Sovereign Dancer

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Sovereign Dancer
SireNorthern Dancer
GrandsireNearctic
DamBold Princess
DamsireBold Ruler
SexStallion
Foaled1975
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederOgden Mills Phipps
OwnerAlec Head
TrainerCriquette Head-Maarek
Record14: 2-4-1
EarningsUS$50,353 (equivalent)
Last updated on July 23, 2008

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:

Damsire:

External links[]

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
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