100%. One horse often forgotten is Spectacular Bid. . %%EOF "Peter Lee has written a fast-paced and exciting look at the life and times of one of the modern era's most impactful horses. ft'C1A8 fD (R@~3 u'{h3B|9_. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! He was sired by Bold Bidder out of the Promised Land mare Spectacular . Spectacular Bid was the leading American two-year-old of 1978, winning the Champagne Stakes and the Laurel Futurity. : CE CLUE. Spectacular Bid, a battleship gray horse who was the offspring of Spectacular and Bold Bidder, ran at ages 2, 3 and 4 and started a total of 30 racesunheard of for a horse today, who may run only a fourth as many races. It was indeed a remarkable career, one that started in unassuming fashion at Pimlico Race Course on June 30, 1978, with a 3 -length win. The author demonstrates this by giving the back story even in his losses (which were very few.) On the morning of the Belmont Stakes, a freak mishap took place Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin. Spectacular Bid ran the distance in 1:20, which stood as a track record for 27 years until Santa Anita removed its dirt track in favor of an artificial surface. Three days prior to the race, Franklin was fined after he engaged in a fist fight with ngel Cordero Jr. in the jockeys' preparation room due to a dispute over an earlier race at Belmont. Spectacular Bid has raced at Arlington Park, Atlantic City, Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Delaware Park, Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park, Hollywood Park, Keeneland, Keystone Racetrack, Laurel Park, , Monmouth Park, Pimlico Race Course, Santa Anita Park with wins at Arlington Park, Atlantic City, Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Delaware Park, Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park, Hollywood Park, Keeneland, Keystone Racetrack, Laurel Park, , Monmouth Park, Pimlico Race Course, Santa Anita Park. The divisive influencer, who is held on suspicion of organised . Highly recommended! ,1j@xC &ck He was eventually sold and moved in 1991 to Milfer Farms in Unadilla, New York, where he lived out the remainder of his years, continuing to attract visits and letters from admirers. Try again. E@>8>yGt.0YLD University of Louisville Equine Industry Program - Get a Career in Horse Racing! But his quest for the Triple Crown was lost with a third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes due to a series of bizarre events that have never been accurately . (BRIGHT MLS) 4 beds, 4 baths, 2790 sq. Having witnessed back-to-back Triple Crowns, thoroughbred racing fans eagerly awaited 1979 and, with Spectacular Bid poised for greatness, many expected a three-peat. Spectacular Bid faced only four others in the Preakness. Delp thereafter announced Spectacular Bid's retirement. Still, he galloped the 1 miles in an impressive 2:02 2/5the same time in which he had finished the Kentucky Derby. I got beat, that's all. To see our price, add these items to your cart. 7MM|f8qo >Ins[)#n/My8F!RhK/j !zoxnwtf(mYK);Gb%m-RMmF|$+[Kq.uiA_hdndqTWm%YxNWE^7>kz9c[/KSs_LAWhT4k+hOIP(/Wc0p w-P,a}W - ~ UM;SP$}EknO1+ @]:%h9RpkSUc9HgoB. &%7u!1Ii( qXO#_|DGS_THBe3g {[/ ~UKg!XDj{t`#\] Only one has done it in the last 15 years. As a 1-10 favorite , he rewarded his backers a meager $2.20 to win, tied with Citation (1948) for the lowest Preakness payout. Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020, I loved learning the history of Spectacular Bid! [36], Legend = Triple Crown winners, = Filly, Legend = Triple Crown Winners, = Filly. And the main characters are the magnificent horse, his young jockey and brash trainer whose journey to racing immortality was cut short by an incredible twist of fate. MLS# MDHR241812. When asked about the colt's prospects of winning the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes, Franklin claimed that "we're a cinch. In the voting for the latter award, he received 181 of the 200 votes, beating Genuine Risk (14 votes), Temperence Hill (4) and John Henry (1). He was sired by Bold Bidder out of the Promised Land mare Spectacular . %PDF-1.6 % He wasnt a sentimental favorite, though. He was never pensioned from stud duty, covering 10 mares at a fee of $3,500 in the final year of his life. Spectacular Bid retired as the sport's all-time leading money-earner with $2,781,608 He was purchased for $37,000 at the 1977 Keeneland September yearling sale He was last favorite to win the Kentucky Derby in the 20th Century Spectacular Bid was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1982 Then it was on to Monmouth Park for the Grade 1 Monmouth Handicap, which he won under 132 pounds, defeating champion filly Glorious Song. His time of 1:54.2 was faster than that of Seattle Slew or Affirmed, and by official time faster than Secretariat (though Secretariat's time in this race was disputed and in 2012 changed to 1:53.0). Spectacular Bid covered the mile and one-eighth in 1:48 4/5 over a somewhat dull Gulfstream track, excellent time under the circumstances. Hardcover; 9780813177809; Published: September 2019; $29.95 TD. Bumped early, he ran wide and by the final stretch was in command. I always knew Bid was a great horse but I had no idea just how great. Design and development by TJC Technology Services, Inc. /exhibits/photo-finish-juried-photography-exhibition, Employment, Internship and Volunteer Opportunities. [29], Spectacular Bid was sent to stud at Claiborne Farm, which is where Secretariat was also sent to stud. