- Alleged (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Alleged
caption =
sire =Hoist the Flag
grandsire =Tom Rolfe
dam = Princess Pout
damsire = Prince John
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1974
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = Mrs. June H. McKnight
owner =Robert Sangster . Racing silks: Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, green spots.
trainer =Vincent O'Brien
record = 10: 9-1-0
earnings = $636,775
race =Great Voltigeur Stakes (1977)Gallinule Stakes (1977)Royal Whip Stakes (1977 & 1978)Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1977 & 1978)Prix du Prince d'Orange (1978)
awards=Champion 3-Year-Old Colt - England & France (1977)European Horse of the Year (1977)
Champion Older Horse in France (1978)
honours = Champion Broodmare Sire in France (1998)
updated= September 27, 2006Alleged (1974-2000) was a champion American-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse best remembered as winning back-to-backPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe s in 1977 and 1978. Trained byVincent O'Brien in Ireland and ridden byLester Piggott , this front-running horse was undefeated in all but one of his appearances, that being second to Dunfermline in the 1977St. Leger Stakes . HisTimeform rating of 138 marks him out as one of the great thoroughbreds in racing history.Retired after the 1978 racing season, he stood at stud at Walmac International near
Lexington, Kentucky and sired four champions. Among them wasMiss Alleged who won severalgraded stakes race s in France and theUnited States including the 1991Breeders' Cup Turf and theHollywood Turf Cup Stakes . She was voted the 1991Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse . Alleged is the grandsire of 2005Grand National winner,Hedgehunter .Alleged died in 2000 from the infirmities of old age and is buried at Walmac International.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/alleged Alleged's pedigree and racing stats]
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