- Red God
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Red God
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sire =Nasrullah
grandsire =Nearco
dam = Spring Run
damsire =Menow
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1954
country = United States
colour = Chestnut
breeder =Harry F. Guggenheim
owner = Harry F. Guggenheim
trainer =Cecil Boyd-Rochfort (England)
record = 14: 5-2-0
earnings = $37,389 & £3,062
race =Richmond Stakes (1956)Rosben Handicap (1958)
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updated= CURRENTTIME, CURRENTDAYNAMECURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTDAY CURRENTYEAR (UTC )Red God (1954-1979) is a
thoroughbred race horse foaled inKentucky who competed inEngland and the United States but who is best known as the sire ofBlushing Groom who prominent turfmanEdward L. Bowen calls one of the great international sires of the20th Century .At age two, Red God won the
Richmond Stakes atGoodwood Racecourse and was second in the Champagne Stakes atDoncaster Racecourse after which he was brought back to the United States with plans to enter him in the American Triple Crown series. He won his American debut but was injured and out of racing for the rest of 1957. He returned to the track in 1958, with his best result a win in theRoseben Handicap atBelmont Park .Retired from racing, in 1960 he was sent to stand at stud in
Ireland .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/red+god Red God's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* Bowen, Edward L. "Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders" (2003) Eclipse Press ISBN 978-1581501025
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