Mr. Prospector, the most influential sire of his generation, died in his stall at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. He was 29. ~
1999
In his final tuneup for the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown,
Secretariat went six furlongs in 1:11 3/5, doing the first three furlongs in :35 2/5 and five furlongs in :59. ~
1973
In his first start ever on the turf, eventual four-time champion grass horse
John Henry won a $35,000, 1 1/16-mile claiming race by 14 lengths at Belmont Park. John Henry was voted champion turf horse for the years 1980-81 and 1983-84. ~
1978
Pierre Lorillard's Iroquois became the first American-owned and -bred horse to win a European classic race when he won the Epsom Derby under one of England's greatest riders, Fred Archer.
Iroquois won seven of nine starts as a three-year-old, including England's St. Leger Stakes. ~
1881