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JUSTIFY 2018 3

AMERICAN PHAROAH 2015 5

AFFIRMED 1978 7

SEATTLE SLEW 1977 9

SECRETARIAT 1973 11

CITATION 1948 13

ASSAULT 1946 15

COUNT 1943 17

WHIRLAWAY 1941 19

WAR ADMIRAL 1937 21

OMAHA 1935 23

GALLANT FOX 1930 25

SIR BARTON 1919 27

Key Facts and Pedigree Fun Facts written by Kellie Reilly

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Justify 2018 2015 1978 1977

Secretariat 1973 1948 1946 1943

Whirlaway 1941 1937 1935 1930

Sir Barton 1919

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 3 2018CHAMPION JUSTIFY

The latest Triple Crown winner defied precedent twice over: Justify did not race at two and finished his meteoric career unbeaten. KEY FACTS

Bred by the father-daughter team of John and Gunther at Trained like American Pharoah Glennwood Farm, Justify commanded $500,000 as a by , the $500,000 September . He hailed from the penultimate crop of international Keeneland September yearling sire . set an entirely different historical marker by becoming the first Justify’s ownership consortium led by WinStar Farm and China unraced 2-year-old to the Club, with SF Racing also involved. Head of Plains Partners and Starlight Triple Crown. Racing came aboard after his debut.

That premiere didn’t come until February 18, 2018 – by historical Justify pressed a fast pace in the standards, too late to the Triple Crown. No unraced juvenile had slop at Downs (becoming even won the since in 1882, long before the Triple the first Derby winner to start his Crown era. career at three since Apollo in 1882), survived intense pressure in But Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose American Pharoah ended similar conditions in the Preakness, the Triple Crown drought in 2015, got the maximum from Justify in the and held sway comfortably with minimum time. no early challenge in a fast-track Belmont. After a 7-furlong maiden romp at Santa Anita, Justify took a mile allowance. He had one shot to make the – the – Retired due to an ankle , and punched his ticket in front-running style. Justify is the only Triple Crown came up sloppy on Derby Day, and the pace was frenetic, winner to remain unbeaten, albeit but Justify handled both to scoff at the “Apollo curse.” Encountering with the fewest races (six). slop again in the Preakness, he withstood a barrage and held on under a measured ride by Hall of Famer Mike Smith. The Belmont was a comparative stroll as the controlling speed.

An ankle issue prompted his retirement, and Justify joined American Pharoah at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud. – Kellie Reilly

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 4 Hennessy Myth Scat Daddy (2007) Mr. Prospector Style Likeable Style Chestnut Foaled March 28, 2015

Ghostzapper Baby Zip Stage Magic (2007) Illusion Voodoo Lily

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Nearco’s grandson , the 1964 Derby hero, has conquered the globe as a breed-shaping patriarch, but not until two years ago did his male line finally yield a Triple Crown winner. The breakthrough came via the branch of his European son , sire of , whose son Hennessy got transatlantic champion juvenile Johannesburg, sire of Scat Daddy who bequeathed Justify. Both Johannesburg, winner of the 2001 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and Scat Daddy, the Champagne and victor, had disappointed in their respective Derby tilts (2002 and 2007, respectively).

Justify is out of the Grade 3-placed Stage Magic, by Hall of Famer . Himself a Northern Dancer-line descended via the / branch, Ghostzapper emulated his sire Awesome Again by winning the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Stage Magic’s dam is by Pulpit, in turn a son of A.P. Indy who boasts Triple Crown winners Seattle Slew and Secretariat as his sire and broodmare sire.

One of Justify’s intriguing pedigree patterns is inbreeding to Northern Dancer’s legendary son II, the last horse to complete the English Triple Crown in 1970. Thus the American Triple Crown pedigrees come full circle, underscoring the significance of the original British classics for our own.

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Page1of 1 2015CHAMPION AMERICAN PHAROAH

Before a wildly jubilant crowd at , American Pharoah snapped a 37-year Triple Crown drought with a stylish 5 1/2-length, wire-to-wire KEY FACTS victory in the 2015 . Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert marveled at the efficiency and length of the bay colt’s stride, and American The champion 2-year-old male of Pharoah won 9-of-11 career starts with earnings of more than $8.6 million. 2014, American Pharoah posted a workmanlike effort in the Derby, A Zayat Stables homebred son of , American Pharoah but stellar front-running displays in lost his first start. He broke his maiden with a 4 3/4-length score in the the Preakness and Belmont to end (G1), and earned champion 2-year-old male honors after the 37-year Triple Crown drought. another convincing win in the FrontRunner (G1). “Pharoah” brought an eight-race American Pharoah missed the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) due to a foot winning streak into the Travers, issue, and the front-running dynamo returned from a near six-month layoff only to suffer a shock defeat with a pair of smashing victories in Oaklawn prep races. The Kentucky at the hands of . Thus Derby proved to be most difficult challenge in the Triple Crown, with Saratoga added to its legacy as American Pharoah recording a hard-fought one-length decision at Churchill the graveyard of favorites. Downs, and he romped by seven lengths when adding the Preakness over a sloppy Pimlico track two weeks later. Rebounding in the Breeders’ Cup Ridden by , American Pharoah easily captured the Haskell Classic (G1) in his career finale, (G1) after the Belmont, but his eight-race win streak came to an end in the American Pharoah completed an Travers (G1) at Saratoga. American Pharoah rebounded spectacularly in the unprecedented “.” Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, strolling home to a 6 1/2-length decision, and completed an unprecedented “Grand Slam.”

