Theatrical (horse)
| Theatrical | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nureyev |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Tree Of Knowledge |
| Damsire | Sassafras |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 13 March 1982 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Bertram & Diana Firestone |
| Owner | Allen E. Paulson |
| Trainer | William I. Mott |
| Record | 22: 10-4-2 |
| Earnings | $2,943,627 |
| Major wins | |
|
Ballysax Stakes (1985) Breeders' Cup Turf (1987) |
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| Awards | |
| Champion Older Horse in Ireland (1987) American Champion Male Turf Horse (1987) |
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Ballysax Stakes (1985)
Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (1985)
Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1987)
Man o' War Stakes (1987)
Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (1987)
Theatrical (13 March 1982 – 31 August 2012) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1987 Breeders' Cup Turf and was a successful sire.
Theatrical was a tall bay horse with a narrow white blaze, and white socks on his hind legs bred by Bertram & Diana Firestone at their Gilltown Stud in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland. He was sired by Nureyev the disqualified "winner" of the 1980 2000 Guineas. His dam was the Irish mare Tree Of Knowledge.
Theatrical won his only race as a two-year-old, a maiden race over eight and a half furlongs at Gowran Park in October. Timeform commented "will stay 1¼ miles; sure to go on to much better things." Racing at age three on the turf, under jockey Michael Kinane he won the Ballysax Stakes and the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. In the Epsom Derby he was ridden by Lester Piggott and finished seventh behind Slip Anchor. He was re-united with Kinane for the Irish Sweeps Derby in which he finished second to Law Society, but then ran unplaced behind Commanche Run in the Irish Champion Stakes. Late in the year, he was sent to the United States to compete in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City, where he finished eleventh. Theatrical returned to race in the 1986 Turf, where the heavily favored Dancing Brave finished fourth. Theatrical was beaten by a neck in finishing second to Manila.
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