Bold Ruler
Title
Bold Ruler
Subject
Photography of horse sports
Description
This photograph features Bold Ruler with an unknown handler.
Bold Ruler, sire of Secretariat, was the country's Three-Year-Old Champion Male and American Horse of the Year in 1957. He was named U.S. Champion Sprint Horse in 1958 and went on to hold the title of leading sire in North America for seven consecutive years (1963-1969) and again in 1973. He was bred by Gladys Mills Phipps and foaled on April 6, 1954 at Claiborne Farm. He would later retire to stud at Claiborne.
Bold Ruler, sire of Secretariat, was the country's Three-Year-Old Champion Male and American Horse of the Year in 1957. He was named U.S. Champion Sprint Horse in 1958 and went on to hold the title of leading sire in North America for seven consecutive years (1963-1969) and again in 1973. He was bred by Gladys Mills Phipps and foaled on April 6, 1954 at Claiborne Farm. He would later retire to stud at Claiborne.
Creator
Joel Clyne Meadors
Rights
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Format
black and white photograph
Type
still image
Original Format
acetate negative
Files
Collection
Citation
Joel Clyne Meadors, “Bold Ruler,” The Keeneland Library, accessed January 14, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/227.