He was trained by John M. Gaver, Sr. Stop The Music was born in the same year as Secretariat, and they were rivals in many races.
His victory as a two-year-old in the Champagne Stakes[2] under jockey John Rotz came as a result of a disqualification due to Secretariat's bumping incident while rounding the turn.
He also set a new track record of 1:33 3/5 at Belmont Park for the mile that stood until Conquistador Cielo broke it in 1982 in the Metropolitan Handicap.
His progeny includes Belmont Stakes winner Temperence Hill, French and Italian champion Squill, Music Merci, Dontstop Themusic, Cure The Blues, and Missy's Mirage.
On July 8, 2005, Stop The Music was humanely euthanized due to the infirmities of old age.