Tag: Seattle Slew

Little Things: Seattle Slew’s Derby stumble

by Doug McCoy | May 26, 2014 | Breaking, Features | 1 |

In 1977 Seattle Slew stumbled out of the Kentucky Derby gate and had no place to go — until Bill Shoemaker made room for a fellow rider in trouble.

Today in Racing History: Slew

by Richard Hackerman | Mar 9, 2014 | Breaking, Features, Regionwide | 0 |

Today in Racing History, Seattle Slew kicked off his 1977 Triple Crown campaign with a devastating, track record-setting allowance victory at Hialeah.

On breeding: Lessons learned

by George Rowand | Feb 19, 2014 | Breaking, Features, Opinion, Top Stories, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

It wasn’t all wine and roses for George Rowand’s breeding operation. They bred some bad horses, too — and learned some important lessons. Part 3 of 3.