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. The Blood-Horse magazine ranked Spectacular Bid at #10 in the Top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century. Zipse: Can Forte win back-to-back Eclipse Awards? [10], Spectacular Bid's second year of racing began where his first left off, as he reeled off five wins in rapid succession: the Hutcheson Stakes, the Fountain of Youth, the Florida Derby (all at Gulfstream Park), the Flamingo Stakes (at Hialeah), and the Blue Grass Stakes (at Keeneland Race Course). And finally, formerWashington PostcolumnistAndrew Beyersaid, I think Spectacular Bid could reasonably be rated as a close No. 2023 Past the Wire. )i/:{}\$2tFe$8L7 !Jq2tDH/GalK|q But Spectacular Bid's career was more than just a missed Triple Crown. His stakes wins include wins in the 1980 Woodward (G1), 1980 Haskell Stakes (G1), 1980 Washington Park Handicap (G3), 1980 Californian Stakes (G1), 1980 Mervyn Leroy (G2), 1980 Santa Anita Handicap (G1), 1980 Strub Stakes (G1), 1980 San Fernando Stakes (G2), 1980 Malibu (G2), 1979 Meadowlands Cup (G2), 1979 Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (G1), 1979 Preakness Stakes (G1), 1979 Kentucky Derby (G1), 1979 Blue Grass Stakes, 1979 Flamingo Stakes, 1979 Florida Derby (G1), 1979 Fountain of Youth (G3), 1979 Hutcheson (LS), 1978 Heritage (G2), 1978 Laurel Futurity (G1), 1978 Young America (G1), 1978 Champagne (G1), and the 1978 World's Playground (G3). He was retired and syndicated at stud for $22 million. The pin become embedded in his hoof, later leading to an infection that required the hoof to be drilled to cure the problem. He sired 253 winners, including 47 stakes winners, though none were champions. Spectacular Bid's regular jockey was the teenager Ronnie Franklin. Following the Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid took two months off to recover from the injury. A safety pin was all that kept Spectacular Bid from becoming the eleventh Thoroughbred to take the Triple Crown. Spectacular Bid died from a heart attack on June 9, 2003,[27] and was buried at Milfer Farms. Two of those records are for distances longer than 1 miles, which are rarely run anymore. Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 - June 9, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred race horse. By the end of his first year of racing, Spectacular Bid had won seven races in nine starts, set one track record and tied another, won US$384,484 and been unanimously voted the Eclipse champion two-year-old colt for the year. hWr8 Hvv_q%\GnGpPu=t17}p,uY\[x6V+j'vGxaCu0J~0y{K\P?*]Goj>oj!E>; t)EN{N;;=phONeZ@L [16] In the Belmont, Franklin rode Spectacular Bid aggressively early in the mile and a half race and went to the lead before half way. Delp caused some controversy by withdrawing Spectacular Bid from the Marlboro Cup after the horse was assigned a weight of 136lbs. In eight of his 30 races, Spectacular Bid set or tied a track record. As a yearling, Spectacular Bid was sold at auction for US$37,000 (equivalent to $165,000 in 2021) at the 1977 Keeneland September yearling sale to Harry and Teresa Meyerhoff of Hawksworth Farm, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Many observers concluded his Belmont performance was the result of an off day, or perhaps too many races. This detached colonial is stunning. Yet of that group of 13, if theres one of them who seemed the most likely to join the ranks of the Triple Crown champions, it had to be Spectacular Bid. Delp moved quickly to place Spectacular Bid in stakes company. Spectacular Bid faced only four others in the Preakness. 2023 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In his second book, Peter Lee invites the reader to ride along and share that story, part triumph, part Greek tragedy. Facebook profile Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2019. It has yet to be equaled on dirt, lasting over four decades. