Unusual Heat Horse
| Unusual Heat | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nureyev |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Rossard (Den.) |
| Damsire | Glacial |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1990 |
| Died | (aged 27) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Owner | The Unusual Heat Syndicate |
| Trainer |
Dermot Weld Richard Mandella Barry Abrams |
| Record | 16: 6-2-2 |
| Earnings | $143,707 |
| Awards | |
| Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Earnings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Turf Earnings (2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014) |
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| Last updated on April 20, 2015 | |
Unusual Heat (1990 – May 17, 2017) was a Thoroughbred stallion owned by a syndicate headed by California breeder/owner Madeline Auerbach in conjunction with California trainer Barry Abrams. In 2015, he had a full book and stood for $20,000 (lfg). From 2011 through 2015, he stood at Harris Farms in Coalinga, California.
Unusual Heat stood 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) tall and was officially a dark bay or brown horse according to The Jockey Club of America. He was foaled in 1990.
Unusual Heat was by Nureyev out of the Glacial mare Rossard (Den). Nureyev produced notable offspring including champions Theatrical, Miesque, Heart Lake, and Spinning World. Rossard was a Group 1 winning mare in Europe and a Grade 1 winner in North America. He is the only stakes-winning foal out of Rossard.
Unusual Heat was a multiple stakes race winner of $143,707. He won six races between the ages of 2 and 6. His most notable victories were the 1993 Amethyst Stakes and 1994 Platinum Stakes. He was trained in his racing career by Dermot Weld, Richard Mandella, and Barry Abrams.
Unusual Heat retired from racing in 1996 and has stood at stud since 1998. He currently has 15 crops of racing age with career earnings of over $47.1 Million. His accomplishments at stud hold the California breeding record for progeny earnings in a single year with $5,827,513 in 2008. He followed that up with progeny earnings of $5,184,194 in 2009 and was the leading California-based sire of 2010 with earnings in excess of $2.8 million.
Unusual Heat produced 47 stakes winners including 4 Grade 1 winners, 1 Group 1 winner (Mexico), and 7 other graded stakes winners. He has sired 134 winners of $100,000 or more and 67 winners of $200,000 or more out of 505 lifetime starters. According to the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association in its August 2010 issue of California Thoroughbred, he ranks #1 in its list of All Time Leading Lifetime Sires in California. He won six California Sire Earnings Championships consecutively from 2008-2013 and has been the leading Turf sire in California every year since 2004, giving him eleven consecutive California Conceived Sire Turf Championships. He is also the All Time Leading Sire of California Breds by Earnings with total earnings of over $46.8 million.
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