National Treasure
National Treasure
Quality Road’s Only Classic Winner
2020, Bay, 16.2h | Entered Stud: 2025 | Nominated to: Breeders' Cup, KTDF
Submit Mare
Brilliant 3-time Grade 1 winner of $5,578,000 who was placed in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at 2, a classic winner of the Preakness at 3, and leading older horse with powerhouse wins in the Pegasus World Cup & Met Mile at 4.
Leading older horse at 4: Won the $3 million PEGASUS WORLD CUP (G1) at Gulfstream Park with a 105 Beyer and won the $1 million METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (G1) at Saratoga by 6 ¼ lengths – the largest margin of victory in the prestigious sire-making race since 2017.
Classic winner at 3: Won the $1.65 million PREAKNESS (G1) at Pimlico, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Mage-G1 to become Quality Road’s first classic winner, and ended the year as runner-up by a nose to Horse of the Year Cody’s Wish-G1 in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita against older horses.
Top-class performer at 2: Placed in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland and American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita after a debut MdSpWt victory at 6 ½ furlongs over Practical Move-G1 & Mixto-G1 at Santa Anita – only finished behind champion Forte-G1 & Cave Rock-G1 as a 2-year-old.
“By the highly regarded Quality Road, National Treasure is a three-time Grade 1 and Classic winner. He has great potential to sire good, American Classic-type horses. I believe he is very good value.” –Paul Manganaro, who rated National Treasure as the top value among incoming sires in 2025
107 BEYER SPEED – one of the fastest performers to date by leading sire Quality Road, and the fastest Beyer by a 3-year-old around two turns in 2023.
Elite dirt horse from 2-to-4: In 15 starts, he ran in 13 G1 races – 11 straight – at 7 different racetracks and competed against the best dirt horses in the world, including a pair of G1s from his 3 starts as a 2-year-old.
His $5,578,000 in earnings makes him the most accomplished racehorse from the 2020 foal crop.
A $500,000 Saratoga Select yearling, hailing from a deep & highly commercial family curated by breeder Peter Blum.
Dam is a multiple G1 producer by MEDAGLIA D’ORO – a perennial leading broodmare sire in North America.
“Running the Horse of the Year (Cody’s Wish) to a nostril in the GI Dirt Mile at the Breeders’ Cup should be enough for anyone, and likewise a Peter Blum family that has been developed as skillfully as you would expect.” –Chris McGrath
| Age | Starts | 1st (SW) | 2nd (SP) | 3rd (SP) | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1(1) | 1(1) | $288,000 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $1,315,000 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 (2) | 1(1) | 0 | $3,975,000 |
| Totals | 15 | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | $5,578,000 |
Racing Highlights
Won at 2- Maiden Special Weight at Del Mar (6 1/2 f in 1:16.62 on debut, by 1 1/2 lengths, defeating Massimo, Practical Move, Mixto, etc.)
- American Pharaoh Stakes at Santa Anita Park (G1, 8.5f, to Cave Rock, defeating Hejazi, Gandolfini, Man Child, Skinner, Macnamara, Odonata)
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland (G1, 8.5f, to Forte, Cave Rock, defeating Blazing Sevens, Curly Jack, Verifying, Hurricane J, Congruent, Wound Up, Lost Ark)
- Preakness Stakes at Pimlico (G1, 9.5f in 1:55.12, defeating Blazing Sevens, Mage, Red Route One, Chase The Chaos, Perform, Coffeewithchris)
- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park (G1, 8f, to Cody's Wish, defeating Skippylongstocking, Charge It, Zozos, Stage Raider, Shirl's Bee)
- Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park (G3, 8f, to Reincarnate, Newgate, defeating Packs A Wahlop, Spun Intended)
- Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park (G1, 9f in 1:50.51, defeating Senor Buscador, Crupi, Hoist The Gold, O'Connor, Il Miracolo, Dynamic One, Nimitz Class, First Mission, Trademark, Grand Aspen, Skippylongstocking)
- Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga (G1, 8f in 1:35.12, defeating Post Time, Hoist The Gold, Castle Chaos, White Abarrio, Blazing Sevens)
- California Crown Stakes at Santa Anita Park (G1, 9f in 1:48.68, to Subsanador, defeating Newgate, Katonah, Senor Buscador, Muth)
Pedigree
Alan Porter’s 2025 Breeding Analysis for National Treasure
A brilliant miler, National Treasure is a classic winner of the Preakness Stakes, Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the stallion-making Metropolitan Handicap. He is by the outstanding sire, Quality Road, out of a Medaglia d’Oro mare from a prolific stakes winning family that traces to a sister to Man o’ War.
