Bold (horse)

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Bold
SireBy Jimminy
Grandsire
Saranac Handicap
(1951)
Triple Crown wins:
Preakness Stakes
(1951)

Bold (1948–1952) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1951 Preakness Stakes and for being killed when struck by lightning at the age of four while pastured at his Upperville, Virginia farm.

Background

Bold was a dark bay horse bred by his owners, the Virginia-based Brookmeade Stable. He was sired by the 1944 American Champion Three-Year-Old Colt By Jimminy out of the mare Little Rebel. Little Rebel was a daughter of the broodmare Warrior Lass, whose other descendants include the Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge and the Belmont Stakes winner Bounding Home.[1]

Racing career

Bold did not run in the Kentucky Derby and did not appear as a three-year-old until ten days before the Preakness Stakes.

blinkers which blocked the vision in his right eye to prevent him drifting away from the rail.[4] Arcaro sent Bold into the lead shortly after the start and after being briefly headed by Counterpoint he opened up a clear lead. Bold turned into the stretch three lengths clear of his rivals and steadily increased his advantage to win by seven lengths from Counterpoint, with Alerted third. The win, which gave Arcaro a record fourth win in the race,[5] reportedly attracted the biggest ever television audience for a horse race up to that time.[4]

Bold suffered from

Saranac Handicap at Jamaica Race Course, leading all the way on a muddy to track to win by a length from Loridale.[7]

Death

Bold's problems with bucked shins recurred during the early part of 1952. He was rested in Virginia before resuming his 4-year-old campaign in Saratoga where he ran twice without success. He was struck by lightning and killed on the evening of July 9–10, 1952 while in an outdoor training paddock.[8]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Bold (USA), brown colt 1948[9]
Sire
By Jimminy (USA)
1941
Pharamond II
(GB)
1925 		Phalaris Polymelus
Bromus
Selene Chaucer
Serenissima
Buginarug
1934 		Blue Larkspur Black Servant
Blossom Time
Breakfast Bell Black Toney
Batter Cake
Dam
Little Rebel (USA)
1939 		John P. Grier
1917 		Whisk Broom II Broomstick
Audience
Wonder Disguise
Curiosity
Warrior Lass
1926 		Man o' War Fair Play
Mahubah
Sweetheart Ultimus
Humanity (Family: 1-k)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rouge Rose – Family 1-k". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. ^ Pat Ryan (1962-05-14). "A Preakness quiz". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  3. ^ "Alerted outruns Bold". St. Petersburg Times. May 15, 1951. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  4. ^ a b "Bold is winner". Times Daily. May 18, 1951. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. ^ "Bold captures Preakness purse". Telegraph-Herald. May 20, 1951. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  6. ^ "Bucked shins put Bold on sidelines". Miami News. June 7, 1951. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  7. ^ "Bold splashes home in Saranac Handicap". Miami News. July 29, 1951. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. ISBN 9781581500950
    . Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  9. ^ "Bold pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
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