Known for his kind demeanor, American Pharoah remains a fan favorite at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky. – James Scully

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 6 Pioneerof the Nile (2006) Lord at War (ARG) Star Goshen Castle Eight A P Bay Colt Foaled February 2, 2012 Storm Cat

Yankee Gentleman Key Phrase (2006) Ecliptical Exclusive Rosette Zetta Jet

Pedigree Fun FACTS

The second Triple Crown winner for the line, American Pharoah descends via his most prolific son, Mr. Prospector, sire of , the sire of Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Unbridled (1990). Unbridled joined the exclusive club of Derby winners siring Derby winners, thanks to (1996). But Unbridled’s principal avenue is through his son who was runner-up in the 2003 Derby, Empire Maker, in turn responsible for Pioneerof the Nile. Second in the 2009 Derby to (ironically a paternal grandson of Grindstone), Pioneerof the Nile raised his historical stature by siring a Triple Crown winner.

American Pharoah’s dam, Littleprincessemma, is by the Storm Cat stallion Yankee Gentleman. (Since Storm Cat is out of a Secretariat , “Pharoah” can count him as an ancestor.) Littleprincessemma has since produced Grade 1-placed American Cleopatra, a full sister to Pharoah, and 2018 Starlet vixen Chasing Yesterday (by ). This family was cultivated by Fred W. Hooper, an institution in Florida breeding, and American Pharoah’s sixth dam was by Hooper’s 1945 Derby hero, Hoop, Jr.

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 7 1978CHAMPION AFFIRMED

One of the rare in history to have raced three seasons or longer and earned divisional honors in each one, Affirmed’s fame grew in retirement KEY FACTS and in the years following his death as he was the sport’s last Triple Crown winner for an unprecedented 37 years. The Florida-bred star is forever linked with his archrival , A Florida homebred campaigned by Lou and Patrice Wolfson’s Harbor View whom he bested for champion Farm, Affirmed was sired by and trained by . 2-year-old honors and repelled, The first two-thirds of his career is intertwined with that of his great rival, with increasing drama, in each Alydar, whom he met on the racetrack 10 times at ages two and three. jewel of the Triple Crown, climaxing in their prolonged Affirmed faced Alydar six times as a juvenile, winning four. The rivalry Belmont duel. resumed in the Kentucky Derby, with Affirmed scoring by 1 1/2 lengths over the favored Alydar. The margin between the two was a neck in the Affirmed lined up against Seattle Preakness, and an even shorter neck in the Belmont Stakes after one of the Slew twice – the only clashes most epic stretch duels in history. The rivalry came to an unsatisfactory end between Triple Crown winners in when Affirmed was disqualified and placed second behind Alydar in the history – and lost both but took Travers for interference. Horse of the Year honors. Affirmed was named 1978 Horse of the Year despite late-season losses in the Marlboro Cup and Gold Cup, where he finished behind Improving as an older horse 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. He was voted Horse of the Year in 1979, Affirmed became the again at age four when he won six stakes, including the Santa Anita first Triple Crown winner since Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup, and , the latter at Whirlaway to be voted Horse of the expense of Hall of Fame legend . – Vance Hanson the Year again at four.

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 8 Raise A Native Raise You Exclusive Native (1965) Exclusive Good Example Affirmed Chestnut Colt Foaled February 21, 1975 Fighting Fox

Crafty Admiral Admiral’s Lady Won’t Tell You (1962) Volcanic Scarlet Ribbon Native Valor

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Native Dancer suffered his only career loss in the 1953 Derby and thus missed the Triple Crown by a brutal head. But the “Gray Ghost” has been gaining posthumous revenge through his descendants for decades. His brilliant son Raise a Native, 4-for-4 in his truncated career, has been the key link in the chain. The Raise a Native stallion Exclusive Native furnished the sire line’s first Triple Crown winner, Affirmed, who had to earn it by outdueling Raise a Native’s son Alydar. Exclusive Native came up with another Derby star when Risk (1980) made history as only the second to wear the roses.

