Swale (horse)
| Swale | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Seattle Slew |
| Grandsire | Bold Reasoning |
| Dam | Tuerta |
| Damsire | Forli |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | April 21, 1981 |
| Died | June 17, 1984 (aged 3) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | Claiborne Farm Silks: Yellow, Yellow Cap |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 14: 9-2-2 |
| Earnings | $1,583,660 |
| Major wins | |
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Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1983) Kentucky Derby (1984) Belmont Stakes (1984) |
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| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1984) | |
| Honours | |
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Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1985) Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park |
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Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1983)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1983)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1983)
Young America Stakes (1983)
Hutcheson Stakes (1984)
Florida Derby (1984)
Swale (April 21, 1981 – June 17, 1984) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for winning the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1984. He died eight days after his win in the latter race.
A son of the 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, Swale was trained by Woody Stephens and ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr., both now members of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Swale's dam, the stakes winning mare Tuerta, was born with one eye. Her name means "one-eyed" in Spanish.
At 2, Swale broke his maiden at Belmont Park on July 21, 1983. Next out, he was entered in the Saratoga Special Stakes, and in the muddy going at Saratoga Race Course, won the race with jockey Eddie Maple. After finishing third in the Hopeful Stakes at Sarartoga, Swale went undefeated the remainder of his two-year-old campaign, with wins in the Belmont Futurity Stakes, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, and Young America Stakes.
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