Sky Classic
Sky Classic | |
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Sire | U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse (1992) |
Honours | |
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1998) Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack |
Sky Classic (March 17, 1987 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian
Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse
in Canada but injuries kept him out for the most of the 1990 racing season.
Back racing on
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse
.
Retired in 1993, Sky Classic stood stud at Pin Oak Stud, LLC in Versailles, Kentucky. [1] He has sired more than 50 Graded stakes race winners including:
- Thornfield (b. 1994) - 1999 Canadian Horse of the Year
- Nothing To Lose (b. 2000) - Multiple stakes winner including the G1 Turf Mile Stakes
- Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse(2006) Grade 1 winner in U.S., career earnings $1,720,699
- Hyperbaric (b. 2003) - won G1 Oak Tree Mile Stakes
Sky Classic was inducted in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1998. He died in his paddock an Pin Oak on 30 April 2015.[1]
References
- ^ Blood-Horse Staff (30 April 2015). "Sky Classic Dies Peacefully in Paddock". BloodHorse.com.