13 Aug 2026

Forty Niner

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Forty Niner

1987 Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Male
Elected to the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame on March 18, 1988

Photo: Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum Archives

Chestnut Horse
Foaled: March 11, 1985
Location: Kentucky

Sire: Mr. Prospector
Dam: File
Breeder: Claiborne Farm
Owner: Claiborne Farm
Trainer: Woody Stevens
Career Length: 2 years (1987 – 1988)
Career Earnings: $ 2,726,000
Career Results: 11(9) wins in19 starts

Win Highlights

  • 1987 Champagne Stakes, G1
  • 1987 Futurity, G1
  • 1987 Breeders’ Futurity, G2
  • 1987 Sanford Stakes, G2
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