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Drumtop

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Grandsire
  
Princequillo

Country
  
United States

Owner
  
James B. Moseley

Trainer
  
Roger Laurin

Sex
  
Mare

Damsire
  
Nasrullah

Foaled
  
1966

Colour
  
Bay

Species
  
Equus caballus

Parents
  
Round Table

Earnings
  
493,738 USD

Breeder
  
Mrs. George G. Proskauer

Drumtop (1966–1983) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing mare purchased as a yearling for $47,000 who won close to half a million dollars in racing against both females and males.

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Racing career

In 1971 Drumtop broke three track records:

  1. Hialeah Park: 12FT 2:26.4/5, February 27, 1971. [1]
  2. Garden State Park: 10FT 1:59.4/5, May 15, 1971. [2]
  3. Belmont Park: 12FT 2:25 2/5, June 12, 1971. [3]

Breeding record

When her racing career ended, Drumtop was a broodmare at Rokeby Farm in Upperville, Virginia She produced nine foals that raced of which three were stakes race winners. Drumtop's son Topsider, sired by Northern Dancer, set a new track record for 6½ furlongs at Saratoga Race Course. Topsider became a very good sire of Champions whose offspring won more than $18 million.

Drumtop died in foaling on March 4, 1983, at Rokeby Farm, Virginia.

References

Drumtop Wikipedia