Domino - Animal Memorials on Waymarking.com

Domino was a horse of extremes, both during his short life, and after his death. Domino was brilliantly fast, virtually unbeatable at a mile or less, but his record was less than stellar at longer distances. But as a stallion, he sired three major stakes winners--Commando, Cap and Bells, and Disguise-- that ran their best races at 1-1/4 miles and beyond. Domino sired only 19 named foals, yet almost every Thoroughbred today carries Domino in their family tree.

His breeder was Major Barak Thomas, master of Dixiana Stud near Lexington, Kentucky. All told, Domino won 19 of 25 races; he was second twice and third once. His earnings totaled $193,650--a record that stood until Man o' War broke it in 1920.

Domino served only two seasons before he died. His two years at stud yielded only twenty foals, yet the resulting quality was extraordinary. Of Domino's 19 named foals, seven were stakes winners, nearly 40%, extraordinary when the average percentage of stakes winners for a sire was 3%. Of his 20 total foals, nine were colts.

Domino's life ended at the young age of six. The death of the great horse was a shock to everyone associated with him. James Keene requested that the champion be buried at the farm of his breeder, Major Thomas. Domino's grave was soon to be adorned with a large stone marker. At the request of James Keene, the monument read, "Here lies the fleetest runner the American turf has ever known, and one of the gamest and most generous of horses." Though weathered by time, the monument still stands over the great horse's grave, a testament to the legend that was Domino.

--Elizabeth Martiniak

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