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(IRE) 33-12-5-7, $96,550
Imported to USA as a weanling in 1940 Won: Saratoga C., Jockey Club Gold C., Saratoga H., Merchants And Citizens H., Questionnaire H.
One of the most important large-heart-producing stallions
Sired the extraordinary doublecopy mare Somethingroyal Leading American sire in 1957, 1958, and 1959 For a span of fourteen years (1964-1977), he was always among the top ten broodmare sires and led the list from 1966 through 1970 and again in 1972 and 1973 Died 1964 Sire of 480 TB foals, 65 Stakes Winners.
PRINCEQUILLO sired SOMETHINGROYAL, the dam of SECRETARIAT, (US $1,316,808) the 9th American Triple Crown Winner.
PRINCEQUILLO is the sire of ROUND TABLE, (US $1,749,869). ROUND TABLE is the sire of POKER, (US $111,097). POKER is the sire of MY CHARMER, (US $34,133) the dam of SEATTLE SLEW, (US $1,208,726) the 10th and first and only undefeated Triple Crown Champion.
ST SIMON is seen 3 times in PRINCEQUILLOS pedigree, also notable is that ST SIMON is four times seen in CITATIONs, (US $1,085,760)pedigree. CITATION is Americas 8th Triple Crown Champion.
ST SIMON is also seen in the pedigree of COUNT FLEET, (US $250,300) the 6th American Triple Crown Winner.
Another notable similarity in pedigrees is that ST SIMON is seen on the sire-side of WHIRLAWAY, the 5th American Triple Crown Winner.
ST SIMON is also in the pedigree of GALLANT FOX, (US $328,165) The 2nd American Triple Crown Winner, and the only Triple Crown Winner to sire a Triple Crown Winner, OMAHA, (US $154,705) the 3rd American Triple Crown Winner.
PRINCEQUILLOs damsires grandsire is ROCK SAND, a British Triple Crown Winner. ROCK SAND is the damsire of MAN O WAR, (US $249,465). MAN O WAR sired WAR ADMIRAL, (US $273,240) the 4th American Tripe Crown Winner, and MAN O WAR is the grandsire of SEABISCUIT, (US $437,730) who defeated WAR ADMIRAL in a match race at Pimlico Sp.
Far back in the pedigree of PRINCEQUILLO is BIRDCATCHER,and BIRDCATCHER is also in the pedigree of SIR BARTON, the first ever American Triple Crown Winner in history.
The legacy of PRINCEQUILLO lives on in many pedigrees, and he was one of the most influential sires of recent times, like SECRETARIAT`s sire BOLD RULER.
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