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Career History

~~~ Complete ~~~ ROMAN
(b.c. 1937, Sir Gallahad III -- Buckup (GB) x Buchan (GB))
Classic participant in: 1940

Notes: Died in 1964. Leading Broodmare Sire in 1965. Sire of 54 stakes winners.

IMPORTANT VICTORIES & PLACINGS: ~~~ Complete ~~~

Finish	Race Name
1st	Hyde Park S.
1st	Fleetwing H.
1st	Fall Highweight H.
1st	American Legion H.
1st	Laurel S.
1st	Jerome H.
1st	Chicago H.
1st	Lafayette S.
1st	Bashford Manor S.
2nd	Blue Grass S.
2nd	Hialeah Juvenile Championship
2nd	Seminole S.
2nd	Ritchie H.
3rd	Capital H.
3rd	Bay Shore H.
3rd	Withers S.
3rd	Vosburgh H.

IMPORTANT OFFSPRING: ~complete~

Name	Sex, DOB, Pedigree	Highlights
AMERICAN GLORY	b.c., 1946 ROMAN -- Fair Weather x Sickle	Palm Beach H.; Sire of a stakes winner.
BENROMAN	b.c., 1952 ROMAN -- Stimulitha x Stimulus	Clarendon S., Victoria S.
CATULLUS	b.c., 1960 ROMAN -- Secret Story x SPY SONG	Juvenile S., Flash S.
CHIEF OF CHIEFS	br.g., 1957 ROMAN -- Amber Sun x REQUESTED	Carter H., Rumson H., Washington Park H.
COSMIC MISSILE	b.f., 1944 ROMAN -- Misty Isle x Sickle	Gazelle S., Marguerite S., Ashland S., Jasmine S., Columbiana H.
CURTICE	b.c., 1947 ROMAN -- Stage Sister x Sickle	Washington Park Futurity, Prairie State S.
DANDILLY	br.f., 1945 ROMAN -- Cadenza x Pharamond II	Myrtlewood H., Colonel F.M. Alger Memorial H.
DIXIE MISS	b.f., 1955 ROMAN -- Dixie Flyer x Blue Flyer	Prioress S.
EASTERN FLYWAY	b.c., 1947 ROMAN -- Miss Porter x THE PORTER	Bowie Kindergarten S.
FLAVIA	b.f., 1958 ROMAN -- Mbale x Big Game (Gb)	Ohio Championship H.
HADRIAN	br.c., 1943 ROMAN -- Arch Queen x Archaic	Shevlin S.
HANNIBAL (See 1952)	br.c., 1949 ROMAN -- War Jitters x MAN O' WAR	Experimental Free H., Select H., Albany S., Wakefield S.
HASTY DOLL	f., 1955 ROMAN -- Legendra x Challenger II	Princess Pat S., Miss Chicago S.
HASTY ROAD (See 1954)	br.c., 1951 ROMAN -- Traffic Court x DISCOVERY	Preakness S., Kentucky Jockey Club S., Breeders' Futurity, Washington Park Futurity, Arlington Futurity, Warren Wright Memorial S., Derby Trial, Widener H.
HERB'S MISS	b.f., 1954 ROMAN -- French Annie x Goya II	Ohio Futurity, Miss Cleveland S.
HUESO	b.c., 1950 ROMAN -- Blois x MAN O' WAR	Shevlin S., Cherry Blossom S.
I WILL	b.c., 1944 ROMAN -- Breathless x HASTE	Wood Memorial S., Great American S., United States Hotel S., Wakefield S., Boardwalk H., Princeton H.
IMPERATOR	br.g., 1944 ROMAN -- Regina II x Wallenstein (Ger)	Bahamas H., Victoria S.
ISLAY MIST	br.f., 1949 ROMAN -- Evening Mist x Eight Thirty	La Centinela S. (third dam of Champion LIFE'S MAGIC, see 1984.)
LADY BOUNCER	b.f., 1951 ROMAN -- Bum's Rush x BLUE LARKSPUR	Colleen S.
LADY GUNNER	br.f., 1943 ROMAN -- Phargunner x Pharamond II	Pimlico Nursery S., Betsy Ross S.
LEFTY JIM	br.c., 1947 ROMAN -- Phargunner x Pharamond II	Miles Standish S.
MERRY XMAS	br.f., 1948 ROMAN -- Yuletide x Reveillon	Polly Drummond S.
MUSIC MAN FOX	br.c., 1955 ROMAN -- War Swept x MAN O' WAR	Haggin S.
