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Spectacular Bid

1976 - Horse | Deceased
Owner(s):
Hawksworth Farm
Trainer:
Grover G. Delp
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Mrs. William Gilmore  -  Mrs. William Jason  -  [Add Data]
Pedigree:
Bold Bidder  -  Spectacular  by  Promised Land
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Spectacular Bid...

His 4 year old year was the best 4 year old year any racehorse ever had in the USA.
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  • BrianZipse · Bid and the Doctor ... the two best older horse seasons of the past 50 years. · 11 days ago ·
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  • footlick · But the Dr turfed also. Champion Sprinter, Older horse, Turf and HOY. · 10 days ago ·
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The Florida Filly, Ashley Tamulonis, previews the Road to the Roses through South Florida...Read More
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  • GQHA2TROT · Remeber the name... LONGVIEW DRIVE · 40 days ago ·
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  • linda.mitchellbender · I have to stick with my choice in last years BreedersCup Juvy "Hansen", I really hope this White colt keeps his winning ways all the way to the Belmont! · 21 days ago ·
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The Top 10 Horses to run on American soil according to ZATT. Let’s count it down…10) Native Dancer - The Gray Ghost was racing’s first television star and so dominated his peers of 1952 through 1954...Read More
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  • LAZMANNICK · No argument from me. I might place Count Fleet a little higher. Two honorable mentions are Buckpasser and Round Table. If Buckpasser wouldn’t have been injured and would have competed in the TC races (the same year he won 13 in a row) I have no doubt he would have won the TC (he defeated the winners of all three races that year), and in doing so he would be considered probably in the top six or seven. Round Table raced in what is arguably the best three year old crop ever in N/A. He won carrying huge weights, at distances as short as 4F and as long as 13F, and was probably one of America’s all time best turf horses though he is possibly best remembered for his prowess on dirt. Certainly a great lot of horses. · 24 days ago ·
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  • cocoa2 · I'd put Kelso a bit higher, but all in all I agree. Man O' War ahead of Secretariat, but just by a nose. · 24 days ago ·
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Spectacular Bid began his undefeated four year old season winning the Malibu Stakes by five lengths at Santa Anita.Read More
The Malibu Stakes, run at Santa Anita in December of every year, features some of the finest horses in California ...Read More
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  • freddycaple · The Factor just rolled!! That is the horse to watch this spring! derbydeals.com · 37 days ago ·
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  • GregRiessland · dead heat that didn't have to be his best race, the point was he felt the effects of a heated match thats what caused him to drop later. oh yes he did roll! · 36 days ago ·
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Monmouth Park’s biggest day of the year is the Haskell. There is great racing and a really big crowd. A lot of the crowd comes to increase their collection of racing memorabilia with the traditional Haskell Hat giveaway. Monmouth has been giving hats away since at least 1988.Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · John Henry broke his maiden at JnD-Jefferson Downs??? Is that right? It was May 20, 1977. · 213 days ago ·
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  • 12thCrown · Good stuff - Every time we move my wife "asks" that I consolidate my # of boxes. I'm 38 (born in the year of the great horse) and started collecting around 1990 with Lil E. Tee/Pine Bluff programs at Oaklawn Park. I occassionally find a winner's trophy from a quarter or T'bred race at antique shops. · 41 days ago ·
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The date was September 19, 1980. The United States was about to elect a former actor as the Commander-in-Chief, and in the world of thoroughbred horse racing; a truly remarkable season of racing would culminate in a most unlikely way. From the beginning of the racing year, Spectacular Bid did nothin...Read More
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  • icyhotboo · @buckpasser- Kelso was awsome!!! he ran on anything at any distance if someone were to say he was the best it would be hard to argue against him. Curious I never saw Kelso live but I did see almost all of the others and Buckpasser was the best looking of them all, not to mention one of the best and a personal favorite of mine. If Damscus and Dr. Fager had caught him in his prime when he wasn't worn down from years of injuries I think it would have been a rude awakening for both. · 58 days ago ·
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  • buckpasser · @icyhotboo. Kelso was incredible in person and when he retired, it just wasn't Saturday at Belmont or Aqueduct without him. I loved Buckpasser, which is obvious, but I agree I think Damascus and the great Doctor Fager might well have gotten the shock of their lives running a fit and uninjured Buckpasser. I never thought he reached his potential due to his recurrent quarter cracks and other problems.. Richard Sone Reeves always said conformation-wise Buckpasser was close to the perfect horse. · 58 days ago ·
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one of the best horses of all times!!!!he's record in 1 1/4 miles is awesome!!!
