Triple Crown wins:Kentucky Derby (1976)Belmont Stakes (1976)Bold Forbes (March 31, 1973 – August 9, 2000) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and 1976 Belmont Stakes.
Ridden by Angel Cordero, he led from the start, setting a "blistering pace", and won by half a length from the 2/5 favourite Honest Pleasure.
[3] In the Preakness Stakes Bold Forbes again took an early lead and set an exceptionally fast pace, but after a prolonged battle with Honest Pleasure, both horses tired in the final stages and were beaten by Elocutionist, with Bold Forbes finishing third.
[5] At the end of the year, Bold Forbes was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.
He died on August 9, 2000, at the age of 27 after being humanely euthanized due to renal failure and complications from gastroenteritis.