NILE LILY	br.f., 1954 ROMAN -- Azalea x Sun Teddy	American Beauty H.
OCEAN BRIEF	f., 1944 ROMAN -- Miss Brief x Sickle	Camden H., Colonial H., Correction H.
ON HIS METAL (See 1961)	b.c., 1958 ROMAN -- Jenjay x BROOKFIELD	Hawthorne Juvenile H.
PASSADO	br.c., 1945 ROMAN -- Bramble Bug x DISPLAY	Sacramento Inaugural H.
PLAY TIME	br.f., 1958 ROMAN -- Make A Play x WAR ADMIRAL	Oaks Prep, Liberty Bell H.
PLUCKY ROMAN	b.f., 1954 ROMAN -- Hasty Request x REQUESTED	Top Flight H.
POCAHONTAS	f., 1955 ROMAN -- How x Princequillo	Schuylerville S., BROODMARE OF THE YEAR (dam of CHAMPION Tom Rolfe, stakes winners Chieftain, Wenona, Lady Rebecca, and Ahdeek)
PRINCESS LYGIA	b.f., 1949 ROMAN -- Roman Matron x POMPEY	Arlington Lassie S., Misty Isle H., Pollyanna S., Hyde Park S., Miss America S.
PROVOCATIVE	b.c., 1946 ROMAN -- Dusk II x Asterus (Fr)	Hyde Park S., Illinois Owners' H., Southland H., King Cotton H.
QUEEN HOPEFUL	br.f., 1951 ROMAN -- Playfull x Chance Play	Florida Oaks, Arlington Lassie S., Princess Pat S., Beverly H., Mademoiselle S., Black Eyed Susan S., Modesty H., Suwannee River H., Yo Tambien H., Orchid S.
RIANT	b.f., 1951 ROMAN -- Chuckle x HASTE	Adirondack S.
ROAMING	b.g., 1949 ROMAN -- To Dare x Challenger II	Churchill Downs H., Myrtlewood H., Winter Wonderland H.
ROMAN ARTIST	br.c., 1954 ROMAN -- Artistic Rose x Challenger II	Grey S.
ROMAN BATH	b.c., 1947 ROMAN -- War Swept x MAN O' WAR	Hawthorne Juvenile H., Kentucky Jockey Club S., Crete H.
ROMAN BATTLE	b.c., 1953 ROMAN -- Battlezone x WAR ADMIRAL	Thistledown H., Chagrin Valley Turf H.
ROMAN CANDLE	b.f., 1944 ROMAN -- Yucca II x Pharos	Black Helen H.
ROMAN HEART	b.f., 1952 ROMAN -- Hasty Kiss x HASTE	Imp H.
ROMAN INCENSE	gr.c., 1955 ROMAN -- Incense x Mahmoud	Ak-Sar-Ben King's Plate
ROMAN LINE (See 1962)	br.c., 1959 ROMAN -- Lurline B. x Alibhai	Derby Trial, Breeders' Futurity; Sire of stakes winners.
ROMAN MISS	br.f., 1948 ROMAN -- Nurse Boss x Broadside	Black Helen H., Regret H. (ETR)
ROMAN PATROL	b.c., 1952 ROMAN -- Karakal x PSYCHIC BID	Louisiana Derby, Remsen S.
ROMAN SPY	c., 1951 ROMAN -- MATA HARI x Peter Hastings	Motor City H.
ROMAN ZEPHYR	b.f., 1947 ROMAN -- Blois x MAN O' WAR	Keeneland Sales Filly S.
ROMANETTE	br.f., 1945 ROMAN -- Black Lashes x Sickle	Fair Grounds Debutante S.
ROMANITA	b.f., 1954 ROMAN -- Mablen x Blenheim II	CHAMPION 2yo Filly, Monmouth Oaks, Matron S., Mademoiselle S., Cleopatra H., Marguerite S.
THE SHAKER	b.c., 1943 ROMAN -- War Jitters x MAN O' WAR	Hollywood Premier H., Harford H., Palm Beach H.
TIBERIAN	b.c., 1952 ROMAN -- Stane Street x Watling Street	Sacramento S.
TIMES ROMAN	b.c., 1959 ROMAN -- Jenjay x BROOKFIELD	Myrtlewood S., Louisville H., set NTR Keeneland 8.5f 1:41.3
WAR POPPY	b.c., 1947 ROMAN -- Yellow Poppy x MAN O' WAR	Coronado H.

