Bold (horse)
| Bold | |
|---|---|
| Sire | By Jimminy |
| Grandsire | Pharamond II |
| Dam | Little Rebel |
| Damsire | John P. Grier |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1948 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Brookmeade Stable |
| Owner | Brookmeade Stable |
| Trainer | Preston M. Burch |
| Record | 12: 4 - 3 - 1 |
| Earnings | $107,460 |
| Major wins | |
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Saranac Handicap (1951) Triple Crown wins:Preakness Stakes (1951) |
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Saranac Handicap (1951)
Bold (1948–1952) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1951 Preakness Stakes in a long shot victory and for being killed when struck by lightning at the age of four while pastured at his Upperville, Virginia farm.
Bold was a dark bay horse bred by his owners, the Virginia-based Brookmeade Stable. He was sired by the 1944 American Champion Three-Year-Old Colt By Jimminy out of the mare Little Rebel. Little Rebel was a daughter of the broodmare Warrior Lass, whose other descendants include the Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge and the Belmont Stakes winner Bounding Home.
Bold did not run in the Kentucky Derby and did not appear as a three-year-old until ten days before the Preakness Stakes. He ran twice at Pimlico Race Course winning once and then finishing second by a neck to Alerted in the Preakness Prep over eight and a half furlongs The Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf had not been entered in the Preakness and Bold, ridden for the first time by Eddie Arcaro, started second favourite at 4.1/1 behind the Greentree Stable entry which comprised Big Stretch and Hall of Fame. The colt was equipped with a set of asymmetrical blinkers which blocked the vision in his right eye to prevent him drifting away from the rail. Arcaro sent Bold into the lead shortly after the start and after being briefly headed by Counterpoint he opened up a clear lead. Bold turned into the stretch three lengths clear of his rivals and steadily increased his advantage to win by seven lengths from Counterpoint, with Alerted third. The win, which gave Arcaro a record fourth win in the race, reportedly attracted the biggest ever television audience for a horse race up to that time.
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