Peaks and Valleys

Peaks and Valleys
Sire	Mt. Livermore
Grandsire	Blushing Groom
Dam	Strike a Balance
Damsire	Green Dancer
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1992
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Pin Oak Stud
Owner	Pin Oak Stable
Trainer	James E. Day
Record	16: 9-3-2
Earnings	$1,589,270
Major wins
Illinois Derby (1995) Derby Trial Stakes (1995) Meadowlands Cup (1995) Molson Export Million (1995)
Awards
Canadian Champion 3-Yr-Old-Colt (1995) Canadian Horse of the Year (1995)
Last updated on July 10, 2008

Peaks and Valleys (1992–2012) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

Bred by Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, he was the son of Carter Handicap winner Mt. Livermore, a son of the very important Champion sire, Blushing Groom. Peaks and Valleys' dam was Strike a Balance, a daughter of the French Champion sire, Green Dancer.

Peaks and Valleys began racing at age two with a win at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio followed by two more victories at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada.

At age three in 1995, Peaks and Valleys won the Derby Trial but skipped the American Triple Crown races. Under future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone, he also won the Grade I Molson Export Million Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack and the Grade I Meadowlands Cup at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He also beat Da Hoss by two lengths to win the Illinois Derby in Chicago. After his win in the last of these races, Krone described him as "a magnificent horse with a long, smooth stride." Although he finished sixth in the Breeders' Cup Classic, his 1995 performances earned Peaks and Valleys the Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse and Canadian Horse of the Year titles.