Clackson (BRZ)
August 6, 1976 – c, 2002
I Say (GB) x Quarana (BRZ), by Pharas (FR)
Family 1-e
August 6, 1976 – c, 2002
I Say (GB) x Quarana (BRZ), by Pharas (FR)
Family 1-e
Clackson showed ability as a youngster but did not reach his peak form until 1981/82, when he was the reigning champion of Sao Paulo’s main racetrack, Cidade Jardim. He raced in Argentina and Peru as well as Brazil but did not fare well outside his native country. Following his retirement, he became a champion sire in Brazil and was also an important broodmare sire.
Race record
32 starts, 15 wins, 3 seconds, 4 thirds
1979:
1981:
1982:
1983:
As an individual
A handsome, well-balanced chestnut horse with a good shoulder and a strong, muscular body, Clackson could act on both dirt and turf and stayed very well. He was reportedly very ill-tempered.
As a stallion
According to records compiled by The Jockey Club, Clackson sired 270 winners (36.9%) and 63 stakes winners (8.6%) from 732 named foals of racing age.
Sire rankings
Per the Associação Brasileiro de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalos de Carrera (https://abcpcc.com.br/#):
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Flying Finn (BRZ), Fogonoroupa (BRZ), Gigli (BRZ), Grifton (BRZ), La Vendetta (BRZ), Lord Marcos (BRZ), Messalina (BRZ), Murano (BRZ), Name of Rose (BRZ), Old Pretender (BRZ), Oriental Flower (BRZ), Parfum Parfait (BRZ), Ramirito (BRZ), Severado (BRZ), St. Cloud (BRZ), Val de Grace (BRZ), Vignon (BRZ)
Notable progeny of daughters
Bal a Bali (BRZ), Car Bomb (BRZ), Double Dream (BRZ), Eagle Pines (BRZ), Istbestand (BRZ), Movie Star (GB)
Connections
Clackson was bred by Haras São Luiz. He was trained by Abilio S. Ventura and J. S. Ventura. Owned by Condomínio do Reprodutor Clackson, he stood at Haras Nacional near Bagé, Brazil, following the conclusion of his racing career in 1983. His last crop was registered in Brazil in 2003.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1966 Coronation Cup winner I Say (by 1947 English champion 3-year-old male Sayajirao, by Nearco), Clackson is inbred 4x4 to 1924 Champion Stakes winner Pharos, a champion sire in both England and France..He is out of Quarana (by the stakes-winning Pharis horse Pharas), winner of the 1973 Grande Prêmio 25 de Janeiro (later a Group 2 race). Quarana, in turn, is out of Coaran, a daughter of1945 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) winner Coaraze (by Tourbillon).
Coaran was produced from Aldebara Princess (by stakes winner Peter’s Choice, by stakes winner Fairford, by Fairway), whose dam Nocera was sired by the stakes-placed English import Sea Bequest from the Argentine import Noceda. Noceda, in turn, is by 1929 Argentine champion 3-year-old male Tresiete out of Notita, who was sired by the stakes-placed Phalaris horse Grandpre. The female line has been in South America since the importation of the Irish-bred Peerage in 1882.
