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Alysheba
Alysheba (March 3, 1984 – March 27, 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won two legs of the Triple Crown in 1987. A successful sire, he produced 11 stakes winners.
A bay colt, Alysheba was sired by Alydar out of the mare Bel Sheba, by Lt. Stevens. He was bred by Preston Madden at Hamburg Place Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and was sold as a yearling to Dorothy and Pam Scharbauer for $500,000.
Trained by Jack Van Berg, Alysheba
at the top of the stretch and the two slowly drew away from the rest of the field, hitting the wire in a photo finish. Upon examination of the photo, Gift Box was determined to be the winner. McKinzie was well clear of third place Mongolian Groom.
On April 17, Baffert announced that McKinzie, Marley's Freedom, and Mother Mother would be among his horses shipping back to Churchill Downs to run on Kentucky Derby weekend, with McKinzie aiming to use the Alysheba Stakes on May 3, Kentucky Oaks