of Westley. Honors and retirement Genuine Risk was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1986. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, she is ranked #91. Retired from breeding in 2000 after losing several foals or failing to conceive, Genuine Risk spent the rest of her life at the Firestone's Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia. During Memorial Day Weekend in 2007, several hundred visitors visited Genuine Risk at Newstead during the annual Hunt Country Stable Tour, on what was to be her last public appearance. At the age of 31, she died in her paddock at the Firestone family's Virginia-based Newstead Farm on Monday, August 18, 2008. Pedigree See also List of historical horses Sources McEvoy, Hallie. Genuine Risk: Thoroughbred Legends Eclipse Press (2003) Blood-Horse Aug 18, 2008 "Derby Winner Genuine Risk Dies" Sailing World July 21, 2008 'Genuine Risk Takes Chicago Mackinac Line Honors' 48 Degrees North, August 2004, 'Coming Back in Style' References 1977 racehorse births 2008 racehorse deaths Eclipse Award winners Kentucky Derby winners Racehorses bred in Kentucky Thoroughbred family 1-n United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees