Here are two interesting photos. One is of
Native Dancer, a two-time Horse of the Year. The other is the cover of the 1954
Turf and Digest with a photo of
Violet's relative,
Dark Star, after he defeated The Grey Ghost in the Derby!
Get this:
Native Dancer 22 races, 21 wins. The only horse to
ever beat him was
Violet's Dark Star who beat him to win the Kentucky Derby!!! That's some chops!
Dark Star was a 25-1 longshot! And
Native Dancer won the Saratoga Special, Preakness, Wood Memorial, Belmont, Arlington Classic, Gotham, Withers, Travers, and Metropolitan, among a few. And so, yes,
Violet's Dark Star denied that super champion a chance of being a Triple Crown winner!
Native Dancer won two jewels in theTriple Crown, but came in second for the first and most important jewel!
Dark Star is a great-great grandparent of Violet's, appearing on the sire side of her mom,
Wining Effort. The video link shows this truly amazing race between these two champions!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rBBvKILL1IM
Here are two interesting photos. One is of Native Dancer, a two-time Horse of the Year. The other is the cover of the 1954 Turf and Digest with a photo of Violet's relative, Dark Star, after he defeated The Grey Ghost in the Derby! Get this: Native Dancer 22 races, 21 wins. The only horse to ever beat him was Violet's Dark Star who beat him to win the Kentucky Derby!!! That's some chops! Dark Star was a 25-1 longshot! And Native Dancer won the Saratoga Special, Preakness, Wood Memorial, Belmont, Arlington Classic, Gotham, Withers, Travers, and Metropolitan, among a few. And so, yes, Violet's Dark Star denied that super champion a chance of being a Triple Crown winner! Native Dancer won two jewels in theTriple Crown, but came in second for the first and most important jewel! Dark Star is a great-great grandparent of Violet's, appearing on the sire side of her mom, Wining Effort. The video link shows this truly amazing race between these two champions!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rBBvKILL1IM