I own a C Cielo 6 yo gelding. Talk about smart, typey, dominant, athletic. Got him out of a field around Baltimore. He didn't make it at the track but has proved to be a champion in the hunter jumper ring. The most opinionated horse I have ever trained he easily wins consistently over the nicest warmbloods. Nationally known trainers have tried to buy him but I keep him for the constant bites, kicks and ornery behavior, not to mention my love of the thoroughbred! Thanks for the CC videos!

I remember watching this race and being impressed by how muddy the track was that day. All that slop and still managed a 2:28 and 1/5. Just a terrific performance.

conquistador cielo, one of the many flashy horses in the eighties that never raced for very long (spend a buck, swale, island whirl). winning the metropolitan mile and the belmont in the same week has to go down as one of the most impressive things i've seen in racing.

Keep in mind this dude won the Metropolitan H. 8F. in 1:33,popping older horses! Only 5 days before this race,thats incredible!!

Watching this horse it's so hard to believe the last of only two Grade 1 races he ever won

My friends and I were at this race and all had him. If memory serves, he was 4 to 1 and it wasn't in doubt for a second. Talk about a hand ride.

By viewing youtube video "Krush Hopeful Hunters Sunday Fence" you can see a beutiful Conquistador Cielo son at his first horse show where he was champion. He continues his show career with every outing being champion or reserve champion! A wonderful TB with brains, beauty and a big opinion! Wins over warmbloods.

Before he finally realized he had to apologize for his remark, Steve Coburn likely in my opinion would have grouped Woody Stephens into the "cowards" for not running Conquistador Cielo in the Kentucky Derby (won by Gato Del Sol) or Preakness (won by Aloma's Ruler in a race Gato Del Sol's connections skipped I believe because they felt they had no chance to win at Pimlico, a track then notorious for being heavily speed favoring that Aloma's Ruler used to take the Preakness wire-to-wire. I seriously doubt even if Gato Del Sol had somehow won the Preakness he would have won the Triple Crown, as Conquistador Cielo was clearly at his best that day. Of course, Woody if he heard Coburn's remarks probably would have been spinning in his grave over them.