Go Marching

Go Marching
SirePrincequillo
GrandsirePrince Rose
DamLeallah
DamsireNasrullah
SexStallion
Foaled1965
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederCharlton Clay
OwnerWarner L. Jones Jr. (syndicate)
TrainerHoratio Luro
Record20: 10-6-0
EarningsUS$129,886
Major wins
Bernard Baruch Handicap (1968)
Canadian Turf Handicap (1969)
Brandywine Turf Handicap (1969)
Appleton Handicap (1969)

Go Marching (1965 – August 10, 1994) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was sired by the outstanding Champion sire Princequillo and out of the Champion racemare, Leallah.[1] Bred by Charlton Clay at his Marchmont Farm near Paris, Kentucky, Go Marching was sold to Warner L. Jones Jr. as an unnamed two-year-old colt in a May 1967 Fasig-Tipton sale at Belmont Park for a record price of $210,000.[2]

Race career

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Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Horatio Luro, at age three Go Marching won the first race of his career on March 7, 1968, at Florida's Gulfstream Park when he ran on turf for the first time.[3] He went on to win the Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York[4] and then had his best year at age four in 1969 when his wins included the Canadian Turf Handicap[5] and the Appleton Handicap at Gulfstream Park.[6]

Breeding career

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Go Marching stood for his owner in Kentucky until age eleven. He was then sent to a breeding farm in France where he remained until age fourteen after which he was purchased by breeders who brought him to stand in Japan where he died on August 10, 1994.[7] Overall, Go Marching met with modest success as a sire.[8]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Go Marching
Sire
Princequillo
Prince Rose Rose Prince Prince Palatine
Eglantine
Indolence Gay Crusader
Barrier
Cosquilla Papyrus Tracery
Miss Matty
Quick Thought White Eagle
Mindful
Dam
Leallah
Nasrullah Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Mumtaz Begum Blenheim
Mumtaz Mahal
Lea Lark Bull Lea Bull Dog
Rose Leaves
Colosseum Ariel
Arena

References

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  1. ^ Go Marching's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. ^ New York Times - May 16, 1967
  3. ^ The Meriden, Connecticut Morning Record - March 8, 1968
  4. ^ The Newburg, New York Evening News - August 7, 1968
  5. ^ The Charleston, South Carolina News and Courier - March 16, 1969
  6. ^ New York Times - March 06, 1969
  7. ^ Staff. "Go Marching". Japan Race Horse Registry. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. ^ Go Marching's progeny