Good Cheer earned her second straight Stakes win as she cruised to a two-and-a-half length victory in the G2 Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill
Medaglia d’Oro
$75,000 B/Br 1999 16.2HH (1.68M)
El Prado – Cappucino Bay (Bailjumper)
Stands and nurses.
Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky
27 career G1 winners. The leading active North American sire by worldwide Stakes winners.
His 11% career Graded Stakes horses from starters is the best of any stallion under $100k.
A $1.35 million yearling colt in 2024 brings his career total to 56 million-dollar sales horses.
2024 juveniles include unbeaten G1 Breeders’ Futurity winner and TDN Rising Star East Avenue (95 Beyer!), undefeated Rags to Riches Stakes winner and 17-length Churchill allowance winner Good Cheer, Catch A Glimpse Stakes winner Shifty (85 Beyer), G1-placed Nitrogen, TDN Rising Star Jovialite, Saratoga MSW winner Papiamento, plus debut MSW winners Amalfi Drive and Tessitura.
$290k
2024 yearlings average $290k.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
Watch him go: see him at his best
Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, 24 Aug 2002
Whitney H (G1), 9f, Saratoga, 02 Aug 2003
Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, 08 April 2002
Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring
Elate
Alabama S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, 19 Aug 2017
Elate
Beldame S (G1), 9f, Belmont, 30 Sep 2017
Astern
Golden Rose S (G1), 7f, Rosehill, 10 Sep 2016
Coffee Clique
Just a Game S (G1), 8f, Belmont, 07 Jun 2014
New Money Honey
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), 8f, Santa Anita, 04 Nov 2016
New Money Honey
Belmont Oaks (G1), 10f, Belmont, 08 Jul 2017
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Pedigree
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MEDAGLIA D'ORO |
EL PRADO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
NEARCTIC |
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NATALMA |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
BOLD REASON |
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SPECIAL |
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LADY CAPULET |
SIR IVOR |
SIR GAYLORD |
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ATTICA |
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CAP AND BELLS |
TOM FOOL |
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GHAZNI |
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CAPPUCINO BAY |
BAILJUMPER |
DAMASCUS |
SWORD DANCER |
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KERALA |
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COURT CIRCUIT |
ROYAL VALE |
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CYCLE |
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DUBBED IN |
SILENT SCREEN |
PRINCE JOHN |
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PRAYER BELL |
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SOCIETY SINGER |
RESTLESS WIND |
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SOCIAL POSITION |
By EL PRADO (1989) Champion two-year-old in Ireland, National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,027 foals aged three and up, including MEDAGLIA D’ORO, ARTIE SCHILLER, ASI SIEMPRE, BORREGO, KITTEN’S JOY, PADDY O’PRADO, SPANISH MOON, etc.
1st dam: CAPPUCINO BAY by Bailjumper. 5 wins (5½f-8½f) at 2 to 4, Mercer Girls S, 3rd Vallejo S. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners:
MEDAGLIA D’ORO (c El Prado) 8 wins (6f-10f), 3 to 5, Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), Jim Dandy S (G2), Strub S (G2), San Felipe S (G2), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), twice, Belmont S (G1), Dubai World Cup (G1).
NAPLES BAY (f Giant’s Causeway) 5 wins (8f-8½f) at 3 to 6, Marshua’s River S (G3), Noble Damsel S (G3), 2nd Matchmaker S (G3), My Charmer H (G3). Dam of:
FIRST MINISTER (c Galileo) Prix Hocquart (G3).
FLOWERING PEACH (f Galileo) 2 wins. Dam of:
BUCHU (f Justify) Jessamine S (G2), Appalachian S (G2), 2nd Regret S (G3).
Expresso Bay (g Metfield) 11 wins (8f-9f) at 3 to 7, 2nd Paradise Mile H.
2nd dam: DUBBED IN by Silent Screen. 6 wins at 4 to 6. Dam of 3 winners:
MAHARESRED (g Maheras) 7 wins at 2 to 5, Hopeful H, Joe Gottstein Futurity.
3rd dam: Society Singer by Restless Wind. Unraced. Dam of 2 winners:
VOICE OVER (f Silent Screen) 2 wins. Dam of:
TRAVELLING MUSIC (c Spring Double) Sapling S (G1), Boardwalk S. Sire.
LOGO (f P. R. Man) 2 wins at 2. Dam of: MISTIC (c North Tower) Clasico Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos (G1), 2nd Clasico Derby Nacional (G1). Sire; WHY BE NORMAL (f Spring Double) Princess Rooney S, 3rd Molly Pitcher H (G2).
Screened (f Alydar) Unraced. Dam of: FARMONTHEFREEWAY (g Talc) Best Turn S (G3). Third dam of: WOULDNT IT BE NICE (g Choisir) Concorde S (G3).
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Two | 1 | - | 1 | - | $4,120 |
| Three | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | $2,260,600 |
| Four | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | $1,990,000 |
| Five | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $1,500,000 |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 7 | - | $5,754,720 |
At 3
- 1st
- Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, beating Repent, Nothing Flat, Like A Hero, Puzzlement, Quest, Gold Dollar, Saint Marden, Shah Jehan.
- 1st
- San Felipe S (G2), 8½f, Santa Anita Park, beating U S S Tinosa, Siphonic, Tracemark.
- 1st
- Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, by 13½l, beating Gold Dollar, Essence Of Dubai.
- 2nd
- Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Arlington Park, to Volponi.
- 2nd
- Wood Memorial S (G1), 9f, Aqueduct, to Buddha.
- 2nd
- Belmont S (G1), 12f, Belmont Park, to Sarava.
At 4
- 1st
- Whitney H (G1), 9f, Saratoga, beating Volponi, Evening Attire, Puzzlement, Saarland, Proud Citizen.
- 1st
- Strub S (G2), 9f, Santa Anita Park, by 7l, beating Olmodavor, Tracemark, Easy Grades, Pass Rush, Castle Gandolfo.
- 1st
- Oaklawn H (G2), 9f, Oaklawn Park, beating Slider, Kudos, Crafty Shaw, Gold Tango.
- 2nd
- Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Santa Anita Park, to Pleasantly Perfect.
- 2nd
- Pacific Classic S (G1), 10f, Del Mar, to Candy Ride.
At 5
- 1st
- Donn H (G1), 9f, Gulfstream Park, by 4¾l, beating Seattle Fitz, Funny Cide, Puzzlement, The Judge Sez Who, Country Be Gold, Predawn Raid, Bowman's Band.
- 2nd
- Dubai World Cup (G1), 10f, Nad Al Sheba, to Pleasantly Perfect.
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Medaglia d’Oro’s progeny at the races
