- Theatrical (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Theatrical
caption =
sire = Nureyev
grandsire =Northern Dancer
dam =Tree Of Knowledge
damsire = Sassafras
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1982
country =Ireland flagicon|Ireland
colour = Bay
breeder =Bertram & Diana Firestone
owner =Allen E. Paulson
trainer =William I. Mott
record = 22: 10-4-2
earnings = $2,943,627
race =Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (1985)Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1987)Man o' War Stakes (1987)
Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (1987)Breeders' Cup wins:Breeders' Cup Turf (1987)
awards = Champion Older Horse in Ireland (1987)American Champion Male Turf Horse (1987)
honours =
updated= CURRENTTIME, CURRENTDAYNAMECURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTDAY CURRENTYEAR (UTC )Theatrical (b.1982) is an Irish-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1987Breeders' Cup Turf and is a successful sire.A son of Nureyev, who in turn was sired by
Northern Dancer , out of the mareTree Of Knowledge who won the 1974Hollywood Gold Cup , Theatrical was bred byBertram & Diana Firestone at theirGilltown Stud inKilcullen ,County Kildare ,Ireland .Racing at age three on the turf, under jockey
Michael Kinane he won the 1985Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial and finished second in theIrish Sweeps Derby to Law Society. Late in the year he was sent to the United States to compete in theBreeders' Cup Turf atAqueduct Racetrack inNew York City where he finished a very disappointing eleventh. Theatrical returned to race in the 1986 Turf and in a race where the heavily favoredDancing Brave finished fourth, Theatrical was beaten by a neck in finishing second to Manila. In 1987, Theatrical was brought to the United States and conditioned by new trainer Bill Mott. Under the future Hall of Fame trainer, the colt won theHialeah Turf Cup Handicap , the Turf Classic Invitational Stakes and defeatedPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe winnerTrempolino to win theBreeders' Cup Turf and claim theEclipse Award forAmerican Champion Male Turf Horse .Retired, in 1988 Theatrical stood at stud at
Hill 'n' Dale Farms nearLexington, Kentucky . He has sired 18 Grade I stakes race winners and his progeny have earned more than $65 million in purse money. Among his progeny, Theatrical siredMedia Puzzle , the 2002Melbourne Cup winner, and Royal Anthem, whose wins include theCanadian International Stakes (1998) and theInternational Stakes (1999)Theatrical is also the damsire of Rail Link, 2006 winner of the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/theatrical Theatricals' pedigree and racing stats]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/isd/stallion.aspx?stallion_no=961524 Thoroughbred Times stallion directory]
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