Medaglia d’Oro

$75,000 B/Br 1999 16.2HH (1.68M)
El Prado – Cappucino Bay (Bailjumper)
Stands and nurses. Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky

26 career G1 winners. The leading active North American sire by worldwide Stakes winners.

The all-time leading sire of Black Type winners at Saratoga.

His 11% career Graded Stakes horses from starters is the best of any stallion under $100k.

A $1.1 million yearling in 2023 brings his career total to 55 million-dollar sales horses.

2023 three-year-olds led by G1 filly Go With Gusto and TDN Rising Stars Tuscan Gold and Nash.

News

In the news

Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch him go: see him at his best

Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, 24 Aug 2002
Whitney H (G1), 9f, Saratoga, 02 Aug 2003
Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, 08 April 2002

Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

Golden Sixty
Hong Kong Mile (G1), 8f, Sha Tin, 13 Dec 2020
Cambier Parc
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S (G1), 9f, Keeneland, 12 Oct 2019
Flit
Thousand Guineas (G1), 8f, Caulfield, 12 Oct 2019
Higher Power
Pacific Classic S (G1), 10f, Del Mar, 17 Aug 2019
Cambier Parc
Del Mar Oaks (G1), 9f, Del Mar, 17 Aug 2019
Crown Prosecutor
New Zealand Derby (G1), 12f, Ellerslie, 02 Mar 2019

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Pedigree

MEDAGLIA D'ORO

EL PRADO

SADLER'S WELLS

NORTHERN DANCER

NEARCTIC

NATALMA

FAIRY BRIDGE

BOLD REASON

SPECIAL

LADY CAPULET

SIR IVOR

SIR GAYLORD

ATTICA

CAP AND BELLS

TOM FOOL

GHAZNI

CAPPUCINO BAY

BAILJUMPER

DAMASCUS

SWORD DANCER

KERALA

COURT CIRCUIT

ROYAL VALE

CYCLE

DUBBED IN

SILENT SCREEN

PRINCE JOHN

PRAYER BELL

SOCIETY SINGER

RESTLESS WIND

SOCIAL POSITION

By EL PRADO (1989) Champion two-year-old in Ireland, National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,027 foals aged three and up, including MEDAGLIA D’ORO, ARTIE SCHILLER, ASI SIEMPRE, BORREGO, KITTEN’S JOY, PADDY O’PRADO, SPANISH MOON, etc.

1st dam: CAPPUCINO BAY by Bailjumper. 5 wins (5½f-8½f) at 2 to 4, Mercer Girls S, 3rd Vallejo S. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners:

MEDAGLIA D’ORO (c El Prado) 8 wins (6f-10f), 3 to 5, Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), Jim Dandy S (G2), Strub S (G2), San Felipe S (G2), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), twice, Belmont S (G1), Dubai World Cup (G1).

NAPLES BAY (f Giant’s Causeway) 5 wins (8f-8½f) at 3 to 6, Marshua’s River S (G3), Noble Damsel S (G3), 2nd Matchmaker S (G3), My Charmer H (G3). Dam of:

FIRST MINISTER (c Galileo) Prix Hocquart (G3).

FLOWERING PEACH (f Galileo) 2 wins at 3. Dam of:

BUCHU (f Justify) Jessamine S (G2).

Expresso Bay (g Metfield) 11 wins (8f-9f) at 3 to 7, 2nd Paradise Mile H.

2nd dam: DUBBED IN by Silent Screen. 6 wins at 4 to 6. Dam of 3 winners:

MAHARESRED (g Maheras) 7 wins at 2 to 5, Hopeful H, Joe Gottstein Futurity.

3rd dam: Society Singer by Restless Wind. Unraced. Dam of 2 winners:

VOICE OVER (f Silent Screen) 2 wins. Dam of:

TRAVELLING MUSIC (c Spring Double) Sapling S (G1), Boardwalk S. Sire.

LOGO (f P. R. Man) 2 wins at 2. Dam of: MISTIC (c North Tower) Clasico Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos (G1), 2nd Clasico Derby Nacional (G1). Sire; WHY BE NORMAL (f Spring Double) Princess Rooney S, 3rd Molly Pitcher H (G2).

Screened (f Alydar) Unraced. Dam of: FARMONTHEFREEWAY (g Talc) Best Turn S (G3). Third dam of: WOULDNT IT BE NICE (g Choisir) Concorde S (G3).

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Two 1 - 1 - $4,120
Three 9 4 3 - $2,260,600
Four 5 3 2 - $1,990,000
Five 2 1 1 - $1,500,000
Total 17 8 7 - $5,754,720

At 3

1st
Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, beating Repent, Nothing Flat, Like A Hero, Puzzlement, Quest, Gold Dollar, Saint Marden, Shah Jehan.
1st
San Felipe S (G2), 8½f, Santa Anita Park, beating U S S Tinosa, Siphonic, Tracemark.
1st
Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, by 13½l, beating Gold Dollar, Essence Of Dubai.
2nd
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Arlington Park, to Volponi.
2nd
Wood Memorial S (G1), 9f, Aqueduct, to Buddha.
2nd
Belmont S (G1), 12f, Belmont Park, to Sarava.

At 4

1st
Whitney H (G1), 9f, Saratoga, beating Volponi, Evening Attire, Puzzlement, Saarland, Proud Citizen.
1st
Strub S (G2), 9f, Santa Anita Park, by 7l, beating Olmodavor, Tracemark, Easy Grades, Pass Rush, Castle Gandolfo.
1st
Oaklawn H (G2), 9f, Oaklawn Park, beating Slider, Kudos, Crafty Shaw, Gold Tango.
2nd
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Santa Anita Park, to Pleasantly Perfect.
2nd
Pacific Classic S (G1), 10f, Del Mar, to Candy Ride.

At 5

1st
Donn H (G1), 9f, Gulfstream Park, by 4¾l, beating Seattle Fitz, Funny Cide, Puzzlement, The Judge Sez Who, Country Be Gold, Predawn Raid, Bowman's Band.
2nd
Dubai World Cup (G1), 10f, Nad Al Sheba, to Pleasantly Perfect.

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Medaglia d’Oro’s progeny at the races