Middleground
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| Middleground | ||
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| Sire: | Bold Venture | |
| Grandsire: | St. Germans | |
| Dam: | Verguenza | |
| Damsire: | Chicaro | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1947 | |
| Country: | United States | |
| Colour: | Chestnut | |
| Breeder: | King Ranch | |
| Owner: | King Ranch | |
| Trainer: | Max Hirsch | |
| Record: | 15: 6-6-2 | |
| Earnings: | $237,725 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Hopeful Stakes (1949) Kentucky Derby (1950) Belmont Stakes (1950) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1951) United States Horse of the Year (1951) |
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Infobox last updated on: December 24, 2006. |
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Middleground (1947-not found) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Ridden by 16-year-old apprentice jockey Bill Boland, and trained by Max Hirsch, both future U.S. Hall of Fame inductees, Middleground won the 1950 Kentucky Derby, finished second to Hill Prince after a rough trip in the Preakness Stakes, and won the Belmont Stakes.
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