Bold (horse)
Encyclopedia
Bold was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1951 Preakness Stakes
in a long shot victory and for being struck by lightning
at the age of four while pastured at his Upperville, Virginia
farm.
Bold suffered from bucked shins
in both his hind legs during the early part of 1952 and was being rested in Virginia before resuming his 4-year old campaign in Saratoga
. He was struck by lightning and killed on the evening of July 9–10, 1952 while in an outdoor training paddock.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1951 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
in a long shot victory and for being struck by lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
at the age of four while pastured at his Upperville, Virginia
Upperville, Virginia
Upperville is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, located along U.S. Route 50 fifty miles from downtown Washington, D.C.. Founded in the 1790s along Pantherskin Creek, it was originally named Carrstown by first settler Josephus Carr...
farm.
Bold suffered from bucked shins
Periostitis
Periostitis, also known as periostalgia, is a medical condition caused by inflammation of the periosteum, a layer of connective tissue that surrounds bone...
in both his hind legs during the early part of 1952 and was being rested in Virginia before resuming his 4-year old campaign in Saratoga
Saratoga, New York
Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is...
. He was struck by lightning and killed on the evening of July 9–10, 1952 while in an outdoor training paddock.