Drumtop
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| Drumtop | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Round Table |
| Grandsire | Princequillo |
| Dam | Zona |
| Damsire | Nasrullah |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs. George G. Proskauer |
| Owner | James B. Moseley |
| Trainer | Roger Laurin |
| Record | 44: 17-9-3 |
| Earnings | US$493,738 |
| Major wins | |
| Princeton Handicap (1969) New York Handicap (1969) Canadian International Championship Stakes (1970) Columbiana Handicap (1970) Edgemere Handicap (1970, 1971) Camden Handicap (1971) Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1971) Palm Beach Handicap (1971) Bowling Green Handicap (1971) | |
| Honours | |
| Drumtop Handicap at Belmont Park | |
Drumtop (1966–1983) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing mare purchased as a yearling for $47,000 who won close to half a million dollars in racing against both females and males.
Racing career
[edit]In 1971 Drumtop broke three track records:
- Hialeah Park: 12FT 2:26.4/5, February 27, 1971. [1]
- Garden State Park: 10FT 1:59.4/5, May 15, 1971. [2]
- Belmont Park: 12FT 2:25 2/5, June 12, 1971. [3]
Breeding record
[edit]When her racing career ended, Drumtop was a broodmare at Rokeby Farm in Upperville, Virginia She produced nine foals that raced of which three were stakes race winners. Drumtop's son Topsider, sired by Northern Dancer, set a new track record for 6½ furlongs at Saratoga Race Course. Topsider became a very good sire of Champions whose offspring won more than $18 million.
Drumtop died in foaling on March 4, 1983, at Rokeby Farm, Virginia.
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Round Table | Princequillo | Prince Rose | Rose Prince |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indolence | |||
| Cosquilla | Papyrus | ||
| Quick Thoughts | |||
| Knight's Daughter | Sir Cosmo | The Boss | |
| Ayn Hali | |||
| Feola | Friar Marcus | ||
| Aloe | |||
| Dam Zonah | Nasrullah | Nearco | Pharos |
| Nogara | |||
| Mumtaz Begum | Blenheim | ||
| Mumtaz Mahal | |||
| Gambetta | My Babu | Djebel | |
| Perfume | |||
| Rough Shod | Gold Bridge | ||
| Dalmary |