How many horses Secretariat sired?

He sired 663 foals, including 341 winners and 54 that won stakes races, but his ability as a stallion is still criticized. “Secretariat was a very good sire, but he wasn’t the magical sire that people wanted him to be,” says Ed Bowen, president of the Kentucky-based Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.

Did Secretariat have any successful offspring?

But over the years Secretariat’s genes produced a number of successful offspring. Of 663 named foals, 341 won at the track and 54 became stakes winners. In 1992 Secretariat became the leading broodmare sire in North America, his daughters producing 24 Grade/Group 1 winners.

Did Secretariat sire any Triple Crown winners?

Stage Magic’s dam is by Pulpit, in turn a son of A.P. Indy who boasts Triple Crown winners Seattle Slew and Secretariat as his sire and broodmare sire.

What horse sired the most winners?

Bold Venture, the winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby, holds the record for siring the most future winners.

What was Secretariat’s stud fee?

As the builder of Meadow Stud, he left behind hefty estate taxes. His family decided to pay the bill by selling Secretariat to a breeding syndicate that would assume ownership at the end of the horse’s racing days. The price tag was a then-record $6.08 million.

Did Penny Chenery ever sell Secretariat?

Chenery made headlines by successfully syndicating Secretariat for $6.08 million and Riva Ridge for $5 million. Eventually the Meadow in Doswell, Virginia, also was sold to settle the estate. Chenery moved many of the remaining horses to Long Island, N.Y. and continued racing.

What horse was the greatest sire?

1: First Down Dash, $89,365,912. Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2011, First Down Dash is arguably the greatest race sire of all time. From 30 crops to race, First Down Dash has sired 1,451 winners, which includes 258 stakes winners.

Who was the best stud horse?

Top American Thoroughbred Stallions

• Man o’ War. Not only was Man o’ War one of the immortals of horse racing, he later became a top sire.
• Bold Ruler. Named Horse of the Year in 1957, Bold Ruler was the first stallion whose offspring won more than $2 million in one season.
• Northern Dancer.
• Raise A Native.
• Storm Cat.

Who was the fastest horse of all time?

Secretariat set speed records at multiple distances and on different racing surfaces. But the Guinness World Record recognizes Winning Brew as the fastest horse ever. Secretariat is the greatest racehorse of all time; he annihilated his opponents and shattered course records.

Was Secretariat the fastest horse ever?

The fastest horse on dirt from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 miles in history. Secretariat holds the STILL STANDING fastest recorded times in the world on dirt all the way from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 miles in HISTORY and is just 0.2 seconds off the current 1 1/8 mile world record.

How many times did Secretariat win the Kentucky Derby?

Secretariat’s winning time of 1:​592⁄5 and last quarter mile in 23 seconds were both records for the Derby. In addition, he had run each quarter-mile faster than before, with times of ​251⁄5, 24, ​234⁄5, ​232⁄5, and 23 seconds.

When did Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York held on June 9, 1973. Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths, the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.

What horses did Secretariat sire?

Secretariat’s dam was Somethingroyal, a daughter of a horse named Princequillo. Princequillo was extraordinarily good at long distances, and he passed his stamina on to his grandson Secretariat. ( Bold Ruler was not noted for producing distance horses.) He was a leading sire and was an even better broodmare sire.