Fleet Nasrullah (USA)
May 8, 1955 – January 29, 1979
Nasrullah (IRE) x Happy Go Fleet (USA), by Count Fleet (USA)
Family 23-b
May 8, 1955 – January 29, 1979
Nasrullah (IRE) x Happy Go Fleet (USA), by Count Fleet (USA)
Family 23-b
One of the fastest sons of Nasrullah, Fleet Nasrullah was a free-wheeling front-runner who stretched out from sprints as a 5-year-old by setting a track record at 8½ furlongs, setting an American record for 9 furlongs on turf, and missing by only a head in the 10-furlong Santa Anita Handicap. Retired to stud in California, he made enough of a name for himself with his first crop to come to the races to earn a move to Kentucky but left most of his best runners behind him in the crops he had sired while in California.
Race record
29 starts, 11 wins, 7 seconds, 0 thirds, US$223,150
1957:
1959:
1960:
Honors
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Racing Hall of Fame (1988)
Assessments
Rated at 117 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1957, 9 pounds below divisional co-champion Jewel's Reward and 8 pounds below the other co-champion, Nadir.
Rated at 112 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1959, 18 pounds below co-highweights Round Table (the official champion) and Hillsdale.
Rated at 122 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1960, 7 pounds below divisional champion Bald Eagle.
As an individual
A bay horse, Fleet Nasrullah was a handsome, well-balanced animal typical of the progeny of his sire Nasrullah. He had extreme speed but was known for his nasty and eccentric disposition as well. He attacked several people during his stud career and was often kept muzzled.
As a stallion
According to statistics kept by The Jockey Club, Fleet Nasrullah sired 370 winners (62.8%) and 46 stakes winners (7.8%) from 589 named foals. He ranked among the top 10 American broodmare sires four times, reaching his peak at fourth in 1982.
Notable progeny
Convenience (USA), Eastern Fleet (USA), Gummo (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Fleet Nasrullah was bred and owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz. As a 4-year-old, Fleet Nasrullah was sold privately to Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Johnston of Old English Rancho for US$165,000. The Johnstons later turned down a US$750,000 offer from John Hertz to repurchase the horse. Fleet Nasrullah was trained by M. E. "Buster" Millerick at 2 and by J. I. Nazworthy at 4 until his sale to the Johnstons in late 1959. After the sale, Fleet Nasrullah was trained by J. Wallace. Fleet Nasrullah entered stud in 1962 at Old English Rancho. Because of unfavorable tax laws in California, he was syndicated for $1.2 million and moved to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky in the fall of 1965. He died of a heart attack on January 29, 1979, and was buried at Spendthrift.
Pedigree notes
Fleet Nasrullah is inbred 5x5 to 1906 Derby Stakes winner Spearmint and 1911 leading English sire Sundridge. His dam Happy Go Fleet is an unraced full sister to Gay Comtessa, dam of French Group 2 winner Gay Saint (by Sanctus). She is also a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Nevada P. J. (by Prince John) and to Draego (by Count Speed), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Viva La Vivi (by Royal Note) and second dam of stakes winners Witch of Salem and Viva Sec. In addition, Happy Go Fleet is a half sister to Doggone Speedy (by Count Speed), dam of multiple stakes winner Sleek and Fleet (by Ready Say Go), and to Scottish Lass (by Scotland), dam of multiple Canadian stakes winners Scottish Time (by Li'l Fella) and Silverbatim (by Verbatim) and second dam of stakes winner Verbatim's Lass.
Happy Go Fleet is out of the Bull Dog mare Draeh, a winning full sister to 1943 American co-champion juvenile male Occupy, the high-class multiple stakes winner Occupation and multiple stakes winner Preoccupy. She is also a half sister to Rockabye (by Blenheim II), the second dam of five stakes winners including Brazilian Group 2 winner Conestoga Girl, Grade 3 winner Soul Mate and 1958 Woodbine Oaks winner Yummy Mummy. Draeh was produced from the multiple stakes winner Miss Bunting (by Bunting).
