Grey Classic (CAN)
May 11, 1983 – January 1989
Grey Dawn II (FR) x No Class (CAN), by Nodouble (USA)
Family 23-b
May 11, 1983 – January 1989
Grey Dawn II (FR) x No Class (CAN), by Nodouble (USA)
Family 23-b
The second of the great Canadian broodmare No Class's four champions, Grey Classic was talented but was plagued by physical problems that perhaps prevented him from displaying his full ability. He was even more luckless as regards a breeding career as he had none, dropping dead in January of his 6-year-old year.
Race record
28 starts, 7 wins, 0 seconds, 6 third, US$602,039 (including Canadian earnings)
1985:
1987:
1988:
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion 2-year-old male (1985)
Assessments
Rated at 115 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for North American juveniles of 1984, 11 pounds below co-highweights Tasso (the official champion) and Ogygian.
Highweighted at 123 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for juveniles of 1984, 1 pound above second-place Dom Dancer and King Proctor.
Rated at 122 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for turf runners of 1988, tied for second with Carotene (the official champion; a mare) at 2 pounds below highweighted Blue Finn.
As an individual
A gray horse; no other data available.
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Grey Classic was bred and owned by Sam-Son Farms. He was trained by Jim Day.
Pedigree notes
Grey Classic is outcrossed through five generations. He is one of six stakes winners and four champions produced by Sam-Son Farm's remarkable foundation mare No Class. No Class's other champions were 1984 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Classy 'n Smart (by Smarten), later a Canadian Broodmare of the Year whose produce included 1991 Canadian Horse of the Year and American champion 3-year-old filly Dance Smartly (by Danzig) and two-time American leading sire Smart Strike (by Mr. Prospector); 1987 Canadian champion 2-year-old male Regal Classic (by Vice Regent); and Sky Classic (by Nijinsky II), a three-time Canadian champion and 1992 American champion turf male. Also the dam of 1997 Early Times Turf Classic (USA-G1) winner Always a Classic (by Deputy Minister) and multiple stakes winner Classic Reign (by Vice Regent), No Class was the Canadian Broodmare of the Year for 1985.
No Class is a half sister to stakes winners Baraquillo (by Barachois; dam of multiple Australian stakes winner Chingquillo, by Bletchingly) and Money by Orleans (by L'Enjoleur). She is also a half sister to That's a Kennedy (by Kennedy Road), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Storm on the Loose (by Lyphard) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Shrike, and to Written Word (by Vice Regent), dam of listed stakes winner Thesaurus (by With Approval).
Last updated: December 31, 2022
Race record
28 starts, 7 wins, 0 seconds, 6 third, US$602,039 (including Canadian earnings)
1985:
- Won Summer Stakes (CAN-G3, 8FT, Woodbine)
- Won Coronation Futurity (CAN-R, 8.5FT, Woodbine)
- Won Cup and Saucer Stakes (CAN-R, 9FD, Woodbine)
1987:
- 3rd Arlington Handicap (USA-G1, 10FT, Arlington Park)
1988:
- Won Laurel Turf Cup Stakes (USA-G3, 12FT, Laurel)
- Won Connaught Cup Stakes (CAN-R, 8.5FT, Woodbine)
- 3rd Mutual Savings Life Gold Cup Handicap (USA-L, Fair Grounds)
- 3rd Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup Stakes (USA, Fair Grounds)
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion 2-year-old male (1985)
Assessments
Rated at 115 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for North American juveniles of 1984, 11 pounds below co-highweights Tasso (the official champion) and Ogygian.
Highweighted at 123 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for juveniles of 1984, 1 pound above second-place Dom Dancer and King Proctor.
Rated at 122 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for turf runners of 1988, tied for second with Carotene (the official champion; a mare) at 2 pounds below highweighted Blue Finn.
As an individual
A gray horse; no other data available.
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Grey Classic was bred and owned by Sam-Son Farms. He was trained by Jim Day.
Pedigree notes
Grey Classic is outcrossed through five generations. He is one of six stakes winners and four champions produced by Sam-Son Farm's remarkable foundation mare No Class. No Class's other champions were 1984 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Classy 'n Smart (by Smarten), later a Canadian Broodmare of the Year whose produce included 1991 Canadian Horse of the Year and American champion 3-year-old filly Dance Smartly (by Danzig) and two-time American leading sire Smart Strike (by Mr. Prospector); 1987 Canadian champion 2-year-old male Regal Classic (by Vice Regent); and Sky Classic (by Nijinsky II), a three-time Canadian champion and 1992 American champion turf male. Also the dam of 1997 Early Times Turf Classic (USA-G1) winner Always a Classic (by Deputy Minister) and multiple stakes winner Classic Reign (by Vice Regent), No Class was the Canadian Broodmare of the Year for 1985.
No Class is a half sister to stakes winners Baraquillo (by Barachois; dam of multiple Australian stakes winner Chingquillo, by Bletchingly) and Money by Orleans (by L'Enjoleur). She is also a half sister to That's a Kennedy (by Kennedy Road), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Storm on the Loose (by Lyphard) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Shrike, and to Written Word (by Vice Regent), dam of listed stakes winner Thesaurus (by With Approval).
Last updated: December 31, 2022