Alysheba
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alysheba (March 3, 1984 – March 27, 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won two legs of the Triple Crown in 1987. A successful sire, he produced 11 stakes winners.
Alysheba | |
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Sire | Alydar |
Grandsire | Raise a Native |
Dam | Bel Sheba |
Damsire | Lt. Stevens |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | March 3, 1984 |
Died | March 27, 2009(2009-03-27) (aged 25) |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Preston W. Madden |
Owner | Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer |
Trainer | Jack Van Berg |
Record | 26: 11-8-2 |
Earnings | $6,679,242 |
Major wins | |
Super Derby (1987) Strub Stakes (1988) San Bernardino Handicap (1988) Santa Anita Handicap (1988) Philip H. Iselin Handicap (1988) Meadowlands Cup (1988) Woodward Stakes (1988) Breeders' Cup Classic (1988) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1987) Preakness Stakes (1987) | |
Awards | |
U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1987) U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1988) United States Horse of the Year (1988) | |
Honours | |
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1993) #42 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Alysheba Court in Napa, California Alysheba Drive in Bakersfield, California Alysheba Way in Lexington, Kentucky GII Alysheba Stakes at Churchill Downs Alysheba Ln in Midland, Texas | |
Last updated on 4 August 2022 |
A bay colt, Alysheba was sired by Alydar out of the mare Bel Sheba, by Lt. Stevens.[1] He was bred by Preston Madden at Hamburg Place Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and was sold as a yearling to Dorothy and Pam Scharbauer for $500,000.
Trained by Jack Van Berg, Alysheba had a modest two-year-old season in 1986, and won only a maiden race. He finished third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and lost the Hollywood Futurity in a photo finish. As a three-year-old, he underperformed in his preparatory races for the Kentucky Derby until it was discovered that he had an entrapped epiglottis. Surgery was successful, and he was entered in the Derby despite having only a maiden victory.