All Along
| All Along | |
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| Sire | Targowice |
| Grandsire | Round Table |
| Dam | Agujita |
| Damsire | Vieux Manoir |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1979 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Daniel Wildenstein |
| Owner | Daniel Wildenstein. Racing colors: Dark blue, light blue cap. |
| Trainer | Patrick Biancone |
| Record | 21: 9-4-2 |
| Earnings | $3,018,420 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix Penelope (1982) Prix Maurice de Nieuil (1982) Prix Vermeille (1982) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1983) Turf Classic (1983) Rothmans International (1983) Washington, D.C. International (1983) |
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| Awards | |
| Champion Older Mare in France (1983) American Champion Female Turf Horse (1983) American Horse of the Year (1983) Co-Champion Older Mare in France (1984) |
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| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1990) #68 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century All Along Stakes at Colonial Downs |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on 7 July 2009 | |
All Along (foaled 17 April 1979; died 23 February 2005) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was foaled in France.[1] She was one of the top fillies of the last part of the 20th century, racing mostly in Europe.
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[edit] Background
A granddaughter of the great Round Table, she was owned by Daniel Wildenstein (1917–2001), the renowned French art dealer and highly successful horseman. All Along was shipped to France to be trained by Patrick-Louis Biancone.
[edit] Racing career
[edit] 1981: Two-year-old season
As a two-year-old, the filly raced only one time and won.
[edit] 1982: Three-year-old season
The following year, she competed on turf courses in France, England, and in Japan, winning numerous prestigious races.
[edit] 1983: Four-year-old season
However, it was as a four-year-old that All Along became a world champion. She was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse and became the first ever filly to win the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year since the voting system had been implemented in the 1970s. She joined the like of the great females such as Regret, Busher (horse), Moccasin (horse) (the only two-year-old female to have ever been given such honors), and Beldame to name a few.
Ridden by jockey Walter Swinburn, All Along began 1983 by winning France's most famous race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She was immediately shipped to Toronto, Canada and won the Rothmans International at Woodbine Racetrack. Two weeks later, she won the Turf Classic at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York by 8¾ lengths, then won the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at Laurel, Maryland. Four consecutive wins against the best horses in the world all occurred within just 41 days. She was the first horse to win the three prestigious North American races in a row, netting a million-dollar bonus for her owners and ultimately Horse of the Year honors in both France and the United States.
[edit] 1984: Five-year-old season
In 1984, she competed in only four races, including a close second in the inaugural Breeders' Cup Turf.
[edit] Stud record
All Along retired as a broodmare to the Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky. She was the dam of:
- 1998 bay filly, Armure Royale by Woodman
- 1993 filly, Arutua by Riverman
- 1988 filly, All Dancing by Dancing Brave[2]
She died in 2005 and was buried in the cemetery at the Old Bradley Place division of Three Chimneys Farm.
[edit] Assessment
All Along was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, All Along was ranked #68.
| Sire Targowice (USA) 1970 |
Round Table | Princequillo | Prince Rose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosquilla | |||
| Knight's Daughter (GB) | Sir Cosmo | ||
| Feola | |||
| Matriarch (USA) 1964 |
Bold Ruler | Nasrullah | |
| Miss Disco | |||
| Lyceum | Bull Lea | ||
| Colosseum | |||
| Dam Agujita (FR) 1966 |
Vieux Manoir | Brantome | Blandford |
| Vitamone | |||
| Vieille Maison | Finglas | ||
| Vieille Canaille | |||
| Argosy | Coastal Traffic (GB) | Hyperion | |
| Rose of England | |||
| Prosodie | Prince Rose | ||
| Protein (Family: 1D) |
[edit] References
- ^ ASB - All Along (FR) Retrieved on 2009-7-7-
- ^ ASB – All Along (FR) Retrieved on 10 September 1011
