Seattle Slew

Thoroughbred racing legend

Seattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1977—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated.

The name occasionally appears in discussions of racing greatness: He ran like Seattle Slew out there.

Related

Kentucky Derby · Preakness · Belmont · champion · stallion · 1977 · mudder · bay · horse racing · winner · sire · bloodline · track · hooves · silks · paddock · furlong · stretch

Opposites
racing achievement and legacy

Seattle Slewalso-ran

Unsuccessful competitor

bust · flop · disappointment · Secretariat · Affirmed

racing temperament and style

Seattle Slewgentle temperament

Calm, kind nature

Family

Seattle, slew, slewing, slewed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G