Gone West - b.h. 1984 Mr. Prospector-Secrettame, by Secretariat
Winner of six of 17 starts including the Dwyer S. (G1), Gotham S. (G2) and Withers S. (G2) and earnings of $682,251, Gone West is a full brother to Lion Cavern. Their dam, Secrettame, is a daughter of Tamerett, who produced 8 foals, 6 runners, 6 winners and 5 stakes winners including major sires Known Fact and Tentam.
Gone West finished 1998 as the 22nd Leading Sire Ranked by Earnings. Grand Slam was his highest earner with $613,492, or 16.4% of the total $3,739,708. However, it was Gone West's son, Da Hoss, who became one of the year's newsmakers when he pulled off a second Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) victory after only one prep race in two years -- since his last Mile win. Other 1998 runners for this striking stallion were Elusive Quality, the world record holder at one mile; graded stakes winner Dance Parade, and multiple graded stakes winner, Gold Land -- he and Grand Slam finished fourth and second, respectively, in the '98 Sprint.
Gone West is the sire of 44 stakes winners in just 8 crops, including Champions Zafonic, Royal Abjar and Gone Prospecting, and his stakes winning son, West by West, has sired stakes winners Appealing Phylly and Western Woman in his first crop.
Gone West stands for a $125,000 stud fee and was photographed in October 1998 in his paddock at Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.