Alydar

Alydar
Grave of Alydar, Calumet Farm
SireRaise a Native
GrandsireNative Dancer
DamSweet Tooth
DamsireOn-and-On
SexStallion
Foaled1975
CountryUSA
ColourChestnut
BreederCalumet Farm
OwnerCalumet Farm
TrainerJohn M. Veitch
Record26:14-9-1
Earnings$957,195[1]
Major wins
Great American Stakes (1977)
Champagne Stakes (1977)
Tremont Stakes (1977)
Flamingo Stakes (1978)
Florida Derby (1978)
Blue Grass Stakes (1978)
Arlington Classic Stakes (1978)
Travers Stakes (1978)
Whitney Handicap (1978)
Nassau County Handicap (1979)

American Classic Race placing:
Kentucky Derby 2nd (1978)
Preakness Stakes 2nd (1978)
Belmont Stakes 2nd (1978)

Awards
Leading sire in North America (1990)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1989)
#27 on the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses
of the 20th Century

Alydar Stakes at Hollywood Park
Alydar Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
Last updated on June 26, 2011

Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred race horse and sire. A chestnut colt, he was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the 1978 Triple Crown. With each successive race, Alydar narrowed Affirmed's margin of victory; Affirmed won by 1.5 lengths in the Kentucky Derby, by a neck in the Preakness and by a head in the Belmont Stakes. Alydar has been described as the best horse in the history of Thoroughbred racing never to have won a championship.[2] Alydar's fame continued when he got older. He died under suspicious circumstances.

  1. ^ Alydar's five-generation pedigree and race record Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  2. ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press. ISBN 1-90157015-0.