A sire of
Champions, Heliopolis was the
Leading sire in North America in 1950 and 1954. Among his best progeny were three
American Champion Three-Year-Old Fillys,
Grecian Queen (1953),
Parlo (1954), and
Berlo (1960). Parlo also earned the
American Champion Older Female Horse title in 1954 and 1955. He was the sire of the very good runner and sire of Champions,
Summer Tan. His other successful sons include
Ace Admiral,
Greek Ship,
Greek Song,
High Gun, the 1954
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and 1955
American Champion Older Male Horse, and the top caliber sprinter
Olympia who became a foundation sire for
Florida breeder,
Fred W. Hooper. Heliopolis is the grandsire of
Pia Star, and
Pucker Up. Heliopolis was the damsire of the 1968
Kentucky Derby winner,
Forward Pass, of All Beautiful, the 1969
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year as well as Iberia who earned Kentucky Broodmare honors in 1971 and who was the dam of 1972
Kentucky Derby and
Belmont Stakes winner,
Hall of Fame inductee,
Riva Ridge. Heliopolis was also the damsire of
Marshua. E. Dale Shaffer sold Coldstream Stud along with Heliopolis in 1951 to Henry Knight who then syndicated the stallion after which he was moved to Almahurst Farm in
Nicholasville, Kentucky. An aging Heliopolis suffered from
laminitis and in 1959 the twenty-three-year-old horse was humanely
euthanized. ==Pedigree==