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Bred in the United States, and owned by Daniel Wildenstein (1917-2001), the renowned French art dealer and highly successful horseman, All Along was shipped to France to be trained by Patrick-Louis Biancone. As a two-year-old, the filly raced only one time and won. The following year would see her racing on turf courses in France, England, and in Japan, winning numerous prestigious races. However, it was as a four year old that All Along became a world champion and the first ever thoroughbred based in a foreign land to win the United States Eclipse Award as 1983's Horse of the Year.
The horse began 1983 by winning France's most famous race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She was immediately shipped to Toronto, Canada and won the Rothmans International at Woodbine Racetrack. Two weeks later she won the Breeders' Cup Turf then won the Washington, D.C., International at Laurel, Maryland. Four consecutive wins against the best horses in the world, all occurred within the remarkably short time of just 41 days. She was the first horse to win the three prestigious North American races in a row, netting a million-dollar bonus for her owners and ultimately Horse of the Year honors in both France and the United States.
In 1984, she competed in only four races before retiring as a broodmare to the Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky, the same farm where United States Triple Crown winner Seattle SlewSeattle Slew ( February 15, 1974 May 7, 2002) was an American thoroughbred race horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, only the 10th horse to accomplish the feat. He was one of very few horses to win the Kentucky Derby with an und stood at stud and where the popular Smarty JonesSmarty Jones (born February 28, 2001) is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is descended from Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Count Fleet, as well as the famous Native Dancer and Nashua. In the d now stands.
All Along was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of FameThe National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. Each spring, following the tabulation of the final votes, the announcem in 1990. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, All Along was ranked #68.
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