Great Communicator

Great Communicator
Great Communicator
Sire	Key to the Kingdom
Grandsire	Bold Ruler
Dam	Blaheen
Damsire	Beekeeper
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1983
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	James B. Watriss
Owner	Class Act Farm (George Ackel)
Trainer	Thad Ackel
Record	56: 14-10-7
Earnings	$2,922,615
Major wins
	Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (1988); San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1988); Golden Gate Handicap (1988); San Luis Obispo Handicap (1988, 1989); San Marcos Handicap (1988); Hollywood Turf Cup (1989); Henry P. Russell Handicap (1990) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Turf (1988)

Great Communicator (1983–1990) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1988 Breeders' Cup Turf.

Quick Facts Sire, Grandsire ...

Owned by George Ackel and trained by his son Thad, Great Communicator was a grandson of the Hall of Fame sire Bold Ruler, an eight-time Leading sire in North America whose progeny includes the legendary Secretariat.

Thad Ackel had never started a horse in the Breeders’ Cup before he and jockey Ray Sibille won the Turf with Great Communicator in 1988.^[1]

Great Communicator suffered a breakdown in 1990 at the Carleton F. Burke Handicap in Santa Anita Park and was euthanized.^[1]

Pedigree