Chariot of Fire
By Gold Spring, (Arg) total earnings $394,615, among leading North American second crop sires by progeny earnings in 1988. Spectacular sprinter coming in the money in 21 of 23 lifetime starts (multiple G1 SW at 2.)
By Gold Trojan, by Gummo, stakes winner of 11 races, sire of 34 SW. Out of Spring Light, 3 SW, out of stakes winner and producer More Light.
Dam Line
1st Dam
SAHDDAI, placed twice, by Wajima, total lifetime earnings $537,837 including 1st in the Grade 1 Marlboro Cup ($250,000) and the G1 Travers Stakes, retiring as a 3 year-old. By Bold Ruler 33s, SW, total earnings $764,204. 356 foals, 82 stakes winners, voted Horse of the Year. Won the Preakness Stakes. Sired 11 champions, sire of Secretariat, grandsire of Bold Forbes and Spectacular Bid. Great-grandsire to Seattle Slew. 23 wins, 4 place, 2 show. Leading sire in North America for 7 straight years. Phares top and bottom. By famous champion Nasrullah, leading sire for 5 years, sire of 98 stakes winners including Nashua and Bold Ruler.
2nd Dam
DANCE FOR JOHN, placed at 3, by Stage Door Johnny, winner of the Belmont Stakes and prodigious stakes producing sire; Stage Door Johnny by Prince John, stakes winner and sire of 55 stakes winners, leading North American broodmare sire for four years. Prince John by the distance runner Princequillo, who broke the Saratoga record for 1 ¾ mi. and is considered by some to be the greatest distance horse in U.S. history.
3rd Dam
SPLUTTERFUSS 3 wins at 3 and 4, stakes producer, by Dancer's Image, winner of the Kentucky Derby (later disqualified in favor of runner up Calumet Farms Forward Pass; Dancer's Image was said to have tested positive for Bute which was legal to use at some tracks, but at that time not at Churchill Downs. The second test was negative. Bute came to be used at all Kentucky race tracks.) Winner of several stakes races including the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, 24 starts, 12-5-1. By Native Dancer, winner of 21 of 22 starts including the Preakness, Belmont and Travers, Noor's Image bottom side: Grif-Graff; top side Nasrullah bottom Source Sucree.
Chariot of Fire currently standing at stud. Fee private. Live foal stand-up and nurse. Contact phoenixcrestfarm@setel.com for more information.