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 9 1977CHAMPION Seattle Slew

The first undefeated Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew was a popular dark bay who inspired “Slewmania” when posting convincing wins in the KEY FACTS Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1977. The first Triple Crown winner to be Purchased for only $17,500 at auction, Seattle Slew developed into a sold at public auction, Seattle Slew powerful front-runner after being an awkward-looking youngster. The son brought $17,500 as a yearling at of Reasoning was named champion 2-year-old following a three-race Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July. campaign that included a brilliant Champagne (G1) victory in stakes-record time. Seattle Slew overcame a slow start to capture the Kentucky Derby, The champion 2-year-old colt of rushing forward through traffic to contest a hot pace before rolling home 1976 was also the first horse to unopposed. go unbeaten through the Triple Crown, only to lose his perfect trained and Jean Cruget rode the 1977 Horse of the Year for record when reappearing too owners Mickey and Karen Taylor, and Jim and Sally Hill. His nine-race win quickly after the Belmont. streak came to an end 22 days after his wire-to-wire romp in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes, shipping cross-country to Hollywood Park to finish a dull Returning as a 4-year-old, Seattle fourth in the (G1). Seattle Slew missed the rest of his 3-year-old Slew enhanced his historical season afterwards, and overcame a viral infection early at age 4. reputation by reigning as Doug Peterson and Angel Cordero Jr. took over training and riding duties champion handicap male and in 1978, and Seattle Slew won three of his final four starts, beating Triple beating his to Triple Crown winner Affirmed in both meetings. In the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Crown glory, Affirmed. Cup (G1), he dueled Affirmed into submission before passed by , who charged past into a clear lead. Seattle Slew dramatically re-rallied to fall a nose short, and it’s considered to be the greatest performance in defeat in American history. – James Scully

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 10 Bold (1968) Reason to Earn Sailing Home Dark Bay or Brown Colt Foaled February 15, 1974

Poker Glamour My Charmer (1969) Jet Action Fair Charmer Myrtle Charm

Pedigree Fun FACTS Also from the line, Seattle Slew descended via Boldnesian, the 1966 Santa Anita Derby winner who never raced again, and his son Bold Reasoning, hero of the 1971 Withers and . Ironically, this onetime lesser offshoot has now become ascendant thanks to the prepotency of “Slew.”

Seattle Slew is bred on a cross similar to Secretariat. He is the first from 1972 winner My Charmer, by the -line stallion Poker, a son of Round Table (Bold Ruler’s old rival). My Charmer the distinction of producing a European classic winner as well in , successful in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in 1983, and her multiple Irish Group 2-winning son was runner-up in the Grand Prix de . My Charmer was inbred to the dynamic full sisters Striking and Hall of Famer , both by War Admiral and out of a daughter of blue hen *. While they appeared in the interior of her pedigree, My Charmer’s maternal line traced to the noted matron Frizette, by way of Hall of Famer and 1948 champion 2-year-old filly Myrtle Charm.

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Past Performances are through the end of the 3-year-old season.

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Page1of 1 1973CHAMPION Secretariat

Widely considered the most talented Thoroughbred ever to have raced in America, Secretariat is the most recognizable icon the sport produced KEY FACTS in the 20th century and arguably of all time. During his Triple Crown run in 1973, he appeared on the covers of Time, Newsweek, and Sports An historical rarity to be voted Illustrated. Horse of the Year at two, Secretariat was syndicated as a The son of Bold Ruler was bred in Virginia by Chris Chenery’s Meadow future stallion for a then-record Stable and, after Chenery’s death, was raced by his daughter Penny $6.08 million before his 3-year-old Tweedy. So brilliant was he at age two that he was the first juvenile ever to campaign. be the consensus choice for Horse of the Year. Secretariat swept the Triple Crown Secretariat captured his first two starts at three, but surprisingly lost his while establishing record times final prep in the Wood Memorial. He rebounded emphatically in the Triple that still stand for each race – the Crown, winning all three in track-record time. Derby in 1:59 2/5, the Preakness Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59 2/5 and the Preakness in in 1:53, and the Belmont by the 1:53 (a time disputed then but made official decades later). Secretariat largest-ever margin of 31 lengths completed the sweep in the Belmont Stakes by the other-worldly margin in an astonishing world-record of of 31 lengths in 2:24 for 1 1/2 miles. No other horse has come within two 2:24. seconds of that time. The Virginia-bred, variously Secretariat was not perfect, officially winning 16 of 21 starts, but the Lucien dubbed “Big Red” like Man o’ War Laurin trainee was amazingly versatile. He arguably might have been or even “Super Red,” concluded better on grass judging by his phenomenal scores in the Man o’ War and his career with two superb displays Canadian International. on turf to become the only Triple Crown winner hailed as champion Secretariat is the standard by which all American have since grass horse as well. been compared, perhaps unfairly. After his death, his heart was to have been twice the average size. – Vance Hanson

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 12 = (ITY) * =Mumtaz Begum (FR) Bold Ruler (1954) Outdone Chestnut Colt Foaled March 30, 1970 =Prince Rose (GB)

*Princequillo *Cosquilla (1952) Caruso Cinquepace

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Sire Bold Ruler came out on top of his all-star crop when voted Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt of 1957. Although his lone classic victory came in the Preakness, bracketed by losses in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont, Bold Ruler’s front-running coup in the Trenton H. clinched it. In 1958, he took champion sprinter honors, but again carried his speed as far as 1 1/4 miles. A grandson of the unbeaten Italian supremo Nearco, via his beautifully bred son *Nasrullah, Bold Ruler became the leading U.S. sire a remarkable eight times, begetting 11 champions.

