# Editor's Note

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American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Editor's Note Sire Forty Niner Grandsire Mr. Prospector Dam Beware Of The Cat Damsire Caveat Sex Stallion Foaled 1993 Country United States Colour Chestnut Breeder Fawn Leap Farm Owner Overbrook Farm Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Record 31: 6-4-3 Earnings $1,601,394 Major wins Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (1995) Super Derby (1996) Holy Bull Stakes (1996) Triple Crown race wins: Belmont Stakes (1996) Last updated on August 16, 2007

**Editor's Note** (April 26, 1993 - December 12, 2022) was an American [thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/Horse_racing). He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt [Forty Niner](/source/Forty_Niner_(horse)), who in turn was a son of [Champion sire](/source/Leading_sire_in_North_America) [Mr. Prospector](/source/Mr._Prospector) and out of the [mare](/source/Mare_(horse)) Beware Of The Cat.

Trained by [D. Wayne Lukas](/source/D._Wayne_Lukas) and ridden by [René Douglas](/source/Ren%C3%A9_R._Douglas), who was given the assignment after [Gary Stevens](/source/Gary_Stevens_(jockey)) was injured, Editor's Note is best known for his classic stretch duel with [Skip Away](/source/Skip_Away) in the 1996 [Belmont Stakes](/source/Belmont_Stakes), beating [Preakness Stakes](/source/Preakness_Stakes) winner [Louis Quatorze](/source/Louis_Quatorze_(horse)), who was unplaced. This was the same race in which the [Santa Anita Derby](/source/Santa_Anita_Derby) winner, [Cavonnier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cavonnier&action=edit&redlink=1), bowed a tendon and was unable to finish.

With the death of [A.P. Indy](/source/A.P._Indy) on February 21, 2020, Editor's Note became the oldest living winner of the [Belmont Stakes](/source/Belmont_Stakes). Upon the death of [Grindstone](/source/Grindstone_(horse)) on March 22, 2022, Editor's Note became the oldest living winner of any of the Triple Crown races of thoroughbred racing.

## Retirement

Editor's Note was originally retired in 1997 to [Overbrook Farm](/source/Overbrook_Farm) in Lexington, Kentucky, but was exported in 2004 to [Argentina](/source/Argentina).

## References

- [Pedigree & Partial Stats](http://www.pedigreequery.com/editors+note)

## External links

- [Washington Post Lukas Wins Belmont Again](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/1996/horses/belmont.htm)

- [NY Times Editor's Note Retired](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E7D7143AF934A1575AC0A961958260)

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