There are nearly 20 stakes winners by Quality Road and sons out of Storm Cat line mares, including a grade one winner out of a mare by Hennessy (sire of Johannesburg – broodmare sire of a Quality Road line graded stakes winner – Henny Hughes and Cactus Ridge; grandsire of Scat Daddy, himself the broodmare sire of a Quality Road line stakes winner), and graded stakes winners out of mares by Giant’s Causeway (who is represented by such as Not This Time, Creative Cause, Eskendereya, First Samurai and Frost Giant), Into Mischief (by Harlan’s Holiday, also broodmare sire of a Quality Road line stakes winner, and himself sire of Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby), Stormy Atlantic, Tabasco Cat and Consolidator. Other strains of Storm Cat that could be tried, including Tale of the Cat (sire of Lion Heart and Tale of Ekati; grandsire of Kantharos, Uncaptured and Girvin), Pure Prize, Storm Boot, Storm Creek, Catienus and Sea of Secrets – all Storm Bird/Mr. Prospector crosses, the reverse of Quality Road, who is a cross of Mr. Prospector over Storm Bird’s relative Nijinsky II, as well as Forest Wildcat (sire of Wildcat Heir and D’Wildcat), Freud (brother to Giant’s Causeway), Discreet Cat (by Forestry, also sire of Shackleford), Bernstein, Bluegrass Cat, Yankee Gentleman, Stormin Fever, Tactical Cat and With Distinction.
From the Danzig branch of Northern Dancer, Quality Road has sired grade one winner Illuminant out of a mare by Polish Numbers and grade one winner Bleeker Street out of a mare by Danzig son Exchange Rate. There are also Quality Road line stakes out of mares by Danzig line horses War Front (sire of The Factor, Summer Front, Declaration of War and Hit It a Bomb) and Hard Spun. Other Danzig line stallions that could be considered here include Belong To Me, Langfuhr (sire of Lawyer Ron), Concerto (sire of Bellamy Road) and War Chant.
Quality Road has an exceptionally strong strike-rate with mares by Dixie Union (by Northern Dancer son, Dixieland Band), getting Champion Caledonia Road and grade one winners Klimt and Salty. Mares by Dixie Union son, Union Rags, could be very interesting as his dam is a Gone West/Nijinsky II cross, like Quality Road. Union Rags is also sure Gone Astray, High Cotton, Grasshopper and Overanalyze.
Quality Road sire Champion Abel Tasman out of a mare by Deputy Minister and the brilliant City of Light out of a mare by Deputy Minister son Dehere (sire of Graeme Hall). On the same cross, there is a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Ghostzapper (by Awesome Again, also sire of Paynter, Oxbow and Daaher), graded winners out of mares by French Deputy and Salt Lake, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Spring At Last and Badge of Silver).
Quality Road is sire of multiple graded stakes winner Frank Conversation out of a mare by Nureyev son, Unusual Heat, suggesting other Nureyev line stallions such as Theatrical (who has done well under Gone West), Atticus (a Northern Dancer/Storm Cat cross), Alwuhush, Fasliyev, Spinning World and Stravinsky.
Quality Road is sire of the grade two winning juvenile, Road to Victory out of a mare by Tiznow, a son of Cee’s Tizzy from the Relaunch branch of In Reality. Sons of Tiznow include Gemologist (broodmare sire of a Quality Road grade two winner), Colonel John and Tiz Wonderful. The Relaunch line can also be brought in through Honour and Glory (sire of Put it Back), Skywalker, Bertrando and Officer.
Out of mares from the A.P. Indy line, Quality Road and sons have grade one winner Emblem Road out of a mare by Bernardini, and Champion Fierceness out of a mare by Bernardini son Stay Thirsty, with Bernardini also being sire of To Honor and Serve. Multiple grade one winner Bellafina is out of a mare by Malibu Moon, and there are also stakes winners out of mares by Jump Start, Congrats, and Pulpit (sire of Mineshaft, who’s the sire of Discreetly Mine and Dialed In) and Pulpit (sire of Tapit – who is bred similarly to Bernardini – Sky Mesa, Corinthian and Stroll) and Congrats. Other options include Flatter (a brother to Congrats, and sire of Flat Out and Upstart), Majestic Warrior and Stephen Got Even.
Crossed back over the Mr. Prospector line, Quality Road is sire of grade one winner Roadster out of a mare by Silver Ghost; four stakes winners, three graded from daughters of Smart Strike, and another out of a mare by Smart Strike out of a mare by Curlin, suggesting mares by Lookin At Lucky and English Channel. There is a stakes winner out of a mare by Street Cry (sire of Street Sense and Street Boss), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Lemon Drop Kid.
Out of mares from the Fappiano branch of Mr. Prospector, Quality Road is sire of a graded stakes winner from a mare by Broken Vow; three stakes winners of mares by Unbridled’s Song, sire of Even The Score (broodmare sire of two Quality Road line stakes winners), Songandaprayer, Dunkirk, First Defence, Midshipman, Half Ours, Old Fashioned and Rockport Harbor; and two stakes winners out of mares by Empire Maker, sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, and grandsire of American Pharoah, Classic Empire and Cairo Prince.
Alan Porter’s 2025 Breeding Analysis for National Treasure
A brilliant miler, National Treasure is a classic winner of the Preakness Stakes, Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the stallion-making Metropolitan Handicap. He is by the outstanding sire, Quality Road, out of a Medaglia d’Oro mare from a prolific stakes winning family that traces to a sister to Man o’ War.
