Bold Forbes
| Bold Forbes | |
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Bold Forbes
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| Sire | Irish Castle |
| Grandsire | Bold Ruler |
| Dam | Comely Nell |
| Damsire | Commodore |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 31 March 1973 |
| Died | August 9, 2000 (aged 27) |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Eaton Farms & Red Bull |
| Owner |
Estéban Rodriguez Tizol Silks: Red, Black Diamond Frame, Black Sleeves, Black Cap |
| Trainer | Laz Barrera |
| Record | 18: 13-1-4 |
| Earnings | $546,536 |
| Major wins | |
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Clasico Dia de Los Padre (1975) Saratoga Special Stakes (1975) Tremont Stakes (1975) Wood Memorial Stakes (1976) Kentucky Derby (1976) Belmont Stakes (1976) Bay Shore Stakes (1976) San Jacinto stakes (1976) San Vicente Stakes (1976) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1976) | |
| Last updated on September 24, 2006 | |
Bold Forbes (March 31, 1973 – August 9, 2000) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
Bold Forbes was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by Lee Eaton. Bold Forbes' dam Comely Nell was a daughter of the Kentucky Oaks winner Nellie L.
Bold Forbes was campaigned in Puerto Rico as a two-year-old, where he won seven of eight starts in 1975. He was then transferred to the United States where he won the Saratoga Special Stakes and the Tremont Stakes.
As a three-year-old Bold Forbes was trained by Laz Barrera. He won the San Jacinto Stakes, Wood Memorial Stakes and Bay Shore Stakes.
On the first Saturday in May 1976, Bold Forbes contested the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Angel Cordero, he led from the start, setting a "blistering pace," and won by half a length from the 2/5 favourite Honest Pleasure. In the Preakness Stakes Bold Forbes again took an early lead and set an exceptionally fast pace, but after a prolonged battle with Honest Pleasure, both horses tired in the final stages and were beaten by Elocutionist. In the Belmont Stakes, Bold Forbes again led from the start and won by a neck from McKenzie Bridge with Great Contractor a further neck away in third.
At the end of the year, Bold Forbes was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. He lost Horse of the Year honors to six-year-old champion Forego.
Bold Forbes was retired to stud after his three-year-old season with earnings of $546,536. He stood at Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky. He sired 13 crops through 1990 with 460 named foals and 304 winners, 30 of which were stakes winners, and his offspring have won over $18 million. Some of Bold Forbes' offspring include champions Tiffany Lass (winner of the Kentucky Oaks) and Bold Apparel, as well as Grade I stakes winner Air Forbes Won.
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