Pioneerof the Nile
| Pioneerof the Nile | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Empire Maker |
| Grandsire | Unbridled |
| Dam | Star of Goshen |
| Damsire | Lord at War |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Zayat Stables |
| Owner | Zayat Stables |
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
| Record | 9: 5-1-1 |
| Earnings | US$$1,634,200 |
| Major wins | |
|
CashCall Futurity (2008) Kentucky Derby 2nd (2009) | |
Pioneerof the Nile (foaled May 5, 2006 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the favorites going into the May 2, 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Background
Pioneerof the Nile was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by his owner Zayat Stables. He was sired by 2003 Belmont Stakes winner, Empire Maker. His dam, Star of Goshen was a stakes-winning daughter of Lord at War, a multiple grade I winner whose victories included the 1985 Santa Anita Handicap. During his racing career, the colt was trained by Bob Baffert.
Racing career
As a two-year-old Pioneerof the Nile won the Grade I CashCall Futurity. In his 3 year-old campaign, he won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, the San Felipe Stakes, and California's most important race for his age group, the Santa Anita Derby.
Pioneerof the Nile finished second to Mine That Bird in the 2009 Kentucky Derby over a sloppy track. He finished 11th in The Preakness Stakes.
Retirement
Pioneerof The Nile was retired from racing after a soft tissue injury in July 2009 and currently stands at Vinery Stud in Lexington, Kentucky for a fee of $17,500. His first crop of foals (2011) will began in 2013. In 2015, his stud fee was increased to $60,000 stand and foal. [1]
In his second season at stud he sired the American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse American Pharoah.
References
- ↑ "Pioneerof the Nile". Stallion Register Online. Retrieved 24 April 2011.