Elegant Prince
| Elegant Prince | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Raise a Native |
| Grandsire | Native Dancer |
| Dam | Gay Hostess |
| Damsire | Royal Charger |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 15 March 1974[1] |
| Died | 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Leslie Combs II and Frank McMahon |
| Owner | Franklin Groves |
| Record | Unraced |
Elegant Prince (15 March 1974 - 2000) was a Thoroughbred racehorse sold for a world-record $715,000 ($4 million inflation adjusted) in 1975. He never raced nor had success as a breeding stallion.
Background[edit]
Elegant Prince was a chestnut horse with a white blaze[2] bred in Kentucky by Leslie Combs II of Spendthrift Farm and Canadian oilman Frank McMahon. He was sired by Raise a Native, an American racehorse who was unbeaten in four races and was named American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt by Turf and Sports Digest in 1963. Elegant Prince's dam Gay Hostess was a highly-successful broodmare, having produced Majestic Prince and Crowned Prince (Dewhurst Stakes) from two previous coverings by Raise a Native. Her other descendants have included Real Quiet, Caracolero and The Derby winner Secreto.[3]
At the Keeneland Sales in July 1975 the yearling was sold for a then world-recond price of $715,000, with Franklin Groves winning the auction ahead of the Canadian Ted Burnett.[4][5] He broke the record set a year earlier by another Spendthrift graduate Kentucky Gold.[6] Both Majestic Prince and Crowned Prince had previously held the record.[7]
Racing career[edit]
Elegant Prince was trained in the United States and was later transferred to Ireland. He did not race in either country.[7]
Stud record[edit]
Elegant Prince was retired to stud in 1979 but had little success as a sire of winners. He died in 2000.[6]
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Raise a Native (USA) 1961 |
Native Dancer (USA) 1950 |
Polynesian | Unbreakable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Polly | |||
| Geisha | Discovery | ||
| Miyako | |||
| Raise You (USA) 1946 |
Case Ace | Teddy | |
| Sweetheart | |||
| Lady Glory | American Flag | ||
| Beloved | |||
| Dam Gay Hostess (USA) 1957 |
Royal Charger (GB) 1942 |
Nearco | Pharos |
| Nogara | |||
| Sun Princess | Solario | ||
| Mumtaz Begum | |||
| Your Hostess (USA) 1949 |
Alibhai | Hyperion | |
| Teresina | |||
| Boudoir II | Mahmoud | ||
| Kampala (Family 4-d)[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Elegant Prince pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Manganese – Family 4-d".
- ^ "$715,000 paid for colt". Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. July 22, 1975. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "When Keeneland's July sale was king". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b Mary Marshall (2008). Great Breeders and Their Methods. Russell Meerdink. p. 35. ISBN 9780929346823. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
