Criminal Type
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Sire | United States Horse of the Year (1990) |
Last updated on November 16, 2006 |
Criminal Type (1985–2005) was an American
Background
A descendant of Nearco, he was bred at the famed Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky and owned in partnership with Jurgen K. Arnemann. He was sired by Alydar out of the mare Klepto, making him a half-brother to the Eclipse Award winning turf mare Estrapade and the Italian Group One winner Isopach.[1] It was perhaps because of the success of his siblings on turf that he was originally sent to be trained in Europe.
Racing career
He was first sent to race in
In 1990, at age five, Criminal Type began to show promise on the U.S. dirt tracks, then at age five he won seven of eleven races entered and earned two
Stud career
After suffering an injury in the Woodward Stakes, Criminal Type was retired to stand at stud at Calumet Farm where he sired two graded stakes race winners before he was sent in 1993 to a breeding farm in Japan. Criminal Type was the broodmare sire of 2003 Travers Stakes winner, Ten Most Wanted. Criminal Type died in Japan at age twenty on March 9, 2005 from a ruptured stomach. He had been scheduled to be returned to America as a pensioner at Old Friends Equine in Kentucky.
Hall of Fame nominee
Criminal Type has been a regular nominee to the Horse Racing Hall of Fame, but has yet to be named a finalist for induction. Many believe that Criminal Type has been overlooked by the Hall of Fame due to the scandals that engulfed Calumet Farm in the early 1990s, including the alleged killing of Criminal Type's sire, Alydar for insurance proceeds. A Federal judge in the Houston Division of Texas found Calumet and its President not responsible for the payment of the insurance pay-out on Alydar.
References
- ^ "Klepto Offspring".
- Star-Banner. 10 February 1991. Retrieved 2012-07-19.