Bet Twice

Bet Twice

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Bet Twice


caption =
sire = Sportin' Life
grandsire = Nijinsky
dam = Golden Dust
damsire = Dusty Canyon
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1984
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Chestnut
breeder = William S. Farish III & E. J. Hudson
owner = Cisely Stable & Robert Levy
trainer = Warren A. Croll, Jr.
record = 26: 10-6-4
earnings = $3,308,599
race = Sapling Stakes (1986)
Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes (1986)
Laurel Futurity (1986)
Haskell Invitational Handicap (1987)
Fountain of Youth Stakes (1987)
Pimlico Special Handicap (1988)

American Classic Race wins:
Belmont Stakes (1987)
awards=
honours =
updated= August 17, 2007

Bet Twice (1984-1999) was an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky, he was sired by Sportin' Life, who in turn was the son of the great stallion and British Triple Crown champion, Nijinsky, out of the mare, Golden Dust. He was bred by William S. Farish III and E. J. Hudson and born on what became Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky.

Owned by a syndicate of approximately three dozen that included baseball players Pete Rose and Garry Maddox, his principal shareholder was Robert Levy, the owner of Atlantic City Race Course. As a 2 and 3 year old, Bet Twice met an incredible crop of talented horses including Gulch and Cryptoclearance, however, it was his rivalry with Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Alysheba that appears to be awe inspiring, as he faced that colt nine times, beating him three.

Bet Twice may be best known for his victory in the 1987 Belmont Stakes. Ridden by Craig Perret and trained by Jimmy Croll, his win of 14 lengths denied Alysheba the Triple Crown.

Retirement

Bet Twice was pensioned from stud duty at age 12, and on March 5, 1999, died at Muirfield East in Maryland. He was 15.

Resources

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/bet+twice Pedigree & Partial Stats]

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5D7173CF937A25757C0A96E948260 NY Times Bet Twice a Winner]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbFAj6O2izI&feature=related Video at YouTube of Bet Twice winning the 1988 Pimlico Special]


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