No Class (horse)
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No Class was a Canadian
Hall of Fame
Thoroughbred
racehorse
. Bred by Jack Hood of Stratford, Ontario
, her dam was Classy Quillo whose damsire was Princequillo
. Her sire, Nodouble
was an outstanding runner who was voted American Co-Champion Older Male Horse honors in 1969 and 1970 and was the Leading sire in North America
in 1981. No Class was purchased by Sam-Son Farms for $25,000 at the 1975 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
yearling sale.
While No Class had limited success on the track, her 1997 induction in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was in recognition of her contribution to racing as a broodmare. A winner of the 1985 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare
, she was the dam of eight foals of which seven raced. All seven were race winners, four were Canadian Champions
of which two were Hall of Fame inductees.
No Class's eight foals were:
No Class died at age nineteen in 1993.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Hall of Fame
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada....
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
. Bred by Jack Hood of Stratford, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, her dam was Classy Quillo whose damsire was Princequillo
Princequillo
Princequillo was a Thoroughbred racehorse conceived in France and born in Ireland. He is known for his performances in long-distance races and his successes as a sire.-Background:...
. Her sire, Nodouble
Nodouble
Nodouble was a two-time Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by oilman Gene Goff’s Verna Lea Farms in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he was out of the mare, Abla-Jay. Damsire Double Jay was the 1946 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and a four-time Leading broodmare sire in North America...
was an outstanding runner who was voted American Co-Champion Older Male Horse honors in 1969 and 1970 and was the Leading sire in North America
Leading sire in North America
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
in 1981. No Class was purchased by Sam-Son Farms for $25,000 at the 1975 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society is an organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada that was founded in 1906 to assist Thoroughbred horse breeders. Since 1982, there have been provincial divisions in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.-References:*...
yearling sale.
While No Class had limited success on the track, her 1997 induction in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was in recognition of her contribution to racing as a broodmare. A winner of the 1985 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare
The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is a lifetime achievement award given annually to a top broodmare in Canada....
, she was the dam of eight foals of which seven raced. All seven were race winners, four were Canadian Champions
Sovereign Award
The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Year....
of which two were Hall of Fame inductees.
No Class's eight foals were:
- Classic Cannonade (b. 1980) - sire CannonadeCannonadeFor the cannon see CarronadeCannonade was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1974 Kentucky Derby. Owned and bred by prominent businessman John M. Olin, Cannonade was foaled at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky...
: stakes winner - Classy 'n SmartClassy 'n SmartClassy 'n Smart was a Canadian Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Sam-Son Farm, she made nine career starts, winning five and running second in three others. Although she was voted the 1984 Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, her true legacy is as a Champion broodmare....
(b. 1981) - sire SmartenSmartenSmarten was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Maryland by Jim and Eleanor Ryan and raced under their Ryehill Farm banner, he had a record of 27: 11-8-2 with career earnings of $716,426.-Early career:...
: Canadian Horse Racing Hall of FameCanadian Horse Racing Hall of FameThe Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada....
; dam of Smart StrikeSmart StrikeSmart Strike is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. The son of the Champion sire, Mr. Prospector, and out of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare Classy 'n Smart, Smart Strike is a half-brother to 1991 Canadian Triple Crown champion Dance Smartly.Owned and bred by Sam-Son Farm, on the...
and of Canadian and United States Hall of Fame superfilly, Dance SmartlyDance SmartlyDance Smartly was a Champion Thoroughbred Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race.Bred in Ontario by Sam-Son Farm, the bay mare... - Grey ClassicGrey ClassicGrey Classic was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.Bred and raced by Ernie L. Samuel's Sam-Son Farm of Milton, Ontario, Grey Classic was conditioned for racing by Olympic equestrian Gold Medalist and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Day.Ridden by Irwin Driedger, as a...
(b. 1983) - sire Grey Dawn : won Cup and Saucer StakesCup and Saucer StakesThe Cup and Saucer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old horses foaled in Canada, it is currently run at a distance of 11/16 miles on turf. The race was known as Mrs...
, Coronation Futurity StakesCoronation Futurity StakesThe Coronation Futurity Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old horses foaled in Canada. It is run annually in early November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario at a distance of 1 1/8 miles on dirt...
; Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Male HorseSovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male HorseThe Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Coltis a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 2-Year-Old male Thoroughbred horse competing in Canada.Past winners: -References:*... - Regal ClassicRegal ClassicRegal Classic is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Sam-Son Farm, he was by the highly successful sire, Vice Regent and out of Sam-Son Farm's foundation mare, No Class...
(b. 1985) - sire Vice Regent : Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse; career earnings of $1,456,584 - Sky ClassicSky ClassicSky Classic is a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. A son of U.K. Triple Crown champion Nijinsky, in 1989 Sky Classic won the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse in Canada but injuries kept him out for the most of the 1990 racing season.Back racing on grass in 1991, Sky...
(b. 1987) - sire NijinskyNijinsky IIThe racehorse Nijinsky was one of the greatest horses in Thoroughbred horse-racing history. He won the U.K. Triple Crown of racing. Retired to stud he became the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland and the Leading broodmare sire in North America.He was bred at E. P...
: Three-time Canadian Sovereign AwardSovereign AwardThe Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Year....
winner and American Champion Male Turf Horse, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, career earnings of $3,320,398 - Classic Slew (b. 1988) an unraced daughter of U.S. Triple Crown winnerUnited States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred RacingIn the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
, Seattle SlewSeattle SlewSeattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S... - Classic Reign (b. 1989) - sire Vice Regent : multiple stakes winner, including stakes record time in the Canadian Maturity StakesCanadian Maturity StakesThe Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1953, the race was restricted to four-year-old horses bred in Canada...
- Always A Classic (b. 1993) - sire Deputy MinisterDeputy Minister (horse)Deputy Minister was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred horse racing Champion. At age two, he won eight out of his nine starts and was voted the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse Award winner as North American Champion 2-Yr-Old, and was also voted Canada's Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year...
: won U.S. G1 Turf Classic Stakes
No Class died at age nineteen in 1993.