Unusual Heat (horse)
Encyclopedia
Unusual Heat is a well known Thoroughbred
stallion widely regarded as one of the all time leading sires in the history of California
Thoroughbred Breeding. He is owned by a syndicate headed by California breeder/owner Madeline Auerbach in conjunction with California trainer
Barry Abrams
and California breeder David Abrams. In 2010, Unusual Heat had a full book and stood for $20,000 (lfg). For 2011, Unusual Heat will stand at Harris Farms in Coalinga, CA
with a stud fee TBA.
. He was foaled in 1990 and is currently 20 years old.
Unusual Heat is by Nureyev
out of the Glacial mare Rossard (Den). Nureyev is known in thoroughbred breeding circles as a "sire of sires" and has produced many notable offspring including champions Theatrical
, Miesque
, Heart Lake and Spinning World. Rossard was a Group 1 winning mare in Europe and a Grade 1 winner in North America. Unusual Heat is the only stakes winning foal
out of Rossard.
.
Unusual Heat has produced 29 stakes winners including 4 Grade 1 winners, 1 Group 1 winner (Mexico) and 6 other graded stakes winners. He has sired 83 winners of $100,000 or more out of just 352 lifetime starters.
According to the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
in its August 2010 issue of California Thoroughbred, Unusual Heat ranks #1 in its list of All Time Leading Lifetime Sires in California.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
stallion widely regarded as one of the all time leading sires in the history of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Thoroughbred Breeding. He is owned by a syndicate headed by California breeder/owner Madeline Auerbach in conjunction with California trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
Barry Abrams
Barry Abrams
Barry Abrams is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.When he was young, his family left Minsk at a time when it was part of the Soviet Union. They first relocated in Poland but then moved to Israel in 1961...
and California breeder David Abrams. In 2010, Unusual Heat had a full book and stood for $20,000 (lfg). For 2011, Unusual Heat will stand at Harris Farms in Coalinga, CA
Coalinga, California
Coalinga is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 13,380 at the 2010 census, up from 11,668 at the 2000 census. It is the site of both Pleasant Valley State Prison and Coalinga State Hospital. Coalinga is located southwest of Fresno, at an elevation of 673 feet .-Early...
with a stud fee TBA.
Pedigree
Unusual Heat stands 16 hands tall and is officially a dark bay or brown horse according to The Jockey Club of AmericaJockey Club
The Jockey Club is the largest commercial organisation in British horseracing. Although no longer responsible for the governance and regulation of the sport, it owns 14 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham and Newmarket, amongst other concerns such as the National Stud and...
. He was foaled in 1990 and is currently 20 years old.
Unusual Heat is by Nureyev
Nureyev (horse)
Nureyev was a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire. As a racehorse he was best known as the disqualified "winner" of the 2000 Guineas in 1980.-Background:...
out of the Glacial mare Rossard (Den). Nureyev is known in thoroughbred breeding circles as a "sire of sires" and has produced many notable offspring including champions Theatrical
Theatrical (horse)
Theatrical is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1987 Breeders' Cup Turf and is a successful sire.A son of Nureyev, who in turn was sired by Northern Dancer, out of the mare Tree Of Knowledge who won the 1974 Hollywood Gold Cup, Theatrical was bred by Bertram & Diana Firestone at...
, Miesque
Miesque
Miesque was a champion Thoroughbred racemare, best known as the first horse to win two consecutive Breeders' Cups and racing awards in Europe and America. She was a Group one winner at two, three and four-years-old, for a total of 10 G1 wins. She produced five stakes winners.-Breeding:Miesque was...
, Heart Lake and Spinning World. Rossard was a Group 1 winning mare in Europe and a Grade 1 winner in North America. Unusual Heat is the only stakes winning foal
Foal
A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, but these terms are used until the horse is age three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam , it may also be called a suckling...
out of Rossard.
Race Record
Unusual Heat was a multiple stakes race winner of $143,707. He won 6 races between the ages of 2 and 6. His most notable victories came in the 1993 Amehtyst Stakes and 1994 Platinum Stakes. He was trained in his racing career by notable thorougbred trainers Dermot Weld, Richard Mandella and Barry AbramsBarry Abrams
Barry Abrams is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.When he was young, his family left Minsk at a time when it was part of the Soviet Union. They first relocated in Poland but then moved to Israel in 1961...
.
At Stud
Unusual Heat retired from racing in 1996 and has stood at stud since 1998. He currently has 11 crops of racing age with career earnings of over $29.8 Million. His accomplishments at stud are unparalleled in the history of California breeding including holding the record for progeny earnings in a single year with $5,827,513 in 2008. He followed that up with progeny earnings of $5,184,194 in 2009 and is currently the leading sire of 2010 with earnings in excess of $2.8 million. Unusual Heat has also been the leading turf sire in California by earnings an astonishing 6 times in a row (2004–2009) and is the current year leader as well(as of 8/9/2010).Unusual Heat has produced 29 stakes winners including 4 Grade 1 winners, 1 Group 1 winner (Mexico) and 6 other graded stakes winners. He has sired 83 winners of $100,000 or more out of just 352 lifetime starters.
According to the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association , founded in 1937, is a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing in California. It is governed by a board of 16 directors elected by the association's general membership...
in its August 2010 issue of California Thoroughbred, Unusual Heat ranks #1 in its list of All Time Leading Lifetime Sires in California.
Progeny
Notable progeny of Unusual Heat include:- The Usual Q.T.- 2009 California Champion, Dual Grade 1 winner, 3rd in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Mile, 2009 Hollywood Park 3 Year Old The Fall Meet, 2010 Del Mar Turf Horse of The Meet, Millionaire
- Unusual Suspect- Grade 1 Winner, 5 time stakes champion, Millionaire, currently training in Australia.
- Lethal Heat- 2008 and 2009 California Champion, 2008/2009 Valkyr Trophy winner, Multiple Grade Stakes Stakes winner, 2008 Del Mar Awards winner, Former Del Mar 7F Track Record Holder, 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic participant
- Golden Doc A- 2007/2008 Valkyr Trophy winner, Grade 1 winner
- Acclamation- Hollywood Park 2010 and 2011 Spring-Summer Meeting Turf Horse of The Meet, Multiple Grade 1 and Grade 2 winner. Acclamation has won the 2010 and 2011 Jim Murray Hndcp (Grade 2), the 2010 and 2011 Charles Whittingham Hndcp (Grade 1) and the 2011 Eddie Read Stakes (Grade 1).
- Tucked Away- Unusual Heat's first graded stakes champion, winner of the 2005 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.
- Burns- Winner of the 2011 Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar and rising 3 year old turf star.
- Pretty Unusual- A dual stakes winner including beating Eclipse Award winner Stardom Bound in the 2010 El Encino Stakes (Grade 2) at Santa Anita Park.
- Lightmyfirebaby- A Grade 3 stakes winner and multiple stakes winner in Southern California.
- Lennyfromalibu- First crop multiple stakes winner, Former Santa Anita Park 6.5F Turf Course Record Holder.
- Add Heat- Former Santa Anita Park 1¼ mile track record holder and 2008 Breeders' Cup Marahton entrant.
- Hot Chaco- Current Santa Rosa Racecourse 1 Mile Turf Course Record Holder, Grade 3 placed.