Proud Truth

Proud Truth
Proud Truth
Sire	Discovery Handicap (1985); Tidal Handicap (1986) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Classic (1985)

Proud Truth (1982–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is most notable for his win in the 1985 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Background

Proud Truth was bred by Dorothy Galbreath, wife of prominent horseman John W. Galbreath, at their Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He was trained by John M. Veitch.

Racing career

Proud Truth made two winning starts at age two. At three, he was one of the early favorites for the

Spend A Buck. He did not compete in the Preakness Stakes, instead focusing on the longest of the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes. As a tune-up, Proud Truth won the Peter Pan Stakes but suffered a fracture in his left front leg and was unable to race in the Belmont. [2]

Recovered from his injury, Proud Truth returned to racing in the fall of 1985 and won an allowance race, followed by a victory in the Grade III

Discovery Handicap. In the Breeders' Cup Classic, he was sent off as the fifth betting choice in an eight-horse field. Under jockey Jorge Velásquez, he came from last place to defeat a strong field that included heavy favorite Chief's Crown, Gate Dancer, which finished second by a head, Turkoman, and Vanlandingham

.

Proud Truth returned to racing at age four in 1986. Of his eight starts, his best performances were a second by a nose in the Grade I

turf debut in the Tidal Handicap at Belmont Park. He came out of his final race with an injury and was retired to stud

duty at Darby Dan Farm for the 1987 season.

Stud record

In 1991, Proud Truth was sent to stand at Corbett Farm near

Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse. In Panama he met with considerable success, siring six champions, including Spago

who won the 2004 Panamanian Triple Crown and was voted Horse of the Year honors.

Proud Truth died at Haras Cerro Punta on August 15, 2005 following a bout of severe colic. He is buried there in a pasture.

Background

Racing career

Stud record

References