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Bull Lea make nine starts at age two, earning two wins, two seconds and two third-place finishes. The highlights were his runner-up performances in both the 1937
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Grave of Bull Lea at
Calumet Farm, surrounded by the graves of racehorses he sired; those of Hill Gail and Iron Liege are visible in the foreground.
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378:(1941–1954): United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; in 1944 she became the first filly to be voted U.S. Horse of the Year honors
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449:(1946–1973): United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee, 1949 Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly, 1950 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
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Bull Lea died on June 16, 1964, aged 29, at
Calumet Farm and is buried there with a statue overlooking his grave.
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Bull Lea sired fifty-eight stakes winners, seven of which are Hall of Fame members. His progeny includes:
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422:(1945–1970): $ 1,085,760, United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1947 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt;
541:(1955–1982): United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee, won 1958 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes
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one of the most successful racing stables in
American history. In their article on Calumet Farm, the
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443:; 1949 Co-United States Horse of the Year; rated #47 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
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596:(1956–1978): United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee; 1959 U.S. Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
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wrote that Bull Lea was "one of the greatest sires in
Thoroughbred breeding history."
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Rose Leaves by Ballot. He was purchased as a yearling for $ 14,000 by
Calumet Farm's
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505:(1949–1969): 1952 Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly; 1952 U.S. Co-Champion Older Female Horse
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468:(1947–1968): 1950 Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly; 1951 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
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to have offspring with earnings of more than $ 1 million in a single season.
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At age three, Bull Lea recorded seven wins from sixteen starts. He set a new
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547:(1955): 1957 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly; 1958 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
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from 1958 to 1961. He was also the first sire in the history of
American
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The following year, the four-year-old's most important win came in the
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409:(1945–1959): $ 462,605, United States' Racing Hall of Fame inductee;
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435:(1945–1965): $ 415,676, United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee;
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602:(1956–1981): Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee;
919:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Toxophilite Mare - Family 9-f"
819:"Welcome to the Kentucky Horse Park | Lexington, KY"
484:(1949–1970): multiple stakes winner including the
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347:for 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1953. He also was
222:(March 11, 1935 – June 16, 1964) was an American
941:
428:#3 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
343:'s operation in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the
308:, he finished eighth and then ran sixth in the
975:American Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires
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253:Bred by E. Dale Schaffer's Coldstream Stud in
296:record for nine furlongs in winning the 1938
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269:and sent to race at age two under trainer
27:
970:United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires
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289:, two important races for his age group.
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965:Racehorses trained in the United States
210:Leading broodmare sire in North America
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574:(1981–1998): won 1984 Preakness Stakes
841:
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426:, 1948 U.S. Horse of the Year; rated
415:1949 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse
528:(1954–1972): won 1957 Kentucky Derby
229:who is best known as the foundation
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
13:
836:
555:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
457:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
14:
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411:1947 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly
239:International Museum of the Horse
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461:1951 Canadian Horse Of The Year
441:1949 Handicap Horse of the Year
437:1948 U.S. Champion Sprint Horse
424:1948 U.S. Triple Crown Champion
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882:. London: J.A. Allen & Co.
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604:Canadian Triple Crown Champion
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300:. Made a 3:1 second choice by
207:(1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953)
1:
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563:English Triple Crown Champion
345:Leading sire in North America
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204:Leading sire in North America
7:
960:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
878:Leicester, Charles (1969).
618:Pedigree of Bull Lea, 1935
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494:Lawrence Realization Stakes
371:1947 U.S. Horse of the Year
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851:American Classic Pedigrees
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521:Fountain of Youth Stakes
367:U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
365:(1941–1964): $ 817,475,
257:, Bull Lea was sired by
213:(1958, 1959, 1960, 1961)
980:Thoroughbred family 9-f
770:The Apple (family 9-f)
233:responsible for making
894:"Pedigree of Bull Lea"
474:(1949–1968): won 1952
349:Leading broodmare sire
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955:1964 racehorse deaths
950:1935 racehorse births
794:"Profile of Bull Lea"
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294:Keeneland Race Course
498:Santa Anita Handicap
880:Bloodstock Breeding
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557:inductee; won 1962
255:Lexington, Kentucky
243:Lexington, Kentucky
923:www.bloodlines.net
847:"Bull Lea (horse)"
617:
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267:Warren Wright, Sr.
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760:Thankful Blossom
684:Maid of the Mint
513:Everglades Stakes
511:(1954–1958): won
486:Arlington Classic
476:Santa Anita Derby
394:Blue Grass Stakes
384:(1944): won 1947
335:Bull Lea entered
298:Blue Grass Stakes
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181:Blue Grass Stakes
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589:Preakness Stakes
478:, Kentucky Derby
402:Preakness Stakes
398:American Classic
317:Widener Handicap
310:Preakness Stakes
287:Champagne Stakes
191:Widener Handicap
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271:Frank J. Kearns
261:and out of the
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153:Frank J. Kearns
134:Coldstream Farm
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854:. Retrieved
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827:. Retrieved
823:the original
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801:. Retrieved
797:
737:Merry Dance
706:Rose Leaves
668:Plucky Liege
608:
594:Silver Spoon
587:(1953): won
578:
577:
551:Flaming Page
532:
531:
503:Real Delight
482:Mark-Ye-Well
357:
341:Calumet Farm
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235:Calumet Farm
224:Thoroughbred
219:
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143:Calumet Farm
104:(1964-06-16)
724:Mavourneen
699:Comic Song
689:Concertina
572:Gate Dancer
533:Damsire of:
339:in 1940 at
323:Stud record
59:Rose Leaves
944:Categories
898:Equineline
829:2007-08-10
777:References
656:Bay Ronald
641:Flying Fox
526:Iron Liege
459:inductee;
369:inductee;
249:Background
175:Major wins
162:27: 10–7–3
91:1935-03-11
928:22 August
903:22 August
856:22 August
803:22 August
742:Colonial
693:St. Simon
673:Spearmint
561:; dam of
509:Gen. Duke
472:Hill Gail
466:Next Move
453:Bull Page
396:plus the
382:Faultless
227:racehorse
46:Grandsire
755:Frailty
745:Trenton
652:Rondeau
626:Bull Dog
613:Pedigree
567:Nijinsky
455:(1947):
433:Coaltown
420:Citation
386:Flamingo
304:for the
259:Bull Dog
220:Bull Lea
170:$ 94,825
167:Earnings
78:Stallion
40:Bull Dog
22:Bull Lea
764:Paradox
729:Cerito
678:Carbine
662:Doremi
539:Tim Tam
447:Two Lea
407:Bewitch
400:, the
390:Withers
302:bettors
283:Hopeful
149:Trainer
131:Breeder
111:Country
89: (
64:Damsire
749:Musket
714:Voter
710:Ballot
585:Fabius
198:Awards
193:(1939)
188:(1938)
183:(1938)
159:Record
121:Colour
84:Foaled
68:Ballot
647:Amie
631:Teddy
363:Armed
139:Owner
125:Brown
50:Teddy
930:2020
905:2020
858:2020
805:2020
636:Ajax
623:Sire
545:Idun
392:and
337:stud
285:and
263:mare
231:sire
99:Died
36:Sire
704:Dam
241:in
74:Sex
56:Dam
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