Bull Lea

Bull Lea

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Bull Lea


caption =
sire = Bull Dog
grandsire = Teddy
dam = Rose Leaves
damsire = Ballot
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1935
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Brown
breeder = Coldstream Farm
owner = Calumet Farm
trainer = Frank J. Kearns
record = 23: 5-6-1
earnings = $64,815
race = Blue Grass Stakes (1938)
Widener Handicap (1939)
awards= Leading sire in North America
(1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953)
Leading broodmare sire in North America
(1958, 1959, 1960, 1961)
honours =
updated= August 6, 2007

Bull Lea (1935-1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best known as the foundation sire responsible for making Calumet Farm one of the most successful racing stables in American history. In their article on Calumet Farm, the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, Kentucky wrote that Bull Lea was "one of the greatest sires in Thoroughbred breeding history." [http://www.kyhorsepark.com/museum/exhibit.php?chapter=2&exhibition=Calumet]

Bred by E. Dale Schaffer's Coldstream Stud in Lexington, Kentucky, Bull Lea was sired by Bull Dog and out of the mare, Rose Leaves. He was purchased as a yearling by Calumet Farm's Warren Wright, Sr. and sent to race at age two under trainer Frank J. Kearns. The colt finished second in the 1937 Hopeful and Champagne Stakes, two important races for his age group.

At age three, Bull Lea set a new Keeneland track record for nine furlongs in winning the 1938 Blue Grass Stakes. Made a 3:1 second choice by bettors for the Kentucky Derby, he finished eighth and then ran sixth in the Preakness Stakes. The following year, the four-year-old's most important win came in the Widener Handicap.

ire of seven Hall of Famers

Bull Lea entered stud in 1940 at Calumet Farm's operation in Lexington, Kentucky. He became the Leading sire in North America for five years and Leading broodmare sire for four years. He was also the first sire in the history of American Thoroughbred horse racing to have offspring with earnings of more than $1 million dollars in a single season.

Bull Lea sired fifty-eight stakes winners, seven of which are Hall of Fame members. His progeny includes:
* Armed (1941-1964):
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1947 U.S. Horse of the Year
* Twilight Tear (1941-1954):
United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; in 1944 she became the first filly to be voted U.S. Horse of the Year honors
* Faultless (1944):
won 1947 Flamingo, Withers and Blue Grass Stakes plus the American Classic, the Preakness Stakes
* Bewitch (1945-1959):
United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1947 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly; 1949 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
* Citation (1945-1970):
United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1947 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt; 1948 U.S. Triple Crown Champion, 1948 U.S. Horse of the Year; rated #3 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
* Coaltown (1945-1965):
United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1948 U.S. Champion Sprint Horse; 1949 Handicap Horse of the Year; 1949 Co-United States Horse of the Year; rated #47 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
* Two Lea (1946-1973):
United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee, 1949 Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly, 1950 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
* Bull Page (1947):
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1951 Canadian Horse Of The Year
* Next Move (1947-1968):
1950 Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly; 1951 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
* Hill Gail (1949-1968):
won 1952 Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby
* Mark-Ye-Well (1949-1970):
multiple stakes winner including the Arlington Classic, American Derby, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap
* Real Delight (1949-1969):
1952 Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly; 1952 U.S. Co-Champion Older Female Horse
* Gen. Duke (1954-1958):
won Everglades Stakes, Florida Derby, Fountain of Youth Stakes
*Iron Liege (1954-1972):
won 1957 Kentucky Derby

Damsire of:
* Tim Tam (1955-1982):
United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee, won 1958 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes
* Idun (1955):
1957 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly; 1958 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
* Flaming Page (1959) :
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee; won 1962 Queen's Plate; dam of English Triple Crown Champion, Nijinsky
* Gate Dancer (1981-1998):
won 1984 Preakness Stakes

Grandsire of:
* Fabius (1953):
won Preakness Stakes
* Silver Spoon (1956-1978):
United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1959 U.S. Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
* New Providence (1956-1981):
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee; Canadian Triple Crown Champion

Bull Lea died on June 16, 1964 at Calumet Farm and is buried there with a statue overlooking his grave.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/bull+lea Bull Lea's pedigree and partial racing stats]


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