Sinister Minister (horse)

Sinister Minister is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal born on March 29, 2003, he was a possible contender for the Triple Crown in 2006.

Sinister Minister
Sinister Minister in 2020
Sire	Old Trieste
Grandsire	A.P. Indy
Dam	Sweet Minister
Damsire	The Prime Minister
Sex	Ridgling
Foaled	2003
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Owens
Owner	Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stb. & Schiappa
Trainer	Bob Baffert
Record	13: 2-2-2
Earnings	$541,826
Major wins
Blue Grass Stakes (2006)
Last updated on April 14, 2007

Connections

Sinister Minister is owned by the Lanni Family Trust and trained by Bob Baffert. He's often been ridden by Victor Espinoza.

Sinister Minister was bred in Kentucky by Mr & Mrs. Michael L. Owens. By Old Trieste, his dam is Sweet Minister by The Prime Minister.

Stud career

Sinister Minister was retired to stud in 2008 and stands at the Arrow Stud in Japan.^[1]

Notable progeny

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled	Name	Sex	Major Wins
2014	Yamanin Imprime	f	Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic
2017	T O Keynes	c	Teio Sho, Champions Cup, Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic
2019	Dry Stout	c	Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
2019	King's Sword	c	Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic, Teio Sho
2020	Mick Fire	c	Haneda Hai, Tokyo Derby, Japan Dirt Derby

Races

Finish	Race	Distance	Track	Condition
2nd	Allowance	Seven Furlongs	Santa Anita Park	Fast
4th	Windy Sands Handicap	One Mile	Del Mar Racetrack	Fast
16th	Kentucky Derby	One and a Quarter Miles (Dirt)	Churchill Downs	Fast
1st	Blue Grass Stakes	One and One-Eighth Miles	Keeneland Race Course	Fast
2nd	California Derby	One and One-Sixteenth Miles	Golden Gate Fields	Fast
6th	San Vicente Stakes	Seven Furlongs	Santa Anita Park	Fast
1st	Maiden Claiming	Five and One-Half Furlongs	Santa Anita Park	Fast
5th	Maiden	Five and One-Half Furlongs	Santa Anita Park	Wet Fast

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sinister Minister^[2][3]

Sire Old Trieste 1995 ch.	A.P. Indy 1989 dk.b.	Seattle Slew	Bold Reasoning
			My Charmer
		Weekend Surprise	Secretariat
			Lassie Dear
	Lovlier Linda 1980 ch.	Vigors	Grey Dawn
			Relifordie
		Linda Summers	Crozier
			Queenly Gift
Dam Sweet Minister 1997 b.	The Prime Minister 1987 b.	Deputy Minister	Vice Regent
			Mint Copy
		Stick to Beauty	Illustrious
			Hail to Beauty
	Sweet Blue 1985 dk.b.	Hurry Up Blue	Mr. Leader
			Blue Baroness
		Sugar Gold	Mr. Prospector
			Miss Ironside

References

1. "Sinister Minister at Stud in Japan". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
2. "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS-search. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
3. "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.

• NTRA bio
• Sinister Minister's pedigree