Sky Classic
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| Sky Classic | ||
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| Sire: | Nijinsky II | |
| Dam: | No Class | |
| Damsire: | Nodouble | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1987 | |
| Country: | Canada | |
| Colour: | Chestnut | |
| Breeder: | Sam-Son Farm | |
| Owner: | Sam-Son Farm | |
| Trainer: | Jim Day | |
| Record: | 29: 15-6-1 | |
| Earnings: | $3,320,398 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Cup and Saucer Stakes (1989) Rothmans International (1991) Canadian Maturity Stakes (1991) Dixie Stakes (1991) Turf Classic Invitational (1992) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1989) Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse (1991) Canadian Champion Older Male Horse (1991) U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse (1992) |
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| Honours | ||
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1998) Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine Race Track |
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Infobox last updated on: September 17, 2006. |
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Sky Classic (born 1987) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1989 he won the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse in Canada but injuries kept him out for the most of the 1990 racing season.
Back racing on grass in 1991, Sky Classic won six of his nine starts including the prestigious Rothmans International in course record time. The following year he defeated Fraise in the Turf Classic Invitational at Belmont Park and was second by a nose to Fraise in the Breeders' Cup Turf. However, his five wins that year earned him the 1992 United States Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse.
Retired in 1993, Sky Classic currently stands at stud at Pin Oak Stud, LLC in Versailles, Kentucky, Sky Classic has sired more than 50 Graded stakes race winners
