American-bred Grand Prix Horses

[Faiths_CremelloWB]

@r3dd0g;5797647

Actually 4 of the horses listed are Thoroughbreds.

Apache just won a CSI4*-W at Spruce Meadows in June. He’s been a top horse for quite a while now. Trouble is foreign wins don’t show up in the USEF Grand Prix rankings.

I’m not sure I follow your desire to dis these horses and their connections. If a horse earned $500 it at least had to jump clear to earn it. Geeez.

I guess we can either remove Fred’s horse or be diplomatic and include the Canadian and Mexican horses as part of the Americas. That would add Rebozo to the list and all the King Ridge horses.

Well said

[anglotrak]

Tzigane–American bred Trakehner stallion (bred by Legacy Stud in VT and owned by Kim Hunter of Argyle, TX). Has been leased back to Germany for 3 years. Has earned Pb in jumping. Evented for a while. Has lots of really nice performance offspring.

[ArthurGuinness]

I could be wrong but was Judgment the biggest money earning U.S breed grand prix horse. Thought I heard that somewhere.

[Bayhawk]

[QUOTE=ShannonD;5797037]
My trainer’s stallion is getting out in the GP ring more and more…

Latigo (Lavaletto x Concerto II) bred by Sandstone

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Shannon…I don’t think Latigo qualifies as he was bred in Europe.

Did Sandstone actually breed the mare while she was in Europe or did they just buy and import the pregnant mare ?

[r3dd0g]

I know he earned well over $1 million. The amazing thing about Judgement was his durability at a high level. He began by doing the Futurity as a 4YO and I don’t think he missed a competition season until his retirement.

[ShannonD]

[QUOTE=Bayhawk;5798417]
Shannon…I don’t think Latigo qualifies as he was bred in Europe.

Did Sandstone actually breed the mare while she was in Europe or did they just buy and import the pregnant mare ?[/QUOTE]

I was thinking about that, but yes I think they owned her in Europe. I could be wrong, but, well, Sandstone Horse Sales is listed as the breeder on USEF, for whatever that is worth :sadsmile:

[baywithchrome2]

Cheryl - Of those on the list, do you think we could indicate which ones are stallions?

[r3dd0g]

I marked the ones I know with (S). Trying to catch a plane. Will do more later on.

[ponygirl]

I thought Knock Wood was starting in the smaller GPs now with Linda Sheridan.

[horserider12]

Roman Saluut is a stallion and has won quite a few grand prix’s this year in his first year at it. Came out of the yjc ranks.

[Fred]

[QUOTE=Foxtrot’s;5798222]
Not all TB’s are bred to race - just a point I thought I’d raise even though I don’t see it as important. Some TB’s are specifically sporthorse bred, (in fact my horse’s sire won $800.00 on the track but was a gorgeous show horse).[/QUOTE]

:yes:
I’m not sure why it is important either, except to emphasise that Thoroughbreds who are bred to race, or with race pedigrees - are exceptional athletes who can succeed in numerous disciplines on and off the track.

My Romance (South Bound) is definitely ‘race-bred’.
But I bred him to be a ‘sport horse’.
He won on the line, he evented to Advanced, and within a few months of being bought by Martien he was in the GP ring and winning.

[Fred]

[QUOTE=r3dd0g;5797647]
Actually 4 of the horses listed are Thoroughbreds.

I guess we can either remove Fred’s horse or be diplomatic and include the Canadian and Mexican horses as part of the Americas. That would add Rebozo to the list and all the King Ridge horses.[/QUOTE]

Thank you.
I guess I interpreted the subject line ‘American-bred’ as NOT European bred/imported.

[r3dd0g]

In the grand old heyday of the TB in international sport they were always bred to race. When they were finished racing, or if they weren’t good at racing, they did something else–like win Gold Medals.