Colorado King
| Colorado King | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Grand Rapids |
| Grandsire | Machiero |
| Dam | Courageous |
| Damsire | Fairthorn |
| Sex | Hollywood Gold Cup (1964) |
| Awards | |
| Champion Two Year Old South Africa (1961/62) Champion Three Year Old South Africa (1962/63) Horse of the Year South Africa (1962/63) | |
| Honours | |
| Colorado King Stakes Grade 2 | |
Colorado King (foaled 1959) was a South African Thoroughbred racehorse who also competed successfully in the United States. He was Champion Two Year Old (1961/62) and Three Year Old (1962/63) in South Africa, before being sold to race in the United States.
Conditioned in South Africa by trainer
American Handicap where he equalled the world record for 9 furlongs and the Sunset Handicap at a mile and five-eighths by seven lengths. In 1965 he won only once in nine starts before being retired to stud where he met with limited success as a sire
.
| Age | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| At 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| At 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| At 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | 17 | 3 | 7 |
References
- Colorado King detailed profile
- Article on Colorado King by Mark Anthony at SAHorseRacing.com
- Pedigree
- A King Of All : Won Durban July and Derby in SA. Sporting Post. April 4, 2015
- Partial statistics - equibase.com
- COAST RACE GOES TO COLORADO KING BY TWO LENGTHS. New York Times. July 19, 1964.[1]
- Colorado King Takes Sunset Handicap by Seven Lengths. New York Times. July 26, 1964. [2]
- Colorado King Takes Coast Handicap and Equals World Mark for 1⅛ Miles. New York Times. July 5, 1964. [3]