Gone West (USA)
March 10, 1984 – September 7, 2009
Mr. Prospector (USA) x Secrettame (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 2-f
March 10, 1984 – September 7, 2009
Mr. Prospector (USA) x Secrettame (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 2-f
A better than average racehorse from a vintage American crop, Gone West was not quite the equal of standouts like Alysheba, Bet Twice, Java Gold, Polish Navy or Gulch at their best but was more than good enough to merit first-rate opportunities when he retired to stud. With excellent conformation and a fine pedigree to go with his racing performance, much was expected of him. He delivered, siring 100 stakes winners during the course of his stud career and establishing his own branch of the Mr. Prospector male line.
Race record
17 starts, 6 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$682,251
1987:
Assessments
Rated at 117 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males of 1987, 10 pounds below champion Alysheba.
As an individual
A rich dark bay with three white feet and a star, Gone West stood 16 hands. He was a powerfully muscled, short-coupled horse with a look of great quality and had the straight, strong hind leg typical of Mr. Prospector's progeny. He also had an excellent shoulder and hip and had the broad forehead and clean-cut, expressive head that Secretariat often passed on.
As a stallion
Gone West typically passed on his own excellent conformation and miler speed. The Jockey Club credits him with 707 winners (55.2%) and 94 stakes winners (7.3%) from 1281 named foals of racing age, while The Blood-Horse credits him with 100 stakes winners (7.8% of his named foals), a milestone he reached on January 13, 2012, with the victory of his son Treble Jig in a stakes race in Dubai. Gone West is an Intermediate/Classic chef-de-race in the Roman-Miller dosage system.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (www.arion.co.nz):
Per The Blood-Horse:
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Came Home (USA), Changeintheweather (USA), Commendable (USA), Da Hoss (USA), Elusive Quality (USA), Grand Slam (USA), Johar (USA), Lassigny (USA), Link River (USA), Marsh Side (USA), Mr. Greeley (USA), Proud Citizen (USA), Royal Abjar (USA), Seeker's Reward (CAN), Speightstown (USA), West by West (USA), Western Winter (USA), Zafonic (USA)
Notable progeny of daughters
Awesome Feather (USA), Brilliant Speed (USA), Frost Giant (USA), Motivator (GB), Order of St. George (IRE), Que Fenomeno (BRZ), Sea Defence (USA), Skywire (CAN), Tapit Girl (TUR), Union Rags (USA), Violence (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Gone West was bred by Dr. William O. Reed at his Mare Haven Farm near Lexington. He was purchased for US$1.9 million at the 1985 Keeneland July yearling sale by James and Alice Mills, who raced Gone West in the name of their Hickory Tree Stable. He was trained by Woody Stephens.
Gone West entered stud in 1988 in Kentucky at Mill Ridge Farm, where he stood until he was pensioned due to declining fertility in May 2009. He was humanely destroyed due to complications from colic surgery in September of the same year. Surgery revealed that his colic had been caused by a lipoma, a tumor that had wrapped itself around the stallion's small intestine. The mass was successfully removed but the small intestine failed to spontaneously reopen, necessitating euthanasia.
Pedigree notes
Gone West is inbred 4x4 to Nasrullah and 5x5 to Discovery. He is a full brother to 1993 True North Handicap (USA-G2) winner Lion Cavern, who was also a multiple Group 3 winner in England. He is a half brother to Japanese stakes winner Lord Ultima (by Seeking the Gold) and to Sakura Secrettame (by Danzig), dam of multiple Japanese Group 3 winner Sakura Orion (by El Condor Pasa).
Secrettame, the dam of Gone West, won a division of the Shirley Jones Handicap as a 5-year-old and was Grade 2-placed. Produced from the Tim Tam mare Tamerett, she is a half sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner and good sire Tentam (by Intentionally); to 1980 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) winner Known Fact (by Intentionally's son In Reality), also a successful sire; to Grade 2 winner Terete (by Boldnesian); and to stakes winner Tamtent (by Intentionally). She is also a half sister to Taminette (by In Reality), dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Tappiano (by Fappiano; dam of multiple Irish stakes winner Ice Dancer, by Sadler's Wells) and stakes winners My Earl (by Chieftain) and A.P Jet (by Fappiano). Through her daughter Amo (by Hold Your Peace), Taminette is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Atticus Kristy and 2011 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Oatsee, whose five stakes winners include 2011 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Shackleford and 2007 Alabama Stakes (USA-G1) winner Lady Joanne.
