Forty Niner (horse)

Forty Niner
SireMr. Prospector
GrandsireRaise a Native
DamFile
DamsireTom Rolfe
SexStallion
FoaledMay 11, 1985
DiedMay 18, 2020 (aged 35)
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederClaiborne Farm
OwnerClaiborne Farm
TrainerWoody Stephens
Record19: 11-5-0
Earnings$2,726,000
Major wins
Sanford Stakes (1987)
Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1987)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1987)
Champagne Stakes (1987)
Lafayette Stakes (1988)
Fountain of Youth Stakes (1988)
Haskell Invitational Handicap (1988)
NYRA Mile Handicap (1988)
Travers Stakes (1988)
American Classic Race placing:
Kentucky Derby 2nd (1988)
Awards
United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1987)
Honours
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1988)
Grade II Forty Niner Stakes (2023– ) at Aqueduct
Last updated on 11 October 2023

Forty Niner (11 May 1985[1] – 18 May 2020) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse and influential stallion.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Horse Profile for Forty Niner". equibase.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ Russo, Nicole (18 May 2020). "Forty Niner, champion and influential sire, dead at 35". drf.com. Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Eric (18 May 2020). "Champion, International Sire Forty Niner Dies at 35". bloodhorse.com. BloodHorse. Retrieved 18 May 2020.