Strike the Gold

Strike The Gold
Strike the Gold.
SireAlydar
GrandsireRaise a Native
DamMajestic Gold
DamsireHatchet Man
SexStallion
Foaled21 March 1988[1]
DiedDecember 13, 2011(2011-12-13) (aged 23)
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederCalumet Farm
OwnerBCC Stable
TrainerNick Zito
Record31: 6-8-5
Earnings$3,457,026
Major wins
Blue Grass Stakes (1991)
Nassau County Handicap (1992)
Pimlico Special (1992)
American Classic race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1991)
Last updated on January 8, 2007

Strike the Gold (March 21, 1988 – December 13, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1991 Kentucky Derby. Upon the death of 1987 Derby winner Alysheba in March 2009, Strike the Gold became the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, until his own death in 2011.

  1. ^ "Prohibit pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-05.