Wiking (horse)

Arabian stallion

Wiking

Breed| Arabian
Discipline| horse racing
Sire| Etap
Grandsire| Celebes
Dam| Wilma
Maternal grandsire| Pietuszok
Sex| Stallion
Foaled| 1979
Country| foaled in Poland, imported to United States
Color| Bay
Owner| Town and Country Farms
Trainer| Robert Knight
Record
37:20-14-5
Earnings
$97, 782
Honors
1985 International Arabian Horse Association Racehorse of the Year

Wiking is the all-time leading sire of Arabian racehorses. Born in Poland in 1979, Wiking was imported to the United States in 1984. He raced 37 times total, 18 in Poland with 8 wins, and then 20 starts in the United States with 12 wins, and earned $97,782 in US dollars. He was owned by Town and Country Farms and trained by Robert Knight.[1][2]

A bay stallion standing 14.3 hands (59 inches, 150 cm), Wiking sired 498 registered foals. He is in the Arabian Horse Trust Racing Hall of Fame, and was named the 1985 International Arabian Horse Association racehorse of the year.[3]

He is the record holder in terms of the number of offspring that won in the United States.[4]

## Pedigree

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Pedigree of Wiking[5] Sire
Etap  | Celebes  | Witraz  | Ofir

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Makata
Canaria  | Trypolis
Saga
Etna  | Faher  | Trypolis
Ferha
Elzunia  | Witraz
Elza
Dam
Wilma  | Pietuszok  | Priboj  | Piolun
Rissalma
Taktika  | Taki Pan
Krona
Worskla  | Laur  | Lotnik
Kalina
Wilga  | Ofir
Jaskolka II

## Sources

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1. ^ "Wiking". tom-arabians.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
2. ^ "Wiking Small but mighty".
3. ^ "Welcome to Arabian Ques t". arabianquest.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
4. ^ "Gonitwy imienne". Tor Służewiec (in Polish). Retrieved December 12, 2022.
5. ^ "Wiking Arabian". allbreedpedigree.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.