses. Their Coronets were different to other grandchildren, being through the female line. We will again see more on that with Beatrice's children when we conclude this section. Marie Louise
29120	yago	0	5	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	Wedding of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	[ "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-Buckingham-Palace_2018.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg?resize=625%2C409&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg/800px-Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg/458px-Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Christian_and_helena.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Private_Chapel_at_Windsor_Castle_%281848%29.jpg?zoom=1.100000023841858&resize=625%2C438&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Princess_Helena_in_her_wedding_dress%2C_1866.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian-on-their-wedding-day.jpg?resize=364%2C509&ssl=1", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/rss.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/facebook.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/twitter.png", "https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2019-12-11T00:35:59+00:00	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Cha…	en		Unofficial Royalty	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Helena’s Early Life Princess Helena was the fifth of the nine children and the third of the five daughters of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace on May 25, 1846. Known within the family as Lenchen, Helena’s childhood was spent at her mother’s various homes, in the care of nurses and nannies. An accomplished artist and pianist from a young age, she was overshadowed throughout her life by her siblings. Helena was closest to her brother Alfred, and the two remained so for their entire lives. Helena’s life would change drastically in 1861, with the death of her beloved father. She began helping her sister Alice who became an unofficial secretary to their mother. After Alice’s marriage, Helena would continue in this role, along with her younger sister Louise, before the role was primarily taken by her youngest sister, Beatrice. Helena had a brief romance with Carl Ruland, who had served as her father’s librarian. When the Queen discovered her daughter’s interest in one of the servants, Ruland was quickly dispatched back to Germany. Victoria then began a quest to find Helena an appropriate husband. For more information on Princess Helena, see Unofficial Royalty: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Christian’s Early Life Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, generally shortened to Schleswig-Holstein was born on January 22, 1831, in Augustenborg, Denmark, the sixth of the seven children of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe. His elder surviving brother was Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein who married Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a daughter of Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora of Leiningen, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Among Friedrich and Adelheid’s children was Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein who married Queen Victoria’s grandson Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia. While attending the University of Bonn, Christian became close friends with the future German Emperor Friedrich III. This friendship would serve him well in later years, as Friedrich’s wife was Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest sister of Christian’s future wife. For more information on Prince Christian, see Unofficial Royalty: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein The Engagement Helena was described by her mother as plump, dowdy, uncomplicated, unambitious, obedient, and without charm – which did not help her with marriage prospects. One of Queen Victoria’s requirements for Helena’s husband was that he had to be prepared to live near the Queen so that Helena could continue to be her companion and secretary. This eliminated many potential husbands. The final candidate in Queen Victoria’s search was a 35-year-old impoverished prince, Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, suggested by Queen Victoria’s uncle Leopold I, King of the Belgians. Being fifteen years older than Helena, Christian was closer in age to Queen Victoria. When Christian was first summoned to meet Queen Victoria, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a husband for one of her daughters. Christian was balding, looked older than his age, and was not considered handsome, certainly not the type of prince a 19-year-old princess sees in her dreams. However, Christian was agreeable and easy-going, spoke fluent English, and had been a long-time friend of Helena’s brother-in-law, the future German Emperor Friedrich III. In August 1865, Queen Victoria and all her children went to Coburg to unveil a statue of Prince Albert. It was there that Helena and Christian first met. The possibility of a marriage between Helena and Christian was not met with unanimous approval within the royal family. The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) could not tolerate a marriage to someone who, she felt, took the Schleswig and Holstein duchies away from her own father, the King of Denmark. The Prince of Wales supported his wife in this. Helena’s sister Alice also disapproved as she felt Queen Victoria was pushing Helena into this marriage to ensure that Helena would remain near her side. The fact that Christian was 15 years older than Helena certainly did not help that suggestion. However, Helena and Christian knew they did not have many marriage prospects and were both agreeable to the marriage. Their engagement was announced on December 5, 1865. The Wedding Site The Private Chapel in Windsor Castle was created for Queen Victoria by architect Edward Blore between 1840 and 1847. There were niches with marble sculptures, pews, and a large Gothic chandelier hanging from the ceiling. On November 20, 1992, a fire began in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle when a painter left a spotlight too close to the curtains. The fire caused much damage to Windsor Castle. The Private Chapel was later restored but the new Private Chapel is much smaller, has chairs instead of pews, and is only able to fit thirty people. The new altar was made by Queen Elizabeth II’s nephew David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, a furniture designer and maker. Unofficial Royalty: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England The Wedding Guests This is a complete list from the London Gazette, Issue 23140, 17 July 1866. Royal Guests Queen Victoria, mother of the bride The Prince and Princess of Wales, brother and sister-in-law of the bride Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, brother of the bride Prince Louise, sister of the bride Prince Arthur, brother of the bride Prince Leopold, brother of the bride Princess Beatrice, sister of the bride The Duchess of Cambridge, great-aunt of the bride Leopold II, King of the Belgians, first cousin once removed of the bride, and his wife Queen Marie Henriette Ernst, 4th Prince of Leiningen, half-first cousin of the bride, and his wife Marie, Princess of Leiningen Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, brother of the groom The Maharajah Duleep Singh The Queen’s Household – participated in the royal, bridegroom’s and bride’s procession Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes Susanna Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting The Honorable Mrs. Robert Bruce, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting John Townshend, Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain of the Household Valentine Browne, Viscount Castlerosse, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, Lord Steward George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse Lieutenant General The Honorable Charles Grey, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse, Equerry in Waiting Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Treasurer of the Household Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort, Comptroller of the Household George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Gold Stick in Waiting Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork, Master of the Buckhounds Major Sir John Cowell, Master of the Household Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen, Lord in Waiting Lieutenant-Colonel W.H.F. Cavendish, Equerry in Waiting Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal Colonel The Honorable Dudley F. DeRos General The Honorable Sir Edward Cust, Master of Ceremonies Lieutenant-Colonel R. Palmer, Silver Stick in Waiting Colonel H.F. Ponsonby, Field Officer in Brigade in Waiting The Honorable Spencer Ponsonby, Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain’s Department Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher Major General Henry S. Stephens, Senior Gentleman Usher Sir Charles G. Young, Garter King of Arms Mr. Albert W. Woods, Lancaster Herald Mr. Matthew C.H. Gibbon, Richmond Herald Bride’s Attendant Jane, Spencer, Baroness Churchill, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen Bridegroom’s Attendants Major General Francis Seymour, Groom of the Robes to the Queen Count Rantzau, Gentleman of Honor to the Bridegroom Foreign Representatives Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse, Prince de La Tour d’Auvergn, French Ambassador Count of Lavradio, Portuguese Ambassador Phillip Ivanovich Brunnov, Russian Ambassador Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish Foreign Minister The Hanoverian Foreign Minister The Prussian Ambassador The Turkish Ambassador Clergy Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury Archibald Campbell Tait, Dean of the Chapels Royal, Bishop of London Samuel Wilberforce, Lord High Almoner, Bishop of Oxford Henry Philpott, Clerk of the Closet, Bishop of Worcester Charles Sumner, Prelate of the Order of the Garter, Bishop of Winchester Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Government Officials Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth, Lord High Chancellor Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, Secretary of State for the Home Department George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for the Colonies Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Secretary of State for War George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey, 2nd Earl of Ripon, Secretary for the State of India Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Ewart Gladstone Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Postmaster-General George Goschen, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Thomas Milner Gibson, President of the Board of Trade Charles Pelham Villiers, President of the Poor Law Board William F. Cowper, First Commissioner of Works Adjutant General, Major-General Lord William Paulet Quartermaster General, Lieutenant-General Sir James Hope Grant Attendants to Other Royalty – some participated in processions John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Groom of the Stole to The Prince of Wales James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, Gentleman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales The Honorable Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller and Treasurer to The Prince of Wales Major G. H. Grey, Equerry in Waiting to The Prince of Wales George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris, Chamberlain to The Princess of Wales Countess of Morton, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales The Honorable Mrs. Edward Coke, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales Comte Van der Straten-Ponthoz, Grand Marshal to The King of the Belgians Comte Gustav de Lannoy, Chamberlain to The Queen of the Belgians Marquise de Trazeguies, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Comtesse de Yves de Bavai, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Jules de Vaux, Secretary to The King of the Belgians Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys, Lord in Waiting to Queen Victoria in attendance to The King and Queen of the Belgians The Honorable Eliot Yorke, Equerry in attendance to The Duke of Edinburgh Major Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, Governor to Prince Arthur Lieutenant Walter George Stirling, Governor to Prince Leopold Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Superintendent to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Lady Augusta Stanley, Lady in attendance to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Colonel Home Purves, Comptroller of the Household to The Duchess of Cambridge Lady Geraldine Somerset, Lady in Waiting to The Duchess of Cambridge Lieutenant-Colonel James Oliphant, Gentleman in attendance to The Maharajah Duleep Singh Lady Susan Leslie Melville, Lady in Waiting to Princess Helena Gardner D. Engleheart, Comptroller to the Household of Prince Christian and Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George G. Gordon, Equerry to Prince Christian Other Guests Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington and Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Augusta, Countess Dornberg, morganatic wife of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, half-first cousin of the bride, and his morganatic wife Laura, Countess Gleichen James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn Mary Brudenell-Bruce, Marchioness of Ailesbury George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby and Laura Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Catherine Murray, Dowager Countess of Dunmore William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam and Frances Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Countess Fitzwilliam Caroline Edgcumbe, Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumbe John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor and Sarah Campbell, Countess Cawdor Emily Townshend, Viscountess Sydney George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Lady Emily Seymour and The Honorable Miss Seymour The Honorable Reverend Charles L. Courtenay and Lady Caroline Courtenay The Honorable Mrs. Grey and Miss Grey Lieutenant-General Jonathan Peel, politician The Right Honorable Benjamin Disraeli, future Prime Minister Lieutenant-General The Honorable H. Byng and Mrs. Byng The Honorable Mrs. Wellesley, wife of Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Major-General The Honorable A. N. Hood, Lady Mary Hood and Miss Hood The Honorable Lady Biddulph, wife of Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir James Clark, Baronet, former Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Elizabeth Couper, Dowager Baroness Couper Dr. William Jenner, Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Sir Richard Mayne, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Mr. Bernard Woodward, Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle Mr. Hermann Sahl, Librarian and German Secretary to Queen Victoria Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster Reverend Henry Ellison, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Reverend James St. John Blunt, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Dr. Douglas Argyll Robertson, Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria Miss Louisa Bowater, a friend of Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George Ashley Maude, Crown Equerry of the Royal Mews, and Miss E. Maude Mr. Frederick Gibbs, tutor to The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Reverend Henry Mildred Birch, Chaplain to The Prince of Wales Reverend William Rowe Jolley, tutor to Prince Alfred Reverend George Prothero, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, Rector of St. Mildred’s Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, where Queen Victoria’s family worshipped when at Osborne House Reverend Robinson Duckworth, tutor to Prince Leopold Reverend N. Shuldham, tutor to Prince Leopold Mr. Adolf Buff, German tutor to Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold Miss Sarah Anne Hildyard, tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Miss Ottilie Bauer, German tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Mademoiselle Norele, French tutor to Queen Victoria’s children The Supporters and Bridesmaids Prince Christian’s supporters were his brother Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Helena had eight bridesmaids, all of whom were unmarried daughters of British Dukes and Earls: Lady Muriel Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor, married Sir Courtenay Edmund Boyle Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe, daughter of Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, unmarried Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, married The Honorable Hugh Le Despencer Boscawen Lady Albertha Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, married George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, unmarried Lady Alexandrina Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, married Rev. Henry Cunliffe Lady Laura Phipps, daughter of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, married John Vivian Hampton-Lewis Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, married Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24th Chief of Clan Cameron The Wedding Attire Princess Helena’s wedding dress was made from white satin with deep flounces of Honiton lace. The design of the lace featured roses, ivy, and myrtle. The train, also made of the Honiton lace, had bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle attached. On her head, Helena wore a wreath of orange blossoms and myrtle with a veil made of Honiton lace which matched her dress. She wore a necklace, earrings, and a brooch, all of opals and diamonds, a wedding gift from her mother Queen Victoria. In addition, Helena wore bracelets set with miniatures and the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. The eight bridesmaids were dressed in white glacé dresses covered with tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather. The bodice and skirt were also trimmed with pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather. On their heads, the bridesmaids wore a wreath of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather with a long tulle veil. The Wedding Embed from Getty Images The wedding ceremony was held at 12:30 PM on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. At noon, members of the British royal family, along with other royalty and important guests gathered in the White Drawing Room in Windsor Castle. Princess Helena remained in Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments while members of her procession assembled in the corridor outside Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments. Prince Christian, his supporters and members of his procession waited in the Red Room. The Ladies and Gentlemen of The Queen’s Household along with the Ladies and Gentlemen of foreign royalty assembled in the corridor. Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests assembled in the Red and Green Drawing Rooms and were then conducted to their seats. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the other clergy taking part in the wedding ceremony assembled in the Audience Chamber. They then proceeded to the Private Chapel and took their places at the altar. After the Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests had taken their seats and the clergy had assembled in the Private Chapel, the Royal Procession formed in the corridor outside the White Drawing Room and were conducted to the Private Chapel by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain then proceeded to the Red Room and conducted Prince Christian’s procession to the Private Chapel. Finally, the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain proceeded to Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments and conducted Princess Helena’s procession to the Private Chapel. As her father had died in 1861, Helena was escorted by her mother Queen Victoria, her eldest brother The Prince of Wales, and her eight bridesmaids. As the Bride’s Procession made its way to the Private Chapel, the March from the opera “Scipio” by Georg Friedrich Handel was played. When Helena arrived in the Private Chapel she took her place on the left side of the altar while Queen Victoria was led to her seat. Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury performed the entire wedding ceremony. The responses of both Helena and Christian were made in a firm and audible voice and Christian spoke with a decidedly foreign accent. When the Archbishop of Canterbury asked, “Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man?”, it was Queen Victoria, in lieu of her deceased husband, who answered in a dignified and determined manner. During the ceremony, the choir sang a chorale by William George Cusins, specially composed for the occasion. Cusins was the organist in Queen Victoria’s Private Chapels and played the organ during the wedding ceremony. When the ceremony was over, Helena was warmly embraced by Queen Victoria and The Prince of Wales. Then, to Ludwig Spohr’s march from the oratorio “The Fall of Babylon”, Helena and Christian proceeded to the White Drawing Room, accompanied by the royal procession and the clergy, to sign the marriage registry along with Queen Victoria, other royalty, and some members of the Royal Household. Post-Wedding Embed from Getty Images Princess Helena and Prince Christian leave Windsor Castle for their honeymoon Luncheon was served to members of the British royal family and other royalty in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle. Other guests were served a buffet in the Waterloo Chamber. At 4:15 PM, guests desiring to return to London boarded a special train. At the same time, the bride and groom left Windsor by special train for Southampton where a boat would convey them to the Isle of Wight for their honeymoon at Osborne House. Later that evening at Windsor Castle, a banquet was held in the Waterloo Gallery and an evening party was held in St. George’s Hall. Children Helena and Christian had five children: Prince Christian Victor (1867-1900) – unmarried Prince Albert, later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), unmarried, had an illegitimate daughter Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) – unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) – married Prince Aribert of Anhalt, marriage dissolved, no children Prince Harald (born and died1876) – lived just 8 days This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Works Cited
29120	yago	1	62	https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-prince-albert-children-who-names-sons-daughters-facts-motherhood-parents/	en	Who were Queen Victoria's children? 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BBC History Magazine explains…	en		HistoryExtra	https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-prince-albert-children-who-names-sons-daughters-facts-motherhood-parents/	What was Victoria like as a mother and did she really hate being pregnant? Queen Victoria’s voracious appetite for food and sex The queen did not intend to fulfil her promise of a prince so quickly, and was furious to discover soon after the first was christened that she was expecting again. Within less than a year, on 9 November 1841, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, joined the nursery. This time, Victoria suffered from severe postnatal depression, and many months elapsed before she became pregnant with her next child. Alice Maud Mary was born on 25 April 1843, and Alfred Ernest Albert on 6 August 1844. Two daughters followed: Helena Augusta Victoria on 25 May 1846, and Louise Caroline Alberta on 18 March 1848. The two youngest sons were Arthur William Patrick Albert, born on 1 May 1850, and Leopold George Duncan Albert, on 7 April 1853. The baby of the family was Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, born on 14 April 1857. Despite their differences in personality and occasional sibling jealousy, the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert remained close Despite their differences in personality and occasional sibling jealousy, the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert remained close. They were always mutually supportive – even after marriages to European princes and princesses sometimes led to differing national loyalties. But how much do you know about each of Queen Victoria’s sons and daughters? Here’s a brief guide to each of the monarch’s children… More like this Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal Born: 21 November 1840 Died: 5 August 1901 (aged 60) Victoria and Albert’s first born, Victoria, or ‘Vicky’, was a precocious child with a passion for learning and a mischievous sense of humour – although she could also be emotional and highly-strung. She inherited her father’s analytical mind and love of reading, and always remained the apple of his eye. Although Queen Victoria was very fond of her, with characteristic honesty she admitted that her first born was sometimes a difficult daughter: “A more insubordinate and unequal-tempered child and girl I think I never saw!” the queen once wrote to a 17-year-old Vicky. In 1858 the young Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia, later German Emperor Frederick III. The marriage brought her into conflict with two of her siblings – the Prince of Wales and Alice – whose marriages into the royal and ducal families of Denmark and Hesse respectively placed them on the losing side during the wars of conquest of the Prussian minister-president and later German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Although the bonds between brother and sisters always remained strong, the division of national loyalties resulted in some painful moments during family visits when all three were staying at Windsor at the same time, to the extent that Queen Victoria sometimes had to forbid any conversation about contentious issues in her presence. Victoria and Albert: was their marriage miserable? Some 30 years after marrying Victoria, Frederick would ascend the throne while dying from throat cancer, no longer able to speak above a whisper. He died following a reign of just three months, taking with him hopes of a united liberal Germany that would be a staunch ally of Britain. In Frederik’s place came William II, Europe’s unstable bête noire, who professed to admire Britain while secretly regarding her as a rival for German supremacy in Europe. It would later be the fate of another grandson of Queen Victoria, King George V, to witness Britain and Germany declare war on each other in 1914. When Queen Victoria died at Osborne House in January 1901, she was surrounded by most of her surviving children and several grandchildren. However, Vicky – now the widowed Empress Frederick – was notably absent from her mother’s deathbed. Suffering from cancer of the spine and too ill to travel back to England from Germany, she died seven months after her mother, on 5 August 1901. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Born: 9 November 1841 Died: 6 May 1910 (aged 68) Victoria and Albert named their second child Albert Edward, although he was known as ‘Bertie’ and then Edward VII after he succeeded the throne. As a child, Bertie was an outgoing prince who did not respond well to his lessons – much to the disappointment of his parents, who wanted him to be just like his studious, well-read father. In personality Bertie resembled his mother more, and she would lament that he was her “caricature”. As heir to the throne, Bertie was not allowed to pursue an active career in the army, although he was granted honorary appointments and briefly attended manoeuvres in Ireland at the age of 20. While there he had a brief liaison with an actress, Nellie Clifden. When the relationship came to the notice of his parents, Prince Albert – whose morals were always above reproach –took the transgression very much to heart. Already seriously ill at the time, Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861, probably from typhoid fever. At first Victoria hysterically blamed their son for breaking his father’s heart, and relations between the pair were distant for a while. Victoria never ceased to bemoan his love of society and ‘good living’, but in time she readily admitted that he was “so full of good and amiable qualities that it makes one forget and overlook much that one would wish different”. Listen \| Jane Ridley reveals some lesser-known aspects of Queen Victoria's life Following the death of his mother in 1901, Bertie – now King Edward VII – defied expectations by proving himself to be a very successful and well-loved monarch, paving the way for an alliance with France. The French had been wholeheartedly on the side of the Boers during their war with Britain at the turn of the century, but the king charmed president, ministers and citizens alike on a goodwill visit to Paris in 1903. Notorious for his hearty appetite, King Edward was in increasingly poor health during his later years – he suffered in particular from a chronic bronchial condition – and died from heart problems in May 1910, at the age of 68. Princess Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Born: 25 April 1843 Died: 14 December 1878 (aged 35) From an early age, Alice was an exceptionally caring individual, always keen to help others less fortunate than herself. When the family stayed at Balmoral, their private home in the Scottish Highlands, she would sometimes visit the local cottagers, taking them food and clothing. Later, when her father, Prince Albert, was clearly dying, she spent much of her time looking after him and trying to make his last days comfortable. After his death, she provided unstinting moral support to her grief-stricken mother. Alice married Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine in 1862, and in 1866 and 1870 Alice’s nursing skills were put to good use during Germany’s wars against Austria and France. A thoughtful, ever-questioning personality, she became friends with the theologian David Friedrich Strauss. His unorthodox views on Christianity made him a controversial figure, and Alice’s association with him led to her being dismissed by some as an atheist. A combination of overwork and profound depression after the death of her young son Frederick – a haemophiliac who died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of two – left Alice world-weary and in poor health. In 1878, at the age of 35, she succumbed to diphtheria – on the anniversary of her father’s death. She was the first of Victoria and Albert’s children to die. Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 6 August 1844 Died: 30 July 1900 (aged 55) Victoria and Albert’s second son, Alfred – or ‘Affie’ – was a cheerful, industrious boy; a keen learner who particularly liked geography and the sciences, experimenting with toys and later building his own. In letters to close family and confidantes, Prince Albert occasionally remarked with regret that this second son would never inherit the crown, unless anything happened to his elder brother. Alfred was made Duke of Edinburgh in 1866. Having joined the navy at the age of 14 in 1858, Alfred steadily rose through the ranks to become an admiral of the fleet. In 1862, after the Greeks deposed their unpopular and childless king Otho, Alfred was overwhelmingly elected in a plebiscite to succeed him, but political considerations ruled out the possibility of a British prince accepting such a position. Alfred shared Bertie’s taste for society life: in 1867, partly to keep him out of mischief, he was sent on an extensive round-the-world voyage during which he visited several countries as the queen’s representative. At an official function in Sydney, Australia, he almost fell victim to an assassination plot. Henry James O’Farrell – an Irishman seeking vengeance after the execution of three members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood for their role in a terrorist explosion in London – shot and wounded him. Although Alfred recovered quickly, he nonetheless curtailed his world trip and was sent back to England to recover. He resumed his travels in 1868, visiting Australia again; Fiji; Japan; India and South America, returning to England nearly three years later. The final days and death of Queen Victoria Troublesome royal in-laws through history Alfred played the violin throughout his life (having taught himself as a child) – although he reputedly sometimes played “with exuberant originality, but with little regard for the score”. The first member of the royal family to take an interest in postage stamps, he laid the foundations for the Royal Philatelic Collection. Having been chosen as heir to his childless uncle Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alfred succeeded to the duchy on the latter’s death in 1893. Alfred’s marriage to Grand Duchess Marie of Russia (whom he married in 1874) proved unhappy, and in his later life he suffered from alcoholism. He died from cancer in July 1900, predeceasing his mother by six months. Listen \| Jane Ridley visits Queen Victoria's former royal residence on the Isle of Wight Princess Helena Augusta Victoria Born: 25 May 1846 Died: 9 June 1923 (aged 77) Helena, described as the plainest of Victoria and Albert’s five daughters, was a level-headed, relatively unemotional child; a tomboy who preferred outdoor life, long walks and rides, and cared little for her personal appearance. In 1866 she wed the impoverished German Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who was content to make his home in England with her under the ever-watchful eye of Queen Victoria. As a result, Helena was spared the sadness that her sister Alice had known of living in a small defeated German state. Helena worked extensively with a number of charities – including the Ladies' Committee of the newly-founded British Red Cross; the Royal British Nurses' Association; and the Royal School of Needlework – and helped to provide free dinners for children and the unemployed in the Windsor area. She also helped to write a biography of Prince Albert, translating letters from German to English for the author Charles Grey, and published an English translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth, a distant relative. After a severe bout of influenza and several heart attacks, she died in June 1923. “Nothing could have gone off better”: the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Who was Queen Victoria’s sister Feodora? (from RadioTimes.com) Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll Born: 18 March 1848 Died: 3 December 1939 (aged 91) In contrast to Helena, Louise was considered the prettiest of Victoria’s daughters. She was always lively – sometimes sharp-tongued and moody – and was a skilled artist who excelled at drawing, painting and sculpture. She was a fervent supporter of the arts and higher education, and was in some ways the most forward-looking of the family, supporting female equality in education and employment. Determined to pursue an artistic career (as much as her royal status would allow), Louise was the first member of the family to attend a public education institution – the National Art Training School. Among her greatest works are a statue of Queen Victoria in her coronation robes, erected in Kensington Gardens; a memorial on the Isle of Wight to her brother-in-law Prince Henry of Battenberg, who died from malaria in January 1896; and memorials to colonial soldiers killed in the Boer War, which can be found in St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Louise married John Campbell, later the 9th Duke of Argyll, on 21 March 1871. Campbell sat at Westminster as a Liberal MP and later as a Liberal Unionist, and also served as governor general of Canada. It was a childless marriage in which they spent much time apart – although they seemed to remain good friends. Campbell was reputed to be gay, and Louise’s occasional flirtations with other men at court sometimes prompted innuendo and gossip from those who suspected she was indulging