Pleasant Colony
| Pleasant Colony | |
|---|---|
| Sire | His Majesty |
| Grandsire | Ribot |
| Dam | Sun Colony |
| Damsire | Sunrise Flight |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1978 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Thomas Mellon Evans |
| Owner | Buckland Farm |
| Trainer | John P. Campo |
| Record | 14: 6–3–1 |
| Earnings | $965,383 |
| Major wins | |
|
Remsen Stakes (1980) Kentucky Derby (1981) Preakness Stakes (1981) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1981) | |
| Honours | |
| Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1982) | |
| Last updated on January 23, 2010 | |
Remsen Stakes (1980)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1981)
Woodward Stakes (1981)
Pleasant Colony (May 4, 1978 – December 31, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first two legs of the 1981 American Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.
A big, gangly horse standing just under seventeen hands, Pleasant Colony was a grandson of Ribot. He was bred by Wall Street financier Thomas Mellon Evans and raced under his Buckland Farm banner.
At age two, Pleasant Colony won two of his five starts including the Remsen Stakes. At age three, in the spring of 1981 he was second in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Pleasant Colony lost 3 of 4 races to Akureyri. He lost the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Pilgrim Stakes besides finishing behind Akureyri in the Florida Derby. He also was defeated by Akureyri in the Remsen Stakes but was placed first through disqualification. After Pleasant Colony's fifth-place finish in March's Florida Derby, his owner dismissed his trainer and replaced him with John P. Campo. Ridden by jockey Jeffrey Fell, Pleasant Colony then won April's Wood Memorial Stakes by three lengths.
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