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A son of the 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, Swale was trained by Woody Stephens and ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr., both now members of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Swale's dam, the stakes winning mare Tuerta, was born with one eye. Her name means "one-eyed" in Spanish.
Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only two horses to have won the Triple Crown while being undefeated in any previous race; the second was Justify who won the Triple Crown in 2018 and is descended from Seattle Slew.
Seattle Slew, who would go on to be named Horse of the Year, was one of only two Triple Crown winners to have entered the Derby undefeated; the other was Justify. After the Triple Crown, a disagreement occurred between Turner, who wanted to give Seattle Slew a rest, and the owners, who wanted to run him in three weeks at the Swaps Stakes at ...
Turner, who was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, had 533 career racing wins and was known for leading Seattle Slew to a 1977 Triple Crown win. 'A true legend': Billy Turner, trainer of 1977 ...
Although Reeve's 1995 horse riding accident left him paralyzed, he and his wife Dana became tireless advocates for people with disabilities. The actor died in 2004 at age 52, leaving behind Will ...
Seattle Slew: Jean Cruguet: William H. Turner Jr. Karen L. Taylor 2:02 2nd 1A Run Dusty Run: Darrel McHargue: Smiley Adams: Golden Chance Farm: 2 3rd 2 Sanhedrin Jorge Velásquez: Lou Rondinello: Darby Dan Farm: 3 + 1 ⁄ 4: 4th 4 Get the Axe Bill Shoemaker: William R. O'Neill Bwamazon Farm: nose 5th 9 Steve's Friend Ruben Hernandez: John W ...
Charles R. Cross, a Seattle-based music journalist who edited the city’s preeminent alt-weekly, the Rocket, and penned bestselling biographies of Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and other major rock ...
Seattle Slew, who would go on to become the first Triple Crown winner in 29 years, won the Flamingo Stakes (March 26) and the Wood Memorial (April 23) on his way to the Kentucky Derby title. May 14 Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Willie Rodriguez in the second fight of his professional career. May 22 1977 Monaco Grand Prix: July 2