- Sky Conqueror
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Sky Conqueror
caption =
sire =Sky Classic
grandsire = Nijinsky
dam = Heavenly Ballerina
damsire =Conquistador Cielo
sex = Stallion
foaled = 2002
country =Canada flagicon|Canada
colour = Chestnut
breeder = William A. Sorokolit, Sr.
owner = William A. Sorokolit, Sr.
trainer =Darwin D. Banach
record = 16: 7-1-3
earnings = $1,632,224
race =King Edward Breeders' Cup Stakes (2006)Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf (2006, 2007)
Turf Classic Stakes (2007)
awards= Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse (2006)
honours =
updated= July 24, 2007Sky Conqueror (foaled May 9, 2002 in
Ontario ) is an CanadianThoroughbred racehorse. Out of the mare, Heavenly Ballerina, a daughter of 1982 United States Horse of the Year,Conquistador Cielo , he was sired bySky Classic , a son of the 1971 British Triple Crown champion, Nijinsky.Trained by Darwin Banach, Sky Conqueror was sent to the track at age three with his best Stakes race result a second in the Chief Bearhart Stakes at
Woodbine Racetrack inToronto and a third atChurchill Downs in November's Commonwealth Turf Stakes. Back on the track in April 2006, he had a fourth place finish atKeeneland before being sent north to race again at Woodbine. After another third-place finish, he won the Grade IIKing Edward Breeders' Cup Stakes and theNorthern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf . He won an allowance race tune-up for the prestigious $2 millionCanadian International Stakes in which he ran third.Sky Conqueror made his 2007 debut in April at Keeneland, finishing fifth in the Grade II
Maker's Mark Mile Stakes . In May, he defeatedBetter Talk Now and the favored Einstein in winning the Grade I Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs. Back at Woodbine, in July he won his second consecutive Northern Dancer Breeder's Cup Turf. In August he finished third in theNijinsky Stakes .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/sky+conqueror2 Sky Conqueror's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1BQ1kD_GOg&mode=related&search= Video at YouTube of Sky Conqueror winng the 2007 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf]
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