Spectacular Bid

Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 - June 9, 2003) was an American thoroughbred race horse. His sire was Bold Bidder, stakes winner of 13 races who also sired the 1974 Kentucky Derby winner, Cannonade. His grandsire was Bold Ruler, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee and an eight-time Leading sire in North America. His dam was Spectacular by Promides Lan. "The Bid" was one of the most dominant racers of his time.
Spectacular Bid won 26 races of 30 started, winning US$ 2,781,607 over his career, a then-record sum. He finished worse than third just once in his career. He is unique among "great" horses in that he never lost between 7 furlongs and 1 1/4 miles, i.e., at any of the most common middle distance events in American racing. He is probably most noted for his ill-fated attempt at winning the Triple Crown which came up short in the Belmont Stakes as a result of a freak accident involving a safety pin in his stall the morning of the race and a questionable ride by jockey Ronnie Franklin.

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