His Majesty (horse)
| His Majesty | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John W. Galbreath |
| Owner | Darby Dan Farm |
| Trainer | Lou Rondinello |
| Record | 22: 5-6-3 |
| Earnings | US$99,430[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Everglades Stakes (1971) | |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1982) | |
| Last updated on January 23, 2010 | |
His Majesty (April 17, 1968 – September 21, 1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and top sire.
Background
His Majesty was bred by
Racing career
1971: Three-Year-Old Season
At age three, His Majesty started 1971 at Florida's Hialeah Park Race Track where he won two of his first three starts.
Then he recovered from being forced into the rail and stumbling badly to finish third in the Bahamas Stakes.[2]
He then won the Everglades Stakes on February 17 under jockey Braulio Baeza.[3]
Injured in the Flamingo Stakes in which he finished sixth, His Majesty underwent surgery for a broken bone in his right front ankle and was sidelined for nine months.[4]
1972: Four-Year-Old Season
Racing at age four, His Majesty finished second by a nose to stablemate Good Counsel in the
Stud Record
Retired to stud duty at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, His Majesty became an influential sire of more than fifty stakes winners as well as a prominent broodmare sire. Among his most notable progeny were:
- Asaltante (1974) - winner of the Handicap de las Américas
- Mehmet (1978) - a multiple stakes winner including the Philip H. Iselin Stakes
- Pleasant Colony (1978) - winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and the 1981 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse
- Sword Dancer Handicapin 1983 and 1984
- Country Pine (1980) - winner of the Withers Stakes
- Eddie Read Handicap, and Del Mar Derby
Through his daughter, Razyana, His Majesty is the damsire of the outstanding international sire Danehill.
His Majesty was the grandsire of the 1993
- Risen Moon - winner of the 1990 Cambridgeshire Handicap in England
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Oaks
- Belmont Lexington Stakes, and Tampa Bay Derby
His Majesty died at age 27 on September 21, 1995 from the infirmities of old age.[7] He is buried in the Darby Dan Farm equine cemetery.[8][9]
Pedigree
| Sire Ribot |
Tenerani | Bellini | Cavaliere d'Arpino |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Minna | |||
| Tofanella | Apelle | ||
| Try Try Again | |||
| Romanella | El Greco | Pharos | |
| Gay Gamp | |||
| Barbara Burrini | Papyrus | ||
| Bucolic | |||
| Dam Flower Bowl |
Alibhai | Hyperion | Gainsborough |
| Selene | |||
| Teresina | Tracery | ||
| Blue Tit | |||
| Flower Bed | Beau Pere | Son-in-Law
| |
| Cinna | |||
| Boudoir | Mahmoud | ||
| Kampala |
References
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/his+majesty His Majesty's pedigree and partial racing stats
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tcwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5062,4018482&dq=hialeah+his+majesty&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ "The Times-News - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "HIS MAJESTY HURT AND OUT FOR YEAR". 9 March 1971.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=roMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x7cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=996,4178660&dq=hialeah+his+majesty&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MNklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4009,3434198&dq=hialeah+his+majesty&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ "Archives: Sun-Sentinel - FULL-SPEED AHEAD FOR IMPROVED POMPANO".
- ^ "Grave Matters Darby Dan Farm".
- ^ PedigreeQuery: His Majesty