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1987 Kentucky Derby Winner Alysheba Euthanized After Accident

That is too bad. I never really appreciated this horse until long after his career was over.

:( I was going to see him in May.

RIP

That sucks. He was one of the first horses I remember watching when I younger.

RIP Champ.

That's sad........

I remember seeing his race against Ferdinand in the Santa Anita Handicap in 88... I think one his most memorable for me was seeing him win the Breeders Cup in the rain and it was almost too dark to see....

Sad to hear :(

Alysheba won the 1987 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness Stakes (G1), Super Derby (G1), and an Eclipse Award as Champion 3-year-old colt. As a 4-year-old, he was even better, winning six Grade 1 stakes: the Strub Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, Iselin Handicap, Woodward Stakes, Meadowlands Cup and the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was ridden in 17 consecutive starts by Hall of Fame Jockey, Chris McCarron. Alysheba is listed at #42 on The Blood-Horse magazine's list of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, one notch above another Kentucky Derby-winner, Northern Dancer.

His career highlights also included Horse of the Year honors and track records for 1 1/4 miles at Belmont and The Meadowlands. Along the way, he defeated Risen Star, Forty Niner, Bet Twice, Seeking the Gold, and another Kentucky Derby-winner, the ill-fated Ferdinand. Until two-time Horse of the Year Cigar came along, Alysheba was the world's richest Thoroughbred, with earnings of $6,679,242.

A memorial service for Alysheba will be planned at a later date.

~it's a shame to lose him so soon after his return to the states, and his arrival at the kentucky horse park. very sad news.

one of my favs, from the moment he almost went down after clipping Bet Twice's heels in the stretch of the Derby and yet still accelerated to win the race. An amazing effort.

I was at Churchill for his last race, the BC Classic, and wasn't disappointed.

Sorry he's gone.

--Dunbar