What is Pioneerof the Nile?
[[File:Pioneerof the Nile at Winstar Farms.jpg|right|200px]] '''Pioneerof <!--There is no space, this is how they spelled his name----> the Nile''' (May 5, 2006 – March 18, 2019) was an American [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]]. He was the second-place finisher in the [[2009 Kentucky Derby]]. He matured to stand 16.2 [[hand (unit)|hands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92509/marketwatch-walden-on-pioneerof-the-nile|title=MarketWatch: Walden on Pioneerof the Nile|publisher=}}</ref> After retiring from racing, he became a breeding stallion, known for as the sire of 2015 [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]] winner [[American Pharoah]], 2016 [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse|Champion 2-Year-Old Colt]] [[Classic Empire (horse)|Classic Empire]], and other graded-stakes winners. He died of a [[heart attack]] on March 18, 2019 while being transported to a [[veterinarian]] near [[Versailles, Kentucky]], aged 12.<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/232588/winstars-top-sire-pioneerof-the-nile-dies-at-13=social</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2006 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Thoroughbred racehorses]] {{stub}}