Highland Falls
NEW in 2026
Brilliant four-length winner of the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, like his sire Curlin, running a 104 Beyer and beating three G1 winners.
Runner-up by a length to Sierra Leone in the G1 Whitney, running a 107 Beyer and beating G1 winners Fierceness and White Abarrio.
Curlin’s only G1-winning son out of a multiple G1-winning mare, his dam is G1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff and G1 Acorn winner Round Pond.
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Three | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $126,260 |
| Four | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | $1,135,800 |
| Five | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $370,600 |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | $1,632,660 |
At 3
- 1st
- Allowance, 8½f, Churchill Downs, by 2l.
- 1st
- Maiden special weight, 8f, Ellis Park.
At 4
- 1st
- Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 10f, Saratoga, by 4l, beating Pyrenees, Disarm, Tapit Trice, Arthur’s Ride, Bright Future, Kuchar.
- 1st
- Blame S (G3), 9f, Churchill Downs, beating Cagliostro, Dreamlike, Trademark, Frosted Departure, War Campaign, Last Samurai.
- 1st
- Allowance, 8½f, Fair Grounds, beating El Oriente, Runway Magic, Monaasib.
- 2nd
- Oaklawn H (G2), 9f, Oaklawn Park, to Skippylongstocking, beating Red Route One, Reincarnate, Magic Tap, Last Samurai, Octane, County Final, Instant Coffee, Double Crown.
- 2nd
- Monmouth Cup (G3), Monmouth, 9f, to Tapit Trice, beating Counterspy, Khozeiress, Kuchar, Far Mo Power, Stage Raider.
- 4th
- Santa Anita H (G1), Santa Anita, 10f, to Newgate, Subsanador, Reincarnate, beating Mixto, Newgrange, Salesman.
At 5
- 1st
- Allowance, 8f, Belmont At The Big A, by 5½l, beating Castle Chaos, General Banker.
- 2nd
- Whitney S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, to Sierra Leone, beating Disarm, White Abarrio, Fierceness, Post Time, Skippylongstocking, Mama’s Gold.
- 3rd
- Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 10f, Saratoga, to Antiquarian, Sierra Leone, beating White Abarrio, Disarm, Contrary Thinking, Phileas Fogg.
Watch him go
Pedigree
| HIGHLAND FALLS | CURLIN | SMART STRIKE | MR. PROSPECTOR | RAISE A NATIVE |
| GOLD DIGGER | ||||
| CLASSY ‘N SMART | SMARTEN | |||
| NO CLASS | ||||
| SHERRIFF’S DEPUTY | DEPUTY MINISTER | VICE REGENT | ||
| MINT COPY | ||||
| BARBARIKA | BATES MOTEL | |||
| WAR EXCHANGE | ||||
| ROUND POND | AWESOME AGAIN | DEPUTY MINISTER | VICE REGENT | |
| MINT COPY | ||||
| PRIMAL FORCE | BLUSHING GROOM | |||
| PRIME PROSPECT | ||||
| GIFT OF DANCE | TREMPOLINO | SHARPEN UP | ||
| TREPHINE | ||||
| CORAL DANCE | GREEN DANCER | |||
| CARVINIA |
By CURLIN (2004) Dubai World Cup (G1), Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Preakness S (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), etc. Sire of 1,344 foals aged three and up, including HIGHLAND FALLS, CODY’S WISH, PALACE MALICE, JOURNALISM, BRIGHT FUTURE, CLAIRIERE, CONNECT, CURALINA, ELITE POWER, EXAGGERATOR, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, GOOD MAGIC, GRACE ADLER, IDEOMATIC, IDOL, KEEN ICE, KNOWN AGENDA, MALATHAAT, NEST, OBLIGATORY, OFF THE TRACKS, PARIS LIGHTS, RAGING SEA, STELLAR WIND, VINO ROSSO, etc.
1st dam: ROUND POND by Awesome Again. 7 wins (6f-9f) at 3 and 4, Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Acorn S (G1), Fantasy S (G2), Azeri S (G3), Honeybee S, 2nd Molly Pitcher H (G2), Delaware Oaks (G2), 3rd Apple Blossom H (G1), Beldame S (G1). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:
HIGHLAND FALLS (c Curlin) G1 winner, see race record.
LONG RIVER (c A. P. Indy) 5 wins (8f-10f) at 2 to 7, Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 S (G1), Evening Attire S, Time for a Change S, 2nd Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 S (G2), Excelsior S (G3), 3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Fayette S (G2). Sire.
LAKE LUCERNE (f Dubawi) 4 wins (8½f-10f) at 3 to 6, Albert M. Stall Memorial S, 2nd Marie G. Krantz Memorial S, 3rd Athenia S (G3), All Along S, Blushing K.D. S, Indiana General Assembly Distaff S.
Holland Park (g Tapit) Winner (9f) at 3, 2nd Federico Tesio S.
LONG WATER (g Elusive Quality) 2 wins (7f-8f) at 3 to 5.
Tyburn Brook (f Bernardini) Unraced. Dam of:
SPEAKER’S CORNER (c Street Sense) Carter H (G1), Gulfstream Park Mile S (G2), Fred W. Hooper S (G3), 2nd John A. Nerud S (G2), Discovery S, 3rd Metropolitan H (G1). Sire.
Knightsbridge (c Nyquist) 3rd Perryville S (G3).
Fjord (f Bernardini) Unraced. Dam of:
Wildlife (f Animal Kingdom) 2nd Dueling Grounds Oaks.
2nd dam: Gift Of Dance by Trempolino. Placed at 2 and 3. Dam of 5 winners:
ROUND POND (f Awesome Again) G1 winner, see above.
Drama Lady (f Tale of the Cat) 4 wins at 3 and 4, 3rd Vivano S.
3rd dam: Coral Dance by Green Dancer. 3 wins at 2 to 4, 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), 3rd Prix d'Aumale (G3). Dam of 8 winners:
NASR EL ARAB (c Al Nasr) Carleton F. Burke H (G1), Oak Tree Invitational H (G1), Charles H. Strub S (G1), San Juan Capistrano H (G1), Prix Hocquart (G2), La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (G3), 2nd Hollywood Invitational H (G1), 3rd Hollywood Turf Cup (G1), Prix Greffulhe (G2). Sire.
PENNEKAMP (c Bering) Champion two-year-old colt in France, 2,000 Guineas (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), Prix de la Salamandre (G1). Sire.
BLACK MINNALOUSHE (c Storm Cat) Champion three-year-old miler in Ireland, Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), St James's Palace S (G1), Blenheim S, 2nd Loughbrown S, 3rd Sussex S (G1). Sire.
SHAAL (c Lear Fan) Prix de Suresnes, 3rd Jebel Ali S.
LYRICAL DANCE (f Lear Fan) Winner at 4. Dam of:
SENZA RETE (f Barathea) Premio Torricola, 3rd Premio Archidamia.
Jaha (g Diesis) 3rd Manila S.
Stud record
Highland Falls stands his first season in 2026.
Conformation
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