Cosmic Bomb (horse)
| Cosmic Bomb | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pharamond |
| Grandsire | Phalaris |
| Dam | Banish Fear |
| Damsire | Blue Larkspur |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1944 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Owner | William G. Helis, Sr. |
| Trainer | |
| Record | 27: 11-5-3 |
| Earnings | US$248,890 |
| Major wins | |
| Cowdin Stakes (1946) Arlington Futurity (1946) Discovery Handicap (1947) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1947) Trenton Handicap (1947) Roamer Handicap (1947) | |
| Last updated on May 6, 2010 | |
Cosmic Bomb (foaled 1944) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included races that today would be graded events. He is also remembered as the sire of broodmare Cosmah, the 1974 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year who produced Halo, who in turn sired 1983 Kentucky Derby winner Sunny's Halo and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Sunday Silence. Cosmah also produced Queen Sucree, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade. [1]
Cosmic Bomb sired a number of stakes race winners including , winner of the 1956 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, the 1957 Louisiana Derby and the 1957 Derby Trial Stakes. Federal Hill set a world record 1:15.00 for six and one-half furlongs on dirt at Gulfstream Park.[2]
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Categories:
- 1944 racehorse births
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Thoroughbred family 14-f