Albert the Great (foaled May 7, 1997) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2000

Jockey Club Gold Cup The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It has traditionally been the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the s ...

Career

Albert the Great's first race was on January 22, 2000 at Gulfstream Park, where he came in 3rd. He won his first race on April 22, 2000 at Keeneland. His first major win came on July 9, 2000, where he won the

Dwyer Stakes The Dwyer Stakes is an American Grade III stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses held annually at Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, Long Island, New York. Run in early July, it is open to three-year-old horses and is raced over a ...

. He did not win again until October 14, 2000, when he won the 2000

. He came in 4th place in the 2000

Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in late October ...

. He picked up his next win at the

Widener Handicap The Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida was a Grade III stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses 3-years-old and up. It was run over a distance of miles (10 furlongs) until 1993 when it was modified to miles. Initially ...

on March 24, 2001. He then got a pair of victories on Summer 2001, when he won the Brooklyn Handicap and the Suburban Handicap. He tried to win the

for a second time in October 2001, but came in 4th. In his final race on October 27, 2001, he tried again to win the

, but came in 3rd place.

Stud career

Albert the Great's descendants include: ''c =

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, f = filly''

Pedigree

References

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