20 Facts About Unbridled's Song

Unbridled's Song was an American thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Florida Derby and Wood Memorial.

Unbridled's Song was the favorite for the 1996 Kentucky Derby but suffered a cracked hoof in the weeks before the race and finished fifth.

Unbridled's Song finished his racing career with five wins from twelve starts and earnings of $1.3 million.

Unbridled's Song subsequently became a highly successful sire, with major winners including Breeders' Cup champions Arrogate, Forever Unbridled, Midshipman and Liam's Map.

Unbridled's Song sired the filly Eight Belles who came second in the Kentucky Derby.

Unbridled's Song was posthumously the leading sire in North America of 2017.

Unbridled's Song was a gray stallion who was bred in Kentucky by Richard Eamer's Mandysland Farm.

Unbridled's Song was sired by 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled, whose other important offspring included Derby winner Grindstone, Preakness winner Red Bullet and Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker.

Unbridled's Song's dam, Trolley Song, is a winning daughter of Caro out of Lucky Spell, a stakes winner and stakes producer.

Unbridled's Song was sold as a yearling in 1994 for $200,000 to Ernie Paragallo who then "pinhooked" the horse as a two-year-old in training for a world record $1.4 million.

Unbridled's Song was trained for most of his career by Jim Ryerson before being handed over to Nick Zito for his final two starts.

Unbridled's Song made his racing debut on August 26,1995 as the odds-on favorite in a maiden special weight race at Saratoga.

Unbridled's Song went to the early lead then drew off in the stretch to win "handily" by.

Unbridled's Song made his final start as a two-year-old in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile where he was the second choice in a strong field of 13.

Unbridled's Song started his drive on the final turn and battled Hennessy down the stretch, winning by a neck in a time of 1:41:60.

Unbridled's Song was the favorite for the 1996 Kentucky Derby but placed a troubled fifth behind Grindstone.

Unbridled's Song became one of the most successful sires in the United States of America and abroad, with Grade I winners and $1 million winners.

Unbridled's Song stood at Taylor Made Farms and his 2010 fee was $100,000 live foal.

Unbridled's Song died on July 26,2013, aged 20, after a large and inoperable mass was discovered in his sinus cavities and around the optic nerves.

Unbridled's Song was the leading sire in North America of 2017, thanks mainly to Arrogate's victories that year in the world's two richest horse races, the Pegasus World Cup and the Dubai World Cup.