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 13 1948CHAMPION Citation

One of the most respected American Thoroughbreds, Citation became the second Triple Crown winner for in 1948. The mighty bay KEY FACTS horse established a modern-day record winning 16 straight races. “Big Cy” had the same A homebred son of foundation sire , Citation was trained by connections as Whirlaway – as a Ben Jones, who won the Kentucky Derby a record six times, and his son Calumet Farm homebred trained Jimmy. guided Citation to easy wins in the Kentucky Derby, by Ben Jones (with instrumental Preakness and Belmont Stakes, and Citation added an 11-length victory in help from son Jimmy) and ridden the Jersey Stakes between the final two legs. by Eddie Arcaro – but was a completely different type as the A versatile performer who could win on the lead and from off the pace, ultra-professional pinnacle of their Citation’s racing career can be split into two stages -- his prime in 1947- historic operation. 48, and the latter years after physical issues forced him to miss the 1949 season. He was still good after returning from injury, but Citation A nearly invincible champion at established himself as an all-time great winning 27-of-29 starts at ages 2 two and three, winning 27 of 29 and 3. in his first two seasons of racing, After being named champion 2-year-old, Citation easily defeated 1947 Citation dusted his future Hall of Horse of the Year in the Seminole H. early in his 3-year-old season. Fame stablemate in the He rolled past his front-running stablemate, and eventual Hall of Famer 1948 Derby. Coaltown when posting a 3 1/2-length decision in the Kentucky Derby. Citation missed his entire 4-year- Citation was kept in training to become ’s first old season with physical issues, millionaire, and he was promptly retired after achieving the milestone in but returned triumphant at five to 1951, notching 24 stakes victories from a 45-32-10-2 record. Known as notch his 16th straight win, and “Big Cy,” Citation set or equaled at least five track records, including a new at six became the first horse to world record for a mile (1:33 3/5). – James Scully surpass $1 million in earnings.

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 14 * * = (GB) Bull Lea (1935) Ballot Rose Leaves =Colonial (GB) C Bay Colt Foaled 1945 = (GB)

= (GB) =Selene (GB) *Hydroplane II (1938) =Hurry One (GB) = (GB) =Glacier (GB)

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Sire Bull Lea won the 1938 Blue Grass, finished eighth in the Kentucky Derby, and added the valuable Widener H. in 1939 in a useful racing career that was eclipsed by his prolific record at stud. Aside from several Hall of Famers, he got a total of three Derby winners rounded out by (1952) and (1957). Bull Lea’s sire, *Bull Dog, was a full brother to Gallant Fox’s sire, III. Imported from France precisely because of his sibling’s smash hit with the 1930 Triple Crown winner, Bull Dog became an even more pronounced influence on the breed.

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 15 1946CHAMPION Assault

One of only three Triple Crown winners sired by a Kentucky Derby winner, Assault had one of the longer racing careers (42 starts) of the 13 series KEY FACTS sweepers. Diagnosed as sterile after his initial retirement at age five, he was returned to training and raced until the age of seven. The “Clubfooted Comet” earned his nickname from a paddock Bred and raced by Robert Kleberg’s King Ranch of Texas, Assault captured accident as a weanling, when he one stakes at age two. He kicked off his 3-year-old campaign with back- impaled his right front foot on a to-back stakes wins, including the Wood Memorial, but finished an even surveyor’s stake. For the rest of his fourth in the Derby Trial just four days before the Kentucky Derby. life, Assault looked unsound at his slower paces, but not in full flight. Although he had suffered a permanently damaged hoof in a paddock accident as a young horse, Assault rarely let that or other ailments affect The first Triple Crown winner born him. He won the Kentucky Derby by a record-equaling eight lengths, held outside Kentucky, the pride of on to win the Preakness by a neck, and then captured the Belmont Stakes Texas’ famed King Ranch sprang by a more comfortable margin of three lengths, all in the span of four an 8-1 in the Derby, equaling weeks. the record margin of eight lengths. The son of endured a six-race losing streak in the summer and fall of 1946, but bounced back to beat older horses twice and was Assault was retired to stud after voted Horse of the Year. He was a top-level 4-year-old, too, winning his his form declined as an older first five starts, but lost a match race against the famed gelding Armed by a horse, but after turning out to be lopsided eight lengths in the fall of 1947. sterile, he returned to training and won the 1949 Brooklyn Handicap. Trained by , Assault won only one more stakes, the 1949 Brooklyn Handicap, before retiring for a second and final time in 1950. – Vance Hanson

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 16 = (GB) *St. Germans =Hamoaze (GB) Bold Venture (1933) Ultimus Possible Lida Flush A Chestnut Colt Foaled 1943 Pennant

Equipoise Swinging Igual (1937) *Chicle Incandescent Masda

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Sire Bold Venture won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1936, but unfortunately sustained a career-ending injury. Yet another scion of the Swynford line, Bold Venture proved subfertile like several other standouts by his sire, *St Germans. He managed to get another Derby winner in (1951), who was likewise plagued by fertility woes. Assault too inherited the affliction and turned out to be sterile. Courtesy of the Keeneland Library Morgan Collection

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Past Performances are through the end of the 3-year-old season.

