Dust Commander
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{More footnotes|date= May 2010}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Dust Commander
| image = 230px
| caption = Dust Commander after winning the 1970 Kentucky Derby
| sire = Bold Commander
| grandsire = Bold Ruler
| dam = Dust Storm
| damsire = Windy City
| sex = Stallion
| death_date = {{dda|1991|10|7|1967|2|8}}
| country = United States
| colour = Chestnut
| breeder = Pullen Brothers
| owner = Robert E. Lehmann. Silks: Gold, Red REL, Red Chevron on Sleeves, Gold Cap
| trainer = Don Combs
| jockey = Mike Manganello
| record = 42: 8-5-4
| earnings = $215,012
| race = Blue Grass Stakes (1970)
Triple Crown classic race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1970)
|awards=
|honours = Dust Commander Stakes at Turfway Park
|updated=
}}
Dust Commander (February 8, 1967 – October 7, 1991) was an American Thoroughbred race horse.
Background
The name "Dust Commander" is derived from his dam, Dust Storm, and his sire, Bold Commander. A descendant of Nearco, Dust Commander was bred by the Pullen brothers. He was owned by Robert E. Lehmann and trained by Don Combs. His dam Dust Storm was descended from the American broodmare Laughing Queen (foaled 1929) who was also the female-line ancestor of Tom Fool.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family3j.htm|title=Sister to Skysweeper - Family 3-j|publisher=Thoroughbred Bloodlines}}
Racing career
In a 3-year racing career, Dust Commander had 8 wins, 5 places and 4 shows in 42 starts. He finished his career with $215,012 in winnings. Some of the highlights of his career include winning as a 2-year-old the City of Miami Beach Handicap and as a 3-year-old the Blue Grass Stakes, a Kentucky Derby prep race.
On May 2, 1970, with Mike Manganello aboard, Dust Commander won the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby in 2:03.4 ahead of My Dad George and High Echelon.{{Cite web | url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1970 |title = 1970}}
Hunter S. Thompson's seminal 1970 essay "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" detailed the running of the Derby won by Dust Commander.
Stud record
Standing at stud, Dust Commander sired the 1975 Preakness Stakes winner, Master Derby.
In 2006, the family of the late Robert E. Lehmann donated Dust Commander's Kentucky Derby Trophy to the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Dust Commander (USA), chestnut stallion, 1967
|f = Bold Commander (USA)
1964
|m = Dust Storm (USA)
1956
|ff = Bold Ruler (USA)
1954
|fm = High Voltage (USA)
1952
|mf = Windy City (GB)
1949
|mm = Challure (USA)
1948
|fff = Nasrullah
|ffm = Miss Disco
|fmf = Ambiorix
|fmm = Dynamo
|mff = Wyndham
|mfm = Staunton
|mmf = Challedon
|mmm = Captivation
|ffff = Nearco
|fffm = Mumtaz Begum
|ffmf = Discovery
|ffmm = Outdone
|fmff = Tourbillon
|fmfm = Lavendula
|fmmf = Menow
|fmmm = Bransome
|mfff = Blenheim
|mffm = Bossover
|mfmf = The Satrap
|mfmm = Crotanstown
|mmff = Challenger
|mmfm = Laura Gal
|mmmf = Stimulus
|mmmm = Laughing Queen (Family: 3-j)
|}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225813/http://www.tbcprojects.com/career.php?search=3230 Dust Commander's offspring at the Triple Crown database by Kathleen Irwin and Joy Reeves]}}
{{Kentucky Derby Winners}}
Category:1967 racehorse births
Category:1991 racehorse deaths
Category:Racehorses bred in Illinois
Category:Racehorses trained in the United States