Bold Ruler
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Bold Ruler (April 6, 1954 – July 12, 1971) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who was the 1957 Horse of the Year. This following a three-year-old campaign that included wins in the Preakness Stakes and Trenton Handicap, in which he defeated fellow Hall of Fame inductees Round Table and Gallant Man. Bold Ruler was named American Champion Sprinter at age four, and upon retirement became the leading sire in North America eight times between 1963 and 1973, the most of any sire in the twentieth century. Bold Ruler is now best known as the sire of the 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, and was also the great-grandsire of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. He was an outstanding sire of sires, whose modern descendants include many classic winners such as California Chrome.
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| SireNasrullah | Nearco | Pharos | Phalaris |
| Scapa Flow | |||
| Nogara | Havresac | ||
| Catnip | |||
| Mumtaz Begum | Blenheim | Blandford | |
| Malva | |||
| Mumtaz Mahal | The Tetrarch | ||
| Lady Josephine | |||
| DamMiss Disco | Discovery | Display | Fair Play |
| Cicuta | |||
| Ariadne | Light Brigade | ||
| Adrienne | |||
| Outdone | Pompey | Sun Briar | |
| Cleopatra | |||
| Sweep Out | Sweep On | ||
| Dugout |
References
- www.equibase.comhttp://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=53865®istry=T&rbt=TB
- American Classic Pedigreeshttp://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/bold-ruler.html
- BloodHorse.comhttp://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/115401/the-influence-of-bold-ruler
- "Round Table: 1958 Horse of the Year"https://web.archive.org/web/20160420115838/http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/roundtable.html
- Daily Racing Formhttp://www.drf.com/news/history-challenge-foal-crop-1954-had-talent-spare
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/31/archives/world-mark-tied-gen-duke-beats-bold-ruler-in-14645-for-mile-and.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/21/archives/track-record-set-bold-ruler-in-1488-for-1-18-miles-noses-out.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/05/01/archives/calumet-entry-runs-two-five-gen-duke-iron-liege-still-favored-for.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/05/05/archives/81-shot-triumphs-iron-liege-gains-nose-victory-for-sixth-calumet.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/05/19/archives/75-shot-scores-bold-ruler-shows-way-by-two-lengths-inside-tract-3d.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/05/20/archives/new-equipment-aided-bold-ruler-cloth-was-used-as-anchor-for-colts.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/06/02/archives/peter-pan-taken-by-gallant-man-920-favorite-scores-under-shoemaker.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/06/16/archives/bold-ruler-third-gallant-man-in-2266-sets-american-mark-in-1-mile.html
- www.espn.comhttp://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016464.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/09/10/archives/bold-ruler-is-easy-victor-in-return-to-racing-1720-shot-wins-at.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/09/15/archives/bold-ruler-1-to-5-first-at-belmont-beats-bureaucracy-by-six-lengths.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/09/29/archives/195-shot-scores-dedicate-hartack-up-beats-gallant-man-jester-pays.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/10/10/archives/bold-ruler-sets-belmont-7furlong-mark-in-taking-vosburgh-by-9.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/10/20/archives/bold-ruler-scores-easily-of-jamaica-bold-ruler-14-jamaica-victor.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/03/archives/bold-ruler-scores-by-twelve-lengths-bold-ruler-wins-at-garden-state.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/05/archives/1957-racing-records-of-trentons-big-four.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/10/archives/gallant-man-is-2d-round-table-far-back-as-85-bold-ruler-triumphs.html
- "Bold Ruler Captures Horse of the Year Honors"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WJlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P3YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7407,5539876&dq=bold-ruler+horse-of-the-year&hl=en
- "Horsemen Argue Top Selection"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=stVkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wHUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2771,3715315&dq=dedicate+horse-of-the-year&hl=en
- "Bold Ruler Horse of the Year in Consensus of Turf Polls"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2nU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ylQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2125,1846790&dq=dedicate+digest+horse-of-the-year&hl=en
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/02/21/archives/ailing-bold-ruler-is-out-of-widener-injured-leg-forces-action.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/03/25/archives/bold-ruler-out-of-jamaica-race-clem-draws-126-pounds-for-paumonok.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/05/18/archives/bold-ruler-wins-toboggan-37502-at-belmont.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/05/31/archives/bold-ruler-beats-tick-tock-as-gallant-man-runs-third-in-carter.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/15/archives/gallant-man-beats-bold-ruler-33657-see-upset.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/25/archives/bold-ruler-to-run-in-stymie-handicap-today-and-pass-up-roseben.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/26/archives/bold-ruler-captures-stymie-handicap-25-choice-scores-under-133.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/07/05/archives/bold-ruler-rallies-near-finish-to-beat-clem-by-nose-in-83400.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/07/20/archives/bold-ruler-takes-monmouth-sharpsburg-is-2d.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/07/27/archives/cohoes-wins-bold-ruler-7th-31-102-at-jamaica.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/05/archives/bold-ruler-is-retired-from-racing-competition-because-of-ankle.html
- www.americasbestracing.nethttps://web.archive.org/web/20180409110100/https://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2017-whats-race-name-the-versatility-bold-ruler
- The Australian Racehorse
- www.drf.comhttp://www.drf.com/news/sparkman-ap-indy-pulls-double-double
- Equinelinehttps://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Bold%20Ruler?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=53865®istry=T&horse_name=Bold+Ruler&foaling_year=1954&dam_name=Miss+Disco&include_sire_line=Y&nicking_stats_indicator=Y&sire_reference_number=0&dam_reference_number=0&color=&sex=&hypo_foaling_year=&breeder=&g-recaptcha-response=03ANcjosoHt3Wg1dQqRv1JRKHST69ZTvETkY7YrOsEvlLB7wtNc5U_1JtUr9481Zdhj0pYdV38ttAno5yI4irzPnC4xewxCMVQZwqshRc3wFHzxWF41IqOHvEOQSltOBNFujhrOiyjOxurxH5XEtHEY3oUgQBKYsNecIbyckuK4qHPN6dqudRGOCs2eVip5NDeNRhsmA1NKLhomC-HMAiuffXSkDU12EUBJDVg588jAk5J7Je15PAwTFD4RpOdIUiuCnzQ5LRI1pndUw1rkouF1G_gSHu80GNYNKCFPSumiuks5_zYYaL-NsqMV0wHHNGqnHUboGexwQixSnx0tx-8NS1PJK7MgsHCOpJCVtzBioXSRNnZ90noQI26i3d0qicmixTfchhpR6TdtIRTQ7M8SMl8mhpBIY9EP_ObKyNSTjxRag_ZyO2SFMs