Hoist The King

Hoist The King (1978 – c. 1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who sold for a record-setting $1.6 million ($5.6 million inflation adjusted) as a yearling in 1979. He proved to be of little use as a racehorse, failing to win in nine races. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Japan with little success.

Hoist The King
SireHoist The Flag
GrandsireTom Rolfe
DamRoyal Dowry
DamsireRoyal Charger
SexStallion
Foaled19 March 1978[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourDark Bay or Brown
BreederTom Gentry
OwnerKazuo Nakamura & Yorozu Sugawara
TrainerJ T Doyle
Record9: 0-1-1

Background

Hoist The King was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by Tom Gentry. His dam, Royal Dowry was a half-sister to Dear April whose descendants have included Bahri and Ajina.[2] Before foaling Hoist The King, Royal Dowry had already produced the Frizette Stakes winner Tudor Queen and the Las Palmas Handicap winner Chargers Star. Hoist The King was sired by Hoist the Flag, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of his generation whose other progeny included the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged.

At the 1979 Keeneland July Sales he was bought for a then world-record price of $1.6 million by the late John Corbett of Heron Bloodstock Services acting as agent for Kazuo Nakamura who outbid the British Bloodstock Agency's Joss Collins who was bidding on behalf of the English owner, Robert Sangster. When the gavel fell, the consignor, Tom Gentry, rushed over to the successful Japanese owner and gave him the multi-coloured 'trademark' jacket that he was wearing. Mr. Nakamura declared that he was going to name his new acquisition "Ichi-ban"! [3][4][5]

Racing career

Hoist the King spent his racing career in California trained by J.T. (Tommy) Doyle, finishing second and third in his two races as a juvenile and running unplaced on his only appearance as a three-year-old. .[6]

Stud record

Hoist the King was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in Japan. He was not a success, siring twenty winners in thirteen covering seasons from 1983 to 1995.[7]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Hoist The King, bay colt, 1978[1]
Sire
Hoist The Flag (USA)
1968		 Tom Rolfe (USA)
1962		 Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
Pocahontas Roman
How
Wavy Navy (USA)
1954		 War Admiral Man o' War
Brushup
Triomphe Tourbillon
Melibee
Dam
Royal Dowry (USA)
1959		 Royal Charger (GB)
1942		 Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Sun Princess Solario
Mumtaz Begum
Querida (USA)
1951		 Alibhai Hyperion
Teresina
Durazna Bull Lea
Myrtlewood (Family 13-c)[2]

References
  1. "Hoist The King pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. "Stray Shot - Family 13-c". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. "Too Bad He Can't Be Named Spectacular Bid". Sports Illustrated. August 6, 1979.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third Edition). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
  6. "Hoist The King - Statistics". equibase.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. "Stallion Reports:Statistics - Hoist the King(USA) - JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
Records
Preceded by
Canadian Bound		 Most expensive Thoroughbred colt yearling
1979 – July 22, 1980		 Next:
Lichine
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