Sadler's Wells (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Sadler's Wells


caption = Sadler's Wells at home at Coolmore
sire = Northern Dancer
grandsire = Nearctic
dam = Fairy Bridge
damsire = Bold Reason
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1981
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = Swettenham Stud
owner = Robert Sangster
trainer = Vincent O'Brien
record = 11:6-4-0
earnings = $663,423
honors =
race = Beresford Stakes (1983)
Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (1984)
Irish 2,000 Guineas (1984)
Eclipse Stakes (1984)
Irish Champion Stakes (1984)
awards = Champion Miler in France (1984)
Leading sire in North America (1995)
Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1990, 1992-2004)
Leading sire in France (1993, 1994, 1999)
honours =
updated= CURRENTTIME, CURRENTDAYNAME CURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTDAY CURRENTYEAR (UTC)

Sadler's Wells was a racehorse born in 1981, and sired by Northern Dancer. Although foaled in the United States, he achieved his racing and breeding fame in Europe.

Sadler's Wells, trained by Vincent O'Brien, had a successful racing career - as a three-year-old in 1984 he won the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial, the Irish 2,000 Guineas, the Eclipse Stakes and the inaugural Phoenix Champion Stakes. He also finished second in the Prix du Jockey Club and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

Sadler's Wells greatest success came as a champion sire and much of the Coolmore breeding empire is founded on his success. Sadler's Wells has been Champion Sire in Great Britain & Ireland 14 times, as well as Champion Sire in France three times and North America once. He has produced over 200 stakes winners and 69 Group 1/Grade I individual winners.

On 13 May 2008 Coolmore announced that Sadler's Wells was retiring from breeding due to declining fertility. [cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/7396952.stm| title = Champ sire Sadler’s Wells retires | date = 13 May 2008| accessdate = 2008-05-13| work= BBC Sport| publisher = BBC]

Notable Progeny

In November 2007, a Sadler's Wells daughter, Playful Act, by the mare Magnificent Style, was sold at the Keeneland breeding stock sale for a world record price of US$10.5 million.

"c = colt, f = filly"

Pedigree

Pedigree
name = Sadler's Wells
f = Northern Dancer
m = Fairy Bridge
ff = Nearctic
fm = Natalma
mf = Bold Reason
mm = Special
fff = Nearco
ffm = Lady Angela
fmf = Native Dancer
fmm = Almahmoud
mff = Hail to Reason
mfm = Lalun
mmf = Forli
mmm = Thong
ffff = Pharos
fffm = Nogara
ffmf = Hyperion
ffmm = Sister Sarah
fmff = Polynesian
fmfm = Geisha
fmmf = Mahmoud
fmmm = Arbitrator
mfff = Turn-To
mffm = Nothirdchance
mfmf = Djeddah
mfmm = Be Faithful
mmff = Aristophanes
mmfm = Trevisa
mmmf = Nantallah
mmmm = Rough Shod|

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/sadlers+wells Five-generation pedigree]