Glorious Song
| Glorious Song | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Canadian Horse of the Year (1980) |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1995) Glorious Song Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack | |
| Last updated on July 1, 2007 | |
Glorious Song (1976–2003) was a
Oshawa, Ontario, she was sired by Halo and out of the mare Ballade, who also produced U.S. Champion Devil's Bag
.
Part of Windfields' annual consignment of yearlings to the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society sale at Woodbine Racetrack, Glorious Song was purchased for $36,000 by local businessman Frank Stronach, who at the time was just beginning to build a very successful Thoroughbred racing stable.
Racing career
Under
Santa Margarita Handicap at California's Santa Anita Park
.
Glorious Song's 1980 performances included three consecutive Grade 1 wins and victories over some of the top male horses on the continent. As well, she ran second to future Hall of Fame inductee and
Canadian Horse of the Year
title.
In 1981, Glorious Song was assigned to trainer
Sovereign Award for Champion Older Female Horse
.
Broodmare career
A champion on the track, Glorious Song proved equally successful as a
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse and scored Grade I victories on three continents including the Canadian International Stakes, Japan Cup, Dubai World Cup, Coronation Cup, and International Stakes. She also produced Rakeen (by Northern Dancer) who sired Champion South African racehorse Jet Master
, a winner of 17 of his 24 starts and Champion Sire in South Africa for 7 seasons.
Acquired by
intestinal surgery
.