Wavering Monarch

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Wavering Monarch
Breed Thoroughbred
SireMajestic Light
Grandsire Majestic Prince
DamUncommitted
Damsire Buckpasser
FoaledFebruary 22, 1979
DiedJune 17, 2004
CountryUnited States
BreederGlencrest Farm LLC
(Greathouse family)
OwnerGlencrest Farm LLC
(Greathouse family)
Trainer Rusty Arnold
Lazaro S. Barrera
Record13:6-1-3 [1]
Major wins
Haskell Invitational Stakes (1982)
Omaha Gold Cup (1982)
San Fernando Stakes (1983)
Last updated on January 24, 2020

Wavering Monarch (February 22, 1979 - June 17, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1983 San Fernando Stakes. [1]

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Career

Trained by Rusty Arnold, Wavering Monarch's first race was on February 22, 1979, at Keeneland where he came in 1st. He won his next race on April 14, 1982, which was also at Keeneland.

Wavering Monarch competed in the 1982 Kentucky Derby, coming in 12th. He went on to win the Omaha Gold Cup at Ak-Sar-Ben on July 3, 1982, then followed it up with a win in the Haskell Invitational Stakes on July 31. [1] [2]

Wavering Monarch would not see victory again until January 3, 1983, when he won the 1983 San Fernando Stakes for new trainer Laz Barrera. He finished his career soon after with a third-place finish in the Santa Anita Handicap on March 6, 1983.

Wavering Monarch died on June 17, 2004, due to issues stemming from old age. [3]

Stud career

Wavering Monarch's descendants include: [4]

c = colt, f = filly

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
1987Wavering Girlf Colin Stakes, Natalma Stakes, Victoria Stakes
1987Overturnedc Arlington Oaks, Rare Treat Handicap
1989Fluttery Danseurc Beaumont Stakes, Sorority Stakes, Landaluce Stakes
1991King's Bladec Bing Crosby Stakes
1993 Maria's Mon c Belmont Futurity Stakes, Sanford Stakes, Champagne Stakes
1993A. V. Eightc Bashford Manor Stakes

Pedigree

Pedigree of Wavering Monarch (USA), 1979 [5]
Sire
Majestic Light (USA)
1973
Majestic Prince (USA)
1966
Raise a Native Native Dancer
Raise You
Gay Hostess Royal Charger
Your Hostess
Irradiate (USA)
1966
Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
High Voltage Ambiorix
Dynamo
Dam
Uncommitted (USA)
1974
Buckpasser (USA)
1963
Tom Fool Menow
Gaga
Busanda War Admiral
Businesslike
Lady Be Good (USA)
1956
Better Self Bimelech
Free Mac
Past Eight Eight Thirty
Helvetia

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