Commander in Chief (horse)

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Commander in Chief
Sire	Dancing Brave
Grandsire	Lyphard
Dam	Slightly Dangerous
Damsire	Roberto
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1990
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Juddmonte Farms
Owner	Khalid Abdullah
Trainer	Henry Cecil
Record	6: 5-0-1
Earnings	$1,579,300
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Glasgow Stakes (1993) Epsom Derby (1993) Irish Derby Stakes (1993)
Racing Awards
European Three-Year-Old Champion Colt (1993)
Infobox last updated on: February 3, 2007.

Commander in Chief (1990 - 2007) was a British thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1990 by Dancing Brave out of Slightly Dangerous. His damsire was the 1972 Epsom Derby winner Roberto, and his grandsire was Lyphard, a son of Northern Dancer.

Commander in Chief won the 1993 Epsom Derby ridden by jockey Michael Kinane, and beating the odds-on favorite Tenby. He was trained by Henry Cecil. He was an ususual winner because he had not raced as a two-year-old. Furthermore, the Racing Post hadn't even included him in their list of horses for the 1993 Ten-to-Follow on the flat competition.

Commander in Chief was voted the 1993 Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champion Colt.

In winning the Derby, he achieved something that had eluded his champion sire, Dancing Brave.

Pedigree of Commander in Chief

Sire Dancing Brave	Lyphard	Northern Dancer	Nearctic
			Natalma
		Goofed	Court Martial
			Barra
	Navajo Princess	Drone	Sir Gaylord
			Cap and Bells
		Olmec	Pago Pago
			Chocolate Beau
Dam Slightly Dangerous	Roberto	Hail to Reason	Turn-To
			Nothirdchance
		Bramalea	Nashua
			Rarelea
	Where You Lead	Raise a Native	Native Dancer
			Raise You
		Noblesse	Mossborough
			Duke's Delight

[edit] References

• Commander in Chief's pedigree and partial racing stats