Baldski
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| Baldski | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nijinsky |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Too Bald |
| Damsire | Bald Eagle |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 15 May 1974 |
| Died | 10 August 1993 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Color | Dark bay or brown |
| Breeder | Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard |
| Owner | Cashman E C |
| Record | 27: 7-3-3 |
| Earnings | $103,214 |
| Major wins | |
| Gold Coast Handicap (1977) | |
Baldski (15 May 1974–10 August 1993) was an American-bred thoroughbred racehorse and a Brilliant/Intermediate Chef-de-race.[1]
Baldski was a dark bay or brown stallion, 16 hands tall, with well-built hindquarters but a slim front end. He was bred by Jane Engelhard, recorded as Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard on papers after her late husband.[1] He was considered well-bred.[2]
Too Bald, Baldski's dam, was Broodmare of the Year and considered a top-class broodmare.[2] Baldski was her fifth foal.[3] She also produced Exceller, a multiple G1 winner and Hall of Fame member, and Capote, the 1986 American Champion Two-Year-Old Male and a notable sire.[4]
Nijinsky, Baldski's sire, was a top-class racehorse, winning the English Triple Crown and achieving a Timeform rating of 138, and a top-class sire, being named a Chef-de-race and being on leading sire lists in at least three countries.[5]
Baldski was sold in the 1975 Keeneland July yearling sale, being purchased for $75,000 by Eugene Cashman.[1]
Race career
Baldski had a lacklustre racing career. He won 7 of 27 starts, with his only stakes win being in a minor event at Calder, the Gold Coast Handicap. He also finished second the Grade 2 Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Gold Cup Handicap and Grade 3 Ak-Sar-Ben President's Cup Handicap. In the Daily Racing Form's 1977 Free Handicap for American three-year-old males, he was rated at 114 pounds.[1][2] Baldski raced from 1977 to 1979.[6]