King's Bishop
| King's Bishop | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Round Table |
| Grandsire | Princequillo |
| Dam | Spearfish |
| Damsire | Fleet Nasrullah |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | May 11, 1969[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Warner L. Jones Jr. |
| Owner | Craig F. Cullinan Jr. Bohemia Stable |
| Trainer | Thomas J. Kelly H. Allen Jerkens (1973) |
| Record | 28: 11-4-3 |
| Earnings | $308,079 |
| Major wins | |
| Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap (1972) Grand Prix Stakes (1972) Round Table Handicap (1972) Carter Handicap (1973) Fall Highweight Handicap (1973) | |
| Honors | |
| King's Bishop Stakes at Saratoga Race Course | |
King's Bishop (1969–1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background[edit]
King's Bishop was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by Warner L. Jones, Jr. He was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table. He was out of the mare Spearfish, a descendant of Nearco.
King's Bishop was owned by Craig F. Cullinan Jr., founding president of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club, who purchased him as a yearling at the Keeneland Sales for $72,000.
Racing career[edit]
Cullinan raced King's Bishop through 1972, then sold him to Allaire du Pont. She raced him in 1973 under the nom de course Bohemia Stable. King's Bishop won several important Graded stakes races and on May 19, 1973 he set a Belmont Park track record of 1:20 2/5 for seven furlongs in winning the Carter Handicap.[2] King's Bishop retired from racing with a record of eleven wins in twenty-eight starts.
In 1984 Saratoga Race Course created the King's Bishop Stakes in his memory. In 2017, the race was renamed to honor U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens.
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Round Table |
Princequillo | Prince Rose | Rose Prince |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indolence | |||
| Cosquilla | Papyrus | ||
| Quick Thought | |||
| Knight's Daughter | Sir Cosmo | The Boss | |
| Ayn Hali | |||
| Feola | Friar Marcus | ||
| Aloe | |||
| Dam Spearfish |
Fleet Nasrullah | Nasrullah | Nearco |
| Mumtaz Begum | |||
| Happy Go Fleet | Count Fleet | ||
| Draeh | |||
| Alabama Gal | Determine | Alibhai | |
| Koubis | |||
| Trojan Class | Priam | ||
| Rompers (family: 11) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Horse Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "King's Bishop Sets Record In Carter". New York Times, page 225. 1973-05-20. Retrieved 2020-08-08.