# Colonel John

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{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Colonel John
| image = 
| caption = Colonel-John at the 134th [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby)
| sire = [Tiznow](/source/Tiznow)
| grandsire = Cee's Tizzy
| dam = Sweet Damsel
| damsire = [Turkoman](/source/Turkoman_(horse))
| sex = [Stallion](/source/Stallion)
| foaled = 2005
| country =  United States 
| colour = [Bay](/source/Bay_(horse))
| breeder = [WinStar Farm](/source/WinStar_Farm)
| owner = WinStar Farm
| trainer = [Eoin G. Harty](/source/Eoin_G._Harty)
| record = 15: 6-3-1
| earnings = $1,779,012
| race = [Real Quiet Stakes](/source/Real_Quiet_Stakes) (2007)<br>[Sham Stakes](/source/Sham_Stakes) (2008)<br>[Santa Anita Derby](/source/Santa_Anita_Derby) (2008)<br> [Travers Stakes](/source/Travers_Stakes) (2008)<br>[Wickerr Stakes](/source/Wickerr_Stakes) (2009)
|awards = 
|honours =  
|updated= 
}}
'''Colonel John''' (foaled March 4, 2005 in [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky)) is an American [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/racehorse) who won the 2008 [Santa Anita Derby](/source/Santa_Anita_Derby) and [Travers Stakes](/source/Travers_Stakes).

==Background==
Bred and raced by [WinStar Farm](/source/WinStar_Farm), Colonel John was sired by [Tiznow](/source/Tiznow), the 2000 U.S. [Horse of the Year](/source/American_Horse_of_the_Year) and a two-time winner of the [Breeders' Cup Classic](/source/Breeders'_Cup_Classic). His dam is Sweet Damsel, a daughter of [Turkoman](/source/Turkoman_(horse)), the 1986 [American Champion Older Male Horse](/source/American_Champion_Older_Male_Horse), who was a son of [U.S. Racing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame) inductee [Alydar](/source/Alydar). Colonel John was trained by [Eoin Harty](/source/Eoin_G._Harty). Colonel John is named for a service member who helped Bill Casner and his wife after their daughter was killed in the [2002 Bali bombings](/source/2002_Bali_bombings), and not after the paternal grandfather on [7th Heaven](/source/7th_Heaven_(TV_series)).

==Racing career==
In 2008, Colonel John won the [Sham Stakes](/source/Sham_Stakes) and the [Grade I](/source/Graded_stakes_race) [Santa Anita Derby](/source/Santa_Anita_Derby). His performances in these races made him an early favorite for the 2008 [U.S. Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing) series, despite his racing experience consisting of only races on [Cushion Track](/source/Cushion_Track) synthetic dirt. Ultimately, Colonel John finished 6th in the [2008 Kentucky Derby](/source/2008_Kentucky_Derby). In July, he finished third in the [Swaps Stakes](/source/Swaps_Stakes) to Tres Barrachos and Two Step Salsa. In August, Colonel John won the [Travers Stakes](/source/Travers_Stakes) by a nose over Mambo in Seattle and other well-regarded contenders such as [Pyro](/source/Pyro_(horse)), [Harlem Rocker](/source/Harlem_Rocker), and [Macho Again](/source/Macho_Again) in a time of 2:03.20.

Colonel John was a finalist for the [Eclipse Award](/source/Eclipse_Award)'s [American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse](/source/American_Champion_Three-Year-Old_Male_Horse) for 2008.

After not racing since December 2008, he came back on July 31, 2009, to win the Wickerr Stakes at one mile over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course at [Del Mar Racetrack](/source/Del_Mar_Racetrack) ridden by [Garrett Gomez](/source/Garrett_Gomez). He then ran 5th in the Pacific Classic Stakes to the upset winner Richard's Kid. He also was entered in the Goodwood Stakes and ran second by a neck to Gitano Hernado. Colonel John closed out his career in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic by running 5th to [Zenyatta](/source/Zenyatta).

==Stud career==
Colonel John retired to stand at stud at WinStar Farm near Versailles for an initial fee of $15,000. He proved a moderately successful sire, with several stakes winners including Airoforce, Cocked and Loaded, and Dalmore. In September 2016, he was sold to the Korea Thoroughbred Breeders Association for an undisclosed price. He stood stud in Jeju-do, [Korea](/source/Korea) beginning in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colonel John Sold, to Stand in Korea in 2017|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/215414/colonel-john-sold-to-stand-in-korea-in-2017|website=bloodhorse.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref>

Colonel John is the damsire of [2024 Kentucky Derby](/source/2024_Kentucky_Derby) winner [Mystik Dan](/source/Mystik_Dan).

===Notable progeny===

''c = [colt](/source/colt_(horse)), f = [filly](/source/filly), g = [gelding](/source/gelding)''

{| border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| width="35px" | '''Foaled'''
| width="120px" | '''Name'''
| width="35px" | '''Sex'''
| width="510px" | '''Major Wins'''
|-
| 2011
| Concave
| f
| 2013 [Sorrento Stakes](/source/Sorrento_Stakes)
|-
| 2011
| Southern Honey
| f
| 2014 [Winning Colors Stakes](/source/Winning_Colors_Stakes)
|-
| 2013
| Airoforce
| c
| 2015 [Bourbon Stakes](/source/Bourbon_Stakes), [Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes](/source/Kentucky_Jockey_Club_Stakes)
|-
| 2013
| Cocked and Loaded
| c
| 2015 [Iroquois Stakes](/source/Iroquois_Stakes_(Churchill_Downs)) 
|-
| 2013
| Dalmore
| c
| 2016 [Affirmed Stakes](/source/Affirmed_Stakes_(LATC))
|-
| 2014
| Colonelsdarktemper
| c
| 2017 [West Virginia Derby](/source/West_Virginia_Derby)
|-
| 2014
| La Coronel
| f
| 2016 [Jessamine Stakes](/source/Jessamine_Stakes), 2017 [Appalachian Stakes](/source/Appalachian_Stakes), [Edgewood Stakes](/source/Edgewood_Stakes), [Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Challenge_Cup_Stakes)
|-
| 2015
| Gentle Ruler
| f
| 2019 & 2020 [Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes](/source/Robert_G._Dick_Memorial_Stakes), 2019 [Dowager Stakes](/source/Dowager_Stakes)
|-
| 2015
| Mirth
| f
| 2019 [Rodeo Drive Stakes](/source/Rodeo_Drive_Stakes)
|-
| 2015
| Texas Wedge
| c
| 2020 [Joe Hernandez Stakes](/source/Joe_Hernandez_Stakes)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/videos/687 Video at kentuckyderby.com of Colonel John winning the 2007 Real Quiet Stakes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520045217/http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/videos/687 |date=2008-05-20 }}

Category:2005 racehorse births
Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Category:Racehorses trained in the United States
Category:Thoroughbred family 5-i
Category:Godolphin Arabian sire line

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