All Along (7 April 1979 – 23 February 2005) was a champion

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racemare that was foaled in France. She was one of the top

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of the last part of the 20th century, racing mostly in

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. All Along was named into the

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in 1990 and the

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in 2019. Her only winning offspring was the Mill Reef sired colt Along All who won the Prix Greffulhe Group 2 of 1989 and was to spend his time as a sire in Japan.

Background

A granddaughter of

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, she was owned by

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(1917–2001), the French art dealer. All Along was trained in France, first by Maurice Zilber (1981) and for the remainder of her career by

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Racing career

1981: Two-year-old season

As a two-year-old, the filly raced only one time and won.

1982: Three-year-old season

The following year, she competed on turf courses in France, England, and in Japan, winning numerous prestigious races.

1983: Four-year-old season

In 1983 All Along finished third to Zalataia in the

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but then finished seventh of the nine runners when favourite for the

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. After a summer break she returned for the

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. Biancone decided to change the tactics used on the filly and instructed her jockey to hold up the filly for a late run. She made up a great deal of ground in the closing stages to finish second, a length behind the British-trained filly

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. Ridden by jockey

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, All Along started at odds of 17.3/1 France's most famous race, the

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. She was held up until the straight when she was produced with a strong run along the rail, catching the leader

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in the last 100

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s and winning by a length. Luth Enchantee beat Time Charter in a photograph for third, meaning that fillies filled the first four places. She was immediately shipped to

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, Canada and won the

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. Two weeks later, she won the Turf Classic at

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by 8¾ lengths, then won the

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. Four consecutive wins against the best horses in the world all occurred within 41 days. She was the first horse to win the three prestigious

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n races in a row, netting a million-dollar bonus for her owners and Horse of the Year honors in both France and the United States. She was voted the

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and became the first

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to win the

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since the voting system had been implemented in the 1970s.

1984: Five-year-old season

In 1984, she competed in only four races, including a close second in the inaugural

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Stud record

All Along retired as a broodmare to the

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. She was the dam of: * 1998 bay filly, Armure Royale by Woodman * 1993 filly, Arutua by Riverman * 1988 filly, All Dancing by Dancing BraveASB – All Along (FR)
Retrieved on 10 September 1011 She died in 2005 and was buried in the cemetery at the Old Bradley Place division of Three Chimneys Farm.

Assessment

All Along was inducted in the

in 1990 and the

in 2019. In the

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ranking of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, All Along was ranked #68. * All Along was

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4 × 4 to the stallion Prince Rose, meaning that the latter appears twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

* ''Women of the Year - Ten Fillies Who Achieved Horse Racing's Highest Honor'' by the Staff and Correspondents of The Blood-Horse magazine (2004)

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