Dark Mirage
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| Dark Mirage | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Persian Road II |
| Grandsire | Persian Gulf |
| Dam | Home by Dark |
| Damsire | Hill Prince |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1965 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Duval A. Headley |
| Owner | Lloyd I. Miller |
| Trainer | Everett W. King |
| Record | 27: 12-3-2 |
| Earnings | $362,789 |
| Major wins | |
| Prioress Stakes (1968) La Troienne Stakes (1968) Kentucky Oaks (1968) Acorn Stakes (1968) Mother Goose Stakes (1968) Coaching Club American Oaks (1968) Monmouth Oaks (1968) Delaware Oaks (1968) Santa Maria Handicap (1969) | |
| Awards | |
| 1st U.S. Filly Triple Crown Champion (1968) U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly (1968) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1974) | |
| Last updated on November 18, 2006 | |
Dark Mirage (March 6, 1965 – July 9, 1969) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Racing career
Dark Mirage was 15.1 hands high. In her 1967 campaign as a two-year-old, she had two minor wins in fifteen starts. As a three-year-old, she lost her first race, then (en route to winning nine in a row) became the first winner of the Filly Triple Crown, capturing all three races with ease. Her handlers decided to rest her for the remainder of the racing season. Dark Mirage's performance earned her the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honor.[1]
At age four, Dark Mirage raced only two times. She won her first race and, in the next, severely injured a fetlock joint. This injury ended her racing career and resulted in her death a few months later.[2]
Hall of fame
In 1974, Dark Mirage was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Pedigree
| Sire Persian Road II |
Persian Gulf | Bahram | Blandford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friar's Daughter | |||
| Double Life | Bachelor's Double | ||
| Saint Joan | |||
| One For The Road | Watling Street | Fairway | |
| Ranai | |||
| Sundae | Hyperion | ||
| Bachelor's Fare | |||
| Dam Home by Dark |
Hill Prince | Princequillo | Prince Rose |
| Cosquilla | |||
| Hildene | Bubbling Over | ||
| Fancy Racket | |||
| Sunday Evening | Eight Thirty | Pilate | |
| Dinner Time | |||
| Drowsy | Royal Minstrel | ||
| Lazy Susan |
References
- ^ "Dark Mirage". spiletta.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Dark Mirage". spiletta.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Dark Mirage Horse Pedigree". Pedigree Online: Pedigre database. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
External links
- 1965 racehorse births
- 1969 racehorse deaths
- Horses who died from racing injuries
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners
- Eclipse Award winners
- United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees
- Kentucky Oaks winners
- Thoroughbred family 9-b