Beyond Tiki, Bilge, and Test / Beyond Tiki / Kentucky Derby - all horses had Polynesian blood
Post #378693 by ikitnrev on Wed, May 7, 2008 8:09 AM
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Here is a fascinating tidbit I learned. Every horse entered in last week's Kentucky Derby was a descendent of a horse named Native Dancer. In fact, the last 14 Kentucky Derby winners were a descendent of Native Dancer. And who was Native Dancer's father? A horse named Polynesian, who won the Preakness Stakes (one of the Triple Crown races) in 1945. That was 3 years before the musical South Pacific premiered on Broadway. Polynesian got together with a horse named Geisha, and together they created Native Dancer, and the sport of throughbred racing has never been the same. Polynesian was also the grandsire of the 1966 Kentucky Derby, a horse named Kauai King. The most valuable stud is a descendent of the above horses - the mating fee is $300,000. The above information, and more, can be found in the following article ...... |