Booth (Broodmare of the Year). Though he had three tail-male Kentucky Derby (G1) winners (Spend a Buck-1985, Lil E. Tee-1992 and Silver Charm-1997), his record as a damsire stands out. Buckpasser was a leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989. His daughters have produced Champions and Classic Winners: They are led by Hall of Famers Easy Goer and Slew o' Gold, Belmont Stakes winners Coastal and Touch Gold, and With Approval, as well as El Gran Senor among a number of other influential stallions such as Seeking The Gold, Miswaki, and Woodman. Honors In The Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Buckpasser is #14. Buckpasser died in 1978 at age 15 and is buried at Claiborne Farm. Pedigree See also List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses List of historical horses References Buckpasser's page in the Hall of Fame, includes a video of the "Chicken" Flamingo 1963 racehorse births 1978 racehorse deaths American Champion racehorses American Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Chefs-de-Race Horse racing track record setters Phipps family Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 1-x United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees