King's Bishop

King's Bishop (1969–1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

King's Bishop
Sire	Round Table
Grandsire	Princequillo
Dam	Spearfish
Damsire	Fleet Nasrullah
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	May 11, 1969
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Warner L. Jones Jr.
Owner	Craig F. Cullinan Jr. Bohemia Stable
Trainer	Thomas J. Kelly H. Allen Jerkens (1973)
Record	28: 11-4-3
Earnings	$308,079
Major wins
Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap (1972) Grand Prix Stakes (1972) Round Table Handicap (1972) Carter Handicap (1973) Fall Highweight Handicap (1973)
Honors
King's Bishop Stakes at Saratoga Race Course

Background

King's Bishop was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by Warner L. Jones, Jr. He was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table. He was out of the mare Spearfish, a descendant of Nearco.

King's Bishop was owned by Craig F. Cullinan Jr., founding president of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club, who purchased him as a yearling at the Keeneland Sales for $72,000.

Racing career

Cullinan raced King's Bishop through 1972, then sold him to Allaire du Pont. She raced him in 1973 under the nom de course Bohemia Stable. King's Bishop won several important Graded stakes races and on May 19, 1973 he set a Belmont Park track record of 1:20 2/5 for seven furlongs in winning the Carter Handicap. King's Bishop retired from racing with a record of eleven wins in twenty-eight starts.

In 1984 Saratoga Race Course created the King's Bishop Stakes in his memory. In 2017, the race was renamed to honor U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens.

Pedigree

Pedigree of King's Bishop, bay stallion, 1969

Sire Round Table	Princequillo	Prince Rose	Rose Prince
			Indolence
		Cosquilla	Papyrus
			Quick Thought
	Knight's Daughter	Sir Cosmo	The Boss
			Ayn Hali
		Feola	Friar Marcus
			Aloe
Dam Spearfish	Fleet Nasrullah	Nasrullah	Nearco
			Mumtaz Begum
		Happy Go Fleet	Count Fleet
			Draeh
	Alabama Gal	Determine	Alibhai
			Koubis
		Trojan Class	Priam
			Rompers (family: 11)