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 17 1943CHAMPION Count Fleet

Boasting a combination of speed and stamina, Count Fleet stamped himself as one of the greats before injury prematurely ended his career. KEY FACTS

His sire, , won the 1928 Kentucky Derby for John D. Hertz A headstrong individual who and his wife, Fannie, who was officially the owner of record. Hertz did not wanted to run his rivals off their expect as much from their homebred Count Fleet, putting the youngster feet, Count Fleet posted a then up for sale, and twice had to be persuaded to keep him. world-record time for a 2-year-old in the 1942 Champagne, zipping a Aside from his ordinary appearance, Count Fleet was tough to manage. mile at Belmont Park in 1:34 4/5. The willful colt posed a danger if not carefully handled, but through horsemanship, his high spirits were channeled into a racing machine. “The Fleet” was unbeatable for Although Count Fleet had already won almost half of his juvenile starts the rest of his brief career, reeling going into the 1942 Champagne, it marked a turning point. Trainer Don off 10 straight and becoming the Cameron and Hall of Fame jockey discerned the colt’s only Triple Crown winner aside preferred running style – in front. Count Fleet romped in 1:34 4/5, the from Sir Barton to win the Withers fastest dirt mile then recorded by a 2-year-old, and ultimately clinched the in between jewels. divisional championship. Count Fleet’s streak culminated in His 1943 Kentucky Derby was nearly canceled due to wartime restrictions a 25-length Belmont rout in 2:28 on gasoline and transportation. Salvaged as an event for local spectators 1/5 – a record margin and time only, the “Streetcar Derby” was a cakewalk for Count Fleet. The opposition in his day – despite sustaining an dwindled in the Preakness, where he cantered by eight, and just two rivals injury and never racing again. braved the Withers and Belmont.

Count Fleet’s 25-length Belmont conquest in a record 2:28 1/5, his 10th straight win, was his finale. Injured in the running, he retired and sired 1951 Derby hero . – Kellie Reilly

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 18 =Sunbridge(GB) *Sunreigh *Sweet Briar II Reigh Count (1925) =Count Schomberg (GB) *Contessina =Pitti (GB) C Brown Colt Foaled 1940 *Maintenant

Haste Miss Malaprop Quickly (1930) *Stefan the Great Stephanie Malachite

Pedigree Fun FACTS

The centerpiece of a three-generation triptych of Derby heroes, Count Fleet is by 1928 winner Reigh Count and in turn sired Count Turf (1951) to complete the sequence. Reigh Count was a grandson of the exceptional British sprinter Sundridge, twice a winner of Royal Ascot’s King’s Stand and a three-peater in the at Newmarket. Sent to as a 4-year-old, Reigh Count won the 1929 at and finished second in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Count Fleet was out of Quickly, by 1926 Withers winner and Belmont third Haste, from the immediate family of the world record-setting sprinter Bolero. Count Fleet’s third dam, 1916 Alabama heroine Malachite, was herself a half to 1912 Kentucky Derby victor . Courtesy of the Keeneland Library Cook Collection

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 19

K M CP PP C CK P oam  gd 33 estchester k 9 10 1 rcaro . ssault2Lucky raLets ance1 oPim  ft 3 3 Pim l k 3 3 3 39 rcaro . ssaulttymie3ridal loer ctam  ft 33 3 allant o k 7 35 34 Mehrtens . tymie2ico Montessault ctam  ft 3 3 oamer 3k 6  5 nk  Mehrtens . ridal loerssault1isolaternk eel  ft 3 3 Manhattan k 3 4 3  4  33  Mehrtens . tymie Paot3lareback3 e  ft 33 ersey 3k 5 3 hd  Mehrtens . Mahoutssault3lue onder31 eu ft 3 3 iscoery k 7 33 Mehrtens .e Mighty tory2Mahoutssault  lyP ft 3 3 3 Classic k 33 8 10 8 Mehrtens . he ude1gt. ence2Mighty tory unu ft yer k 9 33 nk 4 Mehrtens . ssault4indfieldsLord osell1 unel ft 3 elmont k 5 33 3 3 Mehrtens . ssault3atcheCablehd MayPim 3 ft 3 Preakness 3k 3 nk Mehrtens . ssaultnkLord osell3amden MayC sy 3 Ky erby 3k 3 3 2 Mehrtens . ssaulty onghdamden 3rC md 3 3 erby rial 3k 10 7 7 4 Mehrtens . ieynky ongith Pleasurenk ram ft 3 3 ood Memorial 3k 3 3 3 hd 2 Mehrtens . ssault2amdenMarine ictory ram f ft ree k 31 3 4 Mehrtens . ssault4slamPrinceLarkmeadndynk ctam f ft 3 l 3 3 hd 3 Mehrtens . Lord osell3ssaultLandlord2 eu f ft Codin 3k 4 Mehrtens 3. Knockdon1eokdouthernPrd1 3 eu f ft 3 abylon k 31 3 Mehrtens . outhern Prideidy id33ssaultnk ugel f sy lash k nk 2  no Mehrtens . ssault3noMist o oldnoMush Mushhd lyam f ft ast ie k 3  5 3 8 Mehrtens . Mistoold1outhrnPride3egage lyu f ft 3 l 3 hd  1 Mehrtens . ssault1ay C. arby arius1 3unel f ft 3 3 Md t 3 1 3 Mehrtens 3. Mist o old3ssaultncle Mac1 3 unel f ft 33 Md t  2  1  Mehrtens . LeeayhdChallenge Play1he eirhd unel f sy 3 Md t 3 14 tout .3 randa Mahe eir1kylighter 1941CHAMPION Whirlaway

