Alydar
| Alydar | |
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Grave of Alydar, Calumet Farm
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| Sire | Raise a Native |
| Grandsire | Native Dancer |
| Dam | Sweet Tooth |
| Damsire | On-and-On |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1975 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Calumet Farm |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Trainer | John M. Veitch |
| Record | 26:14-9-1 |
| Earnings | $957,195 |
| Major wins | |
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Great American Stakes (1977) Kentucky Derby 2nd (1978) Preakness Stakes 2nd (1978) Belmont Stakes 2nd (1978) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1990) | |
| Honours | |
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United States Racing Hall of Fame (1989) #27 on the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Alydar Stakes at Hollywood Park |
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| Last updated on June 26, 2011 | |
Great American Stakes (1977)
Champagne Stakes (1977)
Tremont Stakes (1977)
Flamingo Stakes (1978)
Florida Derby (1978)
Blue Grass Stakes (1978)
Arlington Classic Stakes (1978)
Travers Stakes (1978)
Whitney Handicap (1978)
Nassau County Handicap (1979)
Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was a chestnut colt and an American Thoroughbred race horse who was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the Triple Crown. With each successive race, Alydar narrowed Affirmed's margin of victory; Affirmed won by 1.5 lengths in the Kentucky Derby, by a neck in the Preakness and by a head in the Belmont Stakes. Alydar has been described as the best horse in the history of Thoroughbred racing never to have won a championship. Alydar's fame continued when he got older when he died under suspicious circumstances.
Trained by John M. Veitch (who also trained Alydar's half-sister, Eclipse Award winning Our Mims) and ridden by jockey Jorge Velásquez, in 1978 Alydar dueled with Affirmed in all three legs of the Triple Crown he lost to his arch-rival by a combined total of less than two lengths. The 1978 Belmont Stakes, the third (and final) leg of the series, is considered by many as one of the most exciting races in the history of the sport. In that race, Alydar and Affirmed dueled side-by-side from the middle of the far turn all the way to the wire, with Affirmed barely holding on to win by a head to claim the Triple Crown.
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