IMPORTANT OFFSPRING OF HIS DAUGHTERS: ~complete~

Name	Sex, DOB, Pedigree	Highlights
AHDEEK	c., 1972 Reindeer (IRE) -- Pocahontas x ROMAN	In England: Pepsi S.
ASTRAY	b.c., 1969 Carlemont -- Desert Vision x ROMAN	San Juan Capistrano H., San Luis Rey S., Century H., Knickerbocker H., San Gabriel H., San Luis Obispo H.
BACK TO ROME	b.c., 1962 BACKBONE -- Roman Gem x ROMAN	New England Breeders' S., New England Breeders' H.
BAITMAN	gr.g., 1961 Assemblyman -- Tania x ROMAN	Cherry Blossom H., Brandywine Turf H., Brighton Beach H.
BEACHCOMBER	ch.g., 1950 POLYNESIAN -- Appian Via x ROMAN	Select H.
BLACK SIGNAL	br.c., 1955 JOHNS JOY -- Belle Miss x ROMAN	Paradise Valley S.; Sire of a stakes winner.
BLAZING SKIES	br.f., 1969 Whodunit -- Pompeii x ROMAN	Pacifica S., Pleasanton S., Fair Director's Cup
BRAVEST ROMAN	b.c., 1972 NEVER BEND -- Roman Song x ROMAN	Saranac S., Paul Revere S.; sire of stakes winners in Japan.
BRIDLE PATH	br.c., 1976 Kennedy Road -- Roman Gun x ROMAN	King Edward Gold Cup, Niagara S., Seagram Cup, Woodbine Breeders' S., Seagram Invitational H., Connaught Cup (twice)
BRITISH ROMAN	gr.c., 1957 Endeavour II -- Flying Roman x ROMAN	Westchester S.
CAPTAIN NASH	br.c., 1967 NASHUA -- Maroma x ROMAN	Columbus Day H.
CEDAR BROOK	bk.c., 1956 ONE COUNT -- Please Do x ROMAN	Shevlin Stakes, Suffolk Downs Anniversary Stakes, Select Handicap, Alligator Handicap
CHIEFTAIN	c., 1961 BOLD RULER -- Pocahontas x ROMAN	Cowdin S., Tremont S., Tyro S., Governor's Gold Cup, Arlington H., Laurel Turf Cup H., Capitol H.; Sire of stakes winners.
CORREL ROMAN	b.f., 1964 CORRELATION -- Romanette x ROMAN	Miss Florida H.
DESERT LAW	b.f., 1964 Court Martial -- Desert Vision x ROMAN	Vanity H., South Bay H., Milady H., Oneonta H.
DESERT LOVE	b.f., 1962 Amerigo -- Desert Vision x ROMAN	Vanity H., Santa Susana H., Post-Deb S., Pageant H.
DOUBLE SPEED	c., 1951 Count Speed -- Pocket Edition x ROMAN	Del Mar Futurity, Graduation S.
DR. HERB	br.c., 1956 Buy and Sell -- Sensme x ROMAN	Maryland Derby, Prince George's S., Marlboro Nursery S.
EL GATO (PR)	c., 1970 TOM CAT -- Tirzah x ROMAN	In Puerto Rico: HORSE OF THE YEAR, CHAMPION Older Horse, Clasico Camarero, Clasico San Juan Bautistra, Clasico Dia Del Veterano
FAITHFUL SONG	b.f., 1953 GREEK SONG -- Faithful More x ROMAN	Kentucky S., Queen City S., Cincinnati H.
FLAME TREE	b.c., 1963 COUNT FLAME -- Linden Lane x ROMAN	Sanford S., Dover S.
FLIGHTOLETTI	ch.f., 1970 Misty Flight -- Panoletti x ROMAN	Mill Race H.
FORGOTTEN DREAMS	b.c., 1964 Royal Note -- Roman Meadow x ROMAN	Hollywood Juvenile Championship
GOLD CAPITOL	c., 1948 Alibhai -- Pocket Edition x ROMAN	California Breeders Champion S., Starlet S., Peter Clark H.
GRECIAN PRINCESS	ch.f., 1961 Hesiod -- Princess Lisa x ROMAN	Louisiana Derby, Thelma S.
GUNFLINT	b.c., 1963 Rough'n Tumble -- Roman Image x ROMAN	Kent S.
HAPPY NEW YEAR	br.g., 1953 HILL PRINCE -- Merry Xmas x ROMAN	Absecon Island S.