Tamerett, the dam of Secrettame and her siblings, is a winning half sister to Atan (by Native Dancer), who gained himself a placed in modern pedigrees by siring Group 1 winner and important sire Sharpen Up. The two were produced from the Tudor Minstrel mare Mixed Marriage, a half sister to multiple English stakes winner Birthday Present (by Precipitation). Mixed Marriage is also a half sister to Book of Verse (by One Count), dam of two-time Delaware Handicap winner Obeah (by Cyane) and Grade 2 winner Targa (by Cannonade); second dam of two-time American champion filly Go for Wand and Grade 2 winners Dance Spell, Discorama, and Garden Verse, as well as multiple Grade 3 winner Mamselle Bebette and the good Maryland sire Carnivalay; and third dam of 1986 Metropolitan Handicap (USA-G1) winner Garthorn and Grade 3 winner Overpeer.
Produced from the Tehran mare Persian Maid, Mixed Marriage is also a half sister to Rapide (by Bimelech), dam of restricted stakes winner Rapid Repeater (by Mr. Tal), and to Dark Complexion (by Summer Tan), dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Legion (by Roman Line) and 1967 Nellie Morse Handicap winner Manya (by Reneged) and second dam of 1982/1983 Argentine Mare of the Year Miss Keats, 1991 Matron Stakes (USA-G1) winner Anh Duong, and Argentine Group 2 winner Bumi Bay. Finally, Mixed Marriage is a half sister to Helosian (by Helioscope, second dam of 1974 Oaks d’Italia (ITY-G1) winner Red Girl; to Isfahan (by King of the Tudors), dam of Venezuelan Group 3 winner Islamic (by Guapo) and second dam of 1985 Venezuelan Horse of the Year Iraqui; and to Ian Maid (by Determine), dam of stakes winner Sans Critique (by Reviewer) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Tax Affair.
Photo credit
Photo taken by Jessica Morgan at Mill Ridge Farm in 2009. Used by permission.
Last updated: November 16, 2024
Race record
17 starts, 6 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$682,251
1987:
- Won Dwyer Stakes (USA-G1, 9FD, Belmont)
- Won Gotham Stakes (USA-G2, 8FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Withers Stakes (USA-G2, 8FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Wood Memorial Invitational Stakes (USA-G1, 9FD, Aqueduct)
- 2nd Peter Pan Stakes (USA-G2, 9FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Hutcheson Stakes (USA-G3, 7FD, Gulfstream Park)
- 3rd Fountain of Youth Stakes (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Gulfstream Park)
Assessments
Rated at 117 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males of 1987, 10 pounds below champion Alysheba.
As an individual
A rich dark bay with three white feet and a star, Gone West stood 16 hands. He was a powerfully muscled, short-coupled horse with a look of great quality and had the straight, strong hind leg typical of Mr. Prospector's progeny. He also had an excellent shoulder and hip and had the broad forehead and clean-cut, expressive head that Secretariat often passed on.
As a stallion
Gone West typically passed on his own excellent conformation and miler speed. The Jockey Club credits him with 707 winners (55.2%) and 94 stakes winners (7.3%) from 1281 named foals of racing age, while The Blood-Horse credits him with 100 stakes winners (7.8% of his named foals), a milestone he reached on January 13, 2012, with the victory of his son Treble Jig in a stakes race in Dubai. Gone West is an Intermediate/Classic chef-de-race in the Roman-Miller dosage system.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (www.arion.co.nz):
- 9th on the Irish broodmare sire list in 2017; 10th in 2015.
Per The Blood-Horse:
- 5th on the American broodmare sire list in 2014
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- 3rd on the English/Irish broodmare sire list in 2005
Notable progeny
Came Home (USA), Changeintheweather (USA), Commendable (USA), Da Hoss (USA), Elusive Quality (USA), Grand Slam (USA), Johar (USA), Lassigny (USA), Link River (USA), Marsh Side (USA), Mr. Greeley (USA), Proud Citizen (USA), Royal Abjar (USA), Seeker's Reward (CAN), Speightstown (USA), West by West (USA), Western Winter (USA), Zafonic (USA)
Notable progeny of daughters
Awesome Feather (USA), Brilliant Speed (USA), Frost Giant (USA), Motivator (GB), Order of St. George (IRE), Que Fenomeno (BRZ), Sea Defence (USA), Skywire (CAN), Tapit Girl (TUR), Union Rags (USA), Violence (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Gone West was bred by Dr. William O. Reed at his Mare Haven Farm near Lexington. He was purchased for US$1.9 million at the 1985 Keeneland July yearling sale by James and Alice Mills, who raced Gone West in the name of their Hickory Tree Stable. He was trained by Woody Stephens.
