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The Resume

    (April 21, 1981-June 17, 1984)
    Born in Kentucky
    Thoroughbred racehorse born at the Claiborne Farm in Kentucky
    Trained by Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens
    Career starts: 14
    Record: 9 Wins, 2 Places and 2 Shows
    Career earnings: $1,583,660
    Won the 1984 Kentucky Derby and the 1984 Belmont Stakes
    Collapsed and died en route to his stall following a bath eight days after winning the Belmont at age 3
    Buried at Claiborne Farm

Why he might be annoying:

    Swale is an Old English term for a moist or marshy low tract of land.
    His mother was born with just one eye and named Tuerta - Spanish for one-eyed.
    He never had a chance to win horse racing's Triple Crown as he finished a disappointing 7th at the Preakness Stakes, his only race where he was out of the money.
    Dying at such a young age, he didn't get a chance to be put out to stud (most male horse's dream).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father was 1977's Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
    His Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes jockey was all-time winningest jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr.
    He died before reaching his full potential (but at least he went out with a bang).
    He posthumously received the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse for 1984.
    In Hallandale, Florida, an annual Grade II stakes race for three-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, was renamed The Swale Stakes in his honor.

Credit: Scar Tactics


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 44 Votes: 36.36% Annoying