# Colorado King

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**Colorado King** (foaled 1959) was a South African [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/Horse_racing) who also competed successfully in the [United States](/source/United_States). He was Champion Two Year Old (1961/62) and Three Year Old (1962/63) in South Africa, before being sold to race in the United States.

Conditioned in South Africa by trainer [Sydney C. Laird](/source/Sydney_C._Laird), Colorado King won ten races in including the [Cape Guineas, Cape Derby](/source/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Derby_Stakes) and the [Durban July Handicap](/source/Durban_July_Handicap). Sold to an American racing partnership led by [William R. (Fritz) Hawn](/source/William_R._Hawn), he raced under the Poltex Stable banner in [California](/source/California). There, under trainer [Wally Dunn](/source/Wally_Dunn), Colorado King won six races in 1964 including the [Hollywood Gold Cup](/source/Hollywood_Gold_Cup) in which he defeated [Native Diver](/source/Native_Diver), the [American Handicap](/source/American_Handicap) where he equalled the world record for 9 [furlongs](/source/Furlong) and the [Sunset Handicap](/source/Sunset_Handicap) at a mile and five-eighths by seven lengths. In 1965 he won only once in nine starts before being retired to [stud](/source/Horse_breeding) where he met with limited success as a [sire](/source/Father).

Racing Record Age Starts Wins 2nds 3rds At 2 7 4 3 0 At 3 8 6 0 1 At 5 17 6 0 3 At 6 9 1 0 2 41 17 3 7

## References

- [Colorado King detailed profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20070928095521/http://www.aro.co.za/aroHorseProfiles/COLORADO%20KINGSAF1959.htm)
- [Article on Colorado King by Mark Anthony at SAHorseRacing.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20070225014254/http://www.sahorseracing.com/view.asp?id=27&col=31)
- [Pedigree](https://www.pedigreequery.com/colorado+king)
- A King Of All : Won Durban July and Derby in SA. Sporting Post. April 4, [2015](https://www.sportingpost.co.za/2015/04/colorado-king-a-legenda-king-of-all/)
- Partial statistics - [equibase.com](http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=96408&registry=T&rbt=TB#completeStats)
- COAST RACE GOES TO COLORADO KING BY TWO LENGTHS. New York Times. July 19, 1964.[\[1\]](https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/19/archives/coast-race-goes-to-colorado-king-by-two-lengths-south-african-horse.html)
- Colorado King Takes Sunset Handicap by Seven Lengths. New York Times. July 26, 1964. [\[2\]](https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/28/archives/colorado-king-takes-sunset-handicap-by-seven-lengths-shoemaker.html?mtrref=www.google.co.za&gwh=B739A174002A81A5D93C365CD2343B87&gwt=pay)
- Colorado King Takes Coast Handicap and Equals World Mark for 1 1⁄8 Miles. New York Times. July 5, 1964. [\[3\]](https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/05/colorado-king-takes-coast-handicap-and-equals-world-mark-for-1-miles.html)

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