Grey Dawn II
| Grey Dawn | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Etienne Pollet (France) 2) Horatio Luro (USA) |
| Record | 22: 8-4-1[1] |
| Earnings | US$201,620 (equivalent) |
| Major wins | |
| Prix de la Salamandre (1964) Prix Morny (1964) Grand Critérium (1964) Prix de Fontainebleau (1965) Brandywine Turf Handicap (1966) | |
| Awards | |
| French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1964) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1990) | |
Grey Dawn (1962–1991) was a French
Background
Grey Dawn was bred and raced by American
Racing career
In 1964, Grey Dawn defeated Sea-Bird in the Grand Critérium. He also won the Prix de la Salamandre and Prix Morny to earn French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.
At age three, Grey Dawn won the Prix de Fontainebleau and ran second in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas). In 1966, he was sent to race in the United States, where he was required to be registered as Grey Dawn II. Under trainer Horatio Luro, Grey Dawn won a division of the Brandywine Turf Handicap at Delaware Park Racetrack[3] and was third in the Tidal Handicap.
Stud record
Retired to
Grey Dawn was the sire of:
- Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap and 1978 Santa Anita Handicap
- Heavenly Cause (b. 1978) - American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1980)
- Christmas Past (b. 1979) - American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1982)
- Brooklyn Handicap
- William Hill Futurity
- Grey Classic (b. 1983) - Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
Grey Dawn was the damsire of:
- Waquoit (b. 1983) - multiple stakes winner in the United States with career earnings in excess of US$2.2 million
- Opening Verse (b. 1986) - won 1991 Breeders' Cup Mile
- Itsallgreektome (b. 1987) - 1990 American Champion Male Turf Horse
- St. Leger Stakes, Coronation Cup, Gran Premio del Jockey Club
Grey Dawn died in 1991 at age twenty-nine when he was still active in the breeding shed. He was buried in the equine cemetery at Domino Stud Farm.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/grey+dawn2 Grey Dawn's pedigree and partial racing stats
- ^ Racing Post - May 19, 1999[dead link]
- ^ "May 29, 1966 Hartford Courant article on Grey Dawn's win in the Brandywine Turf Handicap". Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ Thoroughbred Heritage