in clandestine affairs. Louise, like her sister Helena, remained busy throughout her life with charity work. She died in 1939 at the age of 91. Arthur William Patrick Albert Born: 1 May 1850 Died: 16 January 1942 (aged 91) Arthur, who later became Duke of Connaught and of Strathearn in 1874, was a strong, healthy baby who had an even temper without the irritability or tantrums of some of his siblings, and was courageous without being reckless. Always good-mannered and obedient, Arthur was said to be the queen’s favourite; when he was aged eight, Victoria wrote to her husband that Arthur was “dear, dearer than any of the others put together, thus after you he is the dearest and most precious object to me on Earth”. As a child, Arthur said that he was going to be a soldier when he grew up – a dream that he fulfilled. He joined the army at the age of 16 and went on to have a distinguished career that included military service in South Africa, Egypt and India. He eventually became inspector-general of the British forces and finally governor general of Canada. Throughout his life, as during childhood, Arthur rarely caused the queen any trouble or anxiety. He had a rare gift for getting on well with all members of the family, not least his nephew William, the last German Emperor, who often irritated the rest of his relations. Alfred was in Berlin in January 1901 when he learned that his mother was seriously ill, and the emperor insisted on travelling back to England with him, reportedly full of jokes and good humour, telling his suite that “Uncle Arthur is so downhearted we must cheer him up”. Even in old age Arthur continued to serve in a military capacity, although he had largely withdrawn from public life by the time of his 80th birthday. Outliving his wife (Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia) and two of their three children, he died in 1942 at the age of 91. Leopold George Duncan Albert Born: 7 April 1853 Died: 28 March 1884 (aged 30) Prince Leopold, created Duke of Albany in 1881, was a clever, amusing child who learned to read quickly and adored music and the arts. Sadly, he was also his parents’ “child of anxiety”. At first he suffered from weak digestion and was very thin; bruised easily and suffered greatly whenever he fell over. It was later discovered that he had haemophilia, a condition that prevents blood from clotting properly, which meant that any accident could for Leopold prove fatal. Because of his poor health, Leopold was prevented from following a service career. He was, however, allowed to study at Oxford University, later becoming a patron of the arts and literature and, for a while, unofficial secretary to his mother. Victoria always remained protective of Leopold, much to his irritation, and sometimes he openly defied her out of sheer devilry. Once, for example, he refused to accompany her on her annual visit to Balmoral, on the grounds that he was always “bored” there. His mother reluctantly allowed him to spend a few days in Paris instead, and on arrival there he announced that he would stay for a full fortnight. Leopold surprised his mother by not only living to maturity but also marrying, his bride being Princess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont. The couple married in 1882 and had two children: Alice, later Countess of Athlone; and Charles, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Sadly, Leopold never lived to see the birth of his son, as he died suddenly at the age of 30 after a fall and subsequent brain haemorrhage. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore Born: 14 April 1857 Died: 26 October 1944 (aged 87) Beatrice, who was called ‘Baby’ by her mother well into adult life, was always treated indulgently. She was inclined to be mildly impertinent – but with a charm that allowed her to get away with it without fear of scolding. When told at the dinner table that she was not allowed certain foods, for example, she helped herself regardless, mimicking her mother’s voice as she insisted, “but she likes it, my dear”. At the age of five, Beatrice announced that she did not like weddings and would never be married herself but would instead stay with Victoria. For the next 20 years it looked as if she might keep her promise, until in 1884 she fell in love with Prince Henry of Battenberg (whose elder brother Louis had recently married one of her nieces) and insisted she would become his wife. Queen Victoria was astonished, and for a number of weeks relations between mother and daughter were strained. The marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren The trouble with Prince Eddy: Britain’s fascinating ‘lost’ king However, when the rest of the family supported their sister – and told their mother that Beatrice had every right to lead her own life – Victoria relented. Beatrice was permitted to marry on condition that she and Henry lived with the queen. He agreed with good grace, but after a few years he became restless, bored with his uneventful domestic family life at court, and longed to serve his country in a more active capacity. Having joined a military expedition to Africa in 1895, he caught malaria and was sent back to England – but to the family’s devastation he died on the journey home. Following the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Beatrice remained for a long time her widowed mother’s constant companion. Beatrice’s final years were clouded by ill-health, but she lived a long life and died in 1944 at the age of 87. John Van der Kiste is the author of numerous books on Queen Victoria, including Queen Victoria’s Family (1982); Queen Victoria’s Children (1986); and Sons, Servants and Statesmen: The Men in Queen Victoria’s Life (2006).
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Named in honor of Princess Hélène of Orléans, Helena's godmother. (Princess Hélène of Orléans was a member of the deposed Orléans family of France and, by marriage to a branch of…	en	https://reginajeffers.bl…d-angel.jpg?w=32	Every Woman Dreams...	https://reginajeffers.blog/2016/06/30/princess-helena-augustus-victoria-of-the-united-kingdom/	Queen Victoria gave birth to her third daughter, and fifth child, Princess Helena Augusta Victoria on 25, May 1846, one day after the queen’s twenty-seventh birthday. Named in honor of Princess Hélène of Orléans, Helena’s godmother. (Princess Hélène of Orléans was a member of the deposed Orléans family of France and, by marriage to a branch of the Italian royal family, the Duchess of Aosta. Although her hand in marriage was sought for the heirs to the thrones of both the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire, religious differences prevented either alliance.) Helena’s name was affectionately shortened by her father, Prince Albert, to the German diminutive Lenchen (Helena in German is Helenchen). Prince Albert, together with his friend and counsellor Baron Stockmar, also chose her tutors. Like the other children not weighted down by the prospect of being the Princess Royal or the heir to the throne, Princess Helena’s childhood was quiet and carefree. Obstetrically, Helena’s birth was what was known as “protracted.” Protracted labor is abnormally slow cervical dilation or fetal descent during active labor. Protracted labor may result from fetopelvic disproportion (the fetus cannot fit through the maternal pelvis), which can occur because the maternal pelvis is abnormally small or because the fetus is abnormally large or abnormally positioned. Another cause of protracted labor is uterine contractions that are too weak or infrequent (hypotonic uterine dysfunction) or, occasionally, too strong or close together (hypertonic uterine dysfunction). We do not know the cause of the protracted labor in Helena’s cause, but both mother and child recovered in a relatively short period. Ironically, of the female children of Queen Victoria, Helena would be the most robust of them all. She would also be termed the least remarkable of the bunch. Victoria and Albert had declared great things for Princess Victoria. They planned a glorious marriage for their first child. Alice, the second girl, was also set for a brilliant match. Alice’s prospects would further their father’s dream of a democratic European world. With such prospects, no aspirations for Helena’s match was set by her parents. Unlike her siblings, Helena distinguished herself at her christening by crying through the entire ceremony. Shortly after her birth, the royal nursery was reorganized. Vicky and Bertie were be moved into a “classroom” for the “Development of Their Character.” That left Alice, Affie, and Helena in the official nursery. Victoria, the Princess Royal, and Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, were given a supervised education, which included poetry, history, geography, mathematics, diction, languages, etc. There were also lessons in art, music, dancing, and scriptures. Vicky excelled in these studies. Albert, not so much. But in December 1861, tragedy struck. Her beloved father died. The whole family, and particularly Queen Victoria, was devastated. The Queen would wear mourning clothes for the rest of her life. Helena fell in love with Carl Rutland, her father’s German librarian. Queen Victoria “was not amused.” She dismissed Rutland and had the man sent back to homeland. Then she made it her mission to discover a suitable husband for Helena. On 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished German Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who was 15 years her senior. Because Prince Christian did not have any principality or crown to inherit, the couple settled in England, which suited Queen Victoria very well. This way, Helena could continue working as her mother’s secretary, a position she had assumed the previous year, after the marriage of her older sister Alice. Helena and Christian had six children: Christian Victor (1867), Albert (1869), Helena Victoria (1870), Marie Louise (1872), and two sons who died in early infancy. Queen Victoria had made Christian the honorary Ranger of Windsor Great Park, which is where the family residence of Cumberland Lodge was located. With no lands, titles or real job, Christian spent most of his time hunting or feeding his beloved pigeons. “Princess Helena was an unprepossessing and sturdy, but emotionally fragile, woman. Her mother described her as ‘most useful and active and clever and amiable’ but also mentioned that she ‘does not improve in looks and has great difficulty with her figure and her want of calm, quiet, graceful manners.’ She was also addicted to laudanum and opium, and suffered from poor health. Her mother, though, didn’t believe she was ill and accused her of being a hypochondriac. Princess Helena had real health problems though. In the 1870s she suffered from severe rheumatism, congestion in her lungs, and had problems with her joints too. “Despite her poor health, Princess Helena carried out many royal engagements. This is all the more remarkable because at the time, royals were not really expected to appear in public often. The Princess also became patron of several charities and institutions. She was the founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, as well as the president of the Royal British Nurses’ Association, in which role she helped support nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale. Princess Helena was also one of the founding members of the Red Cross, as well as a supporter of women’s rights. In addition, she hosted free dinners for children and unemployed people, which gained her great popularity. Contemporary author C. W. Cooper, said that ‘the poor of Windsor worshipped her.’ Another interest of the princess was translations. She translated several Germans works into English, some of which were published. In 1916, Princess Helena and her husband Christian celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The next year, Christian died. Helena followed her husband in the grave several years later. She died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923.” (History and Other Thoughts) Other Sources: A Victorian NineteenTeen Royal Splendor
29120	yago	3	82	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/july-25-1846-baptism-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	en	July 25, 1846: Baptism of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom.	https://europeanroyalhis…ac5dc44743f.jpeg	https://europeanroyalhis…ac5dc44743f.jpeg	[ "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-fb_img_1671979413412.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bfc9e7d-0b58-40d4-868a-2ac5dc44743f.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/610c15a0-7355-4a31-82c8-d952c56ba4c3.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b8122bf-3b35-4d5f-8c4a-31b7e8d99750.jpeg?w=529", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/430144_10151160845308468_1828907828_n.jpg", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-img_5728.png?w=50", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2020-07-25T00:00:00	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 24, 1846 – June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised…	en	https://europeanroyalhis…mg_5728.png?w=32	European Royal History	https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/july-25-1846-baptism-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom/	Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Helena Augusta Victoria; May 24, 1846 – June 9, 1923) was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on July 25, 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her godparents were the Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen’s cousin); Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the Queen’s mother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy); and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, the Duchess of Cambridge (the Queen’s aunt). Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on December 14, 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert’s German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena’s romantic letters to Ruland survive. After the Queen found out in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on July 5, 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen’s unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria’s death on January 22, 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, including King Edward VII. Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses’ Association.
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She was the third daughter and fifth child of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria and her labour…	en	https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico	Kings, Queens and All That...	https://kingsqueensandallthat.com/2018/12/16/queen-victorias-children-princess-helena/	Full Name: Helena Augusta Victoria Born: 25th May 1846 Married: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Died: 9th June 1923 Buried: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Princess Helena was born at Buckingham Palace the day after her mother’s 27th Birthday. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria and her labour was difficult for the Queen who took several months to recover. As a child, Helena was outgoing and mischievous especially with her siblings. Her talent with art and needle work was demonstrated at a young age, and she went on to pursue later in life. Like her sister Alice, Helena was interested in nursing and caring for others. This became apparent in 1861 when her father died suddenly at the age of 62. However Helena had struggled with her emotions and found seeing her father so ill made her so upset. Only after Alice married and moved abroad was Helena able to shine showing her organisation skills in assisting her mother with her daily duties and letter writing. In 1863, the Queen began to make enquiries for Helena to marry. This came after a scandal involving Helena and Carl Ruland, the librarian for the royal household. It appear Helena had developed a strong attachment to Carl, and once the Queen was aware he was immediately removed. In May 1865 while visiting the father’s hometown of Coburg, Helena met her future husband. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein who was a minor Prince of Danish origin residing in pre-unified Germany. He was 15 years older than Helena yet this was not the only controversy. Politically the match was difficult owing to duchies of Schleswig and Holstein having previously been part of Denmark which was the former home of Alexandra, the Princess of Wales. The wars over this land had only just ended and therefore was a major area of contention within the royal family. Queen Victoria was happy with the match as Prince Christian had agreed to move to Britain. The couple were wed at Windsor in July 1866, with the Queen giving her away. Helena’s wedding dress was covered with Australian lace, Ivy and roses. Having previously been described as ‘dowdy’ and unlucky with her looks, her wedding day saw her transform to look like an actual princess. Once the newlyweds returned from their honeymoon, they moved to Cumberland Lodge at Windsor. Unlike some of her siblings marriages, Helena’s was a happy one. They had six children, however the last two died in infancy. She was a doting mother and dutiful in her royal role, assisting her mother with daily tasks including letter and diary writing. Like her elder sister Alice, Helena took a keen interest in nursing. She was the founding Chair of the Ladies Committee of the British Red Cross and was heavily involved in helping with supplies during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. She later became the President of the British Nurses Association and the Army Nursing Services, however once her brother Bertie became King, his wife Alexandra felt she should be President. Helena health often caused her problems and she suffered from severe pain in her joints and became addicted to opium. Despite this, she lived long than many of her siblings and died in 1923 at the age of 77. Her devotion to nursing and promoting nursing registration remains part of her lasting legacy.
