Alydar
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Alydar at the Kentucky Derby 
To the Swift: Red Smith on Alydar The Rail (NY Times) 6/3/08 Remembering Alydar, 4 days before 2008 Belmont Stakes
Stats
Alydar
Born: 1975
Died: 1990
Trainer: John Veitch
Owner: Calumet Farm
Jockey: Jorge Velasquez
Breeder: Calumet Farm
Pedigree: Alydar Pedigree Query
Racing Record:
Year, Age, Starts, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, earnings
1977, 2, 10, 5, 4, 0, $285,026
1978, 3, 10, 7, 3, 0, 565,071
1979, 4, 6, 2, 2, 1, 107,098
total, 26, 14, 9, 1, $957,195
Career Highlights:
at 2:
won -- Champagne S (over Affirmed)
won -- Sapling S
won -- Tremont S
won -- Great American S
2nd -- Hopeful S
2nd -- Belmont Futurity S
2nd -- Laurel Futurity S
2nd -- Remsen S
at 3:
won -- Florida Derby
won -- Flamingo S
won -- Blue Grass S
won -- Arlington Classic
won -- Whitney H
won -- Travers (over Affirmed through disqualification)
2nd -- Kentucky Derby (to Affirmed)
2nd -- Preakness S (to Affirmed)
2nd -- Belmont S (to Affirmed)
at 4:
won -- Nassau County H
2nd -- Oaklawn H
2nd -- Carter H
3rd -- Suburban H
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989
Remembering Alydar's death ABR 11/18/07
The killing of Alydar Texas Monthly, June 2001
