| Horsename: | Sir Gaylord |
| Sire: | Turn-To |
| Grandsire: | Royal Charger |
| Dam: | Somethingroyal |
| Damsire: | Princequillo |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1959 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Meadow Farm |
| Owner: | Meadow Stables |
| Trainer: | Casey Hayes |
| Record: | 18: 10-0-4 |
| Earnings: | US$237,404 |
| Race: | Sapling Stakes (1961) Great American Stakes (1961) National Stallion Stakes (1961) Tyro Stakes (1961) Stepping Stone Purse (1962) Everglades Stakes (1962) Bahamas Stakes (1962) |
Sir Gaylord (February 12, 1959 – May 10, 1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who later became a successful sire.
He was bred and raced by Christopher Chenery. Sir Gaylord was sired by the British-bred, American-raced Turn-To out of the mare Somethingroyal and was therefore the half-brother of Secretariat.
One of the leading two-year-old colts of 1961, Sir Gaylord was the favorite going into the 1962 Kentucky Derby. Shortly before the Derby, on May 4, he suffered a hairline fracture of the sesamoid bone in his right foreleg during a workout which ended his racing career.[1]
Sir Gaylord was successful as a sire. He stood at stud in the United States until 1972, when he was sent to Haras du Quesnay (France). His best-known progeny included:
He died in France of kidney failure on May 10, 1981 aged 22.