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Date: 1866. Mary Evans Picture Library makes available wonderful images created for people to enjoy over the centuries. © Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10499680 Media ID 7235985 1866 Bride Bride Groom Helena Marriages Married Procession Weddings Windsor Albert Framed Prints Introducing the exquisite "Marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian" framed print from our Media Storehouse collection. This captivating image, sourced from Mary Evans Prints Online, beautifully captures the moment as Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and Prince Christian depart from Windsor Castle on the day of their wedding on 5th July 1866. Transport yourself back in time with this stunning piece of historical art, perfect for adding an air of regal elegance to any room in your home or office. 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Friedrich became the emperor of Germany, but died after only three months. Their eldest son became Wilhelm II of Germany (also known as Kaiser Bill of World War I). This obviously caused friction within the Royal Family -- it is claimed that Queen Victoria's favorite grandson was Wilhelm. Princess Victoria had eight children in total. Her daughter Sophie went on to marry a Greek Prince and later became Queen of Greece. Princess Victoria died August 5th, 1901, only eight months after the death of Queen Victoria. Prince Albert Edward Wettin (1841-1910) Prince Albert became King Edward VII in 1901. He took the family name of his father, Prince Albert, and hence on his coronation the monarchy moved from the House of Hanover to the House of Wettin. In 1917 his son, George V, in an outburst of anti-German feelings engendered by the First World War, changed the name of his house and family from Wettin to Windsor. Victoria and Albert imposed a strict regime upon Edward; this had the opposite effort than the one Victoria and Albert had hoped for, and he rebelled constantly with indulgence in food, drink, women, gambling and sport. He married at the age of 22 to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. She turned a blind eye to his extramarital activities, which continued well into his sixties, despite the fact he was implicated in several divorce cases. He had six children in total -- Albert, George, Louise, Victoria, Maude and John. Maude went onto marry into the Norwegian royal family and became the Queen Consort of Norway. Princess Alice Maude Mary (1843-1878) When she was 17, Queen Victoria decided it was time for Princess Alice to marry. She personally chose Prince Ludwig and Hesse as an ideal choice for her third daughter. Ludwig went on to become the Grand Duke Louis XIV. Within six months of arranging the introduction, they were married. Unfortunately, the marriage began in the shadow of Prince Albert's death (he had died shortly after arranging the introduction between Alice and Ludwig). Alice went onto to have seven children -- Victoria, Elizabeth, Ernst-Ludwig, Irene, Friedrich Wilheim (Frittie), Alix and Marie. Again, tragedy was to strike with the accidental death of her son Frittie. Alice saw her toddler run to the window. To her horror, she found out too late that the window was not locked. The toddler fell 20 feet and landed on his head. Frittie was dead within a few hours. This lost weighed deeply on Alice and she went through a great depression. She mourned the loss until her own death, and always talked about being reunited with Frittie in heaven. Her daughter Alix married Nicholas II the last Russian tzar. Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (1844-1900) Prince Alfred married the Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of Tzar Alexander II of Russia. He became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. His eldest daughter Marie married the crown Prince of Romania, who later became King Ferdinand I. Alfred was probably the most widely travelled of all his brothers and sisters. In fact, he was the first member of the Royal family to visit Australia. Unfortunately, during his in 1868, there was an attempt on his life in Sydney. An Irishman made the attempted assassination, and when it emerged that the would be assassin was a Catholic, it only helped harden bigotry towards the Irish Catholics. Alfred's mother was to outlive him by a year -- his death in 1900 was due to cancer of the throat. Princess Helena Augusta Victoria (1846-1923) Princess Helena was also known as "Lenchen." She was born a "blue baby," possibly because her mother was at the height of anxiety over the loss of her first trusted Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel. In 1866, she married Prince Frederick Christain of Schleswig-Holstein. Her name lives on in today's royal family -- one of Princess Eugenia's middle names is Helena. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939) Although it's not unusual for British royals to marry outsiders today, this was not the case in 1871, when Princess Louise married John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, a commoner who would later become the Duke of Argyll. Princess Louise was determined when she got to marriageable age not to follow the route her sister had; Princess Victoria had married a German Prince, and her royal duties stopped her from pursuing her artistic aspirations. As it turned out, Princess Louise's engagement to John was supported not only by her mother, but also by Disraeli. Unexpectedly, the match also pleased the British public, which had feared yet another German marriage, which in the general population feelings had already occurred too often. Her husband became prominent in public life as an MP, and later on became governor-general of Canada. It was during this time that Lake Louise near Laffan in the Rocky Mountains was named after her. The couple never had children, but despite this lack in their lives, Louise and John led an active and happy life together. This was undoubtedly one of the great-unsung royal love matches. When her husband died in 1914, Louise went into mourning -- not quite as severe as her mother's had been for Albert, but severe enough. She became something of a recluse until her own death in 1939 at the age of 91. Prince Arthur William Patrick (1850-1942) Prince Arthur married Princess Louise Margarete of Prussia. It was said that Arthur was the Queen's favorite son. He felt destined for the army from a very early age, and he spent a great many years in the armed forces. He rose in rank and became promoted in 1902 to the rank of Field Marshal. Due to his family ties, as well as interest, he became very involved in German affairs, and this may have been the reasoning behind his transfer in 1911 to Canada, which distanced him from the military aspects of a deteriorating German situation. In Canada, he became the Governor General. He had two daughters and a son. Their younger daughter, Princess Patricia, is well known to Canadians as Lady Patricia Ramasey, and gave her name to a famous Canadian army regiment, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The Prince was a freemason. He became Grand Master in 1901 when his brother, who had held that post previously, became King. He served as Grand Master until his death in 1942. Prince Leopold George Duncan (1853-1884) Prince Leopold married Princess Helena Frederica of Waldeck. He was a hemophiliac, and died two years after his marriage. His son became Duke of Saxe-Coburg. He is considered by many to have been the most intelligent and probably most interesting of Victoria's sons. He had an immense thirst for life, which despite his illnesses (he also was an epileptic), studied at Oxford and became friends with Lewis Carroll, John Ruskin and Oscar Wilde. He acted as an unofficial secretary of the Queen, so it is interesting to conject what his influence was on her. His brief experience of happiness during his marriage was cut short by his death.
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Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. Afterwards, in the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive.[1] After her mother discovered the flirtations, in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany. Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby. Helena, along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings. Helena was the most active member of the royal family, carrying out an extensive programme of royal engagements. She was also an active patron of charities, and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross. She was founding president of the Royal School of Needlework, and president of the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association and the Royal British Nurses' Association. As president of the latter, she was a strong supporter of nurse registration against the advice of Florence Nightingale.[2] In 1916 she became the first member of her family to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, but her husband died a year later. Helena outlived him by six years, dying aged 77 in 1923. Early life [edit] Helena was born at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence in London, on 25 May 1846, the day after her mother's 27th birthday.[3] Albert reported to his brother, Ernest II, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that Helena "came into this world quite blue, but she is quite well now".[4] He added that the queen "suffered longer and more than the other times and she will have to remain very quiet to recover."[5] Albert and Victoria chose the names Helena Augusta Victoria. The German nickname for Helena was Helenchen, later shortened to Lenchen, the name by which members of the royal family invariably referred to Helena.[6] As the daughter of the sovereign, Helena was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena from birth. Helena was baptised on 25 July 1846 at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.[7] Her godparents were the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the husband of Queen Victoria's cousin); the Duchess of Orléans (for whom the queen's mother, the Duchess of Kent, stood proxy); and the Duchess of Cambridge (the queen's aunt).[8] Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose.[9] Her early talents included drawing. Lady Augusta Stanley, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, commented favourably on the three-year-old Helena's artwork.[6] Like her sisters, she could play the piano to a high standard at an early age. Other interests included science and technology, shared by her father Prince Albert, and horse riding and boating, two of her favourite childhood occupations.[10] However, Helena became a middle daughter following the birth of Princess Louise in 1848, and her abilities were overshadowed by her more artistic sisters.[11] Death of Prince Albert [edit] Helena's father, Prince Albert, died on 14 December 1861. The queen was devastated, and ordered her household, along with her daughters, to move from Windsor to Osborne House, the queen's Isle of Wight residence. Helena's grief was also profound, and she wrote to a friend a month later: "What we have lost nothing can ever replace, and our grief is most, most bitter ... I adored Papa, I loved him more than anything on earth, his word was a most sacred law, and he was my help and adviser ... These hours were the happiest of my life, and now it is all, all over."[12] The queen relied on her second eldest daughter Princess Alice as an unofficial secretary, but Alice needed an assistant of her own. Though Helena was the next eldest, she was considered unreliable by Victoria because of her inability to go long without bursting into tears.[13] Therefore, Louise was selected to assume the role in her place.[14] Alice was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in 1862, after which Helena assumed the role—described as the "crutch" of her mother's old age by one biographer—at her mother's side.[15] In this role, she carried out minor secretarial tasks, such as writing the queen's letters, helping her with political correspondence, and providing her with company.[16] Marriage [edit] Controversy [edit] Princess Helena began an early flirtation with her father's former librarian, Carl Ruland, following his appointment to the Royal Household on the recommendation of Baron Stockmar in 1859. He was trusted enough to teach German to Helena's brother, the young Prince of Wales, and was described by the Queen as "useful and able".[17] When the Queen discovered that Helena had grown romantically attached to a royal servant, he was promptly dismissed back to his native Germany, and he never lost the Queen's hostility.[18] Following Ruland's departure in 1863, the Queen looked for a husband for Helena. However, as a middle child, the prospect of a powerful alliance with a European royal house was low.[19] Her appearance was also a concern, as by the age of fifteen she was described by her biographer as chunky, dowdy and double-chinned.[20] Furthermore, Victoria insisted that Helena's future husband had to be prepared to live near the Queen, thus keeping her daughter nearby.[21] Her choice eventually fell on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; however, the match was politically awkward, and caused a severe breach within the royal family. Schleswig and Holstein were two territories fought over between Prussia and Denmark during the First and Second Schleswig Wars. In the latter, Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, but the duchies were claimed by Austria for Prince Christian's family. However, following the Austro-Prussian War, in which Prussia invaded and occupied the duchies, they became Prussian, but the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was still claimed by Prince Christian's family.[22] The marriage, therefore, horrified King Christian IX of Denmark's daughter, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who exclaimed: "The Duchies belong to Papa."[23] Alexandra found support in her husband, his brother Prince Alfred, and his second sister, Princess Alice, who openly accused her mother of sacrificing Helena's happiness for the Queen's convenience.[24] Alice also argued that it would reduce the already low popularity of her sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia, at the court in Berlin.[25] However, and unexpectedly, the Crown Princess, who had been a personal friend of Christian's family for many years, ardently supported the proposed alliance.[23] Despite the political controversies and their age difference—he was fifteen years her senior—Helena was happy with Christian and was determined to marry him.[26] As a younger son of a non-reigning duke, the absence of any foreign commitments allowed him to remain permanently in Britain—the Queen's primary concern—and she declared the marriage would go ahead.[27] Helena and Christian were actually third cousins in descent from Frederick, Prince of Wales. Relations between Helena and Alexandra remained strained, and Alexandra was unprepared to accept Christian (who was also a third cousin to Alexandra in descent from King Frederick V of Denmark) as either a cousin or brother-in-law.[28] The Queen never forgave the Princess of Wales for accusations of possessiveness, and wrote of the Waleses shortly afterwards: "Bertie is most affectionate and kind but Alix [pet name for Alexandra] is by no means what she ought to be. It will be long, if ever, before she regains my confidence."[29] Engagement and wedding [edit] The engagement was declared on 5 December 1865, and despite the Prince of Wales's initial refusal to attend, Princess Alice intervened, and the wedding was a happy occasion.[30] The Queen allowed the ceremony to take place at Windsor Castle, albeit in the Private Chapel rather than the grander St George's Chapel on 5 July 1866. The Queen relieved her black mourning dress with a white mourning cap which draped over her back.[31] The main participants filed into the chapel to the sound of Beethoven's Triumphal March, creating a spectacle only marred by the abrupt disappearance of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who had a sudden gout attack. Christian filed into the chapel with his two supporters, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein, and Helena was given away by her mother, who escorted her up the aisle with the Prince of Wales and eight bridesmaids.[32] Christian looked older than he was, and one guest commented that Helena looked as if she was marrying an aged uncle. Indeed, when he was first summoned to Britain, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a candidate for one of her daughters.[33] The couple spent the first night of their married life at Osborne House, before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa.[34] Married life [edit] Helena and Christian were devoted to each other, and led a quiet life in comparison to Helena's sisters.[35] Following their marriage, they took up residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the traditional residence of the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, the honorary position bestowed on Christian by the Queen. When staying in London, they lived at the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace.[36] The couple had six children: Christian Victor in 1867, Albert in 1869, and Helena Victoria and Marie Louise in 1870 and 1872, respectively. Their last two sons died early; Harald died eight days after his birth in 1876, and an unnamed son was stillborn in 1877. Princess Louise, Helena's sister, commissioned the French sculptor Jules Dalou to sculpt a memorial to Helena's dead infants.[37] The Christians were granted a parliamentary annuity of £6,000 a year, which the Queen requested in person.[38] In addition, a dowry of £30,000 was settled upon, and the Queen gave the couple £100,000, which yielded an income of about £4,000 a year.[39] As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a member of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. However, he was often an absentee figurehead at the meetings, instead passing his time playing with his dog Corrie, feeding his numerous pigeons, and embarking on hunting excursions.[40] Helena, as promised, lived close to the Queen, and both she and Beatrice performed duties for her. Beatrice, whom Victoria had groomed for the main role at her side, carried out the more important duties, and Helena took on the more minor matters that Beatrice did not have time to do.[41] In later years, Helena was assisted by her unmarried daughter, Helena Victoria, to whom the Queen dictated her journal in the last months of her life.[42][incomplete short citation] Helena's health was not robust, and she was addicted to the drugs opium and laudanum.[43] However, the Queen did not believe that Helena was really ill, accusing her of hypochondria encouraged by an indulgent husband.[44] Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter the Crown Princess of Prussia, complaining that Helena was inclined to "coddle herself (and Christian too) and to give way in everything that the great object of her doctors and nurse is to rouse her and make her think less of herself and of her confinement".[45] Not all of her health scares were simply the result of hypochondria; in 1869, she had to cancel her trip to Balmoral Castle when she became ill at the railway station. In 1870, she was suffering from severe rheumatism and problems with her joints. In July 1871, she suffered from congestion in her lungs, an illness severe enough to appear in the Court Circular, which announced that her illness caused "much anxiety to members of the royal family".[46] In 1873, she was forced to recuperate in France as a result of illness, and in the 1880s she travelled to Germany to see an oculist.[47] Activities [edit] Nursing [edit] Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and was the founding chair of the Ladies' Committee of the British Red Cross in 1870, playing an active role in recruiting nurses and organising relief supplies during the Franco-Prussian War. She subsequently became President of the British Nurses' Association (RBNA) upon its foundation in 1887. In 1891, it received the prefix "Royal", and received a royal charter the following year.[48] She was a strong supporter of nurse registration, an issue that was opposed by both Florence Nightingale and leading public figures.[48] In a speech Helena made in 1893, she made clear that the RBNA was working towards "improving the education and status of those devoted and self-sacrificing women whose whole lives have been devoted to tending the sick, the suffering, and the dying".[49] In the same speech, she warned about opposition and misrepresentation they had encountered. Although the RBNA was in favour of registration as a means of enhancing and guaranteeing the professional status of trained nurses, its incorporation with the Privy Council allowed it to maintain a list rather than a formal register of nurses.[49] Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the new queen, Alexandra, insisted on replacing Helena as President of the Army Nursing Service.[50] This gave rise to a further breach between the royal ladies, with King Edward VII caught in the middle between his sister and his wife.[51] Lady Roberts, a courtier, wrote to a friend: "matters were sometimes very difficult and not always pleasant." However, in accordance with rank, Helena agreed to resign in Alexandra's favour, and she retained presidency of the Army Nursing Reserve.[50] Though thought to be merely an artefact created by society ladies,[52] Helena exercised an efficient and autocratic regime—"if anyone ventures to disagree with Her Royal Highness she has simply said, 'It is my wish, that is sufficient.'"[53] The RBNA gradually went into decline following the Nurses Registration Act 1919; after six failed attempts between 1904 and 1918, the British parliament passed the bill allowing formal nurse registration.[54] What resulted was the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the RBNA lost membership and dominance. Helena supported the proposed amalgamation of the RBNA with the new RCN, but that proved unsuccessful when the RBNA pulled out of the negotiations.[52] However, she remained active in other nursing organisations, and was president of the Isle of Wight, Windsor and Great Western Railway branches of the Order of St. John. In this position, she personally signed and presented many thousands of certificates of proficiency in nursing.[55] Needlework [edit] Helena was also active in the promotion of needlework, and became the first president of the newly established School of Art Needlework in 1872; in 1876, it acquired the "royal" prefix, becoming the Royal School of Needlework. In Helena's words, the objective of the school was: "first, to revive a beautiful art which had been well-nigh lost; and secondly, through its revival, to provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood."[55] As with her other organisations, she was an active president, and worked to keep the school on an even level with other schools. She personally wrote to Royal Commissioners requesting money; for example, in 1895, she requested and acquired £30,000 for erecting a building for the school in South Kensington.[56] Her royal status helped its promotion, and she held Thursday afternoon tea parties at the school for society ladies, who wanted to be seen in the presence of royal personages such as Princess Helena. When the Christmas Bazaar was held, she acted as chief saleswoman, generating long queues of people anxious to be served personally by her.[57] Helena was anxious to help children and the unemployed, and began hosting free dinners for their benefit at the Windsor Guildhall. She presided over two of these dinners, in February and March 1886, and over 3,000 meals were served to children and unemployed men during the harsh winter that year.[57] Through her charitable activities, she became popular with the people; a contemporary author, C. W. Cooper, wrote that "the poor of Windsor worshipped her".[58] Writing [edit] Among Helena's other interests was writing, especially translation. In 1867, when the first biography of her father, the Prince Consort was written, the author, Sir Charles Grey, notes that the Prince's letters were translated (from German to English) by Helena "with surprising fidelity".[59] Other translations followed, and in 1887 she published a translation of The Memoirs of Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth. It was noted by the Saturday Review that Helena wrote an English version that was thoroughly alive, with a sound dictionary translation and a high accuracy in spirit.[60] Her final translation was undertaken in 1882, on a German booklet called First Aid to the Injured, originally published by Christian's brother-in-law. It was republished several times until 1906.[61] Bergsträsser affair [edit] A copyright issue arose after the publication of letters written by Helena's sister, Princess Alice. In Germany, an edition of Alice's letters was published in 1883, by a Darmstadt clergyman called Carl Sell, who chose a selection of her letters made available to him by the Queen. When it was done, Helena wrote to Sell and requested permission to publish an English translation of the German text. It was granted, but without the knowledge of the publisher Dr Bergsträsser. In December 1883 Helena wrote to Sir Theodore Martin, a favoured royal biographer, informing him that Bergsträsser was claiming copyright of Alice's letters, and on that basis was demanding a delay in the publication of the English edition. Martin acted as an intermediary between Helena and Bergsträsser, who claimed to have received many offers from English publishers, and that the chosen one would expect a high honorarium.[62] Bergsträsser was persuaded to drop his demand for a delay in publishing, and modify his copyright claims in return for a lump sum. However, the Queen and Helena refused, claiming that the copyright belonged to the Queen, and that only Sell's original preface was open to negotiation. The royal ladies considered Bergsträsser's claims "unjustified if not impertinent", and would not communicate with him directly.[63] Eventually, Bergsträsser came to Britain in January 1884, willing to accept £100 for the first 3,000 copies and a further £40 for each subsequent thousand copies sold.[63] Martin chose the publisher John Murray, who after further negotiations with Bergsträsser, printed the first copies in mid-1884. It sold out almost immediately; but for the second edition, Murray replaced Sell's biographical sketch of Princess Alice with the 53-page memoir written by Helena. The problem of royalties to Sell was thus avoided, and that Helena gave her name to the memoir to her sister attracted greater interest in the book.[64] After Queen Victoria [edit] Edwardian period [edit] Helena's favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, died in 1900, followed three months later by her mother Queen Victoria, who died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901. The new King, Edward VII, did not have close ties with his surviving sisters, with the exception of Princess Louise. Helena's nephew, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (later Marquess of Carisbrooke) recorded that Queen Alexandra was jealous of the royal family, and would not invite her sisters-in-law to Sandringham.[65] Moreover, Alexandra never fully reconciled herself to Helena and Christian following their marriage controversy in the 1860s.[66] Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings, and continued her role as a support to the monarchy and a campaigner for the many charities she represented.[67] She and Christian led a quiet life, but did carry out a few royal engagements. On one such occasion, the elderly couple represented the King at the silver wedding anniversary, in 1906, of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Helena's nephew) and his wife Augusta Victoria (Christian's niece).[67] During the Edwardian period, Helena visited the grave of her son, Prince Christian Victor, who died in 1900 following a bout with malaria while serving in the Second Boer War. She was met by South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, but Jan Smuts refused to meet her, partly because he was bitter that South Africa had lost the war and partly because his son had died in a British concentration camp.[68] In 1902, Prince and Princess Christian moved to Schomberg House, 77–78 Pall Mall, London, half of which is now part of the Oxford and Cambridge Club.[69] Before the First World War, she was one of the few maternal relatives that her nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II was close to. When he welcomed his first child, he went against Prussian tradition by asking Helena, not his mother, to assign a nurse for his son, causing a family scandal.[70] Later years [edit] King Edward died in 1910, and the First World War began four years after his death. Helena devoted her time to nursing, and her daughter, Princess Marie Louise, recorded in her memoirs that requests for news of loved ones reached Helena and her sisters. It was decided that the letters should be forwarded to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Princess Helena's niece, as Sweden was neutral during the war. It was during the war that Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1916, and despite the fact that Britain and Germany were at war, the Kaiser sent a congratulatory telegram to his aunt and uncle through the Crown Princess of Sweden.[71] King George V and Queen Mary were present when the telegram was received, and the King remarked to Helena's daughter, Marie Louise, that her former husband, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, did her a service when he turned her out. When Marie Louise said she would have run away to Britain if she was still married, the King said, "with a twinkle in his eye", that he would have had to intern her.[72] In 1917, in response to the wave of anti-German feeling that surrounded the war, George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. He also disposed of his family's German titles and styles, so Helena and her daughters simply became Princess Christian, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise with no territorial designation. Helena's surviving son, Albert, fought on the side of the Prussians, though he made it clear that he would not fight against his mother's country.[73] In the same year, on 28 October, Prince Christian died at Schomberg House. Helena's last years were spent arguing with Commissioners, who tried to turn her out of Schomberg House and Cumberland Lodge because of the expense of running her households. They failed, as clear evidence of her right to live in those residences for life was shown.[74] Death [edit] Princess Helena died at Schomberg House on 9 June 1923 at the age of 77.[75] Her funeral, described as a "magnificently stage-managed scene" by her biographer Seweryn Chomet, was headed by King George V. The regiment of her favourite son, Prince Christian Victor, lined the steps of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Although originally interred in the Royal Vault at St George's on 15 June 1923, her body was reburied at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, a few miles from Windsor, after its consecration on 23 October 1928.[76] Legacy [edit] Helena was devoted to nursing, and took the lead at the charitable organisations she represented. She was also an active campaigner, and wrote letters to newspapers and magazines promoting the interests of nurse registration. Her royal status helped to promote the publicity and society interest that surrounded organisations such as the Royal British Nurses' Association. The RBNA still survives today with Aubrey Rose as president.[77] Emily Williamson founded the Gentlewomen's Employment Association in Manchester; one of the projects which came out of this group was the Princess Christian Training College for Nurses, in Fallowfield, Manchester. In appearance, Helena was described by John Van der Kiste as plump and dowdy; and in temperament, as placid, and business-like, with an authoritarian spirit. On one occasion, during a National Dock Strike, the Archbishop of Canterbury composed a prayer hoping for its prompt end. Helena arrived at the church, examined her service sheet, and in a voice described by her daughter as "the penetrating royal family whisper, which carried farther than any megaphone", remarked: "That prayer won't settle any strike."