Survivor (horse)
Appearance
Survivor | |
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Sire | Vandal |
Grandsire | Glencoe |
Dam | Millie J |
Damsire | Lexington |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1870 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | John M. Clay |
Owner | John F. Chamberlain |
Trainer | R. Wyndham Walden |
Record | Not found |
Earnings | Not found |
Major wins | |
Triple Crown wins: Preakness Stakes (1873) | |
Last updated on December 26, 2006 |
Survivor was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was foaled in Kentucky in 1870 and is best known as the winner of the first running of the Preakness Stakes in 1873 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Survivor's record winning margin of 10 lengths lasted for 131 years until Smarty Jones won in 2004 by 111⁄2 lengths during his bid for the Triple Crown.
References
- ^ Avalyn Hunter (2003). American Classic Pedigrees. Blood-Horse Publications. ISBN 9781581500950. Retrieved 2012-08-04.