Highland Blade

Highland Blade
Sire	Damascus
Grandsire	Sword Dancer
Dam	Misty Bryn
Damsire	Misty Flight
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1978
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm
Owner	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm
Trainer	David A. Whiteley
Record	29: 12-3-3
Earnings	US$998,888
Major wins
Everglades Stakes (1981) Golden Grass Stakes (1981) Red Smith Handicap (1982) Brooklyn Handicap (1983) Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (1983) Pan American Handicap (1983)

Highland Blade (April 26, 1978 - November 4, 1997) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won Grade I stakes on both dirt and turf, taking the Brooklyn, Marlboro Cup Invitational, and Pa7 American Handicaps. He was owned by Pen-Y-Bryn Farm, a partnership founded in 1971 by brothers William W. and Thomas M. Bancroft, Jr. of Muttontown, New York. They were sons of Edith Woodward Bancroft, who owned Highland Blade's sire, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, and their grandfather was William Woodward, Sr., who owned the famous Belair Stud.

Trained by David Whiteley, as a three-year-old Highland Blade ran second by a neck to Summing in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown series. In winning the 1983 Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap under jockey Jacinto Vasquez, he defeated U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Slew o' Gold, Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, and Preakness Stakes winner Deputed Testamony.

Highland Blade met with good success as a sire. Among his top runners was the multiple stakes winner Highland Penny.