Gallant Bloom | |
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Sire | Gallant Man |
Grandsire | Migoli |
Dam | Multiflora |
Damsire | Beau Max |
Sex | Filly |
Foaled | May 22, 1966 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | King Ranch |
Owner | Robert J. Kleberg Jr. |
Trainer | Max Hirsch Buddy Hirsch (1969, 1970) |
Record | 22 Starts: 16-1-1 |
Earnings | $535,739 |
Major wins | |
Gardenia Stakes (1968) Matron Stakes (1968) National Stallion Stakes (filly division) (1968) Matchmaker Stakes (1969) Delaware Oaks (1969) Gazelle Stakes (1969) Spinster Stakes (1969) Monmouth Oaks (1969) Post-Deb Stakes (1969) Liberty Belle Handicap (1969) Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1970) Santa Maria Handicap (1970) | |
Awards | |
DRF American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1968) American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1969) DRF American Champion Female Handicap Horse (1969) | |
Honours | |
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1977) #79 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park |
Gallant Bloom (foaled May 22, 1966 – June 7, 1991) was a plain brown filly sired by the great Gallant Man, also a plain brown horse. She was small and possessed a gentle temperament. And yet she regularly beat the best fillies and mares in America. She defeated both Shuvee and Gamely.