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2019. I knew Bid was great, but I never realized just how great he was, Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021. His walkover in the 1980 Woodward was the last in a major American race and the first since Citation's walkover in the 1948 Pimlico Special. He closed out 1978 with wins in the Champagne Stakes, Young America Stakes, Laurel Futurity and Heritage Stakes to wrap up the 2-year-old championship. Spectacular Bid's failure to win the Belmont began a record-breaking drought: after Affirmed in 1978, no horse would complete the Triple Crown until American Pharoah achieved the feat in 2015. He had winning streaks of 12 and 10 races in a row, the latter streak stopped only by retirement. None of Spectacular Bid's offspring became champions, though his 253 winners included 47 stakes. Though he lost the Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid finished his career with victories in 12 of his final 13 starts. He returned to racing with Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, who rode him through most of the remainder of his career. by Peter Lee. According to Jockey Club records, Spectacular Bid sired 416 winners (53.1%) and 41 stakes winners (5.2%) from 784 named foals. Enter US $0.99 or more [ 0 bids] Place bid. Affirmed horse page with past performances, speed figures, results, pedigree, photos and videos. . Spectacular Bid, to many insiders well versed in pedigrees, race records, and clocked works, was a phenomenon, his legacy as important as the one of Big Red, Secretariat. 2 on the all-time list after Secretariat, and he deserves extra credit for his great consistency.. One of his four defeats came at the hands of a Triple Crown winner. [5], His sire was Bold Bidder, stakes winner of 13 races who also sired the 1974 Kentucky Derby winner, Cannonade. Secretariat's paddock at Claiborne Farm bordered three other stallions: Drone, Sir Ivor, and Spectacular Bid. (The 2018 Triple Crown winner, Justify, retired after only six races.). Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 June 9, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred race horse. He broke seven track records and equaled another. The best horse won. He was the last horse to be named American male dirt champion at age 2, 3 and 4. Syndicated for a then-record $22 million, Spectacular Bids career at stud failed to match his brilliance on the racetrack. He carried 130 pounds or more five times and won each time. [25], Spectacular Bid concluded his career with a walkover in the Woodward Stakes on September 20, 1980, at Belmont, covering the 1 miles in 2:02.4. But are we too quick to dismiss Spectacular Bid? Ill go so far as to say he belongs near the top of the list of the greatest horses of all time. Then he won the Grade II San Fernando Stakes, and finally, he won the Grade I Strub Stakes at 1 miles, running the fastest 1 miles ever on a dirt track, 1:57.8, and breaking a 30-year-old record of 1:58.2 set by Hall of Famer Noor carrying under 130 pounds in 1950. Spectacular Bid then added wins in the Young America Stakes, Laurel Futurity (by 8lengths) and the Heritage Stakes (by six lengths) to wrap up the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male with a record of 7-1-0 from nine starts and earnings of $384,484. , ISBN-10 His first three races were part of the Strub Series, at Santa Anita Park. Profile, career highlights, and lifetime past performances for 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. A plan to race in the Jockey Club Gold Cup was aborted on the day of the race when an injury to the horse's left front ankle flared up. [35] In their book A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris ranked him as the third best North American horse of the 20th century (behind Secretariat and Citation) and the ninth best in their global ranking. In the waning years of what might prove to be the last great decade of thoroughbred racing, three unlikely characters a colt with a fair to middling pedigree, a trainer known for claiming races instead of stakes races, and a jockey who had only barely begun riding horses at the time the colt was born -- shot across the racing world like a meteor across the night sky, and while their bid to join the ranks of Triple Crown winners came up short, theirs is nonetheless a spectacular story . His pedigree screams for him to run at longer distances. Franklin rode Spectacular Bid aggressively early in the race, and he owned a clear lead entering the stretch, but he began to struggle and was overtaken by Coastal, who challenged along the inside rail. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 19 A few hours before last night's $361,000 Meadowlands Cup, somebody asked Laz Barrera if he would be willing to run Affirmed in a match race against Spectacular Bid. and Mrs. William Gilmore (Ky.). past performance hurts government contractor's more than commercial vendors. Spectacular Bid weakened to finish third as Coastal passed him to win by 3 lengths with Golden Act, the Preakness runner-up, second. ANSWER. 22. He won the first two legs with relative ease, but a bad ride by his jockey,Ronnie Franklin, coupled with an injury from a safety pin (and yes, there was a safety pin), caused him to finish third in the Belmont Stakes. 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