Red God (15 February 1954 – 8 February 1979) was a

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foaled in

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who competed in

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and the United States but who is best known as the sire of

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, who like his sire was a champion miler and who prominent turfman Edward L. Bowen calls one of the great international sires of the 20th century.

Racing career

At age two, Red God won the Richmond Stakes at

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and was second in the Champagne Stakes at

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after which he was brought back to the United States with plans to enter him in the American Triple Crown series. He won his American debut but was injured and out of racing for the rest of 1957. He returned to the track in 1958, with his best result a win in the Roseben Handicap at

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Stud record

Retired from racing, in 1960 Red God was sent to stand at Loughtown

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in County Kildare,

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. Here he sired 10 stakes winners for 13 stakes wins with over £1 million in earnings.Biggar, Allan, (ed.), The Stallion Review, 1977

References

* Bowen, Edward L. '' Legacies of the Turf'' (2003)

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