[9] Her appearance and personality was criticised in the letters and journals of Queen Victoria, and biographers followed her example.[78] However, Helena's daughter, Princess Marie Louise, described her as: very lovely, with wavy brown hair, a beautiful little straight nose, and lovely amber-coloured eyes ... She was very talented: played the piano exquisitively, had a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours ... Her outstanding gift was loyalty to her friends ... She was brilliantly clever, had a wonderful head for business. ...[79] Music was one of her passions; in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members of the Bach Choir of London, founded by Lind's husband (and Helena's former piano teacher) Otto Goldschmidt.[9] Her determination to carry out a wide range of public duties won her widespread popularity.[80][81] She twice represented her mother at Drawing Rooms, attendance at which was considered equivalent to being presented to the queen herself.[82] Helena was closest to her brother, Prince Alfred, who considered her his favourite sister.[83] Though described by contemporaries as fearfully devoted to the Queen Victoria, to the point that she did not have a mind of her own, she actively campaigned for women's rights, a field the queen abhorred.[84] Nevertheless, both she and Beatrice remained closest to the queen, and Helena remained close to her mother's side until the latter's death. Her name was the last to be written in the queen's seventy-year-old journal.[85] Titles, styles, honours and arms [edit] Titles and styles [edit] 25 May 1846 – 5 July 1866: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena[86] 5 July 1866 – 17 July 1917: Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein[87] 17 July 1917 – 9 June 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Christian[88][89] Honours [edit] British 1 January 1878: Companion of the Crown of India[90] 29 April 1883: Member of the Royal Red Cross[9] 23 March 1896: Lady of Justice of St John[87] 10 February 1904: Royal Family Order of King Edward VII 3 June 1911: Royal Family Order of King George V 3 June 1918: Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.[91] Member 1st class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Foreign 31 March 1863: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel[92] Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division[93] 1 June 1872: Cross of Merit for Women and Girls[94] Arms [edit] In 1858, Helena and the three younger of her sisters were granted use of the royal arms, with an inescutcheon of the shield of Saxony, and differenced by a label of three points argent. On Helena's arms, the outer points bore roses gules, and the centre bore a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by royal warrant from George V.[95] Princess Helena's coat of arms (1858–1917) Issue [edit] Prince and Princess Christian had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. They had one grandchild, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein, who died in 1953 as their final descendant. Name Birth Death Notes Prince Christian Victor[96] 14 April 1867 29 October 1900 His mother's favourite son; died unmarried and without issue while serving in the Boer War Prince Albert 26 February 1869 27 April 1931 Succeeded as head of the House of Oldenburg in 1921; had one illegitimate daughter, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Never married. One of her last public appearances was at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Princess Marie Louise[97] 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Married 1891; Prince Aribert of Anhalt; no issue; marriage was dissolved in 1900 Prince Harald[97] 12 May 1876 20 May 1876 Died an infant at eight days old An unnamed stillborn son 7 May 1877 7 May 1877 Stillborn Ancestry [edit] Notes [edit] References [edit] Battiscombe, Georgina, Queen Alexandra (Constable & Company Ltd, London, 1969) Bennett, D., Queen Victoria's Children (Gollancz, London, 1980) ISBN 0-575-02690-1 Chomet, Seweryn, Helena: A Princess Reclaimed (Begell House, New York, 1999) ISBN 1-56700-145-9 Dennison, Matthew, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007) ISBN 978-0-297-84794-6 Eilers, Marlene A., Queen Victoria's Descendants (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987) ISBN 0-8063-1202-5 Longford, Elizabeth, Victoria R. I. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Second Edition 1987) ISBN 0-297-84142-4 Marie Louise (Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein), My Memories of Six Reigns (Second edition, Penguin, Middlesex, 1959) Packard, Jerrold M., Victoria's Daughters (St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1998) ISBN 0-312-24496-7 Van der Kiste, John, Queen Victoria's Children (Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 2006) ISBN 0-7509-3476-X "Helena, Princess [Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein] (1846–1923)",(subscription required) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online ed., Jan 2008, accessed 22 February 2008. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41067. Wake, Jehanne, Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Unconventional Daughter (Collins, London, 1988) ISBN 0-00-217076-0 Thomas Weiberg: ... wie immer Deine Dona. Verlobung und Hochzeit des letzten deutschen Kaiserpaares. Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89995-406-7
29120	yago	2	40	http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/2012/04/story-of-princess-helena-victoria-and.html	en	The Story of Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise—Part I: Prelude to Two Great Lives	https://blogger.googleus…nd+christian.jpg	https://blogger.googleus…nd+christian.jpg	[ "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A3wiV7x4TmTKmnfUwUUzRV2tGTqpg_ifNQEV5s2GuI45A6YmPVNT0Eb_vx8tIdwU44fTVDW7bK566APRt7lIccmDuZfUygRrHBIYZK8W4-ovHAy0PwON_O0_ETsJP73SsuGX60DoyNHE/s640/helena+and+christian.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHxbcUyvU2KyIZlgXgpx1iAUMOtKwpGn9k4FlF-UqdQdjis4Y2TDyJvcfksiBt-dBlt20y5MZt1zgEUU89-JXMUXSaNNY5Bi20OCXR13U8KHwEM599zXmiOm7uAq99uqLa3p4g2wGJz3C/s1600/SchleswigHolsteinchildren2.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU8zdpJcDEy1BBMW98xgmzcj1YkBgucMp3xYB9kHG6EEKgGwwBMj71DZOzAV1rgSbdaB5rebYlohF6WCcEKYLDuKMJCCXZqksm9irSgrPmK8c1FyoPtNZHhHeWRG4_Wz4UvQ02Wz5Da4/s640/BeFunky+Collage.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCP4uKuqIQfc1ey4oiyqVwA6sr2Rbo47PcxdzRmUU43STfJlL8dAeFeSdMXldFOGz7LyYGZ2WnM7P4nRy1c_hiBOh8u0X_M03D4574tZG4AtQ4kN6MjQh4Yi-_8iIybXwDP7F9kIi7BM/s640/Chatsworth_House_and_Bridge.jpg", "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlhw1LjMZ2D4ouc3wTJZFPb-8YlHtBeFW98n_nWuTkumOFv0rhO0YhqBXeg_Ok1A8qqRCKJw4dgHCPFi4HzaW5_lP8HONPhD2J1dRHrfK_2dnOkF75ok73dGedk7DXCRZVThCqsnLumDVb98wpiE1YYpYpsHvuY0jd0zqrzvYZx0ksJbkOM9QCsjyz=s284" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "HeritageCapiz.org" ]	2012-04-22T11:28:00+08:00	Princess Helena and Prince Christian Queen Victoria desired a love story to last a lifetime, a happily ever-after marriage with the ...	en	http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/favicon.ico		http://royal-splendor.blogspot.com/2012/04/story-of-princess-helena-victoria-and.html	Everything you need to know about the world of royalty.
29120	yago	1	15	https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/07/jewel-history-marriage-of-princess.html	en	Jewel History: Marriage of the Princess Helena (1866)	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…=600%2C392&ssl=1	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…=600%2C392&ssl=1	[ "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena1.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena2.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena3.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena4.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-0705-helena5.png?ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hidden-Gems-Logo3.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "The Court Jeweller" ]	2016-07-05T06:00:00+00:00	Christian Karl Magnussen's "The Marriage of Princess Helena" (1866-9); see a much larger image at the Royal Collection website "Marriage of the Princess Helena" (originally appeared in the Wellington Independent, 22 Sep 1866) On the	en	https://i0.wp.com/www.th…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	The Court Jeweller	https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/07/jewel-history-marriage-of-princess.html	Christian Karl Magnussen’s “The Marriage of Princess Helena” (1866-9); see a much larger image at the Royal Collection website On the afternoon of July 5, the marriage of the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria [1], third daughter of Her Majesty [2], with His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg [3], was celebrated in the chapel within Windsor Castle. The wedding was a private one, and consequently, much of the ceremonial which attends state marriages was dispensed with; but, apart from the position of the personages most immediately interested, the presence of the Queen, of the King and Queen of the Belgians [4], of the Prince and Princess of Wales [5], the Duke of Edinburgh [6], and other members of the royal family, of the ambassadors of foreign powers, the heads of the retiring and the incoming governments, and some of the most distinguished members of the aristocracy, rendered it a ceremony of public interest and public importance. Princess Helena in her wedding gown (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The Queen, in person gave away the bride, responding to the inquiry made by the Primate with a gesture full of dignity and determination. The whole of the service was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury [7]. The responses of both the bride and bridegroom were made in a firm and audible voice. The bridegroom spoke with a decidedly foreign accent, and in the long declaration which accompanies the plighting of the troth appeared to have some little difficulty in completely following the archbishop, and in enunciating all the words which he was called upon to pronounce; but there was no doubt about the “I will” with which he answered the question whether he would have the princess to be his wedded wife. The assent of the bride was almost equally decidedly pronounced; and if in the longer passage which precedes the troth-plight her voice sometimes wavered, it never ceased to be audible, and, though low and gentle, was generally clear and distinct. Prince Christian and Princess Helena (Photo: Grand Ladies Site) The ceremony over, the bride was warmly embraced by Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales; and, leaning upon the arm of her husband, Her Royal Highness was then conducted to the white drawing room, the royal procession accompanying and attending them, and in presence of the dignitaries of the Church, the registry of the marriage was attested in due form. At a quarter past four o’clock, Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein left by special train for Southampton, en route for Osborne, receiving at their departure fresh proof of the affectionate interest felt in their happiness by Her Majesty. The Queen wore a black moire antique dress, interwoven with silver, and trimmed with black crepe and a row of diamonds round the body. She also wore a coronet of diamonds — attached to a long white crepe lisse veil, a diamond necklace and cross, and a brooch composed of a large sapphire set in diamonds [8]. And over all, the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter and the Victoria and Albert conspicuously shone. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) Her Royal Highness Princess Helena was attired in a bridal dress of rich white satin with deep flounces of Honiton guipure, the train of extra length, trimmed with bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle; the design of the lace being of roses, ivy, and myrtle. Her wreath was composed of orange blossoms and myrtle; and the bridal veil, a square, was of the choicest Honiton lace, to match the dress. Her Royal Highness also wore a necklace, earrings, and brooch, with the Order of Victoria and Albert. The Princess of Wales wore a dress of blue tulle over blue silk, richly trimmed with Irish lace, ribbons, and lilies of the valley. Her head-dress was a tiara of diamonds and veil; ornaments, pearls and diamonds. She, too, wore the Victoria and Albert order, and the Order of Catherine of Russia. Her royal husband was in the uniform of a colonel of the Hussars, and wore the insignia of the Garter. The Princess Louise wore a white glace petticoat covered with tulle illusion trimmed with Brussels point lace under a body, and pointed tunic of blue satin trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. The dress of Princess Beatrice consisted of a blue satin dress trimmed with point lace and blue and frosted silver ornaments. Coiffure, a wreath of blush roses and silver, tulle veil. Black-and-white detail of the Magnussen wedding portrait (Image: Grand Ladies Site) The ladies acting as bridesmaids were dressed in a white glace dress covered with plaitings bouillonee of tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather; the body and skirts were also trimmed with branches of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather, with long tulle veil. The Princess Helena’s traveling dress consisted of a white glace slip under a dress of fine white Swiss muslin trimmed with Valenciennes lace, bonnet of white tulle trimmed with orange blossom, and a large mantle of white China crepe lined with white silk and trimmed with fancy chenille and silk fringe and ornaments. The dresses of the guests were — for ladies, full dress without trains; for gentlemen, full dress with trousers, the knights of the several orders wearing their respective collars. The Princess Helena of England and her husband, Prince Christian, left Paris on July 24 for Lyons. NOTES 1. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846-1923), fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was known as Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein after her marriage (that is, until George V removed the family’s German titles in 1917, after which she was simply known as “Princess Christian”). Helena and Christian had four children who lived to adulthood: Prince Christian Victor, Prince Albert, Princess Helena Victoria, and Princess Marie Louise. 2. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), mother of the bride. This wedding took place not quite five years after Prince Albert’s death; Victoria was 47. 3. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917), son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Christian’s marriage to Helena was initially controversial. This was partly because he was fifteen years older than she was. Even more problematic, though, was the issue of his homeland: two wars had recently been fought between Denmark and Prussia over control of Schleswig-Holstein. Helena’s eldest sister, Vicky, was married to the Crown Prince of Prussia; likewise, Helena’s sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, was the daughter of the King of Denmark. Helena, however, was genuinely in love with Christian, and the marriage went ahead, even though it caused much tension in the family. 4. King Leopold II (1835-1909) and Queen Marie Henriette (1836-1902) of Belgium. Leopold was Queen Victoria’s first cousin; he had only ascended to the throne of Belgium about eight months before this wedding. 5. King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) of the United Kingdom, then the Prince and Princess of Wales, were the brother and sister-in-law of the bride. 6. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was an elder brother of the bride. 7. Charles Thomas Longley (1794-1868) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death in 1868.
