Revidere (foaled in 1973 in
Kentucky
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) was an American
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
racehorse that was voted the 1976
Eclipse Award
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An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division that is made by a few small selected America ...
as the
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.Her sire was Reviewer, who is best known as the sire of champion filly Ruffian. Her dam was Quillesian.
In her championship year on 9 October 1976, Revidere won the inaugural
Ruffian Stakes defeating the
Argentine
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bred Bastonera II by 14 lengths.
Retired to serve as a
broodmare
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, Revidere was bred to
stallion
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).
Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...
s such as
Hoist The Flag,
Lyphard
Lyphard (10 May 1969 – 10 June 2005) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.
Background
American bred in Pennsylvania, Lyphard was a son of Northern Dancer out of the mare Goofed. He was auctione ...
,
Alydar,
Alleged,
Slew o' Gold, and owner
William Haggin Perry's Belmont Stakes winner,
Coastal
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.
Revidere's progeny at Pedigree Query
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References
Revidere's pedigree and partial racing stats
1973 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Racehorses trained in the United States
Eclipse Award winners
Thoroughbred family 4-m
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