All Along
| All Along | |
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| Sire | Targowice |
| Grandsire | Round Table |
| Dam | Agujita |
| Damsire | Vieux Manoir |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1979 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Daniel Wildenstein |
| Owner | Daniel Wildenstein. Racing colors: Dark blue, light blue cap. |
| Trainer | Patrick Biancone |
| Record | 21: 9-4-2 |
| Earnings | $3,018,420 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Penelope (1982) Prix Maurice de Nieuil (1982) Prix Vermeille (1982) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1983) Turf Classic (1983) Rothmans International (1983) Washington, D.C. International (1983) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Female Turf Horse (1983) American Horse of the Year (1983) |
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| Honours | |
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United States Racing Hall of Fame (1990) #68 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century All Along Stakes at Colonial Downs |
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| Last updated on 7 July 2009 | |
All Along (7 April 1979 – 23 February 2005) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was foaled in France. She was one of the top fillies of the last part of the 20th century, racing mostly in Europe.
A granddaughter of Round Table, she was owned by Daniel Wildenstein (1917–2001), the French art dealer. All Along was trained in France, first by Maurice Zilber (1981) and for the remainder of her career by Patrick-Louis Biancone.
As a two-year-old, the filly raced only one time and won.
The following year, she competed on turf courses in France, England, and in Japan, winning numerous prestigious races.
In 1983 All Along finished third to Zalataia in the Grand Prix de Chantilly but then finished seventh of the nine runners when favourite for the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. After a summer break she returned for the Prix Foy at Longchamp Racecourse. Biancone decided to change the tactics used on the filly and instructed her jockey to hold up the filly for a late run. She made up a great deal of ground in the closing stages to finish second, a length behind the British-trained filly Time Charter.
Ridden by jockey Walter Swinburn, All Along started at odds of 17.3/1 France's most famous race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She was held up until the straight when she was produced with a strong run along the rail, catching the leader Sun Princess in the last 100 metres and winning by a length. Luth Enchantee beat Time Charter in a photograph for third, meaning that fillies filled the first four places. She was immediately shipped to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and won the Rothmans International at Woodbine Racetrack. Two weeks later, she won the Turf Classic at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York by 8¾ lengths, then won the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at Laurel, Maryland. Four consecutive wins against the best horses in the world all occurred within 41 days. She was the first horse to win the three prestigious North American races in a row, netting a million-dollar bonus for her owners and Horse of the Year honors in both France and the United States.
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