HASTY HITTER	f., 1966 HITTING AWAY -- Hasty Doll x ROMAN	La Centinela S.
HASTY QUEEN II	f., 1963 ONE COUNT -- Queen Hopeful x ROMAN	Non stakes winner, BROODMARE OF THE YEAR (dam of stakes winners Hasty Cutie, Hasty Flyer, Michael Navonod, Hasty Tam, Fit To Fight, and Playful Queen)
HELLENIC HERO	b.g., 1958 Heliopolis -- Lady Bouncer x ROMAN	Longport H., Knickerbocker H. (ETR)
HIEROGLYPH	b.c., 1956 Heliopolis -- Pocket Edition x ROMAN	In England: Coventry S., Richmond S.
HONEY JAY	b.c., 1968 DOUBLE JAY -- Roman Honey x ROMAN	Snaro H., Phoenix H. (twice)
I DECEIVE	f., 1962 BAGDAD -- Ida C x ROMAN	Astarita S., Mermaid S.
I WANT YOU	b.c., 1969 Pago Pago -- Islay Mist x ROMAN	Miami Beach H.
I'M FOR MORE	c., 1959 OLYMPIA -- Sweet Woman x ROMAN	Dover S.
IDA	f., 1970 Lt. Stevens -- Ida C x ROMAN	Youthful Endurance S.
INFURIATOR	b.c., 1970 CHATEAUGAY -- Flavia x ROMAN	Hobson H.
IRON PEG	br.c., 1960 DARK STAR -- Hostage x ROMAN	Suburban H., also stakes-placed in England
JEAN'S JOE (See 1955)	ch.c., 1952 Nasrullah -- Pocket Edition x ROMAN	San Felipe H.
KENTUCKY ROMAN	ch.g., 1954 KY. COLONEL -- Flying Roman x ROMAN	Arkansas Derby
LADY REBECCA (GB)	b.f., 1971 Sir Ivor -- Pocahontas x ROMAN	In France: Prix Vanteaux
LADY SWAPS	f., 1963 SWAPS -- Sweet Woman x ROMAN	Colonial H., Regret H.
LICENSE PLATE	br.f., 1961 TRAFFIC JUDGE -- Slave x ROMAN	Bayard Tuckerman Jr. H., Granite State S.
LORD HENRIBEE	b.c., 1973 Misty Flight -- Panoletti x ROMAN	Nashua S., Rockaway S.
MARTINS RULLAH (See 1958)	b.c., 1955 Nasrullah -- Shy Katie x ROMAN	Lawrence Realization, Experimental H.; sire of stakes winners.
MIGHTY MINE	c., 1958 Mighty Story -- Mistress Mine x ROMAN	Oakland H.
MISS SUN TAN	ch.f., 1960 SUNGLOW -- Sly Vixen x ROMAN	George Brandeis Memorial H., A.B. Letellier Memorial H., Scarlet Carnation S.
MONGO'S PRIDE	b.c., 1967 Mongo -- Granny's Pride x ROMAN	Knickerbocker H., Escondido H., Long Island H., Palm Beach H.
MORE SCENTS	br.c., 1964 Ambehaving -- Sniffabuck x ROMAN	Tidal H., Fall Highweight H., Longfellow H (NTR), Bernard Baruch H.
NICE TO HAVE	b.f., 1971 Tropical Breeze -- Extra Cash x ROMAN	Golden Poppy H.
NIRBOY	c., 1956 Nirgal -- Poppet x ROMAN	In France: Prix Lagrange
NORMAN REGRET	b.c., 1970 Cornish Prince -- Islay Mist x ROMAN	Ak-Sar-Ben Juvenile S.
OLE LIZ	f., 1963 DOUBLE JAY -- Islay Mist x ROMAN	Lassie Trial S., Debutante S., Bewitch S.
OUR COLONEL	c., 1957 KY. COLONEL -- Roman Grace x ROMAN	Hyde Park S.; Sire of stakes winners.
OUR RULLA	c., 1957 Nasrullah -- Shy Katie x ROMAN	Oceanside H., La Jolla Mile H.
PAYOLA	b.c., 1959 SHUT OUT -- Pinnace x ROMAN	Friar Rock S.
PLEASURE RIDGE	c., 1972 What A Pleasure -- Cue Me In x ROMAN	Ruidoso Mile H., Ruidoso Mile S., Clyde Tingley Memorial H.
PLYMOUTH	br.c., 1967 Cornish Prince -- Roman Bronze x ROMAN	Alameda S.
