| Telly's Pop | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bold Combatant |
| Grandsire | Bold Ruler |
| Dam | Count Us Mary |
| Damsire | Count of Honor |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Melvin F. Stute & Ken Dodd |
| Owner | Howard Koch & Telly Savalas |
| Trainer | Melvin F. Stute |
| Record | 17: 6-1-2 |
| Earnings | US$353,995 |
| Major wins | |
| Haggin Stakes (1975) Del Mar Futurity (1975) Norfolk Stakes (1975) California Juvenile Stakes (1975) California Derby (1976) | |
| Awards | |
| California Champion Two-Year-Old Colt | |
Telly's Pop (foaled February 25, 1973 in California) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first horse to ever win the California Triple Crown for two-year-olds.[1] [2] He was purchased for $6000 by the racing partnership of Hollywood film director and producer Howard Koch and actor Telly Savalas who named the horse for his father.[3]