There are nearly 20 stakes winners by Quality Road and sons out of Storm Cat line mares, including a grade one winner out of a mare by Hennessy (sire of Johannesburg – broodmare sire of a Quality Road line graded stakes winner – Henny Hughes and Cactus Ridge; grandsire of Scat Daddy, himself the broodmare sire of a Quality Road line stakes winner), and graded stakes winners out of mares by Giant’s Causeway (who is represented by such as Not This Time, Creative Cause, Eskendereya, First Samurai and Frost Giant), Into Mischief (by Harlan’s Holiday, also broodmare sire of a Quality Road line stakes winner, and himself sire of Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby), Stormy Atlantic, Tabasco Cat and Consolidator. Other strains of Storm Cat that could be tried, including Tale of the Cat (sire of Lion Heart and Tale of Ekati; grandsire of Kantharos, Uncaptured and Girvin), Pure Prize, Storm Boot, Storm Creek, Catienus and Sea of Secrets – all Storm Bird/Mr. Prospector crosses, the reverse of Quality Road, who is a cross of Mr. Prospector over Storm Bird’s relative Nijinsky II, as well as Forest Wildcat (sire of Wildcat Heir and D’Wildcat), Freud (brother to Giant’s Causeway), Discreet Cat (by Forestry, also sire of Shackleford), Bernstein, Bluegrass Cat, Yankee Gentleman, Stormin Fever, Tactical Cat and With Distinction.
From the Danzig branch of Northern Dancer, Quality Road has sired grade one winner Illuminant out of a mare by Polish Numbers and grade one winner Bleeker Street out of a mare by Danzig son Exchange Rate. There are also Quality Road line stakes out of mares by Danzig line horses War Front (sire of The Factor, Summer Front, Declaration of War and Hit It a Bomb) and Hard Spun. Other Danzig line stallions that could be considered here include Belong To Me, Langfuhr (sire of Lawyer Ron), Concerto (sire of Bellamy Road) and War Chant.
Quality Road has an exceptionally strong strike-rate with mares by Dixie Union (by Northern Dancer son, Dixieland Band), getting Champion Caledonia Road and grade one winners Klimt and Salty. Mares by Dixie Union son, Union Rags, could be very interesting as his dam is a Gone West/Nijinsky II cross, like Quality Road. Union Rags is also sure Gone Astray, High Cotton, Grasshopper and Overanalyze.
Quality Road sire Champion Abel Tasman out of a mare by Deputy Minister and the brilliant City of Light out of a mare by Deputy Minister son Dehere (sire of Graeme Hall). On the same cross, there is a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Ghostzapper (by Awesome Again, also sire of Paynter, Oxbow and Daaher), graded winners out of mares by French Deputy and Salt Lake, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Spring At Last and Badge of Silver).
Quality Road is sire of multiple graded stakes winner Frank Conversation out of a mare by Nureyev son, Unusual Heat, suggesting other Nureyev line stallions such as Theatrical (who has done well under Gone West), Atticus (a Northern Dancer/Storm Cat cross), Alwuhush, Fasliyev, Spinning World and Stravinsky.
Quality Road is sire of the grade two winning juvenile, Road to Victory out of a mare by Tiznow, a son of Cee’s Tizzy from the Relaunch branch of In Reality. Sons of Tiznow include Gemologist (broodmare sire of a Quality Road grade two winner), Colonel John and Tiz Wonderful. The Relaunch line can also be brought in through Honour and Glory (sire of Put it Back), Skywalker, Bertrando and Officer.
Out of mares from the A.P. Indy line, Quality Road and sons have grade one winner Emblem Road out of a mare by Bernardini, and Champion Fierceness out of a mare by Bernardini son Stay Thirsty, with Bernardini also being sire of To Honor and Serve. Multiple grade one winner Bellafina is out of a mare by Malibu Moon, and there are also stakes winners out of mares by Jump Start, Congrats, and Pulpit (sire of Mineshaft, who’s the sire of Discreetly Mine and Dialed In) and Pulpit (sire of Tapit – who is bred similarly to Bernardini – Sky Mesa, Corinthian and Stroll) and Congrats. Other options include Flatter (a brother to Congrats, and sire of Flat Out and Upstart), Majestic Warrior and Stephen Got Even.
Crossed back over the Mr. Prospector line, Quality Road is sire of grade one winner Roadster out of a mare by Silver Ghost; four stakes winners, three graded from daughters of Smart Strike, and another out of a mare by Smart Strike out of a mare by Curlin, suggesting mares by Lookin At Lucky and English Channel. There is a stakes winner out of a mare by Street Cry (sire of Street Sense and Street Boss), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Lemon Drop Kid.
Out of mares from the Fappiano branch of Mr. Prospector, Quality Road is sire of a graded stakes winner from a mare by Broken Vow; three stakes winners of mares by Unbridled’s Song, sire of Even The Score (broodmare sire of two Quality Road line stakes winners), Songandaprayer, Dunkirk, First Defence, Midshipman, Half Ours, Old Fashioned and Rockport Harbor; and two stakes winners out of mares by Empire Maker, sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, and grandsire of American Pharoah, Classic Empire and Cairo Prince.
Media