Calumet Farm’s golden era began with a quirky but popular champion in Whirlaway, nicknamed “Mr. Longtail” for his streaming plume as he flew KEY FACTS down the stretch. “Mr. Longtail,” a fan favorite A homebred son of 1930 hero * II, Whirlaway was thanks to his thrilling rallies and a top 2-year-old with victories in the 1940 Hopeful, Saratoga Special, and mercurial penchant for making a Breeders’ Futurity. But his juvenile resume would have been better if not for beeline to the outside fence, was his costly antics. Liable to spook and difficult to control, he often veered to the first Triple Crown winner who the outside rail. had been a co-champion 2-year- old. After Whirlaway beat himself in a pair of Derby preps, Hall of Fame trainer Ben Jones changed jockeys to Hall of Famer Eddie Arcaro. He also Whirlaway crushed the Kentucky customized a one-eyed blinker. Derby by a record-tying margin of Whirlaway responded with a record-setting 1941 Kentucky Derby. eight lengths, and in then-record Uncorking his patented whirlwind charge from off the pace, he romped time of 2:01 2/5, and went on to by eight lengths (equaling the largest margin in Derby history) while become the only Triple Crown establishing a new record time of 2:01 2/5. After dominating the Preakness winner to prevail in the Travers. in similar style, Whirlaway seized command early in the Belmont. Also the first Triple Crown The only Triple Crown winner to capture the Travers, Whirlaway was also champion to repeat as Horse of the first of that club to repeat as Horse of the Year as a 4-year-old. He the Year as a 4-year-old, Whirlaway clashed with 3-year-old champ , just missing in their match race, served on the home front in World gaining revenge in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, but losing their third bout War II, his 22-race 1942 campaign carrying 130 pounds. proving a real fundraiser for war relief efforts. Whirlaway’s 1942 campaign was dedicated to supporting World War II efforts. His bankroll benefited too. The first horse to surpass the half- million mark, he retired having amassed $561,161 from 60 career starts. – Kellie Reilly

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 20 =Swynford (GB) = (GB) =Blanche (GB) *Blenheim II (1927) =Charles O’ Malley (GB) =Malva (GB) =Wild Arum (GB) Chestnut Colt Foaled 1938

Sweep Pink Dustwhirl (1926) Superman Ormonda Princess

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 21 1937CHAMPION War Admiral

Sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes in wire-to- wire fashion, War Admiral became the fourth Triple Crown winner in 1937. KEY FACTS The smallish colt did not resemble sire Man o’ War in physical stature, but War Admiral was his best performer and captivated audiences winning 11 Nicknamed the “The Mighty straight races. Atom,” the small, dark bay War Admiral looked nothing like his A homebred for Samuel D. Riddle, who also owned Man o’ War, War brawny chestnut sire Man o’ War, Admiral proved unbeatable at age 3 after winning only 3-of-6 starts as a but he was his worthiest son. juvenile. The front-running dark bay recorded a 1 3/4v-length victory as the 8-5 Kentucky Derby favorite, and War Admiral was bet down to odds- War Admiral wired all three jewels on favoritism in his final 17 starts. He was trained by George Conway and of the Triple Crown during a ridden by Charles Kurtsinger for most of his career. perfect 8-for-8 season, his finest hour coming in the Belmont. War Admiral sustained a leg injury at the start of his Belmont Stakes victory, Despite slicing his foot badly necessitating a five-month absence, and returned to win three straight leaving the gate, War Admiral beat late in his 3-year-old season. After his win streak came to an end in June his sire’s 1 1/2-mile track record 1938, War Admiral won six of his next seven outings in 1938, including the when clocking 2:28 3/5. Jockey Club Gold Cup, , Saratoga H., and Whitney.

However, War Admiral’s 4-year-old season is most remembered by his While War Admiral captured more match race against in the . Seabiscuit outsprinted majors as a 4-year-old, one of his him to the early lead and turned back a challenge to win in track record rare losses proved most enduring: time. War Admiral won his next two starts, but he was retired due to a Seabiscuit beat him to the lead, wretched ankle early in 1939. A successful stallion, War Admiral was the and repelled him, in their famous leading sire of 1945. – James Scully match race of 1938 at Pimlico.

