- Halo (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Halo
caption =
sire =Hail To Reason
grandsire =Turn-To
dam = Cosmah
damsire = Cosmic Bomb
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1969
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Black/Brown
breeder =John R. Gaines
owner = Cragwood Stable
trainer =MacKenzie Miller
record = 31: 9-8-5
earnings = $259,553
race =Lawrence Realization Stakes (1972)Tidal Handicap (1974)United Nations Handicap (1974)
awards=Leading sire in North America (1983, 1989)
honours =
updated= July 2, 2007Halo (1969-2000) was an American
Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. Bred inKentucky byJohn R. Gaines , founder of theBreeders Cup , Halo was out of the mare Cosmah (who would become the Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1974) which made him a half-brother to the Hall of Fame fillyTosmah . His sire wasHail To Reason , the U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt and a great-grandson of the extremely important sire,Nearco .Purchased by
Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. , owner of the great Nijinsky, Halo would race under his Cragwood Stable banner. After having little success at age two racing on dirt tracks, in his three-year-old campaign his U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainerMacKenzie Miller switched him to racing on turf where he achieved better results. Although never a superstar horse, Halo raced for four years and in 1974 at age five won the Grade IUnited Nations Handicap .A Champion sire
After retiring from racing, in 1975 Halo was sent to stand at stud at the
Maryland division ofWindfields Farm where his progeny includedSunny's Halo and through his mating with the mare Ballade,Devil's Bag ,Glorious Song andSaint Ballado . In 1984, new majority owners moved Halo to stand at Arthur B. Hancock III'sStone Farm inParis, Kentucky where he continued to produce notable offspring, the star of which wasSunday Silence . In all, Halo sired seven champions, 62 stakes winners including twoKentucky Derby winners, and twice was theleading sire in North America .Halo was pensioned in 1997 and died at Stone Farm in 2000 at age thirty-one.
Offspring
Halo was the sire of:
*Sunny's Halo - won 1983Kentucky Derby
*Sunday Silence - won 1989 Kentucky Derby,Preakness Stakes ,Breeders' Cup Classic . The U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee is the most successful sire in the world by progeny earnings
*Devil's Bag - won Champagne Stakes,Laurel Futurity , voted 1983 U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt
*Glorious Song - 1980 & 1981 Canadian Champion Older Female Horse, 1980 United States Champion Older Female Horse, 1980 Canadian Horse of the Year
*Saint Ballado - won 1992Arlington Classic Stakes , sire ofSaint Liam andAshado
*Goodbye Halo - filly won six Grade I stakes, earned in excess of $1.7 million
*Jolie's Halo - won three Grade I stakes, equaled track record in winning thePhilip H. Iselin Handicap , earned in excess of $1.2 million
*Lively One - won Grade ISwaps Stakes , earned in excess of $1.5 million
* Present Value - multiple stakes winner, earned in excess of $1.1 million
*Southern Halo - Leading Sire in Argentina for eight years, sire of 117 stakesGrandsire of:
*Answer Lively - 1998 U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt
*Ashado -Kentucky Oaks ,Breeders' Cup Distaff winner, 2004 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old filly, 2005 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
* Deep Impact - won 2005 Japanese Triple Crown, Japan Horse of the Year (2005, 2006)
*Devil His Due - multiple Grade I stakes winner, earned in excess of $3.9 million
* Heart's Cry - won theDubai Sheema Classic andArima Kinen
*Saint Liam - wonBreeders' Cup Classic , 2005 U.S. Horse of the Year
*Taiki Shuttle - 1998 Japan Horse of the Year
*Zenno Rob Roy - Multiple Grade I winner, 2004 Japan Horse of the YearDamsire of:
*Coup de Genie - multiple Group I winner, 1993 Champion 2-Year-Old Filly in France
* Machiavellian - 1989 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt in France
* Pine Bluff - winner of the 1992Arkansas Derby andPreakness Stakes
*Rahy - sired ChampionsFantastic Light ,Serena's Song and was theLeading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland
* Singspiel - wonCanadian International Stakes andJapan Cup (1996),Dubai World Cup (1997). Voted 1996 U.S. Champion Male Turf HorseReferences
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/halo Halo's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.stonefarm.com/halo.html Halo's profile at Stone Farm]
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