Reviewer (April 30, 1966 – June 6, 1977) was an American

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best known as the sire of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

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Ruffian.

Background

Foaled in

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, the dark bay colt was owned and bred by

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. He was a son of

Bold Ruler Bold Ruler (April 6, 1954 – July 11, 1971) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who was the 1957 Horse of the Year. This following a three-year-old campaign that included wins in the Preakness Stakes and Trenton Handicap, in whic ...

, an important Champion sire, and his damsire was Hasty Road, who won the 1954

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Racing career

Trained by Hall of Fame inductee

Edward A. Neloy Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy (May 15, 1924 – May 26, 1971) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. At age fourteen, he began working at a racetrack then joined the United States Army during World War II. During the intense action in ...

, in 1970 the then four-year-old Reviewer set a new

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track record of 1:46 4/5 for 1⅛ miles in winning the Nassau County Handicap. He finished his racing career with a record of 13: 9-3-1, and he won $247,223.

Stud record

Ruffian was foaled in Reviewer's first crop. The filly was euthanized in 1975 following surgery to repair a broken leg sustained in a race. Reviewer himself broke three legs during his career before being retired to stud; he suffered a fourth broken leg in a paddock accident at

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and was subsequently euthanized. His line was known as "soft- boned runners". Shenanigans, Ruffian's mother, was euthanized on May 21, 1977, when she broke two legs after waking from an intestinal surgery. Among his other progeny, Reviewer sired the 1976

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Revidere Revidere (foaled in 1973 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was voted the 1976 Eclipse Award as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.Her sire was Reviewer, who is best known as the sire of champion filly Ruffian. Her ...

and the good runner Drama Critic (b. 1974).

References

External links

Reviewer's pedigree and partial racing stats

Pedigree

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