Who rode Seattle Slew?
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Asked by: Kathy Cheaney
In 1976, Cruguet rode the two-year-old colt Seattle Slew to victory in the Champagne Stakes.
Who rode Seattle Slew in the Triple Crown?
For the majority of his career, Jean Cruget was Seattle Slew’s jockey. As a French native, Cruget won numerous races both in America and internationally, with a total of 2,407 wins to his name. He rode Seattle Slew in all three races of the Triple Crown.
Who was the jockey of Seattle Slew?
Jean Cruguet
Jean Cruguet – the once orphaned boy from southwestern France – became the jockey aboard “Slew Mania” in Seattle’s Slew two-year-old year, winning all of their starts together leading up to Slew’s historically triumphant, undefeated Triple Crown Championship year as a three-year-old.
Is Seattle Slew related to Secretariat?
Seattle Slew was foaled on February 15, 1974, at the White Horse Acres breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He had an impressive family tree: his sire, Bold Reasoning, was the grandson of Bold Ruler, the father of the great Secretariat.
What happened to the horse Seattle Slew?
Slew died in his sleep at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm, where he recently was moved after a second operation on his spine, the farm said. “He was the most complete thoroughbred the industry has seen. He just kept raising the bar with every record he broke,” owner Mickey Taylor said.
How many foals did Seattle Slew sire?
1,050 foals
Besides his Triple Crown triumph and four Eclipse awards as a racer, there was Seattle Slew’s breeding record to consider. He sired 1,050 foals over 24 years, including 114 stakes winners and eight champions.
What was Secretariat stud fee?
As the builder of Meadow Stud, he left behind hefty estate taxes. His family decided to pay the bill by selling Secretariat to a breeding syndicate that would assume ownership at the end of the horse’s racing days. The price tag was a then-record $6.08 million.
Was Secretariat a gelding?
He is now a gelding, back at the race track working for a living. Breeding ‐ shed disasters like this help explain the kind of panic that gripped Secretariat’s shareholders last Thursday when they learned the $6.08‐million syndicated sire had flunked his initial fertility tests.
30 дек. 1973
Who is the fastest horse in history?
Quarter horses racing 440-yard have been timed running 55 mph, the fastest recorded speed of any horse. Guinness World Record recognizes Winning Brew, a Thoroughbred, as the fastest horse in the world at 43.97 mph.