Last updated: May 19, 2020
Race record
29 starts, 11 wins, 7 seconds, 0 thirds, US$223,150
1957:
- Won Westchester Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Starlet Stakes (USA, 6FD, Hollywood; moved up from 3rd by disqualification)
1959:
- Won Lakes and Flowers Handicap (USA, 6FD, Hollywood)
- Won Hollywood Premiere Handicap (USA, 6FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Argonaut Handicap (USA, 8FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Hollywood Express Handicap (USA, 5.5FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Palos Verdes Handicap (USA, 6FD, Santa Anita)
1960:
- Won Californian Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Hollywood; new track record 1:40-3/5)
- Won San Pasqual Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Santa Anita)
- Won Hollywood Premiere Handicap (USA, 6FD, Hollywood; new track record 1:08-1/5)
- 2nd Santa Anita Handicap (USA, 10FD, Santa Anita)
- Also set an American record of 1:46-4/5 for 9 furlongs on turf in a Santa Anita allowance race.
Honors
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Racing Hall of Fame (1988)
Assessments
Rated at 117 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1957, 9 pounds below divisional co-champion Jewel's Reward and 8 pounds below the other co-champion, Nadir.
Rated at 112 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1959, 18 pounds below co-highweights Round Table (the official champion) and Hillsdale.
Rated at 122 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1960, 7 pounds below divisional champion Bald Eagle.
As an individual
A bay horse, Fleet Nasrullah was a handsome, well-balanced animal typical of the progeny of his sire Nasrullah. He had extreme speed but was known for his nasty and eccentric disposition as well. He attacked several people during his stud career and was often kept muzzled.
As a stallion
According to statistics kept by The Jockey Club, Fleet Nasrullah sired 370 winners (62.8%) and 46 stakes winners (7.8%) from 589 named foals. He ranked among the top 10 American broodmare sires four times, reaching his peak at fourth in 1982.
Notable progeny
Convenience (USA), Eastern Fleet (USA), Gummo (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Fleet Nasrullah was bred and owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz. As a 4-year-old, Fleet Nasrullah was sold privately to Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Johnston of Old English Rancho for US$165,000. The Johnstons later turned down a US$750,000 offer from John Hertz to repurchase the horse. Fleet Nasrullah was trained by M. E. "Buster" Millerick at 2 and by J. I. Nazworthy at 4 until his sale to the Johnstons in late 1959. After the sale, Fleet Nasrullah was trained by J. Wallace. Fleet Nasrullah entered stud in 1962 at Old English Rancho. Because of unfavorable tax laws in California, he was syndicated for $1.2 million and moved to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky in the fall of 1965. He died of a heart attack on January 29, 1979, and was buried at Spendthrift.
Pedigree notes
Fleet Nasrullah is inbred 5x5 to 1906 Derby Stakes winner Spearmint and 1911 leading English sire Sundridge. His dam Happy Go Fleet is an unraced full sister to Gay Comtessa, dam of French Group 2 winner Gay Saint (by Sanctus). She is also a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Nevada P. J. (by Prince John) and to Draego (by Count Speed), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Viva La Vivi (by Royal Note) and second dam of stakes winners Witch of Salem and Viva Sec. In addition, Happy Go Fleet is a half sister to Doggone Speedy (by Count Speed), dam of multiple stakes winner Sleek and Fleet (by Ready Say Go), and to Scottish Lass (by Scotland), dam of multiple Canadian stakes winners Scottish Time (by Li'l Fella) and Silverbatim (by Verbatim) and second dam of stakes winner Verbatim's Lass.
Happy Go Fleet is out of the Bull Dog mare Draeh, a winning full sister to 1943 American co-champion juvenile male Occupy, the high-class multiple stakes winner Occupation and multiple stakes winner Preoccupy. She is also a half sister to Rockabye (by Blenheim II), the second dam of five stakes winners including Brazilian Group 2 winner Conestoga Girl, Grade 3 winner Soul Mate and 1958 Woodbine Oaks winner Yummy Mummy. Draeh was produced from the multiple stakes winner Miss Bunting (by Bunting).
Last updated: May 19, 2020