Exclusive Native (April 17, 1965 – May 10, 1983) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Sanford Stakes and Arlington Classic. He is best known as the sire of Triple Crown winner Affirmed, who helped Exclusive Native become the

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of 1978 and 1979.

Background

Exclusive Native was a chestnut horse sired by Raise a Native out of Exclusive. Foaled in Florida, the

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colt was bred and owned by Louis Wolfson's Harbor View Farm.

Racing career

Exclusive Native won four races from thirteen starts, and his earnings totaled $169,013. Two of his wins included the Sanford Stakes in 1967 and the Arlington Classic in 1968. He was also second in the Saratoga Special, Arlington-Washington Futurity and Swaps Handicap, and third in the Hopeful Stakes.

Stud record

Notwithstanding his strong racing record, he is best remembered as the

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of two U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees: Affirmed and

Genuine Risk Genuine Risk (February 15, 1977 – August 18, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the 1980 Kentucky Derby. Background Genuine Risk was a chestnut filly bred in Kentucky by Sally Humphrey. Sh ...

. Affirmed won the American Triple Crown in 1978 and was Horse of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, helping Exclusive Native become the leading sire in North America for both those years. In 1980,

became one of only three fillies to ever win the

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. Exclusive Native sired many other stakes winners as well, including Champion 2-year-old filly

Outstandingly Outstandingly (March 25, 1982 – October 10, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted an Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1984. Background Bred and raced by Louis and Patrice Wolfson's Harbor View ...

and Champion 2-year-old colt Puerto RicoProdigo, as well as many Grade 1 Stakes winners like Mill Native, winner of the

Arlington Million Stakes The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on the turf. It was originally raced at the now-closed Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of m ...

, Sabona, Life's Hope and Valdez. The 2015 U.S. Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah, has Exclusive Native as a member of his fourth generation.

Pedigree

References

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Exclusive Native's pedigree and partial racing stats
1965 racehorse births 1983 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires Thoroughbred family 10-a Chefs-de-Race