Who owned Spectacular Bid?
Hawksworth Farm Racing
Spectacular Bid was the leading American two-year-old of 1978, winning the Champagne Stakes and the Laurel Futurity….
| Spectacular Bid | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hawksworth Farm Racing colors: Blue, black cross sashes, blue bars on black sleeves, black cap. |
| Trainer | Bud Delp |
| Record | 30: 26-2-1 |
| Earnings | $2,781,608 |
Why did Spectacular Bid lose the Belmont?
The day of the Belmont in 1979 has remained as a controversy and a mystery within horse racing. Spectacular Bid lost to Coastal and Golden Act. After the race, his trainer, Buddy Delp, claimed that a safety pin had accidentally been jabbed into the colt’s left front foot early that Saturday morning.
Where is Spectacular Bid?
Gulfstream Park is home to the Spectacular Bid Stakes, a $100,000 race for 3-year-olds.
Who was the jockey for Spectacular Bid?
Ron Franklin
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.
Did Secretariat lose a race?
Secretariat didn’t go undefeated in his career, but he did finish “in the money” in all but one of his 21 lifetime races. One of Secretariat’s defeats was to a horse named Sham, another one of history’s greatest race horses.
What is Spectacular Bid horse racing?
Spectacular Bid was the fourth horse to sweep Santa Anita’s “Strub Series” of the Malibu Stakes, San Fernando Stakes and Charles S. Strub Stakes. The Spectacular Bid Stakes was inaugurated in 1986. As of 2016, it is a listed stakes for 3-year-olds contested over 6.5 furlongs on dirt at Gulfstream Park.
How many stakes has Spectacular Bid sired?
According to Jockey Club records, Spectacular Bid sired 416 winners (53.1%) and 41 stakes winners (5.2%) from 784 named foals. The Blood-Horse credits Bid with 44 stakes winners.
What was Spectacular Bid’s career earnings?
Retired with a career record of 26-2-1 from 30 starts, Spectacular Bid’s earnings were a record $2,781,607. He was named Horse of the Year and Champion Older Male in 1980.
What happened to Spectacular Bid?
After a win in his second career start, Spectacular Bid had a miserable trip in the slop while finishing fourth in the Tyro Stakes at Monmouth and then finished second in the Dover Stakes at Delaware Stakes. A $37,000 yearling purchase, he rebounded with a 15-length win in the World’s Playground Stakes at Atlantic City, and the rest is history.