The story of Lanes Leinster tells us how a horse can come from a modest beginning and make a contribution to the racing and barrel racing segments of the industry. One of the things that stands out is his pedigree, giving us an example of the outcross blood he brought with him as a key to that contribution. We will look at how he brought his unique pedigree into play to be a successful racehorse competing against some of the best of his generation. Then we will see his sire record that set him up to be a valuable presence in the pedigrees we see today. It is also a story of the circumstances that led him to be an influence as a crossover connection into barrel racing. We will focus on his success and on his crossover connection through two of the breeding programs that stood Lanes Leinster and the impact he had on their programs.
The pedigree of Lanes Leinster was unique, bringing a sire line that was noted for its speed into the mix. His sire, Leinster House TB, was bred in Ireland and imported to the USA. His American race record shows that he had 46 starts with 9 wins, 9 seconds and 5 thirds with earnings of $114,728. He was successful as a sprinter, winning races at five to six furlongs. This includes his two stakes wins in the 1980 Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap at Turf Paradise for 5 furlongs and the 1978 Aprisa Handicap, setting a New Track Record for 5 1/2 furlongs at Pomona.
Leinster House was the sire of just 23 Thoroughbred foals with 12 starters and six winners. They earned $23,304. As a Quarter Horse sire, he sired 194 starters and 142 ROM with five stakes winners and nine stakes placed runners. They earned $1,270,830. The stakes winners, in addition to Lanes Leinster, were Leinsters Image, winner of three stakes including the 1986 Dixie Downs Futurity-G3 and the 1986 Los Ninos Handicap-G3; Smooth House, winner of the 1987 Mid-Summer Sizzler Futurity; The Smoke House, winner of the 1989 Elko County Fair Derby; and Tangles, winner of the 1990 Harrison Cutler Stakes.
The sire of Leinster House was Manacle, a noted European sprinter. Online records show that Manacle sired 365 foals, 184 starters and 15 stakes horses. His foals earned $2,503,461. One of his best runners was Moorestyle, a multiple Champion on the track in Europe including Horse of the Year and Champion Sprinter in England.
The sire of Manacle was Sing Sing another sprinting specialist. He was the Champion Two Year Old with his major wins coming in the Cornwallis Stakes and the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes – both run at 5 furlongs. His sire was Tudor Minstrel, and he was another Champion Two Year Old. As a two year old, he won the Coventry Stakes at 6 furlongs and the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes at 5 furlongs. He came back at three to stretch out and win the 2000 Guineas and the Knight Royal Stakes both at a mile, as well as the St. James Palace Stakes at 7 furlongs. The dam of Manacle was Hard And Fast, a race winning mare by Hard Sauce who won the July Stakes at 6 furlongs and the Challenge Stakes at 7 furlongs.
The dam of Leinster House is Dail Elith whose record shows she went unplaced in two starts. Her sire was Tamerlane, who was a stakes winner in the July Stakes at 6 furlongs, the St. James Palace Stakes at 7 furlongs, as well as the New Stakes. He was the sire of horses that won $1,993,428 with 39 stakes horses. His sire was Persian Gulf by Bahram, and his dam was Eastern Empress by Nearco, the sire of Nasrullah, the sire of Bold Ruler and the grandsire of Secretariat. The dam of Dail Elith was Cheville, the dam of horses like the stakes winner Pontifex, who won the Beresford Stakes at a mile. Cheville was sired by Chamossaire and out of Jennydang by Colombo.
The dam of Lanes Leinster is the unraced mare Lanes Star Miss, who was bred by Frank Lane. She is the dam of 11 foals, seven starters and seven ROM. Her only stakes winner was Lanes Leinster. Her other ROM include the stakes finalist Lucky Leinster, who was fifth in the 1990 Barbra B Handicap-G3 and the 1989 Pilgrim Handicap; and Vals Bright Miss, who was fifth in the 1995 Ventura Handicap.
Antelope Mike was the sire of Lanes Star Miss. He was a race winner in 9 of his 30 starts and a stakes winner in the 1971 Johnny Dial Stakes and stakes placed with third in the 1971 Bay Meadows Futurity, 1971 Los Ninas Handicap and the 1971 Pacific QHRA Futurity at Fresno. He won $34,076. He was sired by Mr Cute Bar by Lightning Bar. His dam was Peggy Royal, a race daughter of Royal Charge by Depth Charge, and Royal Charge was out…
