Raja Baba
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| Raja Baba | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bold Ruler |
| Grandsire | Nasrullah |
| Dam | Missy Baba |
| Damsire | My Babu |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Michael G. Phipps |
| Owner | Michael G. Phipps |
| Trainer | Del W. Carroll |
| Record | 41: 7-12-9 |
| Earnings | US$123,287 |
| Major wins | |
| Alligator Handicap (1970) Francis Scott Key Stakes (1971) Delaware Valley Handicap (1971) | |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1980) | |
| Honours | |
| Raja Baba Purse at Aqueduct Racetrack | |
Raja Baba (April 5, 1968 – October 9, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the 1980 Champion sire in North America.
Raja Baba was sired by Bold Ruler, the leading sire in North America eight times and a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee. His dam was Missy Baba, a daughter of My Babu, a winner of the British Classic 2,000 Guineas Stakes in 1948 who became the influential sire of forty-seven stakes winners and a damsire sire of ninety-five winners.
Raja Baba was bred and raced by Michael G. Phipps, the son of Ogden Phipps.
Racing career
As a three-year-old, he won the Francis Scott Key Stakes at Bowie Race Course[1] followed a week later by a division of the Delaware Valley Handicap at Garden State Park.[2] At age four, Raja Baba won the Bold Ruler Purse at Delaware Park Racetrack[3] and finished second in the Phoenix Handicap at Keeneland, the Japan Racing Association Handicap at Laurel Park, and the Garrison Handicap at Liberty Bell Park Racetrack.