Bowl Game (horse)
Bowl Game (1974–2006) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred in Kentucky by Greentree Stud and raced under the same Greentree Stable banner as his owner. He finished racing with a record of 11-6-5 in 23 starts with career earnings of US$907,083. Bowl Game Creek was best known for his wins in the grade one Washington, D.C. International Stakes, the grade one Man o' War Stakes and the grade two Dixie Handicap. In 1979 he became the only horse ever have won all four prestigious turf races of the United States. That same year he was named the country's top grass equine by being voted 1979 American Champion Male Turf Horse honors.
| Bowl Game | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tom Rolfe |
| Grandsire | Ribot |
| Dam | Around the Roses |
| Damsire | Round Table |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Brown |
| Breeder | Greentree Stud |
| Owner | Greentree Stable |
| Trainer | John M. Gaver Jr. |
| Record | 23: 11-6-5 |
| Earnings | US$$907,083 |
| Major wins | |
| Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1979) Man o' War Stakes (1979) Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (1979) Dixie Handicap (1978) Gulfstream Park Handicap (1978) Pan American Handicap (1978) Arlington Handicap (1979) Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1979) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Male Turf Horse (1979) | |
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