Dixieland Band
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| Dixieland Band | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Northern Dancer |
| Grandsire | Nearctic |
| Dam | Mississippi Mud |
| Damsire | Delta Judge |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1980 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Bayard Sharp |
| Owner | Mary Sharp |
| Trainer | Charles Peoples |
| Record | 24: 8-3-4 |
| Earnings | $401,320 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Pennsylvania Derby (1983) Massachusetts Handicap (1984) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Leading broodmare sire in North America (2004) | |
| Infobox last updated on: 23:19, Saturday June 13, 2008 (UTC). | |
Dixieland Band (foaled 1980 in Maryland) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Bayard Sharp, a prominent and highly respected Delaware horseman and president of The Blood-Horse Inc. Out of the Sharp-owned multiple stakes winning mare, Mississippi Mud, he was a son of the 20th century's most influential sire, Northern Dancer.
Racing under the colors of Mrs. Sharp, Dixieland Band won the 1983 Pennsylvania Derby at age three and at age four, the Massachusetts Handicap. He was retired after the 1984 racing season to stand at his owner's stud farm in Middletown, Delaware.
A very successful stallion, as of early 2008 Dixieland Band has sired 114 stakes race winners and 43 Graded stakes race winners of which five have each earned more than $1 million. In addition, Dixieland Band is the damsire of two Kentucky Derby winners, Monarchos winning in 2001 and Street Sense in 2007. He is also the damsire of the 2007 Australian Champion Stayer, Delta Blues.
Owner Bayard Sharp's daughter Sarah is married to prominent Kentucky horseman, William S. Farish III. Mr. Sharp died in 2002 and Dixieland Band now stands at the Farish family's Lane's End Farm in Versailles.
