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Point Given (March 27, 1998 – September 11, 2023) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2001 American Horse of the Year. That year, he won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Haskell Invitational, and Travers Stakes, becoming the first horse ever to win four $1 million races in a row.
15 maj 2017 · To understand the brilliance of Point Given, focus on all that he accomplished rather than what he did not do. He rattled off four consecutive victories in $1 million races in 2001, ruling the Preakness, Belmont Stakes, Haskell Invitational and Travers.
10 gru 2019 · But after a little bit of urging from Gary Stevens, Point Given realized the importance of the duel and pulled away to win by 3 ½ lengths. The Big Red Train’s win in the Gr.1 Travers made him the first horse since 1967 to win the Preakness, Belmont, and Travers -- just the 11th horse to ever do it.
11 wrz 2023 · Point Given, affectionately known as the “Big Red Train” due to his 17.1-hand height, earned $3,968,500 with nine wins and three second-place finishes from 13 starts. He was the first horse in history to win four $1 million races in a row, which included the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Belmont Stakes (G1), the Haskell Invitational Handicap ...
Point Given began his 3-year-old campaign with impressive wins in the San Felipe Stakes and the Santa Anita Derby before enduring a troubled trip and finishing fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Point Given was back in top form two weeks later in winning the Preakness.
12 wrz 2023 · Point Given, who landed Horse of the Year honours in 2001 off of a pair of Classic wins and four straight Grade 1 scores, died on Monday at the Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions.
11 wrz 2023 · Point Given, who won the 2001 Preakness and Belmont en route to horse of the year honors, died Monday at age 25, according to an announcement from the Kentucky Horse Park. The son of Thunder Gulch had lived there for the last five years since being pensioned from stud.
