1. Shared Belief was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
16 Facts About Shared Belief
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Shared Belief broke his undefeated record in the Breeders' Cup Classic by finishing fourth, but then returned to win the Malibu Stakes.
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Shared Belief died unexpectedly on December 3,2015, due to complications of colic.
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Shared Belief was sired by the undefeated Argentinian horse Candy Ride, whose other progeny include Gun Runner, Twirling Candy, Sidney's Candy, Mastery, Game Winner, Vekoma, and Misremembered.
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Shared Belief drew away from the field to win by seven lengths in a time of 1:09.53.
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Shared Belief disputed the lead from the start before pulling clear in the straight to win by seven and three-quarter lengths.
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In January 2014, Shared Belief was named Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse at the Eclipse Awards, beating Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner New Year's Day by 115 votes to 99.
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Shared Belief became only the fourth 2-year-old male champion to have bypassed the Juvenile since that race was created in 1984.
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Shared Belief was ridden again by Smith, who chose Shared Belief as his mount over Game On Dude.
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Shared Belief appeared to hamper the runner-up when hanging in towards the rail at the top of the stretch, but after a stewards' inquiry the result was allowed to stand.
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Shared Belief was forced wide for nearly the entire race, notably by a second Baffert entry, the longshot Sky Kingdom, a riding tactic viewed negatively as "gamesmanship" in post-race press analysis.
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Shared Belief was hampered at the start when Bayern veered to the left exiting the gate.
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Four weeks later, Shared Belief carried 125 pounds in the mile and a quarter Santa Anita Handicap and started as the favourite against twelve opponents headed by Whitney Handicap winner Moreno.
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Shared Belief overtook the leader, Moreno, entering the straight and drew away in the closing stages to win by four and a quarter lengths.
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Shared Belief was rushed to UC Davis for surgery, but could not be saved.
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Shared Belief is the most accomplished Champion 2 year-old male since Spectacular Bid.