Success Express
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Success Express (foaled February 25, 1985 in Kentucky , 24 April 2015) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
01Background
Success Express was a bay horse bred by Tri Star Stable. During his racing career he was owned by Eugene V. Klein and trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee D. Wayne Lukas.
02Racing career
At age two Success Express won four of his eight starts. The colt capped off his year with his only Graded Stakes win under jockey José A. Santos in the 1987 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Success Express was winless in nine starts at age three with his best result a second in the Grade II Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
03Stud career
In 1989, Success Express was retired to stud in Australia and spent two seasons in New Zealand between 1991 and 1993. There, he has sired multiple stakes winning millionaire, Staging, as well as Polar Success whose career earnings were more than $2 million and who was a multiple stakes winner including the Group One Golden Slipper Stakes.
04Pedigree
| Sire Hold Your Peace (USA) 1969 |
Speak John (USA) 1958 |
Prince John (USA) | Princequillo (IRE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Afraid (USA) | |||
| Nuit De Folies (FRA) | Tornado (FRA) | ||
| Folle Nuit (FRA) | |||
| Blue Moon (USA) 1948 |
Eight Thirty (USA) | Pilate (USA) | |
| Dinner Time (USA) | |||
| Blue Grail (USA) | Blue Larkspur (USA) | ||
| Ample (USA) | |||
| Dam Au Printemps (USA) 1979 |
Dancing Champ (USA) 1972 |
Nijinsky (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) |
| Flaming Page (CAN) | |||
| Mrs. Peterkin (USA) | Tom Fool (USA) | ||
| Legendra (USA) | |||
| Lorgnette (IRE) 1964 |
High Hat (GB) | Hyperion (GB) | |
| Madonna (GB) | |||
| Mlle. Lorette (USA) | Lovely Night (USA) | ||
| Gallorette (USA) |
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