Slew o’ Gold
| Slew o' Gold | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Seattle Slew |
| Grandsire | Bold Reasoning |
| Dam | Alluvial |
| Damsire | Buckpasser |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1980 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | Equusequity Stable |
| Trainer |
Sidney Watters, Jr. John O. Hertler |
| Record | 21: 12-5-1 |
| Earnings | $3,533,534 |
| Major wins | |
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Wood Memorial Stakes (1983) Peter Pan Stakes (1983) Woodward Stakes (1983 & 1984) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1983 & 1984) Whitney Handicap (1984) Marlboro Cup (1984) |
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| Awards | |
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U.S. Three yr-old Male Champion (1983) U.S. Older Male Champion (1984) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1992) #58 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century |
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| Last updated on September 17, 2006 | |
Slew o' Gold (April 19, 1980 – October 14, 2007) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the 1983 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse and the 1984 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse.
Bred by Kentucky's renowned Claiborne Farm, he was owned and raced by Equusequity Stable, a partnership of Dr. Jim and Sally Hill and Mickey and Karen Taylor, who owned Oak Crest Farm in Marion County, Florida. Slew o' Gold was a half brother to the stakes winning Coastal.
As a 2-year-old, Slew o' Gold ran in only three races, winning two. In the 1983 American Triple Crown races, Slew o' Gold finished 4th in the Kentucky Derby, did not run in the Preakness Stakes, and finished second in the Belmont Stakes. In the fall of 1983, Slew o' Gold blossomed as a top race horse by defeating top older horses in the Woodward Stakes and the Jockey Club Gold Cup, while finishing a close second in the Marlboro Cup, narrowly missing a sweep of the 1983 Fall Championship Series at Belmont.
Racing as a 4-year-old in 1984, Slew o' Gold did not make his first start until July 2 due to problems with his hooves, but won four major races, including the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga and a sweep of the 1984 Fall Championship Series at Belmont. In his final start of 1984 and of his career, Slew o' Gold finished a close third to Wild Again in the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, but was placed second after Gate Dancer was disqualified from second to third for interference.
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