# Brian's Time

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**Brian's Time** (May 28, 1985 - April 4, 2013) was an American [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/Horse_racing). He was sired by [Roberto](/source/Roberto_(horse)) by breeder Joan Phillips. Brian's Time was a grade one stakes-winning millionaire who is probably most remembered for his win in the [Florida Derby](/source/Florida_Derby) and a solid runner-up finish to Dual Classic winner [Risen Star](/source/Risen_Star) in the 1988 [Preakness Stakes](/source/Preakness_Stakes).[1] He later became a very successful breeding stallion in Japan.

## Early career

Brian's Time was a late bloomer and raced only twice as a two-year-old, breaking his maiden in his second attempt. The Roberto colt placed second at [Gulfstream Park](/source/Gulfstream_Park) in a very strong field of sophomores in an allowance race in the winter of his three-year-old season, so his trainer, [John M. Veitch](/source/John_M._Veitch), gave him a shot in the grade two [Fountain of Youth Stakes](/source/Fountain_of_Youth_Stakes). In that race, he faced stakes winners and colts that had won three to five previous starts. He finished fourth, but came back to race in a grade one [Florida Derby](/source/Florida_Derby) against ten other three-year-old colts. He won against stiff competition, including [Forty Niner](/source/Forty_Niner_(horse)) and Notebook. Three weeks after the Florida Derby, Brian's Time placed third in the [Jim Beam Stakes](/source/Lane's_End_Stakes) at [Turfway Park](/source/Turfway_Park) in Florence, Kentucky.

His trainer and his owner, Joan Phillips, were encouraged by his Florida Derby finish and decided to enter him in the 114th [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) in 1988. In that race, Brian's Time broke poorly and was badly outrun going into the first turn, being bumped several times in close quarters. He was dead last in the field of 17 and was forced widest of seven around the first turn. Coming out of the far turn at [Churchill Downs](/source/Churchill_Downs), Brian's Time closed from seventeenth to sixth. Filly Winning Colors won that day.

## Preakness Stakes

John Veitch could not dismiss his colt and his ability because of the way that he closed strongly at the end of the Derby. He also had three very good excuses as to why he got behind so early (the poor break, being bumped, and going very wide around the turn), so Veitch decided to wheel him back in two weeks into the second jewel of the [Triple Crown](/source/United_States_Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing). The three top finishers of the Derby took most of the public support in the grade one [Preakness Stakes](/source/Preakness_Stakes) at [Pimlico Race Course](/source/Pimlico_Race_Course). Brian's Time was a lukewarm 7-1 at post time. Eight colts and the filly broke without any problems. The top two from the Derby, [Forty Niner](/source/Forty_Niner_(horse)) and [Winning Colors](/source/Winning_Colors_(horse)), shot out to the lead.

Brian's Time sat back in seventh but was much closer than he had been in any other of his prior races. Throughout the backstretch and around the far turn, Forty Niner and Winning Colors remained in front. At the top of the stretch, a menacing [Risen Star](/source/Risen_Star) squeezed by on the rail and turned the Preakness into what looked like a romp. Risen Star finished three lengths in front of Winning Colors and 23 lengths in front of Forty Niner. Under [Angel Cordero](/source/Angel_Cordero), Brian's Time closed from seventh to second, making up nine lengths in the last furlong as he passed every other horse except dual classic winner [Risen Star](/source/Risen_Star), who won by a length. Derby winner Winning Colors held on for third, Private Terms was fourth and Forty Niner faded to seventh in the field of nine.

## Later career

Later that summer, Brian's Time placed third in the [Belmont Stakes](/source/Belmont_Stakes), won the grade two [Jim Dandy Stakes](/source/Jim_Dandy_Stakes) at [Saratoga Race Course](/source/Saratoga_Race_Course) and finished third in the grade one [Travers Stakes](/source/Travers_Stakes), also at Saratoga. Late in the year, he won the grade three [Pegasus Handicap](/source/Pegasus_Stakes) run in October at [Meadowlands Racetrack](/source/Meadowlands_Racetrack) in [East Rutherford, New Jersey](/source/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey).

At age four, Brian's Time raced five times and managed three third-place finishes in the grade two [Nassau County Handicap](/source/Nassau_County_Handicap) at seven furlongs at [Belmont Park](/source/Belmont_Park), the grade two [Bernard Baruch Handicap](/source/Bernard_Baruch_Handicap) at 1 1/8 miles on the turf at [Saratoga Race Course](/source/Saratoga_Race_Course), and the grade one [Ben Ali Handicap](/source/Ben_Ali_Stakes) at [Keeneland](/source/Keeneland).

