Best Pal (February 12, 1988 – November 24, 1998) was an American Hall of Fame champion racehorse, who retired as the all time record for purses of any California-bred earning (since surpassed) for his owners, the Golden Eagle Farm, US$5.6 million over his lifetime.
[2] Best Pal won the first running of the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, and finished second in the 1991 Kentucky Derby.
Retired in 1996, Best Pal had a massive heart attack while on his way to a training track at Golden Eagle Farm.
He was buried at the farm, and a large boulder with a plaque covers his grave.
Best Pal was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2010.