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MEDAGLIA D’ORO (KY)

Foaled April 11, 1999

El Prado (IRE) – Cappucino Bay, by Bailjumper

Bred by Albert Bell & Joyce Bell

After the Finish Line and ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption painted with Medaglia d’Oro at Darley Stallions at Jonabell on July 9, 2024. He entered stud in 2005 at Hill 'n' Dale Farms, in 2006 he stood at Stonewall Farm, and in 2010 he continues stud duties at Darley in KY. He shuttles to Darley Australia for stud duties. His stud fee is $75,000. Medaglia d’Oro painted in the silk colors his jockey wore when he raced. Thank you to his groom for helping us.

Medaglia d’Oro was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Robert Frankel. U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Jockey Jerry Bailey was aboard for owner Edmund Gann. Medaglia d’Oro had a very successful racing career. He raced from December 2001-March 2004 at Nad Al Sheba, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Del Mar, Saratoga, Oaklawn Park, Arlington, Pimlico, Aqueduct and Turfway Park.

Career Statistics

Starts  17    Firsts  8   Seconds  7   Thirds  0   Lifetime Earnings  $5,754,720

At 3: 1st Travers S.(G1), San Felipe S.(G2), Jim Dandy S.(G2); 2nd Wood Memorial S.(G1), Belmont S.(G1), Breeders' Cup Classic(G1)
At 4: 1st Whitney H.(G1), Strub S.(G2), Oaklawn H.(G2)

2nd Pacific Classic S.(G1), Breeders' Cup Classic(G1)
At 5: 1st Donn H.(G1)

2nd Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1)

Fun Facts:

Medaglia d’Oro is the leading active North American sire by worldwide Stakes winners.

After a brief rest, Medaglia d'Oro returned to racing in August 2002 to win the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course by 13 ¾ lengths under jockey Jerry Bailey, who would ride him in all his subsequent starts.

In May 2004, Medaglia d'Oro was sold to Richard Haisfield, who retired him to stud duty in 2005 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms for a fee of $35,000.

In 2006, Medaglia d'Oro was moved to Audrey Haisfield's newly completed Stonewall Stallions, where he stood through 2009. His fee increased to $40,000 in 2007, then $60,000 in 2009

Starting in the summer of 2010, Medaglia d'Oro has been shuttled to Australia for the southern hemisphere's breeding season. His first Australian crop was only moderately successful, but his second Australian crop included Vancouver, who won the Golden Slipper Stakes and was named Australia's champion two-year-old of 2014–5. For the 2015 season in Australia, his fee increased to A$110,000.

In 2016, his fee in North America was increased to $150,000 live foal. One of the mares bred to him was 2009 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year.

Medaglia d'Oro had seven GI winners in 2017: among American stallions, only Danzig, Mr. Prospector and Storm Cat have ever had as many. With two winners at the 2017 Breeders' Cup, Darley raised his stud fee to $250,000.

His progeny includes Rachel Alexandra, two-time champion filly Songbird and two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year, Golden Sixty.

Photo credit: Carson Blevins