Pioneerof the Nile | |
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Sire | Empire Maker |
Grandsire | Unbridled |
Dam | Star of Goshen |
Damsire | Lord at War |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | May 5, 2006 |
Died | March 18, 2019 WinStar Farm Versailles, Kentucky | (aged 12)
Country | United States |
Color | Dark Bay/Brown |
Breeder | Zayat Stables |
Owner | Zayat Stables |
Trainer | Bob Baffert |
Record | 10: 5–1–1 |
Earnings | US$1,634,200 |
Major wins | |
CashCall Futurity (2008) Robert B. Lewis Stakes (2009) San Felipe Stakes (2009) Santa Anita Derby (2009) American Classic Race placing: Kentucky Derby 2nd (2009) |
Pioneerof the Nile (May 5, 2006 – March 18, 2019) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and sired the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, as well as 2016 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Classic Empire.