Sadler's Wells (horse)

Sadler's Wells

Father:	Northern Dancer
Mother:	Fairy Bridge
Mother, father:	Bold Reason
Gender:	stallion
Year of birth:	1981
Country:	United States United States
Colour:	brown
Breeder:	Swettenham Stud
Owner:	Robert Sangster
Trainer:	Vincent O'Brian
Prize amount:	$ 663,423
Greatest wins, titles and awards
Greatest victories
Beresford Stakes (1983) Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (1984) Irish 2,000 Guineas (1984) Eclipse Stakes (1984) Phoenix Champion Stakes (1984)
title
Champion sire horses England and Ireland (1990, 1992–2004) Champion sire horses France (1993, 1994, 1999) Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (2005–2011) Champion sire sires in North America (2008–2010)
Awards
Champion Miler in France (1984)

Sadler's Wells (April 11, 1981 - April 26, 2011) was a United States bred thoroughbred racehorse that raced in Europe. It won the 1984 Irish 2000 Guineas, the Eclipse Stakes, and the Phoenix Champion Stakes. It finished second in the Prix du Jockey Club and in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes .

Despite his success on the racetrack, Sadler's Wells is best known for his success as a stallion. He set a new record by becoming sire horse champion 14 times in England and Ireland . He won the title 13 times in a row. At his death he was the father of 323 champions - only Danehill had more winners.

In the middle of the 20th century the most successful European racehorses were exported and placed in the USA, and later also in Japan. Sadler's Wells, however, stayed in Europe.

Licensed sons

Sadler's Wells sired numerous licensed sons, including Galileo and Montjeu (father of the two-time Arc de Triomphe winner Treve ) in Europe and El Prado in the United States, the father of Kitten's Joy , the leading sire in North America in 2013 and 2018.

Galileo is the father of Frankel , Teofilo , New Approach , Nathaniel (father of the two-time Arc de Triomphe winner Enable ) and Camelot .

ancestry

Sadler's Wells is by Northern Dancer, who is considered the most important sire of the 20th century. In his second crop of foals in 1967, Northern Dancer sired Nijinsky II , who not only won the British Triple Crown , but also became an outstanding sire and once won the championship for sire horses in England and Ireland . This made Northern Dancer a very sought-after stallion in the 1970s and 1980s, with offspring selling for millions of dollars.

Sadler's Wells dam was Fairy Bridge, who became Irish two year old mares champion in 1977. Sadler's Wells was her first foal, followed by his full brother Fairy King, who won the 1996 championship for sire horses in France and sired the winners Tate Gallery, Fairy Gold and Puppet Dance. Her last foal was Perugino, from Danzig, who was raised in Australia. Fairy Bridge was the second foal of the mare named Special, who later came from Nureyev, who became champion of sire horses in France twice, as well as the winners Number and Bound, who in turn became successful broodmares.

Pedigree of Sadler's Wells (USA)
Father Northern Dancer (CAN) * 1961	Nearctic (CAN) * 1954	Nearco	Pharos
			Nogara
		Lady Angela	Hyperion
			Sister Sarah
	Natalma (USA) * 1957	Native dancers	Polynesian
			Geisha
		Almahmoud	Mahmoud
			Arbitrator
Mother Fairy Bridge (USA) * 1975	Bold Reason (USA) * 1968	Hail to Reason	Turn-To
			Emergency chance
		Lalun	Djeddah
			Be Faithful
	Special (USA) * 1969	Forli	Aristophanes
			Trevisa
		Thong	Nantallah
			Rough Shod (Family 5h)

Individual evidence

↑ Sadler's Wells Horse Pedigree . Retrieved August 1, 2016.

^ Chef-de-Race: El Prado . Retrieved July 22, 2016.

^ Leading Sires . Retrieved September 27, 2019.

^ Robert McG., Jr. Thomas: Northern Dancer, One of Racing's Great Sires, Is Dead . In: New York Times , November 17, 1990. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

↑ Sadler's Wells retired from stud duty - Handicappers' Edge . Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 23, 2016. @1@ 2

↑ Avalyn Hunter: Sadler's Wells (horse) . Retrieved July 22, 2016.

^ Thoroughbred Pedigrees . Equineline. May 8, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

↑ Ann of the Forest - Family 5-h . Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[1] Sadler's Wells Horse Pedigree . Retrieved August 1, 2016.

[2] Chef-de-Race: El Prado . Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[3] Leading Sires . Retrieved September 27, 2019.

[NDNYTimes-4] Robert McG., Jr. Thomas: Northern Dancer, One of Racing's Great Sires, Is Dead . In: New York Times , November 17, 1990. Retrieved July 12, 2016.