Kelso (horse)
| Kelso | |
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| Sire | Your Host |
| Grandsire | Alibhai |
| Dam | Maid of Flight |
| Damsire | Count Fleet |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1957 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Bohemia Stable |
| Owner | Bohemia Stable |
| Trainer | Dr. John Lee Carl Hanford |
| Record | 63: 39–12–2 |
| Earnings | $1,977,896 |
| Major wins | |
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Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1960) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) Suburban Handicap (1961, 1963) Woodward Stakes (1961, 1962, 1963) Whitney Stakes (1961, 1963, 1965) Aqueduct Handicap (1963, 1964) Gulfstream Park Handicap (1963) John B. Campbell Handicap (1963) Nassau County Handicap (1963) Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1964) |
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| Awards | |
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Outstanding U.S. 3-Year-Old Male Horse (1960) 3rd New York Handicap Triple Crown (1961) U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1961–1964) U.S. Horse of the Year (5 times, 1960–1964) |
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| Honors | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Hame (1967) Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977) #4 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Kelso Stakes at Belmont Park |
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Kelso (April 4, 1957 – October 16, 1983) was an American thoroughbred race horse considered among the best racehorses in history. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine, Kelso ranks 4th, behind only Man o' War (1st), Secretariat (2nd) and Citation (3rd). In his long career, Kelso defeated many leading Thorougbred racehorses including Carry Back, Gun Bow, Bald Eagle, Tompion, Never Bend, Beau Purple, Quadrangle, Roman Brother, Crimson Satan, Jaipur, Ridan and Pia Star, as well as other top thoroughbreds, often conceding weight under handicap conditions. In doing so, Kelso beat more champions and Hall of Fame horses than any other thoroughbred racehorse in the 20th Century.
Kelso's pedigree was undistinguished. Born at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky, he was sired by a well-known racehorse who was an unproven stallion, Your Host. Kelso's dam was the unheralded Maid of Flight (although her sire was Count Fleet and her grandsire was Man o' War). Kelso was her first foal; he was scrawny, runty and hard to handle. He was a maternal grandson of U.S. Triple Crown champion Count Fleet, who is ranked #5 by The Blood-Horse. Before he set foot on a track, owner Allaire du Pont had him gelded in the hopes of calming him down. According to many, it did not work; Kelso was never a well-mannered horse. He was named for Mrs. du Pont's friend Kelso Everett and, like Mr. Everett, who went by the nickname of "Kelly", so did the horse.
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