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 22 *Fairy Gold Man o’ War (1917) * *Merry Token A Brown Colt Foaled 1934 Ben Brush

Sweep Pink Domino Brushup (1929) =Harry of Hereford Annette K. *Bathing Girl

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Sire Man o’ War, often rated as the all-time greatest American Thoroughbred, never had his chance at the Triple Crown because owner Riddle had a bias against the Kentucky Derby. Thus the legendary champion had to settle for dominating the Preakness and Belmont; the oblique glory of drubbing Sir Barton in their match race; and siring two Derby winners, (1929) preceding War Admiral. Man o’ War, as a son of leading sire Fair Play, traced to the first English Triple Crown winner, West (1853), in his tail-male ancestry.

War Admiral was produced by Brushup, a daughter of champion and influential sire Sweep. The hero of the 1910 Belmont, Sweep was bred on a potent cross being by 1896 Kentucky Derby star Ben Brush and out of a Domino mare. Brushup’s dam, Annette K., was imported in utero. Although her sire Harry of Hereford was obscure, he was a full brother to English classic winner and important sire Swynford.

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 23 1935CHAMPION Omaha

From the first crop of Gallant Fox, Omaha has for nearly nine decades held the distinction of being the only Triple Crown winner sired by another. KEY FACTS Like his father, he was bred in Kentucky by Jockey Club chairman Woodward and raced in his silks of white and red polka dots. Like his sire, Omaha was also a William Woodward homebred Although a useful 2-year-old, Omaha failed to win any of his seven stakes trained by “Sunny Jim” attempts in his first season. Indeed, he arrived at Churchill Downs still Fitzimmons, who became the first seeking his first stakes victory after placing third in the Wood Memorial in owner/trainer tandem to celebrate his final prep. a pair of crowns.

The long-winded Omaha proved to need as much ground as he could Unlike his sire, Omaha didn’t bring get. Running beyond a mile and 70 yards for the first time in the Kentucky as compelling a resume into the Derby, he won by 1 1/2 lengths, and then came back to win the Preakness Derby, where the filly the following week by six lengths. Second in the one-mile Withers in went off as the favorite. But he between the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, Omaha rebounded to sweep was just reaching his peak as he the Crown with a 1 1/2-length tally. rolled to victory from well off the A well-beaten third in his only start against older horses that season, to the pace. great Discovery in the Brooklyn Handicap, Omaha completed his 3-year-old season with victories in the Dwyer and (Arlington) Classic. As a 4-year-old, Omaha continued his career in Great Britain under Trained by “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons at ages two and three, Omaha was Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. shipped to England for his 4-year-old season. Omaha proved a highly Although he won his first two capable turf horse as well, winning twice and narrowly losing the Gold Cup starts on the turf, he’s more often at Royal Ascot and the Princess of Wales’s at Newmarket when conditioned remembered for his photo-finish by Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. – Vance Hanson loss in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, just denied by the classic- winning filly in a thriller.

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 24 *Teddy *Sir Gallahad II (FR) =Plucky Liege (GB) Gallant Fox (1927) Celt *Fairy Ray O Chestnut Colt Foaled 1932 =Robert Le Diable (FR)

*Wrack =Samphire (GB) Flambino (1924) * II *Flambette *La Lambee

Pedigree Fun FACTS

A son of Gallant Fox and the top-class Flambino, Omaha was a full brother to , who stamped himself as a top performer in England. Victorious in the 1937 Champion S., Flares landed the 1938 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot that had eluded Omaha two years prior.

Their dam, Flambino by *Wrack, scored her signature win in the 1927 Gazelle but notably finished third versus males in the Belmont. Flambino was also third in the Coaching Club American Oaks, unable to emulate her dam *Flambette’s victory in the same race in 1921. A French import, Flambette became the significant ancestress of Hall of Famers and (the 1939 Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner).

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 25 1930CHAMPION GAllant Fox

The second colt to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, Gallant Fox was a galvanizing factor in the three classics becoming a KEY FACTS “Triple Crown.” The Preakness came before the Gallant Fox was dubbed “The Fox of Belair,” alluding to the Belair Stud Derby in 1930, so the aristocratic inherited by his patrician owner/breeder, William Woodward. Sired by Gallant Fox justified favoritism at French classic winner *Sir Gallahad III, Gallant Fox was bred to excel as a Pimlico on the way to flaunting his 3-year-old. class at Churchill Downs.

