Assault (horse)

Assault
Assault, with Eddie Arcaro up
Sire	Bold Venture
Grandsire	St. Germans
Dam	Igual
Damsire	Equipoise
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1943
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	King Ranch
Owner	King Ranch
Trainer	Max Hirsch
Record	42: 18-6-7
Earnings	$675,470
Major wins
Flash Stakes (1945) Wood Memorial (1946) Dwyer Stakes (1946) Westchester Handicap (1946) Pimlico Special (1946) Butler Handicap (1947) Grey Lag Handicap (1947) Suburban Handicap (1947) Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (1946) Preakness Stakes (1946) Belmont Stakes (1946)
Awards
7th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1946) U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1946) United States Horse of the Year (1946)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1964) #33 - Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
Last updated on September 16, 2006

Assault (March 28, 1943 – September 1, 1971) ^[1] was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the seventh winner of the American Triple Crown and the only Texas-bred winner of the Triple Crown.