a total value of $3.2 million. Most of the shares were retained by McKnight and Nerud, plus a few outside breeders including Paul Mellon. Dr. Fager retired to stud at Tartan Farm in 1969 near Ocala, Florida, where he stood for eight years before his death at age 12 on August 5, 1976. Death was attributed to a colon obstruction brought on by a bout of colic. He was buried at Tartan Farm, now known as Winding Oaks Farm. Posthumously, he was the leading sire in North America of 1977 and finished second in 1978. From 265 named foals, he sired 172 winners (64.9%), 35 of whom were stakes winners. His most famous offspring include American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Dearly Precious, 1978 co-champion sprinter Dr. Patches, Tree of Knowledge, Canadian champion L'Alezane and important broodmare Killaloe, the dam of Fappiano. Pedigree Dr. Fager is inbred 3 x 4 to Bull Dog, meaning Bull Dog appears once in the third generation of his pedigree and once in the fourth generation. See also List of historical horses References 1964 racehorse births 1976 racehorse deaths American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 1-r Chefs-de-Race Horse racing track record setters