Holy Bull (January 24, 1991 – June 7, 2017) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Although he finished a disappointing twelfth in the 1994 Kentucky Derby, his major wins that year in the Florida Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Haskell Invitational, Travers Stakes and Woodward Stakes earned him American Horse of the Year ...

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Holy Bull was that rare horse who could win one-turn races like the Hutcheson Stakes and the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile as though sprinting were his life’s calling, and also capture a testing 1 ¼-mile race like the prestigious Travers Stakes, holding off no less than the eventual winner of that year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.

5 hours ago · Following the Jan. 3 Mucho Macho Man Stakes, the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is the next step for sophomores on Gulfstream's road to the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) March 29.

Nov 25, 2024 · Locked in an early speed duel, Holy Bull ran the first six furlongs in 1:10-2/5—the fastest six-furlong split for the Travers by a winning horse since Man o' War's 1:10 in 1920—and still managed to stave off eventual Breeders' Cup Classic (USA-G1) …

The Holy Bull offers Kentucky Derby qualifications points to the top five finishers on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis. The race was held over 1 1⁄16 miles from 1991 through 2004 and returned to its signature distance in 2013.

Holy Bull distinguished himself as one of the top horses of his crop right from the word go, winning all four of his starts as a two-year-old, including the G1 Futurity Stakes. As a three-year-old, Holy Bull once again proved that he was something special.

1 day ago · The 36th running of the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is the next step on Gulfstream’s road to the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on March 29. Ferocious, purchased for $1.3 million as a 2-year-old in training last March, is favored at 9-5 on the morning line for the Holy Bull against a field that includes five last-out winners, among them Gulfstream ...

Few horses have captured the hearts of racing fans the way Holy Bull did. When he succumbed to the infirmities of old age in 2017 at Jonabell Farm in Kentucky, the sport lost a beloved champion in the 26-year-old son of Great Above.

The Holy Bull Stakes is the first Florida prep race for 3-year-olds on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The race gives points to the top four finishers that will help them earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.