Arch (horse)
| Arch | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Kris S. |
| Grandsire | Roberto |
| Dam | Aurora |
| Damsire | Danzig |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1995 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Helen Alexander & Helen Groves |
| Owner | Claiborne Farm |
| Trainer | Frank L. Brothers |
| Record | 7: 5-1-0 |
| Earnings | $480,990 |
| Major wins | |
|
Super Derby (1998) Fayette Breeder’s Cup (1998) | |
| Last updated on 5/9/12 | |
Arch is a Kentucky-bred race horse and sire. Born in 1995, the son of Kris S. and Aurora by Danzig, he won the Grade 1 Super Derby and has sired many notable stakes winners.
Race career
Arch had a short but productive racing career. On his first outing during his two-year-old season, he broke his maiden by a length and a half.
Frank Brothers brought Arch back as a three-year-old in April to win an allowance race. He was then put on a four-month break to prepare for his stakes debut.
After two more allowance races (in which he came in second and first), he was entered in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Arch broke well and stalked the pace. On the second turn, he made his move and battled down the stretch with eventual Gr.2 millionaire Classic Cat. Arch won by three lengths.[1]
He was then entered the Fayette Breeders' Cup (now the Fayette Stakes) against three opponents. Arch beat Touch Gold (the previous year’s Belmont Stakes winner) by a neck in a record time of 1:53.87.[2]
In the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, Arch placed ninth in a 10-horse field that included Skip Away, Swain, Silver Charm and Victory Gallop. With Shane Sellers aboard, Arch was either second or third in each of the first four splits, but faded down the stretch.[3] After this race, Arch was retired to stand stud.[4]
Breeding career
Arch now resides at Claiborne Farm standing for a fee of US$40,000 in 2013, up from his $30,000 fee of 2012 due to the success of his progeny.[5][6] As of 2012, he has sired 38 stakes winners, with 20 of them being graded winners. Eight are Grade 1 winners, and four are champions.
Arch’s get includes Breeders' Cup Classic winner Blame, Canadian Horse of the Year Arravale, and Grade 1 winners Les Arcs, Hymn Book and Archarcharch. He is the broodmare sire of Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another and Eclipse Champion Two Year Old Colt Uncle Mo.[7]
Death
Arch, the sire of 11 grade I stakes winners, died Jan. 20 of an apparent heart attack, according to Bernie Sams, representative of Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., where the 21-year-old son of Kris S. stood at stud.
References
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/97257/claiborne-stallion-arch-dies-at-age-21