Foaled 1959 Died 1981 Sex Stallion | Parents Turn-To Trainer Casey Hayes | |
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Children Habitat, Sir Ivor, Lord Gaylord | ||
Bahamas stakes won by sir gaylord 1962
Sir Gaylord (February 12, 1959 – 1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who later became a successful sire.
Contents
- Bahamas stakes won by sir gaylord 1962
- Hd stock footage sir gaylord takes ridan in bahamas stakes
- Background
- Racing career
- Stud career
- Death
- References
Hd stock footage sir gaylord takes ridan in bahamas stakes
Background
He was bred and raced by Christopher Chenery. Sir Gaylord was sired by the British-bred, American-raced Turn-To out of the mare Somethingroyal and was therefore the half-brother of Secretariat.
Racing career
One of the leading two-year-old colts of 1961, Sir Gaylord was the favorite going into the 1962 Kentucky Derby. Shortly before the Derby, on May 4, he suffered a hairline fracture of the sesamoid bone in his right foreleg during a workout which ended his racing career.
Stud career
Sir Gaylord was successful as a sire. He stood at stud in the United States until 1972, when he was sent to Haras du Quesnay (France). His best-known progeny included 1968 Epsom Derby winner and champion broodmare sire Sir Ivor (1965) and Habitat (1966), a top-level stakes winner in England and France and also a successful sire.
Death
Sir Gaylord died in France of renal failure in the spring of 1981.