Gallant Man

Gallant Man
Gallant Man at Spendthrift Farm in 1981
SireMigoli
GrandsireBois Roussel
DamMajideh
DamsireMahmoud
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 20, 1954
DiedSeptember 7, 1988(1988-09-07) (aged 34)
CountryIreland
ColorBrown
BreederHH Aga Khan III & Prince Aly Khan
OwnerRalph Lowe
TrainerJohn A. Nerud
Record26:14-4-1
Earnings$510,355
Major wins
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1957)
Travers Stakes (1957)
Peter Pan Stakes (1957)
Nassau County Handicap (1957)
Hibiscus Stakes (1957)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1958)
Sunset Handicap (1958)
Metropolitan Handicap (1958)

U.S. Triple Crown series:
Belmont Stakes (1957)

Honors
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1987)
#36 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Gallant Man Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack
Last updated on November 23, 2006

Gallant Man (March 20, 1954 – September 7, 1988) was a thoroughbred racehorse, named for a horse in a Don Ameche movie. His exact foaling date was unknown or at best debated over the years of his life and many years after. The supporting evidence from a review of foaling stall records in Ireland indicates that he was born on the Saturday after St. Patrick's Day during a highly productive foaling weekend for many thoroughbred mothers on the same farm. His dam, Majideh, is recorded as being in the foaling stall without a live foal until March 20, 1954, at approximately 7:45 am.