Gone West entered stud in 1988 in Kentucky at Mill Ridge Farm, where he stood until he was pensioned due to declining fertility in May 2009. He was humanely destroyed due to complications from colic surgery in September of the same year. Surgery revealed that his colic had been caused by a lipoma, a tumor that had wrapped itself around the stallion's small intestine. The mass was successfully removed but the small intestine failed to spontaneously reopen, necessitating euthanasia.
Pedigree notes
Gone West is inbred 4x4 to Nasrullah and 5x5 to Discovery. He is a full brother to 1993 True North Handicap (USA-G2) winner Lion Cavern, who was also a multiple Group 3 winner in England. He is a half brother to Japanese stakes winner Lord Ultima (by Seeking the Gold) and to Sakura Secrettame (by Danzig), dam of multiple Japanese Group 3 winner Sakura Orion (by El Condor Pasa).
Secrettame, the dam of Gone West, won a division of the Shirley Jones Handicap as a 5-year-old and was Grade 2-placed. Produced from the Tim Tam mare Tamerett, she is a half sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner and good sire Tentam (by Intentionally); to 1980 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) winner Known Fact (by Intentionally's son In Reality), also a successful sire; to Grade 2 winner Terete (by Boldnesian); and to stakes winner Tamtent (by Intentionally). She is also a half sister to Taminette (by In Reality), dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Tappiano (by Fappiano; dam of multiple Irish stakes winner Ice Dancer, by Sadler's Wells) and stakes winners My Earl (by Chieftain) and A.P Jet (by Fappiano). Through her daughter Amo (by Hold Your Peace), Taminette is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Atticus Kristy and 2011 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Oatsee, whose five stakes winners include 2011 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Shackleford and 2007 Alabama Stakes (USA-G1) winner Lady Joanne.
Tamerett, the dam of Secrettame and her siblings, is a winning half sister to Atan (by Native Dancer), who gained himself a placed in modern pedigrees by siring Group 1 winner and important sire Sharpen Up. The two were produced from the Tudor Minstrel mare Mixed Marriage, a half sister to multiple English stakes winner Birthday Present (by Precipitation). Mixed Marriage is also a half sister to Book of Verse (by One Count), dam of two-time Delaware Handicap winner Obeah (by Cyane) and Grade 2 winner Targa (by Cannonade); second dam of two-time American champion filly Go for Wand and Grade 2 winners Dance Spell, Discorama, and Garden Verse, as well as multiple Grade 3 winner Mamselle Bebette and the good Maryland sire Carnivalay; and third dam of 1986 Metropolitan Handicap (USA-G1) winner Garthorn and Grade 3 winner Overpeer.
Produced from the Tehran mare Persian Maid, Mixed Marriage is also a half sister to Rapide (by Bimelech), dam of restricted stakes winner Rapid Repeater (by Mr. Tal), and to Dark Complexion (by Summer Tan), dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Legion (by Roman Line) and 1967 Nellie Morse Handicap winner Manya (by Reneged) and second dam of 1982/1983 Argentine Mare of the Year Miss Keats, 1991 Matron Stakes (USA-G1) winner Anh Duong, and Argentine Group 2 winner Bumi Bay. Finally, Mixed Marriage is a half sister to Helosian (by Helioscope, second dam of 1974 Oaks d’Italia (ITY-G1) winner Red Girl; to Isfahan (by King of the Tudors), dam of Venezuelan Group 3 winner Islamic (by Guapo) and second dam of 1985 Venezuelan Horse of the Year Iraqui; and to Ian Maid (by Determine), dam of stakes winner Sans Critique (by Reviewer) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Tax Affair.
Photo credit
Photo taken by Jessica Morgan at Mill Ridge Farm in 2009. Used by permission.
Last updated: November 16, 2024