Pioneerof the Nile

Pioneerof the Nile
Pioneerof the Nile at WinStar Farm
SireEmpire Maker
GrandsireUnbridled
DamStar of Goshen
DamsireLord at War
SexStallion
FoaledMay 5, 2006
DiedMarch 18, 2019(2019-03-18) (aged 12)
WinStar Farm
Versailles, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
ColorDark Bay/Brown
BreederZayat Stables
OwnerZayat Stables
TrainerBob Baffert
Record10: 5–1–1
EarningsUS$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.