Decidedly
SireDetermine
GrandsireAlibhai
DamGloire Fille
DamsireWar Glory
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 3, 1959[1]
CountryUnited States
ColorGray
BreederGeorge A. Pope Jr.
OwnerEl Peco Ranch (George A. Pope Jr.)
TrainerHoratio Luro
RiderBill Hartack
Record43: 11-9-4
Earnings$318,989
Major wins
Ben Ali Handicap (1963)
Dominion Day Handicap (1963)
Monmouth Handicap (1963) American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1962)
Last updated on September 23, 2008

Decidedly (March 3, 1959 – November 12, 1984) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best known for winning the 1962 Kentucky Derby.

Background

Decidedly was a gray horse bred in California by George Pope. His sire Determine from whom he inherited his gray coat, won the Kentucky Derby in 1954. Decidedly's dam Gloire Fille was descended from the broodmare La France (foaled 1928) who was the female line ancestor of numerous other major winners including Phalanx, Danzig Connection and Johnstown.[2]

Racing career

Ridden by Bill Hartack, Decidedly set a new Churchill Downs track record for 1¼ miles in winning the 1962 Derby. In the second leg and third legs of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, he was unplaced.

In 1963 Decidedly won five of thirteen starts and set a new Keeneland Race Course record for 11/16 miles in winning the Ben Ali Handicap. He was retired from racing at age five after the 1964 season in which he won two races from ten starts.

Stud record

At stud, Decidedly was the sire of nineteen stakes race winners.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Decidedly (USA), grey stallion, 1959[1]
Sire
Determine (USA)
1951		 Alibhai (GB)
1938		 Hyperion Gainsborough
Selene
Teresina Tracery
Blue Tit
Koubis (USA)
1946		 Mahmoud Blenheim
Mah Mahal
Brown Biscuit Sir Andrew
Swing On
Dam
Gloire Fille (USA)
1949		 War Glory (USA)
1930		 Man o' War Fair Play
Mahubah
Annette K Harry of Hereford
Bathing Girl
Belle Femme (USA)
1944		 Beau Pere Son-in-Law
Cinna
French Vamp Stimulus
La France (Family: 17-b)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Decidedly pedigree". Equineline.
  2. 1 2 "Biddy - Family 17-b". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
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