| Color: gr
(USA)
13-7-1-3, $120,919. Won: Gotham S.-G2, Hirsch Jacobs S. Zen, who regularly topped the Illinois sires list during his two-decade stud career, was humanely euthanized on December 26, 1999 due to infirmities of old age at Hill ‘n Dale Farm near Barrington, Illinois. He was 26. The gray stallion enjoyed a lucrative career in Illinois, siring 28 stakes winners. That total included four graded stakes winners, led by 1984 American Derby (G1) winner High Alexander. Zen`s leading runner by earnings was Unique Type, who won nine stakes races—eight of them in Illinois—from 1986 through 1989. Through December 3, progeny sired by Zen had earnings of $14,406,998.
From Thoroughbred Times
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