| Animal Kingdom | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Animal_Kingdom_(2008).jpg) Animal Kingdom (2008), a horse that won a Kentucky Derby, at JBBA's station in Shizunai, Hokkaido. | |
| Sire | Leroidesanimaux |
| Grandsire | Candy Stripes |
| Dam | Dalicia |
| Damsire | Acatenango |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 20, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Team Valor |
| Owner | Team Valor, Arrowfield Stud & Darley Stud |
| Trainer | H. Graham Motion (USA) |
| Record | 12: 5-5-0 |
| Earnings | $8,399,884 |
| Major wins | |
| Spiral Stakes (2011) Dubai World Cup (2013) Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (2011) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2011) | |
Animal Kingdom (foaled on March 20, 2008) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2011 Kentucky Derby and 2013 Dubai World Cup.
His Derby win took place on May 7, 2011, before a record crowd of 164,858. After the Derby, Animal Kingdom finished second in the Preakness Stakes and sixth in the Belmont Stakes before his career was disrupted by injury. He returned to finish second in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Mile before winning the Dubai World Cup as a five-year-old in 2013. Animal Kingdom is the first Kentucky Derby winner to win a Grade One race at the age of five. He has won Grade 1 races on both dirt and synthetic surfaces.