Stud Record
Gay Crusader was retired to stud service at an initail fee of 400 guineas. Shortly after Gay Crusader's retirement, Cox turned down an offer of £100,000 for the horse, an enormous amount at the time from Jack Joel. He sired many winners, but few of note, though he does appear in the pedigree of the outstanding dual Prix be l'Arc de Triomphe winner and three times champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland, Ribot. His progeny included:
- Gay Lothario exported to Australia where he sired 25 stakeswinners that had 80 stakeswins, including Tranquil Star
- Hellespont, second dam of the Derby winner Airborne
- Indolence dam of American sire Princequillo.
- Inglesant, won Sussex Stakes
- Kincardine, won St. James's Palace Stakes, sire of Kindergarten
- Loika dam of Djebel, Champion two-year-old in France and was that country's leading sire four times.
- Medieval Knight, Middle Park Stakes
Gay Crusader was euthanized on 14 September 1932 at the age of 18.
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