Dark Mirage

Dark Mirage
Sire	Persian Road II
Grandsire	Persian Gulf
Dam	Home by Dark
Damsire	Hill Prince
Sex	Filly
Foaled	1965
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Duval A. Headley
Owner	Lloyd I. Miller
Trainer	Everett W. King
Record	27: 12-3-2
Earnings	$362,789
Major wins
Prioress Stakes (1968) La Troienne Stakes (1968) Kentucky Oaks (1968) Acorn Stakes (1968) Mother Goose Stakes (1968) Coaching Club American Oaks (1968) Monmouth Oaks (1968) Delaware Oaks (1968) Santa Maria Handicap (1969)
Awards
1st U.S. Filly Triple Crown Champion (1968) U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly (1968)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1974)
Last updated on November 18, 2006

Dark Mirage (1965–1969) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

Dark Mirage was 15.1 hands high. In her 1967 campaign as a two-year-old, she had two minor wins in fifteen starts. As a three-year-old, she lost her first race, then (en route to winning nine in a row) became the first winner of the Filly Triple Crown, capturing all three races with ease. Her handlers decided to rest her for the remainder of the racing season. Dark Mirage's performance earned her the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honor.

At age four, Dark Mirage raced only two times. She won her first race and, in the next, severely injured a fetlock joint. This injury ended her racing career and resulted in her death a few months later.

In 1974, Dark Mirage was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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