When it comes to Medaglia d’Oro, one might be likely to say, “like father, like sons and daughters”. To explain, during his own racing career, Medaglia d’Oro won the G1 Travers and G1 Whitney at Saratoga and was second in the G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar. A look at his babies sees them following in his footsteps. Although Medaglia d’Oro is a sire known for successes all over the world, his progeny seem to have a particular affinity for America’s two premier summer racing venues. He's the all-time leading sire of Black Type winners at Saratoga and the all-time leading sire of G1 winners at Del Mar.
His list of Black Type winners at Saratoga includes such names as Rachel Alexandra (G1 Woodward Stakes), Songbird (G1 CCA Oaks and G1 Alabama), Elate (G1 Alabama), and Champagne d’Oro (G1 Test), as well as Graded Stakes winners Sentiero Italia, Lady Montdore, Mrs McDougal, Al Khali, Fools Gold, and Golden Award. Most recently, on August 2nd of this year, his four-year-old son Moretti captured the Birdstone Stakes, becoming his sire's 20th career Black Type winner at the Spa and taking him past A.P. Indy as the meet's all-time leading sire of Black Type winners.
