Cryptoclearance dkb/br. h. 1984 Fappiano-Naval Orange, by Hoist The Flag
Cryptoclearance dkb/br. h. 1984 Fappiano-Naval Orange, by Hoist The Flag
A member of the outstanding foal crop of Alysheba, Bet Twice, Lost Code and Gulch, Cryptoclearance won or placed in Grade 1 stakes at three, four and five and he earned $3,376,327. During his career, he won 9 stakes, including the Florida Derby (G1), Pegasus H. (G1), Donn H. (G1) and Widener H. (G1), and placed in 16 others, the Grade 1 Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Oaklawn Handicap and Whitney among them.
Cryptoclearance finished 1998 with a 6th place finish on the Leading Sires Ranked by Earnings, due in large part to the son whose racing style most resembles his own -- Victory Gallop. The earner of $1,981,720, or 37% of Cryptoclearance's total of $4,972,356, Victory Gallop is a model of consistency with victories in the Arkansas Derby (G2) and Belmont Stakes (G1) and close second place finishes in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), Travers S. (G1) and Buick Haskell Invitational (G1).
Other important stakes winners by Cryptoclearance were Cryptocloser, Champion Three Year Old Colt in Canada; Futurity S. (G1) winner Traitor, who now stands with his sire at Margaux Farm; multiple graded stakes winners Strategic Maneuver and Crypto Star, plus 18 other stakes winners. Cryptoclearance's 196 runners in 1998 leads in that category.
Cryptoclearance stands for an advertised fee of $50,000 Live Foal and was photographed outside his barn at Margaux Farm in October 1998.