Never Bend
| Never Bend | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nasrullah |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Lalun |
| Damsire | Djeddah |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1960 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Harry F. Guggenheim |
| Owner | Cain Hoy Stable |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 23: 13-4-4 |
| Earnings | $641,524 |
| Major wins | |
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Champagne Stakes (1962) Kentucky Derby 2nd (1963) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1962) Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1971) |
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| Honours | |
| Never Bend Handicap at Pimlico Race Course | |
Champagne Stakes (1962)
Futurity Stakes (1962)
Cowdin Stakes (1962)
Flamingo Stakes (1963)
Forerunner Stakes (1963)
Stepping Stone Purse (1963)
Yankee Handicap (1963)
Never Bend (1960–1977) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and a leading sire in England.
Foaled at Claiborne Farm for owner/breeder Harry F. Guggenheim, Never Bend was the dominant two-year-old racing in the United States in 1962. His performances that year earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse, and he was considered an early favorite for the ensuing 1963 U.S. Triple Crown races.
The 1963 edition of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown series, saw 120,000 patrons gather at Churchill Downs for a race that featured three Thoroughbred stars. TIME magazine reported jockey Eddie Arcaro as saying: "I can't remember a Derby creating so much excitement."
Although Never Bend had won the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park and the Stepping Stone Purse at Churchill Downs, leading up to May's Kentucky Derby he had been outshone by the undefeated Candy Spots, that had won the Florida Derby and Santa Anita Derby. At the same time, a Greentree Stable colt named No Robbery had won the Wood Memorial Stakes and also came into the Derby undefeated. By post time, bettors made Candy Spots the 3-2 favorite, No Robbery the second choice at 5-2, then Never Bend the third choice at odds of 3-1. When the gate opened, Never Bend quickly took the lead and held it until the eighth pole, when Chateaugay came from sixth place to win by 1¼ lengths.
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