| Horsename: | Arch |
| Sire: | Kris S. |
| Dam: | Aurora |
| Damsire: | Danzig |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1995 |
| Country: | USA |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Breeder: | Helen Alexander & Helen Groves |
| Owner: | Claiborne Farm |
| Trainer: | Frank L. Brothers |
| Record: | 7: 5-1-0 |
| Earnings: | $480,990 |
| Race: | Super Derby (1998) Fayette Breeder’s Cup (1998) |
| Updated: | 5/9/12 |
Arch (January 31, 1995 – January 20, 2016) was a Kentucky-bred race horse and sire. He was a son of Kris S. and Aurora (by Danzig). Arch won the Grade 1 Super Derby and sired many notable stakes winners.
Arch had a short but productive racing career. On his first outing during his two-year-old season, he broke his maiden by a length and a half.
Frank Brothers brought Arch back as a three-year-old in April to win an allowance race. He was then put on a four-month break to prepare for his stakes debut.
After two more allowance races (in which he came in second and first), he was entered in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Arch broke well and stalked the pace. On the second turn, he made his move and battled down the stretch with eventual Gr.2 millionaire Classic Cat. Arch won by three lengths.[1]
He was then entered the Fayette Breeders' Cup (now the Fayette Stakes) against three opponents. Arch beat Touch Gold (the previous year’s Belmont Stakes winner) by a neck in a record time of 1:53.87.[2]
In the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, Arch placed ninth in a 10-horse field that included Skip Away, Swain, Silver Charm and Victory Gallop. With Shane Sellers aboard, Arch was either second or third in each of the first four splits, but faded down the stretch.[3] After this race, Arch was retired to stand stud.[4]
Arch retired to stand at Claiborne Farm.[5] [6] His stud fee steadily rose with the success of his progeny, and he was set to stand for a fee of $40,000 the year he died.[7]
As of 2018, he has sired 59 stakes winners, with 35 of them being graded winners. Twelve are Gr.I winners, and four are champions.[8]
Arch's top progeny includes:
Arch is also the sire of graded stakes winners Instilled Regard, Tax, Arklow, Nonna Mela, Art Trader, and others.[8]
Arch is the broodmare sire of:[10]
Arch is an emerging sire of sires. He has numerous sons standing at stud, with several of them siring graded winners of their own.
Blame is the sire of:
Archarcharch is the sire of:
Arch passed away on January 20, 2016 of an apparent heart attack at Claiborne Farm, where the 21-year-old stood at stud.[13]