Danehill (horse)

Danehill
Racing silks of Khalid Abdullah
Sire	Danzig
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Razyana
Damsire	His Majesty
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1986
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Juddmonte Farms
Owner	Prince Khalid Abdullah
Trainer	Jeremy Tree
Record	9: 4-1-2
Earnings	£177,465
Major wins
Cork and Orrery Stakes (1989) Haydock Sprint Cup (1989)
Awards
Leading sire in Australia (1995-1997, 2000-2005) Leading sire in France (2001, 2007) Leading sire in GB & Ireland (2005, 2006, 2007) Leading broodmare sire in North America (2011) Leading broodmare sire in GB & Ireland (2012)
Last updated on August 25, 2014

Danehill (March 26, 1986 – May 13, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United States. During his stud career, Danehill became a champion sire on both sides of the Equator. He is the most successful sire of all time with 349 stakes winners and 89 Group/Grade I winners. He was the leading sire in Australia nine times, the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland three times, and the leading sire in France twice.

He was a bay stallion by leading sire Danzig (by Northern Dancer) out of Razyana (by His Majesty). Danehill was inbred twice to Natalma in the third generation (3x3) of his pedigree. He was a brother to a stakes winner, Eagle Eyed, and two other stallions, Anziyan and Nuclear Freeze. Danehill was owned during his racing career by Khalid Abdullah, who also bred him.

Trained by Jeremy Tree, Danehill faced the starter nine times, winning four races and only twice finishing unplaced. As a three-year-old, following a third place in the 2,000 Guineas behind Nashwan and a fourth place in the Irish equivalent, Danehill was switched to shorter distances and developed into a champion sprinter, winning the Cork and Orrery Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Haydock Sprint Cup. During his racing career he earned a total of £177,465.

Danehill retired to stud duties in 1990 at the Coolmore Stud in Ireland and made his greatest impact as a stallion.

Sold by his owner to the partnership of Arrowfield Stud of Scone, New South Wales, Australia, and Ireland's Coolmore Stud, he came to Australia as a shuttle stallion in 1990. At the end of the stud season, he returned to Coolmore Stud in Ireland. He was an immediate sensation at stud in Australia, where he was leading sire on many occasions. Danehill returned to Australia ten more times and also served one season at stud in Japan during 1996.