When Three Chimneys Farm threw a 20th-anniversary Triple Crown party for Seattle Slew in 1997, only the Taylor half of the original Slew Crew was there. Affirmed's jockey, Steve Cauthen (b.
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Wearing the black and yellow silks was Jean Cruguet (b. The owners said they wanted a trainer who would work exclusively for them -- unlike Turner, who also trained horses for other owners. Slew initially was established as a 10-1 long shot, meaning a $1 bet on him would pay $10 if he won. I had to take him from the hotwalker and he ran over me a couple of times. I couldn't believe how wound tight he was. He was one in a million, and showed us there is that possibility in a game of impossibilities.
A statue was erected in his honor, and he was buried whole with his favorite blanket and a bag of peppermints.
The case went to jury trial in Lexington in November 1993. H, THOROUGHBRED, 1974 SEATTLE SLEW* br 16.0 1974 THOROUGHBRED (USA) BOLD REASONING* br … When he regained his footing he was boxed in by other horses. "It was the only time I was scared of him," said his groom, John Polston. When he reached the paddock area, a big cheer arose from the crowd and he began to sweat, although otherwise seemed calm. It was an impressive show of power after a shaky start.The winning purse was $214,700 -- $197,200 more than what Mickey Taylor had bid for the horse less than two years earlier. A crowd of 71,026, second-biggest in the event's 109-year history, gathered at Belmont. They were young, only recently prosperous, and from the Pacific Northwest, far from Kentucky's Bluegrass Country, the traditional center of Thoroughbred racing and breeding. Years later Mickey Taylor added that the decision was partly due to Turner's drinking, something Turner acknowledged.
The Taylor and Hill families retained 50% of the shares while Brownwell Combs of Seattle Slew eventually returned to training and was shipped north to In preparation for his fall campaign, Seattle Slew was sent to the For the only time in his career, Seattle Slew was not the favorite, going off at 2-1 compared to Affirmed at 1-2. On April 23 in the Wood Memorial at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City, Seattle Slew led all the way and coasted to victory by 3-1/4 lengths.He had raced six times, all victories and all without being extended. Twelve years ago Seattle Slew died on Derby Day at the advanced age of 28. Attendance was 124,038, including nearly 100 guests of the Taylors. He also tried to get him to relax, jogging him until he did, before letting him gallop. In early 1978 Seattle Slew contracted a virus that almost killed him. The Taylors liked Hill and his wife Sally. Pedigree for Seattle Slew, photos and offspring from the All Breed Horse Pedigree Database.
He led all the way, enough so that as he neared the finish line Cruguet broke precedent. Saturday, June 11, 1977, was Belmont Day, and 71,026 racing fans filled venerable Belmont Park, eagerly anticipating the crowning of a new Triple Crown champion. In 1985 Seattle Slew's stud fee reached $800,000 regardless of whether a foal resulted from the pairing, and his insurable value, based on shares sold, was $120 million.In September 1985, with Spendthrift Farm having financial problems, Seattle Slew was moved to Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Kentucky. He was buried whole at Hill 'n' Dale, the highest honor for a winning race horse, with his favorite blanket and a bag of peppermints. Seattle Slew died in Kentucky exactly 25 years after winning the Derby, with the Taylors by his side.
Still, the media and trackside crowd were excited to see him. Before shipping to California, Seattle Slew had been sedated repeatedly to be used in a Meanwhile, Seattle Slew was given time off to recover, then resumed training in August for a fall campaign.
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Those stories became obituaries. Seattle Slew was the most lightly raced horse in the field of 15 3-year-olds and he was spooked by the enormous crowd and commotion. 1931) declaring November 30 Seattle Slew Day in Kentucky, and later was given a fourth Eclipse Award, this time as older male champion. Adding to his fans' and owners' anxiety, Slew hesitated when the starting gate opened and then swerved suddenly to the outside, throwing Cruguet off-balance.
But first the colt was sent to a farm in Maryland, where Turner's wife Paula was assigned the job of getting him used to being saddled and ridden, and teaching him to respond to voice and hand commands. The camera showed Exceller had won by a nose.Although Seattle Slew lost the race, he added to his glowing reputation. Though pressed at first by Spirit Level and then Run Dusty Run, he was able to relax, completing the opening mile in a leisurely 1:38Cruguet stood up in the stirrups and raised his right hand triumphantly some 20 yards before the finish line, leading some to criticize him for the "emotional flourish". Seattle Slew died in his sleep on May 7, 2002, the 25th anniversary of his Kentucky Derby win. Turner felt that the main threat to Seattle Slew was his health, because the horse ran so fast and hard every time. As of 2011, his daughters had produced more than 200 stakes winners, and the earnings of his progeny totaled more than $84 million.
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