| Owner: Wheatley Stable Breeder: Wheatley Stable State Bred: KY Winnings: 33 Starts: 23 - 4 - 2, $764,204
Won Preakness S., Flamingo S., Monmouth H. (10 fur, 134lbs), Suburban H. (10 fur,134 lbs, giving 25lbs to 2nd place (Clem), Trenton H. (10 fur, beating Gallant Man & Round Table), Wood Memorial, Futurity S., Carter H., Benjamin Franklin H. (136 lbs), The Time Square H. (128 lbs), Stymie H., Toboggan H., Queens County H., Jerome H., Juvenile S.
Horse of the Year, Champion 3-Year Old Colt, 1957. Champion Sprinter, 1958. One of the first horses treated with Butazolidin. brp>Ranked 19th of Top 100 Racehorses of 20th Century (Bloodhorse, Inc.) Leading sire by earnings, 1963-69, 1973. Elected to Hall of Fame in 1973. Sire of 11 champions, including SECRETARIAT. Grandsire of RUFFIAN; great-grandsire of SEATTLE SLEW. Euthanized in 1971, after battling against recurring cancer. Buried at Claiborne Farm.
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