Heliopolis (horse)

A sire of Champions,^[2] Heliopolis was the Leading sire in North America in 1950 and 1954. Among his best progeny were three American Champion Three-Year-Old Fillys, Grecian Queen (1953), Parlo (1954), and Berlo (1960).^[3] Parlo also earned the American Champion Older Female Horse title in 1954 and 1955.^[4] He was the sire of the very good runner and sire of Champions, Summer Tan. His other successful sons include Ace Admiral, Greek Ship, Greek Song, High Gun, the 1954 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and 1955 American Champion Older Male Horse, and the top caliber sprinter Olympia who became a foundation sire for Florida breeder, Fred W. Hooper. Heliopolis is the grandsire of Pia Star, and Pucker Up.

Heliopolis was the damsire of the 1968 Kentucky Derby winner, Forward Pass, of All Beautiful, the 1969 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year as well as Iberia who earned Kentucky Broodmare honors in 1971 and who was the dam of 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner, Hall of Fame inductee, Riva Ridge. Heliopolis was also the damsire of Marshua.

E. Dale Shaffer sold Coldstream Stud along with Heliopolis in 1951 to Henry Knight who then syndicated the stallion after which he was moved to Almahurst Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

An aging Heliopolis suffered from laminitis and in 1959 the twenty-three-year-old horse was humanely euthanized.

* Heliopolis is inbred 4S x 3D to the mare Canterbury Pilgrim, meaning that she appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Heliopolis is inbred 5S x 4S x 5D x 4D to the stallion St Simon, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via St Frusquin) and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via La Fleche) and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

• Heliopolis' pedigree and partial racing stats