Thus his state of physical development, and his tendencies toward curiosity His seven-race winning skein was and laziness, explain his 2-for-7 juvenile campaign. Yet Gallant Fox ended snapped in a Travers that became 1929 on a high note in the Junior Champion, his first try at a mile for Hall of part of Saratoga lore. Upset by the Fame trainer “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons. 100-1 shot Jim Dandy on a heavy Hall of Fame jockey came out of retirement to ride Gallant Fox track, Gallant Fox suffered the only in 1930. Warming up with a decisive score in the Wood Memorial, The Fox loss of his 3-year-old campaign. headed to the Preakness, then contested before the Derby. Even a tough trip couldn’t derail him. Gallant Fox achieved a feat that no other Triple Crown champion has Gallant Fox had an easier time rallying from off the pace in the Kentucky managed: he sired a Triple Crown Derby and wiring the Belmont. After extending his streak in the Dwyer winner, Omaha. and , he was floored by 100-1 longshot Jim Dandy in the Travers. An early pace war on Saratoga’s heavy track left him vulnerable to the rail-skimming mudlark.

Rebounding to beat elders in the Saratoga Cup and edging Questionnaire in an epic Lawrence Realization, Gallant Fox crowned his career in the Jockey Club Gold Cup over just two rivals.

The Fox’s unique legacy was also siring Triple Crown winner Omaha. – Kellie Reilly

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 26 = (FR) *Teddy =Rondeau (GB) *Sir Gallahad II (FR) (1920) = (GB) =Plucky Liege (GB) =Concertina (GB) Bay Colt Foaled 1927

Celt Maid of Erin Marguerite (1920) =Radium (GB) *Fairy Ray =Seraph (GB)

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Gallant Fox descended from the sire line of *Ormonde, the unbeaten English Triple Crown winner of 1886, and his paternal grandson, , who achieved the same sweep in 1899. Flying Fox was the paternal ancestor of *Sir Gallahad III, an émigré French classic winner who made an immediate impact by siring Gallant Fox in his first U.S. crop. He would beget two more Kentucky Derby scorers in (1940) and Hoop, Jr. (1945).

Gallant Fox’s dam, Marguerite, was herself from the maternal family of yet another English Triple Crown winner, *Rock Sand (1903). Sired by Celt, a stallion from the brilliant but star-crossed line of Domino, Marguerite produced three other high-profile winners. Petee-Wrack counted among his major wins the 1928 Travers, the very feature that famously eluded his half-brother two years later. Gallant Fox’s full brothers included Fighting Fox and Foxbrough, England’s champion 2-year-old when capturing the 1938 Middle Park and later successful stateside. Courtesy of the Keeneland Library Cook Collection

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MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 27 1919CHAMPION Sir Barton

Courtesy of the Keeneland Library Cook Collection

Sir Barton was the first to compile a winning streak comprising the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, but at the time of his accomplishment in KEY FACTS 1919, the “Triple Crown” was not yet a definitive series. Only later was Sir Barton retroactively recognized as American Thoroughbred racing’s first Winless going into the Kentucky Triple Crown winner. Derby, Sir Barton led throughout in a five-length romp over highly Bred by the “ of the Turf,” of Place, who let regarded stablemate . his British trainer friend Vivian Gooch in as co-breeder, Sir Barton sported fine bloodlines as a son of leading sire *. Not so fine were his In between his Preakness and tender feet and notorious ill-temper. Belmont victories, the speedy colt added the Withers to make it a In the midst of a winless juvenile campaign, Sir Barton was sold privately for four-race winning streak in total. $10,000 to Canadian J.K.L. Ross and transferred to trainer H.G. Bedwell. The colt flashed promise when runner-up in the Futurity, but he was Sir Barton developed into a sidelined after a near-fatal bout of blood poisoning. leading older horse of 1920, Still a maiden when returning in the Kentucky Derby, Sir Barton was but was no match for 3-year- entered in the Churchill Downs classic primarily to serve as a pacesetter for old phenom Man o’ War in their his well-fancied stablemate Billy Kelly. Sir Barton proved too fast for Billy famous match race at Kenilworth Kelly, however, and kept on motoring to a five-length upset. Next in rapid Park. succession came daylight scores in the Preakness and Withers, and Sir Barton made it four straight in the Belmont.

Although Sir Barton’s 1920 season is remembered for his drubbing by Man o’ War in their match race, he was an outstanding 4-year-old who gave the great weight, and a beating, in his track-record Saratoga H. victory. – Kellie Reilly

MEET THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 28 = (GB) = (GB) =Deadlock (GB) *Star Shoot (1898) = (GB) =Astrology (GB) =Stella (GB) Chestnut Horse Foaled January 1, 1916

Hanover Belle Lady (1920) =Sterling (GB) *Aquila =Eagle (GB)

Pedigree Fun FACTS

Sir Barton was by leading sire *Star Shoot, the asterisk denoting an imported horse. The British-bred stallion was himself a son of the great Isinglass, who swept the English Triple Crown – the 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, and St Leger – in 1893.

Sir Barton’s half-brother Sir Martin was a top American juvenile who shipped to England and went off as the favorite in the 1909 Epsom Derby, only to fall during the race. None the worse for the tumble, he went on to win the next year’s Coronation Cup over the same course and distance. Their dam, Lady Sterling by (a charter member of the Hall of Fame), also factored as the granddam of Hall of Famer , the world’s top money-winning distaffer by the end of her career in 1927. Courtesy of the Keeneland Library Cook Collection

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