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Seattle Slew, the $17,500 auction purchase that brought his owner’s so much more, became the first horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated.
Seattle Slew, the $17,500 auction purchase that brought his owner’s so much more, became the first horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated.
Bold Forbes, or as jockey Angel Cordero called him, “The Puerto Rican Cadillac”, was actually bred in Kentucky by Eaton Farms and Red Bull Stable.
Foolish Pleasure, the undefeated 2YO Champion Male, would take the 1975 Kentucky Derby, becoming the first of two Derby winners for trainer LeRoy Jolley and jockey Jacinto Vasquez.
Secretariat, aka “Big Red”, was the horse that ended the 25 year Triple Crown drought.
Riva Ridge, “Ole Pea Head”, was the horse responsible for saving Meadow Stable, which made him very special to owner Penny Chenery.
Canonero II, (Can-yo-nay-roe), or “The Caracas Cannonball”, was a Venezuelan champion that defied the odds and won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1971
Majestic Prince became the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby undefeated in 47 years, joining 1922 winner Morvich and 1915 winner Regret.
Forward Pass, the only Kentucky Derby winner to win by disqualification, was also the only Derby winner to be out of a Kentucky Oaks winner.
