Hoist The King

Hoist The King
Sire Hoist The Flag
Grandsire Tom Rolfe
Dam Royal Dowry
Damsire Royal Charger
Sex Stallion
Foaled 19 March 1978[1]
Country United States
Colour Dark Bay or Brown
Breeder Tom Gentry
Owner Kazuo Nakamura & Yorozu Sugawara
Trainer J T Doyle
Record 9: 0-1-1

Hoist The King (1978 – c. 1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who sold for a record-setting $1.6 million ($5.2 million inflation adjusted) as a yearling in 1979. He proved to be of little use as a racehorse, failing to win in nine races. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Japan with little success.

Background

Hoist The King was a dark bay horse bred in Kentucky by Tom Gentry. His dam, Royal Dowry was a half-sister to Dear April whose descendants have included Bahri and Ajina.[2] Before foaling Hoist The King, Royal Dowry had already produced the Frizette Stakes winner Tudor Queen and the Las Palmas Handicap winner Chargers Star. Hoist The King was sired by Hoist the Flag, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of his generation whose other progeny included the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged.

At the 1979 Keeneland Sales he was bought for a then world-record price of $1.6 million by Kazuo Nakamura.[3][4][5]

Racing career

Hoist the King began his racing career in Europe, finishing second and third in his two races as a juvenile and running unplaced on his only appearance as a three-year-old. He was then moved to the United States for the 1982 season, where he finished unplaced in all six of his starts.[6]

Stud record

Hoist the King was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in Japan. He was not a success, siring twenty winners in thirteen covering seasons from 1983 to 1995.[7]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Hoist The King, bay colt, 1978[1]
Sire
Hoist The Flag (USA)
1968
Tom Rolfe (USA)
1962
Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
Pocahontas Roman
How
Wavy Navy (USA)
1954
War Admiral Man o' War
Brushup
Triomphe Tourbillon
Melibee
Dam
Royal Dowry (USA)
1959
Royal Charger (GB)
1942
Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Sun Princess Solario
Mumtaz Begum
Querida (USA)
1951
Alibhai Hyperion
Teresina
Durazna Bull Lea
Myrtlewood (Family 13-c)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hoist The King pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. 1 2 "Stray Shot - Family 13-c". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. "Too Bad He Can't Be Named Spectacular Bid". Sports Illustrated. August 6, 1979.
  4. http://www.keeneland.com/sites/default/files/shared/451/Milestones.pdf
  5. Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third Edition). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
  6. "Hoist The King - Statistics". equibase.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. "Stallion Reports:Statistics - Hoist the King(USA) - JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
Records
Preceded by
Canadian Bound
Most expensive Thoroughbred colt yearling
1979 – July 22, 1980
Next:
Lichine
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