Danzig Connection
Danzig Connection | |
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Sire | Stallion |
Foaled | April 6, 1983[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Kennelot Stables |
Owner | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
Trainer | Woody Stephens |
Record | 17: 6-5-4 |
Earnings | $1,002,620 |
Major wins | |
Peter Pan Stakes (1986) Pegasus Stakes (1986) Triple Crown race wins: (1986)Belmont Stakes | |
Last updated on May 15, 2007 |
Danzig Connection (April 6, 1983 – December 1, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Belmont Stakes.
Background
Owned and bred by Henryk de Kwiatkowski under his Kennelot Stables banner, Danzig Connection was sired by Kwaitkowski's champion, Danzig. His dam Gdynia (sired by Sir Ivor) was a moderate racehorse but a good broodmare who also produced the Dwyer Stakes winner Roi Danzig. She was a distant female-line descendant of La France, an American broodmare who was the ancestor of dam of Phalanx, Johnstown and Decidedly.[2]
He was trained by Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens,
Racing career
Danzig Connection raced at age two in 1985. At the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, he defeated Storm Cat to capture the World Appeal Stakes. The two colts then reversed positions in the Meadowlands' Young America Stakes.
As a three-year-old, in May 1986 Danzig Connection won the
Stud record
Retired to stud, his progeny met with limited success and in 2003 he was sent to stand at a breeding operation in Italy. His offspring included Iktamal. He died in Sicily on December 1, 2010.[3]
Pedigree
Sire Danzig (USA) 1977 |
Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961 |
Nearctic | Nearco |
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Lady Angela | |||
Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
Almahmoud | |||
Pas de Nom (USA) 1968 |
Admiral's Voyage | Crafty Admiral | |
Olympia Lou | |||
Petitioner (GB) | Petition | ||
Steady Aim | |||
Dam Gdynia (USA) 1978 |
Sir Ivor (USA) 1965 |
Sir Gaylord | Turn-To |
Somethingroyal | |||
Attica | Mr Trouble | ||
Athenia | |||
Classicist (USA) 1965 |
Princequillo (IRE) | Prince Rose | |
Cosquilla | |||
Classic Music | Stymie | ||
Jaconda (Family: 17-b)[2] |
References
- ^ a b "Danzig Connection pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ a b "Biddy - Family 17-b". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Belmont win offers no guarantee of success at stud".