Editor's Note (April 26, 1993 - December 12, 2022) was an American
thoroughbred
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racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt
Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of
Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the
mare
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Beware Of The Cat.
Trained by
D. Wayne Lukas and ridden by
René Douglas
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René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the feminin ...
, who was given the assignment after
Gary Stevens was injured, Editor's Note is best known for his classic stretch duel with
Skip Away in the 1996
Belmont Stakes, beating
Preakness Stakes
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winner
Louis Quatorze, who was unplaced. This was the same race in which the
Santa Anita Derby
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winner,
Cavonnier, bowed a tendon and was unable to finish.
With the death of
A.P. Indy on February 21, 2020, Editor's Note became the oldest living winner of the
Belmont Stakes. Upon the death of
Grindstone
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on March 22, 2022, Editor's Note became the oldest living winner of any of the Triple Crown races of thoroughbred racing.
Retirement
Editor's Note was originally retired in 1997 to
Overbrook Farm
William T. Young (February 15, 1918 – January 12, 2004) was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.
William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. ...
in Lexington, Kentucky, but was exported in 2004 to
Argentina
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.
References
Pedigree & Partial Stats
External links
1993 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Racehorses trained in the United States
Belmont Stakes winners
Thoroughbred family 8-c
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