## Retirement

Brian's Time was retired after the 1989 racing season and was sold to a breeding syndicate in Japan. He was regularly one of the leading sires in that country.[2] His offspring included a triple crown winner [Narita Brian](/source/Narita_Brian) and also [Mayano Top Gun](/source/Mayano_Top_Gun), both of whom were voted [Japanese Horse of the Year](/source/Japanese_Horse_of_the_Year) back to back in 1994 and 1995, as well as Time Paradox ([Japan Cup Dirt](/source/Japan_Cup_Dirt)), [Sunny Brian](/source/Sunny_Brian) ([Japanese Derby](/source/Japanese_Derby)), [Tanino Gimlet](/source/Tanino_Gimlet) (Japanese Derby), Silk Justice ([Arima Kinen](/source/Arima_Kinen)), Dantsu Flame ([Takarazuka Kinen](/source/Takarazuka_Kinen)), Furioso ([Japan Dirt Derby](/source/Japan_Dirt_Derby)) and Phalaenopsis ([Queen Elizabeth II Cup](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Commemorative_Cup)). On April 4, 2013, Brian's Time sustained a fractured femur in a paddock accident and was euthanized, he was 28.[3]

### Major winners

*c = [colt](/source/Colt_(horse)), f = [filly](/source/Filly), g = [gelding](/source/Gelding)*

Major winners Foaled Name Sex Major Wins 1991 Brian's Roman c Sakurambo Kinen 1991 Chokai Carol m Yushun Himba 1991 Narita Brian c Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing: Satsuki Shō, Tōkyō Yūshun and Kikuka-shō; Arima Kinen, Spring Stakes, Kyodo Tsushin Hai Yonsai Stakes, Hanshin Daishōten 1992 Mayano Top Gun c Kikuka-shō, Arima Kinen, Takarazuka Kinen, Tennō Shō Spring, Hanshin Daishōten 1992 M.I.Blanc c Antares Stakes, Heian Stakes, Musashino Stakes 1994 Erimo Dandy c Nikkei Shinshun Hai, Keihan Hai 1994 Meiner Max c Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes 1994 Port Brian's c Fukushima Kinen 1994 Seiryu O c Sapporo Sansai Stakes 1994 Silk Justice c Arima Kinen 1994 Sunny Brian c Satsuki Shō, Tōkyō Yūshun 1995 Biwa Takehide c Radio Tampa Sho 1995 Brilliant Road c Niigata Daishoten 1995 Narita Luna Park m Nakayama Himba Stakes 1995 Phalaenopsis m Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup, Rose Stakes 1996 Toho Emperor c Tokyo Daishoten, Toki Daishoten, Nagoya Daishoten, Mile Championship Nambu Hai 1997 Erimo Brian c Stayers Stakes 1997 Meiner Brian c Sirius Stakes, Grand Chariot Cup, Gunma Cup 1997 Silk Prima Donna m Yushun Himba 1997 Toho Shiden c Nakayama Kimpai 1998 Big Gold c Nakayama Kimpai 1998 Dantsu Flame c Takurazuka Kinen, Arlington Cup, Niigata Daishoten 1998 Time Paradox c Japan Cup Dirt, Kawasaki Kinen, Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic, Teio Sho, Heian Stakes, Antares Stakes, Breeders Gold Cup, Hakusan Daishoten 1999 Bold Brian g Tokyo Shinbun Hai 1999 En Dehors c March Stakes, Tokai Stakes 1999 Erimo Maxim g Niigata Jump Stakes 1999 No Reason c Satsuki Sho 1999 Tanino Gimlet c Tokyo Yushun 2000 Meine Nouvelle f Flower Cup 2000 Run to the Freeze c Kyodo Tsushin Hai 2000 Silky Lagoon m Ocean Stakes 2001 Al Dragon c Nagoya Daishoten 2001 Meine Sorceress m Aichi Hai 2001 Sayonara f Empress Hai 2001 Tosen Bright c Thoroughbred Challenge Cup, Kurofune Sho, Hyogo Gold Trophy 2002 Big Planet c Arlington Cup, Kyoto Kimpai 2002 Moere Admiral c Hokkaido Nisai Yushun 2002 Nishono Nurse Call f Empress Hai 2002 Tagano Guernica c Heian Stakes 2002 Wild Wonder c Antares Stakes, Procyon Stakes, Negishi Stakes 2003 Nike Earthwork c Unicorn Stakes 2003 Tagano Bastille c Falcon Stakes 2004 Dragon Fire c Sirius Stakes 2004 Makoto Sparviero c Nippon TV Hai, Nagoya Grand Prix, Mercury Cup, March Stakes 2004 Meiner Hourglass c Sirius Stakes 2004 Furioso c Japan Dirt Derby, Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun, Teio Sho, Kawasaki Kinen, Kashiwa Kinen, Diolite Kinen, Nippon TV Hai 2004 Victory c Satsuki Shō 2005 Meiner Charles c Yayoi Sho, Keisei Hai 2006 A Shin Beatlon c Summer Champion 2007 Birdie Birdie c Unicorn Stakes, Hyogo Championship 2007 Rainbow Dahlia f Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup 2008 Laser Bullet c Tele Tama Hai Oval Sprint, Hyogo Gold Trophy 2010 Cafe Brilliant f Hanshin Himba Stakes 2013 Dantsu Prius c New Zealand Trophy

## See also

- [List of racehorses](/source/List_of_racehorses)

## References

1. [Pedigee Online, Thoroughbred Database website](http://www.pedigreequery.com/brians+time);

1. [Pedigee Online, Thoroughbred Database website](http://www.pedigreequery.com/brians+time);

1. Staff (April 4, 2013). ["Stallion Brian's Time Dies in Japan"](https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/77312/stallion-brians-time-dies-in-japan). *Bloodhorse*. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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