5 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁U . S . ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁both ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes . ▁ ▁Background ▁O wn ed ▁and ▁b red ▁by ▁John ▁W . ▁Gal bre ath ' s ▁Dar by ▁Dan ▁Farm ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁he ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mare ▁Lu iana ▁and ▁s ired ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁European ▁champion ▁Sea - B ird , ▁whose ▁Time form ▁rating ▁at ▁ 1 4 5 ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁in ▁racing ▁history , ▁sur pass ed ▁only ▁by ▁Frank el ' s ▁ 1 4 7 . ▁ ▁John ▁Gal bre ath ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁owned ▁a ▁summer ▁retre at ▁at ▁Man it ou lin ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Hur on ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁they ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁new ▁fo als ▁Man it ou lin . ▁S ired ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Racing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee ▁Tom ▁Rol fe , ▁the ▁col t ▁rac ed ▁for ▁the ▁Gal bre ath s ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁Cur rag h ▁Race course ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Royal ▁Wh ip ▁St akes ▁and ▁B land ford ▁St akes