Riva Ridge (1969 – 1985) was a thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. He was owned and bred by the Meadow Stable of Christopher Chenery. The horse's name came from Chenery's son-in-law, John Tweedy, a soldier in World War II at the important strategic victory by the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division on February 18, 1945 at Riva Ridge. Riva Ridge is found in the North Apennine mountains of Italy. The equ...
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Riva Ridge (1969 – 1985) was a thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. He was owned and bred by the Meadow Stable of Christopher Chenery. The horse's name came from Chenery's son-in-law, John Tweedy, a soldier in World War II at the important strategic victory by the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division on February 18, 1945 at Riva Ridge. Riva Ridge is found in the North Apennine mountains of Italy. The equine Riva Ridge was elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1998.
A winner of the Eclipse Award at age 2 and 4, Riva Ridge was ridden principally by Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who would also ride Secretariat. Riva Ridge never ran well on muddy tracks, and was upset in the Preakness Stakes after rain caused a sloppy track. In the 1 1/2 mile Belmont Stakes, Riva Ridge defeated nine other horses, running away to a seven-length victory.
At age four, Riva Ridge won five of the nine races he entered, set track records four times, and equalled...
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