| Color: b Height: 16.1
(USA)
51-25-11-5, $350,015. Purchased as a yearling for $700 at Saratoga yearling sale. Died in 1963, age 24. Inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1976. In his first season Alsab set a record for 2-year-old colts and geldings by winning 15 races, 10 of them consecutive stakes. At 3 Alsab won the Preakness, Withers, American Derby, Lawrence Realization, and the New York Handicap. Alsab was named Champion Colt in 1941 and 1942. On Sept. 19, 1942, Alsab, age 3, defeated the legendary Triple Crown winner Whirlaway, age 4, in a match race at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, RI. Alsabs unusual name came from combining the initial syllables of his owners first and last names (Albert Sabath). died 1963, Buried at Bonnie Heath Farm, Ocala, Fl.
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