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Princequillos Rapid Rise Amazing Round Table May Add to His Fame FameHill Hill Prince Misty Morn Dedicate How Prince John Among Noted Sires Progeny ProgenyIf If Princequillos greatness as a sire hasnt already been established a victory by Round Table in the Kentucky Derby to ¬ day certainly will give him an undisputed right to the accolade There is an amaz ¬ ing story behind this sire who has injected new vitality into the almost extinct St Simon line in this countiy and has made a phenomenally rapid rise almost to the top of the American stallion list listPrincequillo Princequillo can justifiably be proud of his sons and daughters who have con ¬ tributed immeasurably to American stakes racing in recent years Hill Prince Dedi ¬ cate Third Brother Dotted Line Colonel Mack Mandingo Riverina How Misty Morn Cherokee Rose Prince John And in England there were the accomplish ¬ ments of Prince Simon SimonOwned Owned by a syndicate and standing at A B Hancocks Claiborne Farm in Ken ¬ tucky Princequillo was the fourth leading US stallion last year in terms of money won by his progeny 939476 He had 55 winners of 138 races in 1956 bring his total since his first crop came of age in 1948 to 149 winners of just about 4000000Had 4000000 Had 11 Stakes Winners in 1956 1956Princequillo Princequillo the outstanding stayer of his day has been able to transmit his class to his offspring Lastryear he had more stakes winners 11 than any other stallion in America AmericaThe The Princequillo story is an amazing one Technically he is an Irishbred but he was conceived in1 Prance and shipped to Ireland in utero by his breeder Laudy Lawrence because of the exigencies of war in 1940 when the Germans were occupy ¬ ing Paris ParisPrincequillo Princequillo is by Lawrences foundation sire the Belgian Prince Rose who helped resuscitate the St Simon line out of Cos quilla by the Epsom Derby winner Papy ¬ rus Foaled in Ireland in 1940 Princequillo was shipped to the United States by Law ¬ rence and after being in the oare of several different stables was taken by the late Anthony Pelleteri PelleteriHe He started at Empire City on June 23 1942 and finished second After running second again at Saratoga he finally broke his maiden there on August 6 Two weeks later he was entered at the Spa with a claiming price of 2500 and Horatio Luro training for the Boone Hall stable haltered him It turned out to be a real bargain claim for Princequillo went on to become a champion cup horse and earn 96550 through his fouryearold season although he certainly gave no indication of his class back in the summer of 1942 1942Taken Taken to the Fair Grounds by Luro no stable room could be found for him and this superb colt was forced to share a di ¬ lapidated milk bam with some cows out ¬ side of the track trackAt At three and four Princequillo showed his true class In his sophomore year he developed an extraordinary combination of sheer speed and the ability to cany it long distances against the best horses of his day That season he won seven of 15 races including the mile and threequarter Sara ¬ toga Cup in track record time the twomile Jockey Club Gold Cup and the mile and a quarter Saratoga Handicap finishing sec ¬ ond in the Whitney Stakes and third in the Empire City and Dwyer handicaps handicapsAt At four he won the Questionnaire Hand ¬ icap equaling the mile and fiveeighths Jamaica track mark and also scored in the mile and threesixteenths Merchants and Citizens Handicap HandicapHe He was retired to stud in 1945 1945Undistinguished Undistinguished as a stallion with his first two crops in 1948 and 1949 he first came into prominence through the feats of Hill Prince in 1950 Hill Prince was voted Horse of the Year that season and since a long procession of outstanding stakes per ¬ formers sired by Princequillo has followed
