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Chief Bearhart Sire Chief's Crown Grandsire Danzig Dam Amelia Bearhart Damsire Bold Hour Sex Stallion Foaled 1993 Country Canada Colour Chestnut Breeder Richard D. Maynard Owner Sam-Son Farm Trainer Mark Frostad Record 26: 12-5-3 Earnings $3,381,557 Major wins Elkhorn Stakes (1997)
King Edward Breeders' Cup Stakes (1997)
Canadian International Stakes (1997)
Sky Classic Stakes (1997, 1998)
Niagara Breeders' Cup Turf Handicap (1998)
Manhattan Handicap (1998)Canadian Classic Race wins:
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Stakes (1996)
Breeders' Cup Turf (1997)Awards American Champion Male Turf Horse (1997)
Canadian Male Turf Champion
(1996, 1997, 1998)
Canadian Champion Older Male Horse (1997)
Canadian Horse of the Year
(1997, 1998)Honours Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2002)
Chief Bearhart Stakes at Woodbine RacetrackHorse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on May 20, 2010 Chief Bearhart (foaled 1993 in Ontario) is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. A turf specialist, he won six Sovereign Awards and was voted American Champion Male Turf Horse for 1997.
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Background
Chief Bearheart was bred by Richard D. Maynard and sired by Chief's Crown out of the mare Amelia Bearhart by Bold Hour. His grandsire was Danzig. He was owned by Sam-Son Farm of Milton, Ontario and was trained by Mark Frostad.
Racing career
In 1995, at age two, injuries kept Chief Bearhart out of all but one race. At age 3, he had only modest success until his trainer switched him from racing on dirt tracks to racing on turf. He then won the 1996 Breeders' Stakes, the final and only leg on grass of the Canadian Triple Crown.
Popular with racing fans because he almost always came from well back in the field, in 1997 Chief Bearhart blossomed into a star. Ridden by Jose Santos he won five of seven races with two second-place finishes. Among his wins were the prestigious Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack and at Hollywood Park Racetrack in the United States he won the Breeders' Cup Turf by a half length. For his 1997 performances, Chief Bearhart earned more than $2 million in purses and was voted the Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year and the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse.
Racing at age five, in 1998 Chief Bearhart won his second Canadian "Horse of the Year" title after winning the Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap, the Sky Classic Handicap and setting a course record in winning the Grade I Manhattan Handicap. He was retired after the 1998 racing season and in 2002 was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Stud career
Chief Bearhart currently stands at stud at the Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan. He has sired six stakeswinners for 10 stakes wins.[1]
Pedigree
Pedigree of Chief Bearhart Sire
Chief's CrownDanzig Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Pas De Nom Admiral's Voyage Petitioner Six Crowns Secretariat Bold Ruler Somethingroyal Chris Evert Swoon's Son Miss Carmie Dam
Amelia BearhartBold Hour Bold Ruler Nasrullah Miss Disco Seven Thirty Mr. Music Time To Dine Myrtlewood Lass Ribot Tenerani Romanella Gold Digger Nashua Sequence References
- HORSE RACING; Pace Hurts Chief Bearhart, And Cetewayo Gets Victory. New York Times, August 16, 1998. Accessed October 4, 2008.
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- Northern Dancer bloodline
- Canadian racehorses
- Racehorses bred in Ontario
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- Breeders' Cup Turf winners
- Eclipse Award winners
- Sovereign Award winners
- Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year
- Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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