- Commander in Chief (horse)
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Commander in Chief Sire Dancing Brave Grandsire Lyphard Dam Slightly Dangerous Damsire Roberto Sex Stallion Foaled 1990 Country Great Britain Colour Bay Breeder Juddmonte Farms Owner Khalid Abdullah Trainer Henry Cecil Record 6: 5-0-1 Earnings $1,579,300 Major wins Glasgow Stakes (1993)
Epsom Derby (1993)
Irish Derby Stakes (1993)Awards European Three-Year-Old Champion Colt (1993) Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on February 3, 2007 Commander in Chief (1990–2007) was a British thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1990 by Dancing Brave out of Slightly Dangerous. His damsire was the 1972 Epsom Derby winner Roberto, and his grandsire was Lyphard, a son of Northern Dancer.
Commander in Chief won the 1993 Epsom Derby ridden by jockey Michael Kinane, and beating the odds-on favorite Tenby. He was trained by Henry Cecil. He was an ususual winner because he had not raced as a two-year-old. Furthermore, the Racing Post hadn't even included him in their list of horses for the 1993 Ten-to-Follow on the flat competition.
Commander in Chief was voted the 1993 Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champion Colt.
In winning the Derby, he achieved something that had eluded his champion sire, Dancing Brave.
Pedigree of Commander in Chief Sire
Dancing BraveLyphard Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Goofed Court Martial Barra Navajo Princess Drone Sir Gaylord Cap and Bells Olmec Pago Pago Chocolate Beau Dam
Slightly DangerousRoberto Hail to Reason Turn-To Nothirdchance Bramalea Nashua Rarelea Where You Lead Raise a Native Native Dancer Raise You Noblesse Mossborough Duke's Delight References
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- Northern Dancer bloodline
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