Beholder (horse)
Beholder (foaled May 9, 2010) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and multiple Eclipse Award winner. Her most memorable performance was defeating the champion filly Songbird by a nose in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff. Her other notable wins include the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the 2013 Breeders' Cup Distaff and the 2015 Pacific Classic against male horses. She is the first horse since 1976 to win a Grade One race at age 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and one of only two horses to have ever won three Breeders' Cup races. She was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2022, her first year of eligibility.
| Beholder | |
|---|---|
Beholder in the walking ring for the 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff | |
| Sire | Henny Hughes |
| Grandsire | Hennessy |
| Dam | Leslie's Lady |
| Damsire | Tricky Creek |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | May 9, 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Clarkland Farm |
| Owner | Spendthrift Farm |
| Trainer | Richard Mandella |
| Record | 26: 18-6-0 |
| Earnings | $6,156,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Santa Ynez Stakes (2013) Las Virgenes Stakes (2013) Santa Anita Oaks (2013) Zenyatta Stakes (2013, 2014, 2015) Santa Lucia Stakes (2014, 2015) Adoration Stakes (2015, 2016) Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2015) Pacific Classic (2015) Vanity Mile (2016) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2012) Breeders' Cup Distaff (2013, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (2012) American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2013) American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse (2015, 2016) | |
| Honours | |
| U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (2022) Beholder Mile Stakes | |
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