Kauai King
Kauai King | |
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Sire | Native Dancer |
Grandsire | Polynesian |
Dam | Sweep In |
Damsire | Blenheim |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1963 |
Country | United States |
Color | Dark Bay |
Breeder | Pine Brook Farm |
Owner | Ford Stable (Mike Ford). Silks: White, Blue Diamonds & Braces, Blue Sleeves, Blue & White Cap |
Trainer | Henry Forrest |
Record | 16: 9-2-1 |
Earnings | $381,397 |
Major wins | |
Prince George's Stakes (1966) Governor's Gold Cup (1966) Fountain of Youth Stakes (1966)
American Triple Crown wins: | |
Honors | |
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Last updated on June 1, 2016 |
Kauai King (April 3, 1963 – January 24, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse was foaled on April 3, 1963, at Sagamore Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. His sire was Native Dancer and his dam was Sweep In. In 1966, Kauai King won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown. To date, Kauai King is one of only two horses born in Maryland to have crossed the Kentucky Derby finish line first, but 1968 winner Dancer's Image was later stripped of his title, leaving Kauai King as the only official Maryland-bred winner of the Derby.
Racing career
Ridden by
Other top three-year-olds in 1966 included
Retirement
Kauai King proved less than successful as a sire. Near the end of 1971, he was shipped to stand at stud in England. He remained there until 1973. He then was sent to a breeding farm in Japan where he died on January 24, 1989.
Breeding
Sire Native Dancer ch. 1950 |
Polynesian
brown 1942 |
Unbreakable | Sickle |
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Blue Grass | |||
Black Polly | Polymelian | ||
Black Queen | |||
Geisha
gray 1943 |
Discovery | Display | |
Ariadne | |||
Miyako | John P Grier | ||
La Chica | |||
Dam Sweep In bay 1942 |
Blenheim
bay 1927 |
Blandford | Swynford |
Blanche | |||
Malva | Charles O'Malley | ||
Wild Arum | |||
Sweepesta
bay 1925 |
Sweep | Ben Brush
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Pink Domino | |||
Celesta | Sempronius | ||
Rezia |
References
- Multiple New York Times articles on Kauai King
- Kauai King's Pedigree Chart
- Kauai King's Kentucky Derby
- Kauai King on Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
- Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Honor Roll of Champions