Heliopolis Begins Stud Career At Coldstream: English Horse Mated To Three Brood Mares; Misleading, Sun Celtic and Perini Sent to Court of Hyperion--Drift Offspring in Kentucky, Daily Racing Form, 1941-06-30

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HI7F IAIYAI ic nrriMC PTiin mnrrn IT fAi noTnr A if HlLIuPOLIS ifHlLIuPOLIS BEGINS STUD CAREER AT COLDSTREAM ENGLISH HORSE MATED TO THREE BROOD MARES MARESMisleading Misleading Sun Celtic and Perini Sent to Court of Hyperion Drift Offspring in Kentucky KentuckyLEXINGTON LEXINGTON Ky June 28 Heliopolis the imported fiveyearold son of Hyperion and Drift came back to Coldstream Stud to be retired for breeding The horse had been in training ind was reported by trainer Jack Howard as being about as good as hands could make him when he suffered an injury in a work which made it advisable to retire him Heliopolis made the journey from New York in good condition and after a little letdown was bred to three Coldstream mares maresWhile While none of these mares has been bred long enough for examination to determine whether she is in foal two seem absolutely settled Perhaps the most noted of the mares sent to the court of Heliopolis is Misleading a brown daughter of Sweep Misleading is best known as the dam of Miss Ferdinand winner of the Matron Stakes second in the Adirondack Handicap and third in the Seli ma Stakes Another daughter of Misleading was the first class race mare Idle Miss and other winners out of this mare are Cohort Miss Misled and Fooled FooledSun Sun Celtic daughter of Sun Briar bought by the Shaffer interests at the dispersal sale of the W S Kilmer stock also was bred to Heliopolis The third mare was Perini young daughter of My Play and dam of the twoyearold winner Brown Dancer DancerMADE MADE GOOD RECORD ABROAD ABROADDr Dr Charlos E Hagyard prominent Lex ¬ ington veterinarian repeatedly examined the semen of Heliopolis this Spring and found it to be potent so it is deduced by the Cold stream management that the son of Hy ¬ perion will be a fertile horse horseWhile While Heliopolis was unable to show his best wares on this side he is remembered in England as the pacemaker in the 1939 Epsom Derby won by Blue Peter Heliopolis cut out all the running in the Epsom classic and succumbed to Blue Peter and Fox Cub only in the final stages of the race Blue Peter did not always wind up the victor over Heliopolis fci in the Imperial Produce Stakes when both were twoyearolds he not only defeated the son of Fairway but saw him finish out of the money Another son of Hyperion Casanova was second Heliopolis was given a good ranking in the Free Handicap as a twoyearold He was placed fourth fourthIn In addition to being third in the Derby at three Heliopolis won four of his other six starts the Chester Vase one and one half miles and fiftythree yards Prince of Wales Stakes about one and fiveeighths miles Princess of Wales Stakes one and onehalf miles and the Gratwick Stakes one and onehalf miles He was fourth in the Hyperion Stakes His last year in Eng ¬ land Heliopolis started three times finish ¬ ing second to Casanova in the Stonehenge Plate PlateSHOULD SHOULD BE POPULAR SIRE SIREThat That Heliopolis should be a popular horse in this country is attested by the fact that the blood of Hyperion has virtually swept the boards in English racing Owen Tudor winner of the substitute Derby at New ¬ market added another classic to Hyperions brilliant record Owen Tudors second dam is a daughter of Teddy sire of Bull Dog DogC C B Shaffer and his son Dale are particu ¬ larly pleased that a horse bred like Owen Tudor should have been fortunate to win the Greatest Race in the World owing to the fact that it was their intention in pur ¬ chasing Heliopolis to breed several of their best daughters to Bull Dog to the grandson of GainsboroughColdstream Gainsborough Coldstream S ud reports that Bull Dog a few days ago completed his 1941 season and the management of the Shaffer establish ¬ ment believes that no better band of mares visited the court of any stallion standing in America Among the home mares mated with the son of Teddy were Starless Moment dam of Tiger which made an au ¬ spicious debut in the stud at Edwin K Thomas Timberlawn Farm after being pur ¬ chased from Mrs Ethel V Mars Wild Waters dam of Log Up the Creek Oh Oh and others Nimble Hoof dam of Cold stream which also is standing at Coldstream Stud and Maid of Arches stake winner in England and dam of Our Boots and others othersOutside Outside mares which visited Bull Dogs court were Mrs John Branhams Musidora P M Burchs Bay Tree Philip Conners Witchcraft A C Ernsts Alpoise and Lilac Time Mrs John D Hertz Allowance Howe Stables Scarborougl Warner Jones Live Wire Henry Lustigs Donita M John Marschs Light Lark and Miss Bunting R G Martins Stricken Charles McCrays Miss Rainbow Charles Nuckol Gay O Mar Regan Estates Money Mart and Evening Bells S l5 Riddles Army Colors and Dead Reckoning Jack Rogers Irene T George D Wideners High Fleet and Elmendorf Farms Stage Sister


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