Elegant Prince

Elegant Prince
Sire	Raise a Native
Grandsire	Native Dancer
Dam	Gay Hostess
Damsire	Royal Charger
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	15 March 1974[1]
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Leslie Combs II & Frank McMahon
Owner	Franklin Groves
Record	unraced

Elegant Prince (foaled 15 March 1974) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was sold for a world-record $715,000 ($3.4 million inflation adjusted) in 1975. He never contested a race and had little success as a breeding stallion.

Background

Elegant Prince was a chestnut horse with a white blaze[2] bred in Kentucky by Leslie Combs II of Spendthrift Farm and Canadian oilman Frank McMahon. He was sired by Raise a Native, an American racehorse who was unbeaten in four races and was named American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt by Turf and Sports Digest in 1963. Elegant Prince's dam Gay Hostess was a highly-successful broodmare, having produced Majestic Prince and Crowned Prince (Dewhurst Stakes) from two previous coverings by Raise a Native. Her other descendants have included Real Quiet, Caracolero and The Derby winner Secreto.[3]

At the Keeneland Sales in July 1975 the yearling was sold for a then world-recond price of $715,000, with Franklin Groves winning the auction ahead of the Canadian Ted Burnett.[4][5] He broke the record set a year earlier by another Spendthrift graduate Kentucky Gold.[6] Both Majestic Prince and Crowned Prince had previously held the record.[7]

Racing career

Elegant Prince was trained in the United States and was later transferred to Ireland. He did not race in either country.[7]

Stud record

Elegant Prince was retired to stud in 1979 but had little success as a sire of winners. He died in 2000.[6]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Elegant Prince, chestnut stallion, 1974[1]
Sire Raise a Native (USA) 1961	Native Dancer (USA) 1950	Polynesian	Unbreakable
		Polynesian	Black Polly
		Geisha	Discovery
		Geisha	Miyako
	Raise You (USA) 1946	Case Ace	Teddy
		Case Ace	Sweetheart
		Lady Glory	American Flag
		Lady Glory	Beloved
Dam Gay Hostess (USA) 1957	Royal Charger (GB) 1942	Nearco	Pharos
		Nearco	Nogara
		Sun Princess	Solario
		Sun Princess	Mumtaz Begum
	Your Hostess (USA) 1949	Alibhai	Hyperion
		Alibhai	Teresina
		Boudoir II	Mahmoud
		Boudoir II	Kampala (Family 4-d)[3]

References

"Elegant Prince pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Manganese – Family 4-d".
"$715,000 paid for colt". Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. July 22, 1975. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"When Keeneland's July sale was king". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
Mary Marshall (2008). Great Breeders and Their Methods. Russell Meerdink. p. 35. ISBN 9780929346823. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.

Records
Preceded by Kentucky Gold	Most expensive Thoroughbred colt yearling July 1975 – July 1976	Next: Canadian Bound

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[equineline1974-1] "Elegant Prince pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[TB-3] "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Manganese – Family 4-d".

[4] "$715,000 paid for colt". Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. July 22, 1975. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "When Keeneland's July sale was king". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[combs-6] Mary Marshall (2008). Great Breeders and Their Methods. Russell Meerdink. p. 35. ISBN 9780929346823. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[Guinness-7] Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.