After her neck winning thriller over Theyskens’ Theory in Saturday’s Garden City Stakes (Gr. I), I began to ponder about all of the grey and roan thoroughbreds out there today. The greats usually come few and far between but last couple years have proven different as there are a handful of them whic...Read More
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  • JWC8282 · Thank!! Glad you all like it so much!! · 99 days ago ·
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  • JWC8282 · *Thanks!! · 99 days ago ·
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Will racing’s next super star come from Saturday's Champagne?Read More
  • brooklyn.steve · Speightscity gets my vote. I think that win was legit, and I think this race sets up nicely for him. As you pointed out, the cut back will only help. Nice breakdown of the race. · 126 days ago ·
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  • DeadHeat · Speight IMO is the horse for Union to watch, not alpha. He ran very big over a very tring and very slow track. For a two year old to run in a race 9f that early is different and good. Could the competition have been weak? Yes, it is a strong possibility. However, if the colt is good enough the 9f foundation he has will give him a big edge over those, like Union Rags who are stretching out. · 125 days ago ·
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In their only race together, champions Affirmed and Spectacular Bid met in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.Read More
Secretariat, 1973 Triple Crown Champion, was euthanized at Claiborne Farm in Paris, KY after suffering a severe case of laminitis. He was 19.Read More
The last Grade 1 winner in a walkover as a four year old.
Two year old Seattle slew made his racing debut, winning a six furlong maiden race by five lengths at Belmont Park.Read More
  • BrianZipse · I remember watching the 1980 Woodward on national TV ... It was nice to see one of the all-time greats have a moment like that, but it was also a little bizarre. · 141 days ago ·
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  • History · I know I watched it on TV as my mom always watched the races that were televised, but I do not remember much about it, unfortunately. Wish I could have seen some of these Greats race in person. · 141 days ago ·
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She is the only horse ever to win three Breeders' Cup races of any kind. In three months she will no doubt be favored to win an almost unbelievable fourth consecutive BC Mile. She races against males more often than against her own gender. As if we needed any more proof of the greatness of Goldikova...Read More
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  • KyOaksRunner · I really hope the turf comes up firm for the Prix Jacques le Marois in a couple of weeks, that would make Group 1 #15 if she wins! Rooting for her all the way. · 191 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · she's a very impressive horse at one mile. she'll be in very competitive company this november if all the suspects show up. · 142 days ago ·
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Early in the summer I remember several of the Monmouth Park writers having a discussion about the quality of racing after The Haskell. Which hearkens the question: Is there life after The Haskell?Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Just saw that ... Monmouth still rolls out great racing post-Haskell, for sure! · 176 days ago ·
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  • joerada · I would agree, I think I watched a Breeders Cup Filly win the Colleen last Saturday! · 174 days ago ·
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Im trying to get to 300 fans for my Spectacular Bid page. Please join!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spectacular-Bid/189123901138375
Who are the greatest horses of all-time? It’s amazing how such a seemingly simple question can elicit such a varying array of passionate answers. Some swear there will never be another like Man O’ War, while others think the more recent Big Red was the improved version. Read More
