Bold Forbes

Bold Forbes
Bold Forbes
	Bold Forbes
Sire	Irish Castle
Grandsire	Bold Ruler
Dam	Comely Nell
Damsire	Commodore
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1973
Died	2000
Country	United States
Color	Brown
Breeder	Eaton Farms Inc. & Red Bull Stable
Owner	E. Rodriguez Tizol; Silks: Red, Black Diamond Frame, Black Sleeves, Black Cap
Trainer	Laz Barrera
Record	18: 13–1–4
Earnings	$546,536
Major wins
	Clasico Dia de Los Padre (1975); Saratoga Special Stakes (1975); Tremont Stakes (1975) ; Wood Memorial Stakes (1976); Bay Shore Stakes (1976); San Jacinto Stakes (1976); San Vicente Stakes (1976) U.S. Triple Crown wins:; Kentucky Derby (1976); Belmont Stakes (1976)
Awards
	American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1976)

Bold Forbes (March 31, 1973 – August 9, 2000) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and 1976 Belmont Stakes.

Background

Bold Forbes was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by Lee Eaton. Bold Forbes' dam Comely Nell was a daughter of the Kentucky Oaks winner Nellie L.^[2]

Racing career

1975: two-year-old season

Bold Forbes was campaigned in Puerto Rico as a two-year-old, where he won seven of eight starts in 1975. He was then transferred to the United States where he won the Saratoga Special Stakes and the Tremont Stakes.

1976: three-year-old season

As a three-year-old Bold Forbes was trained by Laz Barrera. He won the San Jacinto Stakes, Wood Memorial Stakes and Bay Shore Stakes.

On the first Saturday in May 1976, Bold Forbes contested the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Angel Cordero, he led from the start, setting a "blistering pace", and won by half a length from the 2/5 favourite Honest Pleasure.^[3] In the Preakness Stakes Bold Forbes again took an early lead and set an exceptionally fast pace, but after a prolonged battle with Honest Pleasure, both horses tired in the final stages and were beaten by Elocutionist, with Bold Forbes finishing third.^[4] In the Belmont Stakes, Bold Forbes again led from the start and won by a neck from McKenzie Bridge with Great Contractor a further neck away in third.^[5]

At the end of the year, Bold Forbes was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. He lost Horse of the Year honors to six-year-old champion Forego.

Retirement

Bold Forbes was retired to stud after his three-year-old season with earnings of $546,536. He stood at Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky. He sired 13 crops through 1990 with 460 named foals and 304 winners, 30 of which were stakes winners, and his offspring have won over $18 million. Some of Bold Forbes' offspring include champions Tiffany Lass (winner of the Kentucky Oaks) and Bold Apparel, as well as Grade I stakes winner Air Forbes Won.

The dark bay/brown champion was moved to the Kentucky Horse Park in April 1991. He was a resident of the Hall of Champions for nine years. Until his death, he was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner. He died on August 9, 2000, at the age of 27 after being humanely euthanized due to renal failure and complications from gastroenteritis. Bold Forbes is buried at the Hall of Champions, where a memorial is dedicated to him in the "Memorial of Champions."

Career earnings

In 1975, at age two, Bold Forbes started 8 times, winning seven times and finishing third once, for earnings of $86,250. In 1976, as a three-year-old, he made 10 starts, winning six, placing second once, and placing third three times. He won a total of $460,286.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Bold Forbes (USA), bay horse, 1973^[1]
Sire Irish Castle (USA) 1967	Bold Ruler (USA) 1954	Nasrullah	Nearco
		Nasrullah	Mumtaz Begum
		Miss Disco	Discovery
		Miss Disco	Outdone
	Castle Forbes (USA) 1961	Tulyar	Tehran
		Tulyar	Neocracy
		Longford	Menow
		Longford	Bold Irish
Dam Comely Nell (USA) 1962	Commodore M (USA) 1951	Bull Lea	Bull Dog
		Bull Lea	Rose Leaves
		Early Autumn	Jamestown
		Early Autumn	Equinoctial
	Nellie L (USA) 1940	Blenheim	Blandford
		Blenheim	Malva
		Nellie Flag	American Flag
		Nellie Flag	Nellie Morse (Family: 9-f)^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bold Forbes pedigree". Equineline.
^ ^a ^b "Toxophilite Mare – Family 9-f". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
^ "Preakness next step for Bold Forbes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 3, 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ "Elocutionis wins in Preakness". Rome News-Tribune. 16 May 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ "Bold Forbes is winner". The Bladen Journal. June 10, 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[pedigree-1] "Bold Forbes pedigree". Equineline.

[tbl-2] "Toxophilite Mare – Family 9-f". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.

[3] "Preakness next step for Bold Forbes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 3, 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[4] "Elocutionis wins in Preakness". Rome News-Tribune. 16 May 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[5] "Bold Forbes is winner". The Bladen Journal. June 10, 1976. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

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