Best Turn

Best Turn (May 7, 1966–February 10, 1984) was an American-bred thoroughbred racehorse and Classic Chef-de-race sire.

Background Best Turn was a dark bay or brown stallion bred and owned by the famous Calumet Farm.

Best Turn was the first of his dam Sweet Clementine's four foals, and the most successful on the racetrack. Sweet Clementine had won one of her six starts for Calumet. Her dam and Best Turn's second dam was Miz Clementine, who won multiple stakes races and was a full sister to champion racer Two Lea.

Best Turn was very large (up to 17.3 hands). He was sickle-hocked behind and pigeon-toed in front. Due to his large size, he had difficulty in close quarters and ran best when able to get an open track on the outside. As a broodmare sire, he sired 136 dams of 890 foals, including 33 black-type winners (3.7%), with an AEI of 1.28.

Best Turn also was a successful sport horse sire.

Best Turn died in February, 1984. He was euthanized due to complications from foot surgery.

By 2015, Best Turn's sire line was effectively extinct.

Best Turn was named a Classic Chef-de-race in the Roman-Miller dosage system.

Notable progeny