Your Host was foaled with his right eye and ear set higher than his left, a crooked neck, low withers and light flanks.

It was said his neck was twisted due to a youthful injury, but his groom claimed he held his head oddly in order to see properly.

Although during this race Your Host's saddle slipped forward, nearly unseating his rider, he set a new track record of 1:48 1/5 for 11⁄8 miles.

His jockey, Eric Guerin (who had been having difficulty rating him), rolled clear but Your Host fell heavily on his right shoulder.

Morlan later said, "There he stood, broken and in horrible pain, but his funny cock-eyed head was up and he whinnied at me, a faint, desperate sound.

"[1] Vanned off the track, Your Host was expected to die; his veterinarians felt there was no point in prolonging his suffering.

Later, he stood at Meadow View Farms in New Jersey where he sired Kelso, out of Maid of Flight (daughter of Count Fleet and granddaughter of Man o' War).

Kelso was five times American Horse of the Year and was rated #4 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century.