Sunday Silence
| Sunday Silence | |
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Sunday Silence at Shadai Stallion Station Hayakita(Abira), Hokkaido, Japan.
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| Sire | Halo |
| Grandsire | Hail To Reason |
| Dam | Wishing Well |
| Damsire | Understanding |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 25, 1986 |
| Died | August 19, 2002 (aged 16) |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Black/Brown |
| Breeder | Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. |
| Owner |
H-G-W Partners Racing colors: Gray, yellow sash, sleeves and cap |
| Trainer | Charlie Whittingham |
| Record | 14: 9-5-0 |
| Earnings | $4,968,554 |
| Major wins | |
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Santa Anita Derby (1989) Kentucky Derby (1989) Preakness Stakes (1989) Breeders' Cup Classic (1989) |
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| Awards | |
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U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1989) United States Horse of the Year (1989) |
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| Honours | |
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United States Racing Hall of Fame (1996) #31 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Sunday Silence Stakes in Louisiana Downs Leading sire in Japan 1995 through 2007 |
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| Last updated on January 12, 2008 | |
Santa Anita Derby (1989)
San Felipe Stakes (1989)
Super Derby (1989)
Californian Stakes (1990)
Sunday Silence (March 25, 1986 – August 19, 2002) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and Sire. In 1989, he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes but failed to complete the Triple Crown when he was defeated in the Belmont Stakes. Later in the same year, he won the Breeders' Cup Classic and was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Colt and American Horse of the Year. Sunday Silence's racing career was marked by his rivalry with Easy Goer, whom he held a three to one edge over. Easy Goer, the 1988 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt defeated him by eight lengths in the Belmont and finished second to him in the Kentucky Derby by two and a half lengths, Preakness by a nose and Breeders' Cup Classic by a neck. Both horses were later voted into the American Hall of Fame.
After his retirement from racing, Sunday Silence attracted little support by breeders in the United States and was exported to Japan. He was Leading Sire in Japan on thirteen occasions, surpassing the previous record of ten titles by Northern Taste. Although the relatively insular nature of Japanese racing at the time meant that Sunday Silence's success was initially restricted to his home territory, his descendants have in recent years won major races in Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the United States and Dubai. Blood Horse pedigree expert Anne Peters said, "Had Sunday Silence retired in Kentucky, it's almost certain he would have tanked commercially and been exported in disgrace, but he found his perfect gene pool and thrived instead."
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