Sunday Silence
Trainer:Charlie WhittinghamOwner: H-G-W Partners
Foaling Date: 1986
Pedigree: Halo and Wishing Well of Understanding
Dosage: 12-3-21-0-0
Dosage Index / CD: 2 / 1
Notes:
Sunday
Silence
was an
American
thoroughbr
ed
racehorse
of the
North
American
origin. He
was foaled
in 1986
and was
sired by
Halo out
of Wishing
Well. He
was bred
by Oak
Cliff
Thoroughbr
eds, Ltd
and passed
two years
at the
sales ring
before
finally
sold in
California
as a two
year old
in
training.
He had
fourteen
long years
of racing
career and
never
completed
a race
with worse
than
second. At
the time
of 1989
Triple
Crown of
Thoroughbr
ed Racing,
Sunday
Silence
snatched
seven
times in
nine
starts,
giving him
the
3-year-old
championsh
ip and the
Eclipse
Award for
Horse of
the Year.
In 1996,
he was
inducted
into the
National
Museum of
Racing and
Hall of
Fame. When
he was
only four
years old,
Sunday
Silence
posted win
in the
California
n derby
and second
in the
Hollywood
Gold Cup;
in the way
he
suffered
an injured
ligament
that
eventually
led to his
retirement
.
| Major Racing Wins: — · Santa Anita Derby (1989) · San Felipe Stakes (1989) · Kentucky Derby (1989) · Preakness Stakes (1989) · Super Derby (1989) · Breeders' Cup Classic (1989) |
| Racing Awards: — · U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1989) · United States Horse of the Year (1989) |
| Honours: — · United States Racing Hall of Fame (1996) · #31 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century · Leading sire in Japan 1995 through 2007 |