Bold Ruler
| Bold Ruler | |
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| Sire | Nasrullah |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Miss Disco |
| Damsire | Discovery |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1954 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Brown |
| Breeder | Wheatley Stable |
| Owner | Wheatley Stable |
| Trainer | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons |
| Record | 33: 23-4-2 |
| Earnings | $764,204 |
| Major wins | |
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Futurity Stakes (1956) Preakness Stakes (1957) |
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| Awards | |
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U.S. 3-Yr-Old Champion Male (1957) American Horse of the Year (1957) U.S. Champion Sprint Horse (1958) Leading sire in North America (1963-1969, 1973) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1973) Bold Ruler Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack #19 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century |
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Futurity Stakes (1956)
Bahamas Stakes (1957)
Flamingo Stakes (1957)
Wood Memorial (1957)
Queens County Handicap (1957)
Jerome Handicap (1957)
Vosburgh Handicap (1957)
Trenton Handicap (1957)
Toboggan Handicap (1958)
Stymie Handicap (1958)
Carter Handicap (1958)
Suburban Handicap (1958)
Monmouth Handicap (1958)
Bold Ruler (April 6, 1954 – July 11, 1971) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who won the 1957 Preakness Stakes and was the 1957 Horse of the Year. He was the sire of two other Hall of Famers, Secretariat and Gamely, and was an outstanding sire of sires.
Bred by the Wheatley Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps, Bold Ruler was foaled on April 6, 1954, at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. His sire was Nasrullah, who has the distinction of being a champion sire in both Europe and North America. Bold Ruler's dam was the classy sprinter Miss Disco, by Discovery. By coincidence, he and Round Table were foaled on the same night at Claiborne, and both returned to stand at stud there after their racing careers. He was trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, and was regularly ridden by Eddie Arcaro.
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