leader in stakes earnings for a second time. As a seven-year-old, Forego won the Metropolitan Handicap again and his fourth consecutive Woodward Stakes. He also was named Champion Handicapper for the fourth time. He raced twice as an eight-year-old before chronic fetlock problems finished his racing career. Summary His versatility was clearly demonstrated with wins from 7 furlongs (1,400 meters) to the 2 mile (3,200 m.) Jockey Club Gold Cup. Owing to his wins, he was frequently handicapped to carry more than , and even so often won. In 57 starts, Forego had 34 wins, 9 seconds and 7 thirds. He registered 24 stakes victories including 14 Grade 1 wins. His lifetime earnings amounted to $1,938,957. Honours Forego won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Sprint Horse in 1974, and Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse for four years in a row: 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. He was voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year for three years in a row: 1974, 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1979. In the list of the Top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by Blood-Horse magazine, Forego ranks 8th. Retirement Forego moved to the Kentucky Horse Park in 1979, the year after his last race. He lived there for the rest of his life until his death in 1997. At 27 years of age, Forego broke his near (left) hind leg in a paddock accident and was euthanized. Pedigree See also List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses Repeat winners of horse races References External links Memorial to Forego from the Kentucky Horse Park Forego's page in the Hall of Fame, video of his 1974 Vosburgh win Photo of Heliodoro Gustines on Forego Forego Fan Page and race record Champions, The Lives and Times and Past Performances of the 20th Century's Greatest Thoroughbreds, by The Daily Racing Form. 1970 racehorse births 1997 racehorse deaths Racehorses trained in the United States Horse racing track record setters American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Racehorses bred in Kentucky United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 9-f