PORT OF MECCA	br.c., 1959 Djeddah -- Collina x ROMAN	Wilmington H., Thomas E. Wood Memorial H.
PRINCE OF PLENTY	b.c., 1959 Quick Wink -- Princess Lygia x ROMAN	Will Rogers S.
PROUDEST ROMAN	br.c., 1968 NEVER BEND -- Roman Song x ROMAN	Hopeful S., National Stallion S.; sire of stakes winners.
RARITAN VALLEY	gr.c., 1960 Royal Vale -- Tania x ROMAN	Maryland Derby, Lamplighter H.
RED SKIPPER (GB)	g., 1962 Red God -- Skip Stone x ROMAN	In England: Kirk and Kirk S.
ROCOCO ROGUE	b.g., 1958 ROYAL BAY GEM -- Fleet Roman x ROMAN	Heresy S.
ROMAN BROTHER (See 1964)	b.g., 1961 Third Brother -- Roman Zephyr x ROMAN	CHAMPION HORSE OF THE YEAR, CHAMPION Handicap Male, Champagne S., New Hampshire Sweepstakes, Jersey Derby, American Derby, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Woodward S., Manhattan H., Everglades S., Discovery H., Bahamas S.
ROMAN COLONEL	c., 1956 KY. COLONEL -- Roman Grace x ROMAN	Mr. Lincoln S., Spy Son H., St. Louis Derby, Hurricane H., Snaro H., City of Coral Gables H., Royal Poinciana H., Greatest H., New Year's H.; Sire of stakes winners.
ROMANTICISM	b.f., 1963 BOLD RULER -- Romanita x ROMAN	Interborough H., Wiltshire H., Sequoia H.
ROMANULLAH	ch.c., 1963 LURULLAH -- Roman Cart x ROMAN	Centennial Mile, Rocky Mountain Empire H.
SAVAII	br.f., 1959 El Drag -- Blue Nile x ROMAN	Del Mar Oaks, Milady H., Golden Poppy H., Campanile H.
SING ALONG	br.c., 1959 SPY SONG -- Fabiola x ROMAN	Tri-State S.
STEPHEN FOSTER	b.c., 1961 Royal Vale -- Guirvita x ROMAN	Oil Capitol H., Governor's Buckeye Cup H.
STILL BLAZING	b.f., 1971 Whodunit -- Pompeii x ROMAN	Luther Burbank S., Alameda County Futurity
STRAIGHT AHEAD	b.c., 1965 TRAFFIC JUDGE -- Granny's Pride x ROMAN	Labor Day H., Orange Bowl H.
STURDY MAN	b.c., 1959 POLYNESIAN -- Sly Vixen x ROMAN	In France: Prix D'Arenburg, Prix Pourtales
SURE THING (IRE)	b.f., 1966 High Hat (Gb) -- Boat Race x ROMAN	In France: Prix de Longchamp
SWEET PATOOTIE	f., 1950 Alquest -- Sweet Woman x ROMAN	CHAMPION 2yo Filly, Alcibiades S., Frizette S., Jeanne D'arc S., Longport H.
SWINGING MOOD	b.f., 1963 Francis S. -- Tarentella x ROMAN	Pucker Up H., Matron H. (twice), Chessapeake H. (NTR), Chrysantemum H., Atlantic City H., New York H., Mason-Dixon H.
TAKE OFF	b.c., 1969 Sky High II -- Special Style x ROMAN	Bowling Green H., Edgemere H., Sheridan H., Palm Beach H.
TAPIS	br.g., 1957 GREEK SONG -- Red Carpet x ROMAN	City of Miami H.
TENTH LEGION	b.c., 1963 Jutland -- Anuny One x ROMAN	In Mexico: Clasico Jockey Club Mexicano
TERENTIA	f., 1962 BOLD RULER -- Romanita x ROMAN	Post-Deb S., Ashland S.
TOM ROLFE (See 1965)	b.c., 1962 Ribot(GB) -- Pocahontas x ROMAN	CHAMPION 3yo Colt, Preakness S., Cowdin S., Chicagoan S., American Derby, Arlington Classic, Citation H., Chesapeake S., Aqueduct H., Salvator Mile H.; Sire of stakes winners.
WENONA (GB)	b.f., 1965 Larkspur (GB) -- Pocahontas x ROMAN	In England: Blandford S.
WET BACK	g., 1956 Big Dipper II -- Roman Victory x ROMAN	Youthful S.

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