Mr. Prospector

Mr. Prospector (1970-1999) was a thoroughbred racehorse who won half of his 14 career starts, but whose descendants have come to dominate the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Related Topics:
1970 - 1999 - Thoroughbred - Racehorse - United States - Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

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An also-ran in the year the great Secretariat won the Triple Crown, Mr. Prospector's sire was Raise A Native, a son of Native Dancer and out of the Nashua mare, Gold Digger. A $200,000 yearling in 1971 (a pricy sum for the early 1970's), "Mr. P", as he came to be known, was trained by Jimmy Croll, a Hall of Famer who went on to train the great Holy Bull.

Related Topics:
Secretariat - Native Dancer

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Mr. Prospector managed to set track records for six furlongs (1,207 m) at Gulfstream Park and Garden State, but his racing record had little inkling of his success as a breeding sire.

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One of Mr. P's most remarkable feats was siring one winner of each of the Triple Crown races, a feat his grandson, Unbridled, has also accomplished. His Triple Crown race winners were the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, a promising young sire; 1985 Preakness winner Tank's Prospect; and 1982 Belmont winner and Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo.

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