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  • humphrey · Interesting that both Bold Ruler and Red has short lives......No longevity there unlike, for example, Round Table who was running around his paddock at Claiborne almost to age 35 · 378 days ago ·
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  • ~RuffianQueenOfRacing~ · Greatest male racehorse: Secretariat, world record for 1 1/2 mile, greatest female racehorse, Fashion, set world record for 4 miles whilst running in a match race against the great Boston! Fashion was undefeated in her first 20 starts! a record that is still untouched for any american female racehorse! · 223 days ago ·
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Spectacular Bid won his first race by 3 1/2 lengths in a MSW race at Pimlico Racecourse. ~1978Read More
  • BrianZipse · The word was already out on Bid after the maiden win at Pimlico, but then I saw him upset in his next race, the Tyro Stakes. · 224 days ago ·
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If your a fan of him please "like" this facebook page I made for him. Thanks!!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spectacular-Bid/189123901138375
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  • BrittanyHamilton · Thanks :) · 225 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · That is a truly wonderful page you created Brittany especially with all of the links to other horses.Great Job · 224 days ago ·
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Spectacular Bid - Pedigree

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Bold BidderBold RulerNasrullah
Miss Disco
High BidTo Market
Stepping Stone
Spectacular Promised LandPalestinian
Mahmoudess
Stop on RedTo Market
Danger Ahead

Spectacular Bid - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video09/20/801stB ShoemakerBel11 1/4 mDWoodward-G103+ MSpectacular Bid  2:02.40
View Details08/16/801stB ShoemakerMth91 1/8 mDHaskell-G104+ MSpectacular BidGlorious SongThe Cool Virginian1:48.00
View Details07/19/801stB ShoemakerAP81 1/8 mDWashington Park Hcp-G303+ MSpectacular BidHold Your TricksArchitect1:46.20
View Details06/08/801stB ShoemakerHol81 1/8 mDCalifornian-G103+ MSpectacular BidPaint KingCaro Bambino1:45.80
View Details05/18/801stB ShoemakerHol81 1/16 mDMervyn Leroy-G203+ MSpectacular BidPeregrinatorBeau's Eagle1:40.40
View DetailsView Video03/02/801stB ShoemakerSA81 1/4 mDSanta Anita Handicap-G104+ MSpectacular BidFlying PasterBeau's Eagle2:00.60
View DetailsView Video02/03/801stB ShoemakerSA81 1/4 mDStrub Stakes-G104 MSpectacular BidFlying PasterValdez1:57.80
View DetailsView Video01/19/801stB ShoemakerSA81 1/8 mDSan Fernando-G204 MSpectacular BidFlying PasterRelaunch1:48.00
View DetailsView Video01/05/801stB ShoemakerSA87 fDMalibu-G204 MSpectacular BidFlying PasterRosie's Seville1:20.00
View Details10/18/791stB ShoemakerMed61 1/4 mDMeadowlands Cup-G203+ MSpectacular BidSmartenValdez2:01.20
View DetailsView Video10/06/792ndB ShoemakerBel81 1/2mDJockey Club Gold Cup03+ MAffirmedSpectacular BidCoastal2:27.40
View DetailsView Video09/08/791stB ShoemakerBel81 1/8 mDMarlboro Cup Invitational-G103+ MSpectacular BidGeneral AssemblyCoastal1:46.60
View Details08/26/791stB ShoemakerDel71 1/16 mDAllow03 MSpectacular BidArmada StrikeNot So Proud1:41.60
View DetailsView Video06/09/793rdR FranklinBel81 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MCoastalGolden ActSpectacular Bid2:28.60
View DetailsView Video05/19/791stR FranklinPim81 3/16 mDPreakness-G103 MSpectacular BidGolden ActScreen King1:54.20
View DetailsView Video05/05/791stR FranklinCD81 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MSpectacular BidGeneral AssemblyGolden Act2:02.40
View DetailsView Video04/26/791stR FranklinKee71 1/8 mDBlue Grass03 MSpectacular BidLot O' GoldBishop's Choice1:50.00
View Details03/24/791stR FranklinHia101 1/8 mDFlamingo03 MSpectacular BidStrike The MainSir Ivor Again1:48.40
View Details03/06/791stR FranklinGP111 1/8 mDFlorida Derby-G103 MSpectacular BidLot O' GoldFantasy 'n Reality1:48.80
View Details02/19/791stR FranklinGP91 1/16 mDFountain of Youth-G303 MSpectacular BidLot O' GoldBishop's Choice1:41.20
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