Baldski (15 May 1974–10 August 1993) was an American-bred thoroughbred racehorse and a Brilliant/Intermediate Chef-de-race.[1]
| Baldski | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nijinsky |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Too Bald |
| Damsire | Bald Eagle |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 15 May 1974 |
| Died | 10 August 1993 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Color | Dark bay or brown |
| Breeder | Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard |
| Owner | Cashman E C |
| Record | 27: 7-3-3 |
| Earnings | $103,214 |
| Major wins | |
| Gold Coast Handicap (1977) | |
Background
editBaldski was a dark bay or brown stallion, 16 hands tall, with well-built hindquarters but a slim front end. He was bred by Jane Engelhard, recorded as Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard on papers after her late husband.[1] He was considered well-bred.[2]
Too Bald, Baldski's dam, was Broodmare of the Year and considered a top-class broodmare.[2] Baldski was her fifth foal.[3] She also produced Exceller, a multiple G1 winner and Hall of Fame member, and Capote, the 1986 American Champion Two-Year-Old Male and a notable sire.[4]
Nijinsky, Baldski's sire, was a top-class racehorse, winning the English Triple Crown and achieving a Timeform rating of 138, and a top-class sire, being named a Chef-de-race and being on leading sire lists in at least three countries.[5]
Baldski was sold in the 1975 Keeneland July yearling sale, being purchased for $75,000 by Eugene Cashman.[1]
Race career
editBaldski had a lacklustre racing career. He won 7 of 27 starts, with his only stakes win being in a minor event at Calder, the Gold Coast Handicap. He also finished second the Grade 2 Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Gold Cup Handicap and Grade 3 Ak-Sar-Ben President's Cup Handicap. In the Daily Racing Form's 1977 Free Handicap for American three-year-old males, he was rated at 114 pounds.[1][2] Baldski raced from 1977 to 1979.[6]
Stud career
editBaldski was retired to stud in 1980, entering stud at Farnsworth Farms in Florida, where he would spend his entire stud career.[1] Baldski was a much better sire than racehorse, becoming a prominent sire, especially in Florida.[7]
Baldski sired 577 foals, including 419 winners (72.6%) and 48 black-type winners (8.3%) (The Blood-Horse credits Baldski with an additional black-type winner (8.5%)).[1] His AEI was 1.74.[8] As a broodmare sire, Baldski sired 206 mares who produced 1176 foals, including 647 winners (55%) and 52 black-type winners (4.4%). His broodmare sire AEI was 1.47 with a CI of 1.37.[9]
In 1989, Baldski-Diplomat Way was used as an example of a negative nick in a nicking pattern table published in The Blood-Horse, due to no stakes winners being produced from 19 foals bred on the cross. Later, stakes winners were bred on the cross, eventually totaling 3 stakes winners from 28 foals (10.7%).[10]
Baldski died in 1993, when he was euthanized due to a fractured upper forelimb.[1]
In the Roman-Miller dosage system, Baldski is considered a Brilliant/Intermediate Chef-de-race.[11]
Notable descendants of Baldski include Include, Lovely Maria,[2] and Justify.[12]
Notable progeny
edit- Chaposa Springs, winner of the Test Stakes, Ballerina Handicap, etc.[13]
- Once Wild, winner of the Withers Stakes, Westchester Handicap, Coaltown Breeders' Cup Stakes, etc.[14]
- Appealing Skier, winner of the Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes, Withers Stakes, Hutcheson Stakes, etc.[15]
Notable progeny of daughters
edit- Beautiful Pleasure, American Champion Older Female Horse and winner of the Breeders' Cup Distaff, Matron Stakes, Beldame Stakes, etc.[16]
- Mecke, winner of the Super Derby, Arlington Million, Turf Classic Stakes, etc.[17]
- Better Talk Now, winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf, Sword Dancer Handicap, Man o' War Stakes, etc.[18]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Nijinsky (CAN) 1967 |
Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961 |
Nearctic (CAN) | Nearco (ITY) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Angela (GB) | |||
| Natalma (USA) | Native Dancer (USA) | ||
| Almahmoud (USA) | |||
| Flaming Page (CAN) 1959 |
Bull Page (USA) | Bull Lea (USA) | |
| Our Page (USA) | |||
| Flaring Top (USA) | Menow (USA) | ||
| Flaming Top (USA) | |||
| Dam Too Bald (USA) 1964 |
Bald Eagle (USA) 1955 |
Nasrullah (GB) | Nearco (ITY) |
| Mumtaz Begum (FR) | |||
| Siama (USA) | Tiger (USA) | ||
| China Face (USA) | |||
| Hidden Talent (USA) 1956 |
Dark Star (USA) | Royal Gem (AUS) | |
| Isolde (USA) | |||
| Dangerous Dame (GB) | Nasrullah (GB) | ||
| Lady Kells (IRE) |
Baldski is inbred 4S × 4D x 5D to Nearco, meaning Nearco appears in the fourth generation on both the sire and dam's side of the pedigree as well as the fifth generation on the dam's side. Baldski is also inbred to Nasrullah 3D × 4D and Bull Dog 5S × 5D x 5D.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Baldski (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b c d "12 Pedigree fun facts: Verifying". Kentucky Derby. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Too Bald Offspring". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Too Bald (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Nijinsky II (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Baldski Horse Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Bowen, Edward L. (2023). Dynasties: Great Thoroughbred Stallions. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. ISBN 9781493079384.
- ^ "Chaposa Springs Pedigree". www.equineline.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Baldski Horse Card". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Roman, Steven A. (2002). Dosage: pedigree and performance. Neenah, WI: Russell Meerdink Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-929346-73-1.
- ^ "Chefs-de-Race as of October 2019 (listed alphabetically)" (PDF). The Blood-Horse. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Justify Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Chaposa Springs Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Once Wild Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Appealing Skier Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Beautiful Pleasure Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Mecke Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Better Talk Now Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Baldski Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.