Sir Gaylord

Sir Gaylord (February 12, 1959 – May 10, 1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who later became a successful sire.

Sir Gaylord
Sire	Turn-To
Grandsire	Royal Charger
Dam	Somethingroyal
Damsire	Princequillo
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1959
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Meadow Farm
Owner	Meadow Stables
Trainer	Casey Hayes
Record	18: 10-0-4
Earnings	US$237,404
Major wins
Sapling Stakes (1961) Great American Stakes (1961) National Stallion Stakes (1961) Tyro Stakes (1961) Stepping Stone Purse (1962) Everglades Stakes (1962) Bahamas Stakes (1962)

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.^[1]

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:

• Sir Ivor (1965) – 1968 Epsom Derby winner and champion broodmare sire. Sir Ivor was the sire of Sir Tristram a champion sire in Australia and New Zealand, as was his son Zabeel.
• Habitat (1966), a top-level stakes winner in England and France and also a successful sire.^[2]

He died in France of kidney failure on May 10, 1981 aged 22.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sir Gaylord

Sire Turn-To	Royal Charger	Nearco	Pharos
			Nogara
		Sun Princess	Solario
			Mumtaz Begum
	Source Sucree	Admiral Drake	Craig an Eran
			Plucky Liege
		Lavendula	Pharos
			Sweet Lavender
Dam Somethingroyal	Princequillo	Prince Rose	Rose Prince
			Indolence
		Cosquilla	Papyrus
			Quick Thought
	Imperatrice	Caruso	Polymelian
			Sweet Music
		Cinqpace	Brown Bud
			Assignation

References

1. [1] Sir Gaylord's pedigree and partial racing stats. Accessed February 3, 2011.
2. . Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Biography of Sir Gaylord. Accessed February 3, 2011.