Saint Ballado was a thoroughbred racehorse born 1989 who later became a Leading North American Sire. Being the son of the Halo

Halo (horse)

Halo was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. Bred in Kentucky by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, Halo was out of the mare Cosmah , which made him a half-brother to the Hall of Fame filly Tosmah. His sire was Hail To Reason, the U.S...

, sire of the great racer and sire Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, earning distinction as 1989 American Horse of the Year over American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse Easy Goer. He was foaled in 1986, sired by Halo out of Wishing Well by Understanding. Though he was registered as a dark bay/brown, he was in...

, and out of the Herbager mare Ballade, dam of Canadian Horse of the Year Glorious Song

Glorious Song

Glorious Song was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who was a Champion in Canada and the United States and became an important broodmare. Bred by the prominent horseman E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario, she was sired by Halo and out of the mare Ballade, who also produced...

 and Champion Two-Year-Old Devil's Bag

Devil's Bag

Devil's Bag was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was syndicated as a two-year-old for US$36 million, the highest price for any 2-year-old in racing history.Bred by Canadian E. P...

, Saint Ballado had all the genetic background to become a world class sire despite his less than illustrious racing career.

In the Breeding Shed

Sire of:

Saint Liam

Saint Liam

Saint Liam was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors....

: Champion Older Male 2005 and Horse of the Year 2005

Ashado

Ashado

Ashado is American Thoroughbred mare racehorse. Highly successful in racing, she is a two-time Eclipse Award winner. At the end of the 2005 racing season her owner group, which included trainer Todd Pletcher, Paul Saylor, Johns Martin, and Mr. & Mrs...

: Champion 3-Y-O Filly 2004; Champion Older Famale 2005

Captain Bodgit: Grade 1 Winner (Florida Derby

Florida Derby

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt...

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Yankee Victor: Grade 1 Winner (Metropolitan Handicap

Metropolitan Handicap

The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile," is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile .The Met Mile was first...

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Death

Saint Ballado was euthanized in October of 2002 after "surgery (was performed) to correct clinical signs associated with a compressive cervical myelopathy." He died as a relatively young stallion at the age of 13; he was later buried at Taylor Made Farm where he spent the last years of his stud career.

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