Danzig Connection
Trainer:Owner: Henryk de Kwiatkowski
Foaling Date: 1983
Pedigree: Danzig and Gdynia of Sir Ivor
Dosage: 6-20-22-2-0 (50)
Dosage Index / CD: 2.85 / 0.60
Notes:
Danzig
Connection
is best
known for
his
classic
style of
racing in
the
American
Classic
races. He
is owned
and bred
by Henryk
de
Kwiatkowsk
i champion
Danzig and
out of the
mare
Gdynia.
Besides
it’s
renowned
parents,
it’s
grandsire
was the
great
Northern
Dancer
while his
damsire
was the
1968
United
Kingdom
Horse of
the Year
and Epsom
Derby
winner Sir
Ivor.
Danzig
Connection
raced at
two in
1985 for
the first
time and
in the
Meadowland
Racetrack
it
defeated
Storm Cat
to capture
the World
Appeal
Stakes. At
three-year
-old
Danzig
Connection
snatched a
victory in
the Peter
Pan Stakes
at Belmont
Park but
the
biggest
win of
it’s
career
came
through
posting a
win in the
1986
Belmont
Stakes. It
showed a
brilliant
performanc
e all
through
the next
couple of
sessions
including
some worth
mentioning
: Haskell
Invitation
al
Handicap,
Travers
Stakes,
Jockey
Club Gold
Cup and
Pegasus
Stakes.
Danzig
Connection
retired to
stud in
2003.
| • Major Racing Wins: — · Peter Pan Stakes (1986) · Pegasus Stakes (1986) |
| • American Classic Race wins: — · Belmont Stakes (1986) |
