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As such, there is a 50-50 chance that any given foal sired by him on a non-gray mare will be gray. His base coat color before turning gray was chestnut. [3] Tapit was purchased as a yearling in 2002 for $625,000 by Verne Winchell, a prominent California owner, under the recommendation of his bloodstock advisor Dr. David Lambert. [4]
Spectacular Bid was bred at Buck Pond Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by Madelyn Jason and her mother, Mrs. William Gilmore. [2] He was a very dark gray (described as "steel-gray" [3] and "battleship-colored" [4]) during his racing career although, like all grays, his coat lightened as he aged, and he eventually took on a "flea-bitten gray" appearance.
Here's everything you need to know about 2024 Kentucky Derby hopeful Seize the Grey, including the horse's ... $300,000 at 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Owner: MyRacehorse ...
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Arrogate was a gray horse bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms. As a yearling, the colt was consigned to the Keeneland September sale and was bought for $560,000 by Juddmonte Farms, [7] the racing operation of Khalid ibn Abdullah. Arrogate was sent into training with Bob Baffert in California. Arrogate's front teeth were knocked back as a ...
At the end of his racing career, Grey Sovereign was retired to stud where he became a very successful breeding stallion. He was the leading sire of two-year-olds in Britain in 1958 and 1961 and the leading sire of two-year-olds in France in 1967. [9] Grey Sovereign was retired from stud duty in 1972 and died on 4 January 1976. [10]
Decidedly was a gray horse bred in California by George Pope. His sire Determine from whom he inherited his gray coat, won the Kentucky Derby in 1954. Decidedly's dam Gloire Fille was descended from the broodmare La France (foaled 1928) who was the female line ancestor of numerous other major winners including Phalanx, Danzig Connection and Johnstown.
Ansata Ibn Halima (foaled 1958 in Egypt, died 1980) was a famous Arabian horse of Egyptian bloodlines who was imported from Egypt to the United States in 1959. A gray stallion, he was originally bred by the Egyptian Agricultural Organization (EAO), and imported by Donald and Judith Forbis of the Ansata Arabian Stud. He was a U.S. Top Ten ...