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Eleven hours later, ‘a plump, good sized little girl was born’. The labour itself had been difficult for both mother and baby. In a letter, Albert described how the baby was born looking ‘quite blue’. She was…	en	https://i0.wp.com/queenv…it=32%2C32&ssl=1	Queen.Victoria.Roses	https://queenvictoriaroses.co.uk/2023/05/25/the-life-of-princess-helena/	At 4am on 25th May 1846, Queen Victoria was ‘taken ill’ at Buckingham Palace with her fifth labour. Eleven hours later, ‘a plump, good sized little girl was born’. The labour itself had been difficult for both mother and baby. In a letter, Albert described how the baby was born looking ‘quite blue’. She was christened two months later on 25th July in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was given the names Helena Augusta Victoria, although she was mostly known as “Lenchen” amongst close family, after the German name “Helechen”. Her godparents included: Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Helen, Duchess of Orléans; and Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge. Growing up, Helena’s tomboyish nature – and complete disregard towards her appearance – made her perhaps the least dignified of the royal children. Like he older brother Prince Alfred, – with whom she shared a close bond – she was fearless and enjoyed exploring the great outdoors. She enjoyed going on walks, running, swimming and riding. While she was a decent artist, she had primarily inherited Albert’s practical mind and took a keen interest in mechanics and engineering – often heading below deck on yachting expeditions at Osborne. Unlike her two older sisters, Helena knew how to stand up for herself and wasn’t afraid to punch or get into fights with her brothers. Helena’s life changed in 1861 with the deaths of her grandmother, the Duchess of Kent, and her father, Prince Albert. Having ‘adored papa’, Helena was devastated by his loss. In a letter to a friend she wrote that she ‘loved him more than anything on earth’. Just like her mother, she described her time with Albert as ‘the happiest hours of my life, and now it’s all over’. From that point, Victoria had appointed her two eldest unmarried daughters to act as her unofficial secretary. However, Helena was unable to go long between tears and was deemed unreliable by her mother. Instead, Princess Louise filled her role until 1862. From then, her daily duties involved writing the Queen’s letters, helping her with political correspondence and providing her with companionship. During this time, Helena became romantically involved with her brothers tutor, Carl Ruland, who had previously served as her father’s librarian. When she found out in 1863, Queen Victoria lost all respect for previously praised Ruland and had had him dismissed back to his home in Germany. Wanting to prevent it from happening again, Victoria began looking at suitors for Helena. As the middle child and deemed unpretty, her prospects remained low. Queen Victoria limited her choices more by commanding Helena to remain living nearby. Eventually the Queen settled on Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Alexandra, Princess of Wales, was extremely against the match as the Schleswig-Holstein territory had belonged to her father before the Austro-Prussian War. Alexandra’s husband, Helena’s brother, was also against the match. Along with Princess Alice, he believed that the Queen was sacrificing Helena’s happiness for her own convenience. Christian was fifteen years older than the teenage Helena and even guests at the wedding said it looked like she was marrying an aging uncle! Christian himself was shocked at the suggestion, having originally thought the Queen was planning to marry him herself! Despite the controversy, Helena was determined to marry Christian. Their engagement was announced on 5th December 1865 and they married exactly seven months later in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, on the 5th July 1866. The Prince of Wales almost refused to attend out for support for his wife but finally agreed after a heated discussion with Princess Alice. He and Queen Victoria walked Helena down the aisle, along with her right bridesmaids. The newly weds spent their first night at Osborne House before honeymooning in Paris, Interlaken and Genoa. Upon their return to England, the couple took residence at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park and used the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace whenever they were in London. Helena gave birth to their first child, Prince Christian Victor, on 14th April 1867. She want on to have a total of six children but Prince Harald only lived eight days and her final child was a stillborn son. Despite the heartbreak, Helena and Christian remained close. Although they led a relatively peaceful life, Helena was the most active member of the royal family. She continued to support the Queen, attended official events and was also patron to multiple charities. She hosted free dinners in Windsor Guildhall for children and anyone that was unemployed. Her main passion was nursing and was one of the founding members of the British Red Cross in 1870. Through the France-Prussian war, she recruited nurses and prepared relief supplies for the wounded. In 1872, she became the first president of the Royal School of Needlework. Her motives were not only to “revive a beautiful art”, but also to “provide employment for gentlewomen who were without means of a suitable livelihood”. Recognising the influence her title held, she played an active part in the running of the school and wrote to the Royal Commissioner asking for funds for a school building. She took charge as sales woman at the Christmas Bazaar in order to encourage more visitors and build more funds. In her free time, the Princess enjoyed writing and particularly translating and publishing books. Although she translated her fathers letters for a biography by Sir Charles Grey, her first published piece was a translation of ‘The Memoirs of Whilhelmine of Bayreuth’. In 1883, she began translating and publishing the letters of Princess Alice, who had died in 1878. However, production was halted when German publisher, Dr Bergsträsser, demanded a lump sum compensation for copyright breech. Eventually, as Alice’s mother (and Queen), Victoria claimed copyright of the letters and a settlement was made. The first edition sold out almost instantly and a second was soon made with the addition of Helena’s memoirs of her sister. Through all her work, Helena suffered miserably with her health. In 1869 she had to abandon a trip to Balmoral after falling ill at the station. She began struggling with rheumatism and later also congestion on her lungs. Through trying different treatments, she developed an addiction to opium and laudanum. Despite this, and a trip to a German eye surgeon, Queen Victoria still accused her daughter of being a hypochondriac. When Queen Victoria died in January 1901, she was pushed out of court by the new King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Still resenting her choice in husband, Alexandra demanded that Helena be replaced as President of the Army Nursing Service. However, she was allowed to remain President of the Army Nursing Reserve. Unlike before, she was rarely invited to royal events. In 1906, Helena travelled to Germany to represent the King at the silver wedding anniversary of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Auguste Victoria. Helena had always been close to her nephew, who despite fighting against Britain at the time, still sent her a congratulatory telegram on the event of her golden wedding anniversary in 1916. In 1917, King George V retracted all German titles in the royal family. Helena therefore became known as Princess Christian. Just three months later, Christian died at Schomberg House, their home in Pall Mall, London. Helena was devastated by his death and spent her final years living with her two daughters: Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise. Having lived during three reigns and nursed soldiers through multiple wars, Helena died on 9th June 1923 at Schomberg House. She was aged just 77. She was buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on 15th June. Five years later, Helena and her youngest son, Prince Harald, were moved to the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, on 23rd October 1828, where they were buried together. Helena was one of the most influential of Queen Victoria’s children, yet she remains to be one of the most forgotten. I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read todays blog. 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29120	yago	0	9	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	en	Princess Helena	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest?cb=20200503165559	[ "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/black-family/images/d/d8/Chrome_UB8v8AOBrg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20200503165559", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ff185fe4-8356-4b6b-ad48-621b95a82a1d", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f3fc9271-3d5e-4c73-9afc-e6a9f6154ff1", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/464fc70a-5090-490b-b47e-0759e89c263f", "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f7bb9d33-4f9a-4faa-88fe-2a0bd8138668" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[ "Contributors to Black Family Wiki" ]	2024-07-29T22:27:06+00:00	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the...	en	/skins-ucp/mw139/common/favicon.ico	Black Family Wiki	https://black-family.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Helena	Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of the United Kingdom (1846-1923) is the middle child and daughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the mother of Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. Appearance[] Princess Helena has dark hair and like most of her siblings. She has been described as plump and some consider her the least attractive of Victoria's daughters. Her daughter recalls her amber eyes and lovely, auburn hair. Personality[] She is very talented: plays the piano exquisitely, has a distinct gift for drawing and painting in water-colours. She is brilliantly clever and has a wonderful head for business. History[] Helena was born the middle of Victoria and Albert's nine children. She was an active tomboy and loved the outside. She was very physical and often played outside with her best friend, her brother Affie. Helena, or "Lenchen", was often compared to her sister Louise, who was much more beautiful in their mother's opinion. Helena was an excellent piano player. She was there when her father died in 1861 and Helena, an emotional teenager often cried alone. From 1859 to 1863 Helena had an affair with Carl Ruland, the german teacher of her brother Bertie, who was banished when the Queen discovered it. Later, the elderly Prince Christian was called to court. He at first assumed the Queen wished to marry him and was surprised at the option of marrying Helena. Marriage[] Helena and Christian courted one another and got along great. Still, the marriage between them was controversial. Partly because Helena had loved another, partly because of the age difference (Christian was 35, Helena only 20) and also because Christian's family was an enemy of Denmark, and Helena's sister-in-law (Bertie's wife Alexandra) despised the both of them. The two lived near the Queen, in Frogmore House. They had four children Christian Vicor Albert Louis Ernest Anton (1867) Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George (1868) Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena (1870) Marie Louise Augusta Christina Helena (1872) In short, their children were known as Chrystle, Alby, Thora and Louie. It is said Helena favoured her sons. Trivia[]
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29120	yago	3	2	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	en	Wedding of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg	[ "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-Buckingham-Palace_2018.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian_wedding.jpg?resize=625%2C409&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg/800px-Princess_Elena_and_Prince_Albert_of_England%2C_1843.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg/458px-Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein_%281831-1917%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Christian_and_helena.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Private_Chapel_at_Windsor_Castle_%281848%29.jpg?zoom=1.100000023841858&resize=625%2C438&ssl=1", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Princess_Helena_in_her_wedding_dress%2C_1866.jpg", "https://i0.wp.com/www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Helena_Christian-on-their-wedding-day.jpg?resize=364%2C509&ssl=1", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/rss.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/facebook.png", "https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-connect-follow-widget/images/32px/twitter.png", "https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" ]	[]	[]	[ "" ]	null	[]	2019-12-11T00:35:59+00:00	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Cha…	en		Unofficial Royalty	https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/wedding-of-princess-helena-of-the-united-kingdom-and-prince-christian-of-schleswig-holstein/	by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were married on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Helena’s Early Life Princess Helena was the fifth of the nine children and the third of the five daughters of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace on May 25, 1846. Known within the family as Lenchen, Helena’s childhood was spent at her mother’s various homes, in the care of nurses and nannies. An accomplished artist and pianist from a young age, she was overshadowed throughout her life by her siblings. Helena was closest to her brother Alfred, and the two remained so for their entire lives. Helena’s life would change drastically in 1861, with the death of her beloved father. She began helping her sister Alice who became an unofficial secretary to their mother. After Alice’s marriage, Helena would continue in this role, along with her younger sister Louise, before the role was primarily taken by her youngest sister, Beatrice. Helena had a brief romance with Carl Ruland, who had served as her father’s librarian. When the Queen discovered her daughter’s interest in one of the servants, Ruland was quickly dispatched back to Germany. Victoria then began a quest to find Helena an appropriate husband. For more information on Princess Helena, see Unofficial Royalty: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Christian’s Early Life Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, generally shortened to Schleswig-Holstein was born on January 22, 1831, in Augustenborg, Denmark, the sixth of the seven children of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe. His elder surviving brother was Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein who married Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a daughter of Queen Victoria’s half-sister Feodora of Leiningen, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Among Friedrich and Adelheid’s children was Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein who married Queen Victoria’s grandson Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia. While attending the University of Bonn, Christian became close friends with the future German Emperor Friedrich III. This friendship would serve him well in later years, as Friedrich’s wife was Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest sister of Christian’s future wife. For more information on Prince Christian, see Unofficial Royalty: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein The Engagement Helena was described by her mother as plump, dowdy, uncomplicated, unambitious, obedient, and without charm – which did not help her with marriage prospects. One of Queen Victoria’s requirements for Helena’s husband was that he had to be prepared to live near the Queen so that Helena could continue to be her companion and secretary. This eliminated many potential husbands. The final candidate in Queen Victoria’s search was a 35-year-old impoverished prince, Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, suggested by Queen Victoria’s uncle Leopold I, King of the Belgians. Being fifteen years older than Helena, Christian was closer in age to Queen Victoria. When Christian was first summoned to meet Queen Victoria, he assumed that the widowed Queen was inspecting him as a new husband for herself rather than as a husband for one of her daughters. Christian was balding, looked older than his age, and was not considered handsome, certainly not the type of prince a 19-year-old princess sees in her dreams. However, Christian was agreeable and easy-going, spoke fluent English, and had been a long-time friend of Helena’s brother-in-law, the future German Emperor Friedrich III. In August 1865, Queen Victoria and all her children went to Coburg to unveil a statue of Prince Albert. It was there that Helena and Christian first met. The possibility of a marriage between Helena and Christian was not met with unanimous approval within the royal family. The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) could not tolerate a marriage to someone who, she felt, took the Schleswig and Holstein duchies away from her own father, the King of Denmark. The Prince of Wales