Last updated: May 17, 2025
Race record
32 starts, 15 wins, 3 seconds, 4 thirds
1979:
- Won Grande Prêmio Antenor de Lara Campos (BRZ-G2, 1500mD, Cidade Jardim)
- 3rd Grande Prêmio João Adhemar de Almeida Prado (BRZ-G1, 1609mT, Cidade Jardim)
1981:
- Won Grande Prêmio Paraná (BRZ-G1, 2400mD, Taruma)
- Won Grande Prêmio General Couto de Magalhães (BRZ-G2, 3218mT, Cidade Jardim)
- Won Grande Prêmio 14 de Marco (BRZ-G2)
- 2nd Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves (BRZ-G1, 2400mD, Cristal)
- 2nd Grande Prêmio Linneo de Paula Machado (BRZ-G2, 2000mD, Cidade Jardim)
- 3rd Grande Prêmio São Paulo (BRZ-G1, 2400mT, Cidade Jardim)
- 3rd Grande Prêmio Piratininga (BRZ-G3, 2400mD, Cidade Jardim)
1982:
- Won Grande Prêmio São Paulo (BRZ-G1, 2400mT, Cidade Jardim; NCR 2:26.30)
- Won Grande Prêmio Oswaldo Aranha (BRZ-G2, 2400mT, Cidade Jardim)
- Won Grande Prêmio Ministro da Agricultura (BRZ-G2, 2400mT, Cidade Jardim)
- Won Grande Prêmio Piratininga (BRZ-G2, 2000mD, Cidade Jardim)
- 3rd Grande Prêmio Brasil (BRZ-G1, 2400mT, Gávea)
1983:
- Won Grande Prêmio Oswaldo Aranha (BRZ-G2, 2400mT, Cidade Jardim)
- 2nd Grande Prêmio Piratinga (BRZ-G3, 2000mD, Cidade Jardim)
As an individual
A handsome, well-balanced chestnut horse with a good shoulder and a strong, muscular body, Clackson could act on both dirt and turf and stayed very well. He was reportedly very ill-tempered.
As a stallion
According to records compiled by The Jockey Club, Clackson sired 270 winners (36.9%) and 63 stakes winners (8.6%) from 732 named foals of racing age.
Sire rankings
Per the Associação Brasileiro de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalos de Carrera (https://abcpcc.com.br/#):
- 10th on the Brazilian general sire list in 2003/04.
- 2nd on Brazilian broodmare sire list in 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08; 3rd in 2006/07; 4th in 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2013/14; 6th in 2010/11; 7th in 2011/12; 8th in 2012/13; 9th in 2015/16.
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- Led the Brazilian general sire list in 1991/92; 2nd in 1994/95 and 1997; 3rd in 1992/93, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Notable progeny
Flying Finn (BRZ), Fogonoroupa (BRZ), Gigli (BRZ), Grifton (BRZ), La Vendetta (BRZ), Lord Marcos (BRZ), Messalina (BRZ), Murano (BRZ), Name of Rose (BRZ), Old Pretender (BRZ), Oriental Flower (BRZ), Parfum Parfait (BRZ), Ramirito (BRZ), Severado (BRZ), St. Cloud (BRZ), Val de Grace (BRZ), Vignon (BRZ)
Notable progeny of daughters
Bal a Bali (BRZ), Car Bomb (BRZ), Double Dream (BRZ), Eagle Pines (BRZ), Istbestand (BRZ), Movie Star (GB)
Connections
Clackson was bred by Haras São Luiz. He was trained by Abilio S. Ventura and J. S. Ventura. Owned by Condomínio do Reprodutor Clackson, he stood at Haras Nacional near Bagé, Brazil, following the conclusion of his racing career in 1983. His last crop was registered in Brazil in 2003.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1966 Coronation Cup winner I Say (by 1947 English champion 3-year-old male Sayajirao, by Nearco), Clackson is inbred 4x4 to 1924 Champion Stakes winner Pharos, a champion sire in both England and France..He is out of Quarana (by the stakes-winning Pharis horse Pharas), winner of the 1973 Grande Prêmio 25 de Janeiro (later a Group 2 race). Quarana, in turn, is out of Coaran, a daughter of1945 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) winner Coaraze (by Tourbillon).
Coaran was produced from Aldebara Princess (by stakes winner Peter’s Choice, by stakes winner Fairford, by Fairway), whose dam Nocera was sired by the stakes-placed English import Sea Bequest from the Argentine import Noceda. Noceda, in turn, is by 1929 Argentine champion 3-year-old male Tresiete out of Notita, who was sired by the stakes-placed Phalaris horse Grandpre. The female line has been in South America since the importation of the Irish-bred Peerage in 1882.
Last updated: May 17, 2025