©Shigeki Kikkawa
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Sunday Silence
Dark bay or brown colt foaled in 1986. by Halo-Wishing Well, by Understanding
Breeder:
Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd.
Owner:
Ernest Gaillard
A.B. Hancock
Charles Whittingham
Trainer:
Charles Whittingham
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RACE RECORD
| YEAR |
AGE | STARTS |
1ST | 2ND |
3RD | EARNED |
| 1988 | 2 |
3 | 1 |
2 | 0 | $21,700 |
| 1989 | 3 |
9 | 7 |
2 | 0 | $4,578,454 |
| 1990 | 4 |
2 | 1 |
1 | 0 | $368,400 |
| TOTALS: |
14 | 9 |
5 | 0 | $4,968,554 |
Sunday Silence had an impressive race record; he never placed lower than second in the 14 starts of his career. However, he is best remembered for his rivalry with 2-year-old champion Easy Goer. The two spent much of their second season battling for the lead. Sunday Silence defeated Easy Goer in 3 of their 4 meetings. Sunday Silence won the Kentucky Derby by 2 1/2 lengths and the Preakness in an exciting stretch duel. He then lost the Belmont to Easy Goer but retaliated later in the year by winning the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer in the Preakness
©Jerry Frutkoff
At the end of the season Sunday Silence was named champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year. The following year he ran twice: winning the Californian and placing second in the Hollywood Gold Cup. An injury at 4 brought an early end to Sunday Silence's race career. He was sent to stud in Japan, where he was an immediate success. Sunday Silence was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1996.
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