Bold Ruler sired Bold Bidder, born in 1962 and won a number of graded stake races including the Benjamin Franklin Handicap and the Washington Park Handicap. The winner would receive the recently born foal of the sire Bold Ruler and the mare Hasty Matelda, while the loser would get a second foal from Bold Ruler with a different mare, Somethingroyal. My other favorite is Buckpasser – LOVE him and perhaps more of a broodmare sire, but you can still see the Buckpasser eye and head of his offspring – and hopefully the talent as well. On the other side of this argument, there are several really outstanding runners and sires that allegedly have average-sized hearts (Mr. Prospector and Caro come to mind, as well was Secretariat's sire Bold Ruler), and this presumed deficiency didn't hold these horses back in either career, on the track or as sires of classic runners. One of his greatest feats was producing two colts, who shared the same name, and both won championships (on different continents). July 13, 1971. Bold Ruler is one of my favorite sire lines for so many reasons. He's most famous Son was Secretariat and his famous granddaughter was Ruffian. Yes, Secretariat sired winners, including some notable horses. In later years, Seattle Slew’s son, 1992 Horse of the Year A.P. His first foals arrived in 1960, and by 1963 with only two and three-year-olds racing, Bold Ruler led the General Sire List for the first time then stayed on top for the next six years, a modern record. He did not disappoint. Bold Ruler claimed his first sire championship in 1963, with only two crops old enough to race. He was buried near his sire, Bold Ruler, in a small graveyard behind the office at the farm. Bold Ruler sired 22% stakes winners to foals – and had 11 official champions, despite averaging just 35 foals per crop. A.P. From his first crop of foals came champion three year old filly Lamp Chop, stakes winners Bold Consort, Ornamento, and Speedwell. Reminiscent of his sire’s excellence at standing stud, Bold Ruler also led a progeny of champion horses that also housed Gamely and Secretariat, both of whom were Hall of Famers. He got 85% of his mares in foal but ranked only 25th among leading active sires. Soon he will no longer appear in a 5x pedigree – but he’s still so influential. Indy, kept the Bold Ruler line as vibrant and fashionable. Expectations were high, and his sire potential was immediately verified. According to Jockey Club records, Bold Ruler sired 240 winners (65.6%) and 82 stakes winners (22.4%) from 366 named foals. Bold Ruler, bred and raced by Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps’ Wheatley Stable, would sire 82 stakes winners from 356 foals (23%). 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