Sovereign Dancer

Sovereign Dancer (January 24, 1975 – December 25, 1993) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a sire of two American Classic Race winners.

Background[]

Bred by Ogden Mills Phipps, he was a son of the most important sire of the 20th Century, Northern Dancer and from the mare Bold Princess, a daughter of the eight-time Leading sire in North America, Bold Ruler.

Racing career[]

At age four Sovereign Dancer was sold to Alec Head's Haras du Quesnay near Deauville in the Lower Normandy region of France where he compiled a record of two wins, three seconds, and a third in ten starts on grass for trainer Criquette Head-Maarek. Sovereign Dancer won his debut in France in April 1979 at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse and won in his fourth start at the . His best result in a Conditions race was a second in the Group 3 Grand Prix de Vichy.

Stud record[]

Retired from racing after the 1979 season, Sovereign Dancer returned to stand at stud in the United States. A successful sire, some of his important sons include:

• Gate Dancer (b. 1981), won 1984 Preakness Stakes
• Itsallgreektome (b. 1987), the 1990 American Champion Male Turf Horse
• Priolo (b. 1987), winner of three Group One races in France
• Louis Quatorze (b. 1993), equalled race record time in winning the 1996 Preakness Stakes
• Double Orphan (b. 1994), 2000 Champion Older Male Horse in Puerto Rico
• Moment of Glory (b. 1994), Champion Stayer in India

Damsire:

• Disturbingthepeace (b. 1998), multiple stakes winner

External links[]

• Sovereign Dancer: Stallion Dynasties

References[]

• Sovereign Dancer's pedigree and partial racing stats
• Bowen, Edward L. Legacies of the Turf (2003) Eclipse Press ISBN 978-1-58150-102-5