Riva Ridge

Riva Ridge
SireFirst Landing
GrandsireTurn-To
DamIberia
DamsireHeliopolis
SexStallion
Foaled(1969-04-13)April 13, 1969
The Meadow
Doswell, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1985(1985-04-21) (aged 16)
Claiborne Farm
Paris, Kentucky, U.S.
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederMeadow Stud, Inc.[1]
OwnerMeadow Stable
TrainerLucien Laurin
Record30:17-3-1
Earnings$1,111,347
Major wins
Champagne Stakes (1971)
Futurity Stakes (1971)
Laurel Futurity (1971)
Flash Stakes (1971)
Garden State Futurity (1971)
Hibiscus Stakes (1972)
Blue Grass Stakes (1972)
Hollywood Derby (1972)
Brooklyn Handicap (1973)
Massachusetts Handicap (1973)
Stuyvesant Handicap (1973)

Triple Crown races wins:
Kentucky Derby (1972)
Belmont Stakes (1972)

Awards
U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old (1971)
U.S. Champion Older Horse (1973)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1998)
#57 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Riva Ridge Stakes at Belmont Park
Last updated on January 24, 2008

Riva Ridge (April 13, 1969 – April 21, 1985) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1972.[2]

Often remembered simply as a stablemate of Secretariat, Riva Ridge was a successful racehorse in his own right, winning 17 of his 30 starts and two championships: American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse in 1971 and American Champion Older Male Horse in 1973. Contrary to popular belief, Riva Ridge's success was largely responsible for saving Meadow Stable from financial ruin.[3][4]

  1. ^ Buttram, Bill (May 19, 1972). "Meadow Stud: Riva Ridge lived here". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Unnecessarily Embellishes the Real Tale of Secretariat". AOL.Original. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ "Meadow Stable's True Hero: Riva Ridge". www.americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  4. ^ "Penny and the Other Meadow Colt". Thoroughbred Insider. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.