supported his wife in this. Helena’s sister Alice also disapproved as she felt Queen Victoria was pushing Helena into this marriage to ensure that Helena would remain near her side. The fact that Christian was 15 years older than Helena certainly did not help that suggestion. However, Helena and Christian knew they did not have many marriage prospects and were both agreeable to the marriage. Their engagement was announced on December 5, 1865. The Wedding Site The Private Chapel in Windsor Castle was created for Queen Victoria by architect Edward Blore between 1840 and 1847. There were niches with marble sculptures, pews, and a large Gothic chandelier hanging from the ceiling. On November 20, 1992, a fire began in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle when a painter left a spotlight too close to the curtains. The fire caused much damage to Windsor Castle. The Private Chapel was later restored but the new Private Chapel is much smaller, has chairs instead of pews, and is only able to fit thirty people. The new altar was made by Queen Elizabeth II’s nephew David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, a furniture designer and maker. Unofficial Royalty: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England The Wedding Guests This is a complete list from the London Gazette, Issue 23140, 17 July 1866. Royal Guests Queen Victoria, mother of the bride The Prince and Princess of Wales, brother and sister-in-law of the bride Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, brother of the bride Prince Louise, sister of the bride Prince Arthur, brother of the bride Prince Leopold, brother of the bride Princess Beatrice, sister of the bride The Duchess of Cambridge, great-aunt of the bride Leopold II, King of the Belgians, first cousin once removed of the bride, and his wife Queen Marie Henriette Ernst, 4th Prince of Leiningen, half-first cousin of the bride, and his wife Marie, Princess of Leiningen Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, brother of the groom The Maharajah Duleep Singh The Queen’s Household – participated in the royal, bridegroom’s and bride’s procession Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes Susanna Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting The Honorable Mrs. Robert Bruce, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting John Townshend, Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain of the Household Valentine Browne, Viscount Castlerosse, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, Lord Steward George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse Lieutenant General The Honorable Charles Grey, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse, Equerry in Waiting Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Treasurer of the Household Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort, Comptroller of the Household George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Gold Stick in Waiting Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork, Master of the Buckhounds Major Sir John Cowell, Master of the Household Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen, Lord in Waiting Lieutenant-Colonel W.H.F. Cavendish, Equerry in Waiting Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal Colonel The Honorable Dudley F. DeRos General The Honorable Sir Edward Cust, Master of Ceremonies Lieutenant-Colonel R. Palmer, Silver Stick in Waiting Colonel H.F. Ponsonby, Field Officer in Brigade in Waiting The Honorable Spencer Ponsonby, Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain’s Department Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher Major General Henry S. Stephens, Senior Gentleman Usher Sir Charles G. Young, Garter King of Arms Mr. Albert W. Woods, Lancaster Herald Mr. Matthew C.H. Gibbon, Richmond Herald Bride’s Attendant Jane, Spencer, Baroness Churchill, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen Bridegroom’s Attendants Major General Francis Seymour, Groom of the Robes to the Queen Count Rantzau, Gentleman of Honor to the Bridegroom Foreign Representatives Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse, Prince de La Tour d’Auvergn, French Ambassador Count of Lavradio, Portuguese Ambassador Phillip Ivanovich Brunnov, Russian Ambassador Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish Foreign Minister The Hanoverian Foreign Minister The Prussian Ambassador The Turkish Ambassador Clergy Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury Archibald Campbell Tait, Dean of the Chapels Royal, Bishop of London Samuel Wilberforce, Lord High Almoner, Bishop of Oxford Henry Philpott, Clerk of the Closet, Bishop of Worcester Charles Sumner, Prelate of the Order of the Garter, Bishop of Winchester Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Government Officials Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth, Lord High Chancellor Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, Secretary of State for the Home Department George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for the Colonies Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Secretary of State for War George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey, 2nd Earl of Ripon, Secretary for the State of India Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Ewart Gladstone Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Postmaster-General George Goschen, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Thomas Milner Gibson, President of the Board of Trade Charles Pelham Villiers, President of the Poor Law Board William F. Cowper, First Commissioner of Works Adjutant General, Major-General Lord William Paulet Quartermaster General, Lieutenant-General Sir James Hope Grant Attendants to Other Royalty – some participated in processions John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Groom of the Stole to The Prince of Wales James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, Gentleman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales The Honorable Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Prince of Wales Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller and Treasurer to The Prince of Wales Major G. H. Grey, Equerry in Waiting to The Prince of Wales George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris, Chamberlain to The Princess of Wales Countess of Morton, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales The Honorable Mrs. Edward Coke, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting to The Princess of Wales Comte Van der Straten-Ponthoz, Grand Marshal to The King of the Belgians Comte Gustav de Lannoy, Chamberlain to The Queen of the Belgians Marquise de Trazeguies, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Comtesse de Yves de Bavai, Lady in Attendance to The Queen of the Belgians Jules de Vaux, Secretary to The King of the Belgians Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys, Lord in Waiting to Queen Victoria in attendance to The King and Queen of the Belgians The Honorable Eliot Yorke, Equerry in attendance to The Duke of Edinburgh Major Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, Governor to Prince Arthur Lieutenant Walter George Stirling, Governor to Prince Leopold Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Superintendent to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Lady Augusta Stanley, Lady in attendance to Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice Colonel Home Purves, Comptroller of the Household to The Duchess of Cambridge Lady Geraldine Somerset, Lady in Waiting to The Duchess of Cambridge Lieutenant-Colonel James Oliphant, Gentleman in attendance to The Maharajah Duleep Singh Lady Susan Leslie Melville, Lady in Waiting to Princess Helena Gardner D. Engleheart, Comptroller to the Household of Prince Christian and Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George G. Gordon, Equerry to Prince Christian Other Guests Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington and Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Augusta, Countess Dornberg, morganatic wife of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, half-first cousin of the bride, and his morganatic wife Laura, Countess Gleichen James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn Mary Brudenell-Bruce, Marchioness of Ailesbury George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby and Laura Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Catherine Murray, Dowager Countess of Dunmore William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam and Frances Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Countess Fitzwilliam Caroline Edgcumbe, Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumbe John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor and Sarah Campbell, Countess Cawdor Emily Townshend, Viscountess Sydney George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Lady Emily Seymour and The Honorable Miss Seymour The Honorable Reverend Charles L. Courtenay and Lady Caroline Courtenay The Honorable Mrs. Grey and Miss Grey Lieutenant-General Jonathan Peel, politician The Right Honorable Benjamin Disraeli, future Prime Minister Lieutenant-General The Honorable H. Byng and Mrs. Byng The Honorable Mrs. Wellesley, wife of Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor Major-General The Honorable A. N. Hood, Lady Mary Hood and Miss Hood The Honorable Lady Biddulph, wife of Major General Sir Thomas Biddulph, Joint Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir James Clark, Baronet, former Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Elizabeth Couper, Dowager Baroness Couper Dr. William Jenner, Physician-In-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Sir Richard Mayne, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Mr. Bernard Woodward, Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle Mr. Hermann Sahl, Librarian and German Secretary to Queen Victoria Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster Reverend Henry Ellison, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria Reverend James St. John Blunt, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Dr. Douglas Argyll Robertson, Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria Miss Louisa Bowater, a friend of Princess Helena Lieutenant-Colonel George Ashley Maude, Crown Equerry of the Royal Mews, and Miss E. Maude Mr. Frederick Gibbs, tutor to The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Reverend Henry Mildred Birch, Chaplain to The Prince of Wales Reverend William Rowe Jolley, tutor to Prince Alfred Reverend George Prothero, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, Rector of St. Mildred’s Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, where Queen Victoria’s family worshipped when at Osborne House Reverend Robinson Duckworth, tutor to Prince Leopold Reverend N. Shuldham, tutor to Prince Leopold Mr. Adolf Buff, German tutor to Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold Miss Sarah Anne Hildyard, tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Miss Ottilie Bauer, German tutor to Queen Victoria’s children Mademoiselle Norele, French tutor to Queen Victoria’s children The Supporters and Bridesmaids Prince Christian’s supporters were his brother Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Helena had eight bridesmaids, all of whom were unmarried daughters of British Dukes and Earls: Lady Muriel Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor, married Sir Courtenay Edmund Boyle Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe, daughter of Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, unmarried Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, married The Honorable Hugh Le Despencer Boscawen Lady Albertha Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, married George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, unmarried Lady Alexandrina Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, married Rev. Henry Cunliffe Lady Laura Phipps, daughter of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, married John Vivian Hampton-Lewis Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, married Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24th Chief of Clan Cameron The Wedding Attire Princess Helena’s wedding dress was made from white satin with deep flounces of Honiton lace. The design of the lace featured roses, ivy, and myrtle. The train, also made of the Honiton lace, had bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle attached. On her head, Helena wore a wreath of orange blossoms and myrtle with a veil made of Honiton lace which matched her dress. She wore a necklace, earrings, and a brooch, all of opals and diamonds, a wedding gift from her mother Queen Victoria. In addition, Helena wore bracelets set with miniatures and the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. The eight bridesmaids were dressed in white glacé dresses covered with tulle under a long tunic of silver tulle, which was looped up on one side with a chatelaine of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and white heather. The bodice and skirt were also trimmed with pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather. On their heads, the bridesmaids wore a wreath of pink roses, forget-me-nots, and heather with a long tulle veil. The Wedding Embed from Getty Images The wedding ceremony was held at 12:30 PM on July 5, 1866, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. At noon, members of the British royal family, along with other royalty and important guests gathered in the White Drawing Room in Windsor Castle. Princess Helena remained in Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments while members of her procession assembled in the corridor outside Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments. Prince Christian, his supporters and members of his procession waited in the Red Room. The Ladies and Gentlemen of The Queen’s Household along with the Ladies and Gentlemen of foreign royalty assembled in the corridor. Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests assembled in the Red and Green Drawing Rooms and were then conducted to their seats. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the other clergy taking part in the wedding ceremony assembled in the Audience Chamber. They then proceeded to the Private Chapel and took their places at the altar. After the Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other guests had taken their seats and the clergy had assembled in the Private Chapel, the Royal Procession formed in the corridor outside the White Drawing Room and were conducted to the Private Chapel by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain then proceeded to the Red Room and conducted Prince Christian’s procession to the Private Chapel. Finally, the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain proceeded to Queen Victoria’s Private Apartments and conducted Princess Helena’s procession to the Private Chapel. As her father had died in 1861, Helena was escorted by her mother Queen Victoria, her eldest brother The Prince of Wales, and her eight bridesmaids. As the Bride’s Procession made its way to the Private Chapel, the March from the opera “Scipio” by Georg Friedrich Handel was played. When Helena arrived in the Private Chapel she took her place on the left side of the altar while Queen Victoria was led to her seat. Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury performed the entire wedding ceremony. The responses of both Helena and Christian were made in a firm and audible voice and Christian spoke with a decidedly foreign accent. When the Archbishop of Canterbury asked, “Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man?”, it was Queen Victoria, in lieu of her deceased husband, who answered in a dignified and determined manner. During the ceremony, the choir sang a chorale by William George Cusins, specially composed for the occasion. Cusins was the organist in Queen Victoria’s Private Chapels and played the organ during the wedding ceremony. When the ceremony was over, Helena was warmly embraced by Queen Victoria and The Prince of Wales. Then, to Ludwig Spohr’s march from the oratorio “The Fall of Babylon”, Helena and Christian proceeded to the White Drawing Room, accompanied by the royal procession and the clergy, to sign the marriage registry along with Queen Victoria, other royalty, and some members of the Royal Household. Post-Wedding Embed from Getty Images Princess Helena and Prince Christian leave Windsor Castle for their honeymoon Luncheon was served to members of the British royal family and other royalty in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle. Other guests were served a buffet in the Waterloo Chamber. At 4:15 PM, guests desiring to return to London boarded a special train. At the same time, the bride and groom left Windsor by special train for Southampton where a boat would convey them to the Isle of Wight for their honeymoon at Osborne House. Later that evening at Windsor Castle, a banquet was held in the Waterloo Gallery and an evening party was held in St. George’s Hall. Children Helena and Christian had five children: Prince Christian Victor (1867-1900) – unmarried Prince Albert, later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), unmarried, had an illegitimate daughter Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) – unmarried Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) – married Prince Aribert of Anhalt, marriage dissolved, no children Prince Harald (born and died1876) – lived just 8 days This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Works Cited

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