Spectacular Bid

Spectacular Bid

      (foaled 1976), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1979 won two of the Triple Crown events: the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Considered one of the great racers in the sport, Spectacular Bid set numerous records during his career.

      Foaled by Spectacular, sired by Bold Bidder, and a grandson of Bold Ruler, the steel-gray, Kentucky-bred colt was owned by Harry, Tom, and Teresa Meyeroff and trained by Grover G. (Bud) Delp at Hawksworth Farm in Kentucky. With Ron Franklin as jockey, Spectacular Bid won 12 consecutive stakes races from September 1978 until his loss at the Belmont Stakes in 1979, which ended his bid for the Triple Crown. Franklin was criticized for his riding during the Belmont, and it was later revealed that Spectacular Bid's left front hoof had been injured before the race by a safety pin. The resulting infection nearly ended his career. When he returned to racing later in the year, Bill Shoemaker (Shoemaker, Bill) became his rider. During 1979 Spectacular Bid had record annual winnings of $1,279,334, surpassing Affirmed's record of the year before. In 1980 he won all of his nine races and, with his victory at the Santa Anita Handicap, had total winnings of $2,089,417, surpassing the record of Affirmed, who was the first horse to win more than $2 million. In his 30 races, Spectacular Bid was out of the money only once, winning 26, running second twice, and third once. In 1980 he was syndicated for the then-record sum of $22 million, and later in the year he was retired from racing and put to stud. His lifetime winnings totaled $2,781,607. He died in 2003.

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