Winning Colors ( Horse ) - wikipedia Winning Colors ( Horse ) Winning Colors Winning Colors at 1988 Kentucky Derby Sire Caro Grandsire Fortino Dam All Rainbows Damsire Bold Hour Sex Mare Foaled March 14, 1985 February 17, 2008 ( 2008 - 02 - 17 ) ( aged 22 ) Country United States Colour Gray Breeder Echo Valley Farm Owner Eugene V. Klein Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Record 19 : 8 - 3 - 1 Earnings $1,526,837 Major wins Santa Anita Oaks ( 1988 ) Santa Anita Derby ( 1988 ) Turfway Breeders ' Cup Stakes ( 1989 ) Triple Crown classic race wins : Kentucky Derby ( 1988 ) Awards U.S. Champion 3 - Yr - Old Filly ( 1988 ) Honours United States Racing Hall of Fame ( 2000 ) Grade III Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs Last updated on November 28, 2006 Winning Colors ( March 14, 1985 -- February 17, 2008 ) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and one of only three fillies to ever win the Kentucky Derby. Though she was registered as roan, she was, in fact, a gray with a white blaze on her face. Contents 1 Background 2 Racing career 2.1 1987 : two - year - old season 2.2 1988 : three - year - old season 2.3 1989 : four - year - old season 3 Assessment and honors 4 Retirement 5 Pedigree 6 References Background Winning Colors was bred in Florida by Echo Valley Farm. During her racing career she was owned by Eugene V. Klein and trained by D. Wayne Lukas. Her sire, Caro, was a top - class performer ( rated 133 by Timeform ), whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix Ganay and Prix d'Ispahan, before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. Caro 's other progeny included Madelia, Crystal Palace, Cozzene Theia and Siberian Express. Winning Colors dam, All Rainbows won seven races and finished third in the Delaware Oaks. and was also a half - sister to Chris Evert. Racing career 1987 : two - Year - Old season Racing on the West Coast of the United States for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, Winning Colors won both of her starts at age two. 1988 : three - Year - Old season In the spring of 1988, the large filly won the Santa Anita Derby, defeating colts her age by 71⁄2 lengths. Sent to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, she was up against a stellar field of colts including Risen Star, Seeking the Gold, Forty Niner, Regal Classic, and co-favorite Private Terms. As was her habit, Winning Colors broke fast and raced to the lead. Although Forty Niner made a charge in the homestretch, she held him off to win by a neck. In the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, Winning Colors finished third to Risen Star, who then won the 11⁄2 mile Belmont Stakes by fifteen lengths while Winning Colors finished out of the money. In the fall of 1988, Winning Colors finished second to Ogden Phipps ' filly Personal Ensign in the Maskette Stakes. The two fillies next met in the Breeders ' Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs. Winning Colors had the lead with 10 yards to go when Personal Ensign, who had struggled throughout the race because of the sloppy track, rallied and won by what the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame describes as a `` lip. '' After the race, Winning Colors ' trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, said that she had run the best race of her career. 1989 : four - Year - Old season In 1989 Winning Colors raced in her final campaign at age four and won two of her seven races, hampered by breathing difficulties and surgery. Assessment and honors Winning Colors was voted the 1988 Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3 - Year - Old Filly. In 2000, Winning Colors was inducted into the United States ' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Retirement As a broodmare, Winning Colors produced ten foals and six winners : Shbakni, a brown filly, foaled in 1991, sired by Mr Prospector. Failed to win in 14 races. Minden Rose, gray filly, 1992, by Mr Prospector. Won one race. Golden Colors, bay filly, 1993, by Mr Prospector. Won three races. Danzig Colors, bay filly, 1994, by Danzig. Won three races. Stormin Winnie, gray filly, 1995, by Storm Cat. Unraced. Will Will Win, chestnut colt, 1996, by Rahy. Won three races in South Africa. Northwest Colors, bay filly, 1998, by Broad Brush. Won one race. Dr Litin, gray colt, 1999, by Broad Brush. Failed to win in three races. Ocean Colors, gray filly, 2006, by Orientate. Won three races. Silver Colors, gray filly, 2007, by Mr Greeley. Failed to win in four races. Winning Colors was euthanized February 17, 2008, at the age of 23 as a result of complications from colic. She was in foal to Mr. Greeley. She is buried at Greentree Farm, a division of Gainesway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Pedigree Pedigree of Wining Colors ( USA ), grey mare, 1985 Sire Caro ( IRE ) 1967 Fortino ( FR ) 1959 Grey Sovereign Nasrullah Kong Ranavalo Relic Navarra Chambord ( GB ) 1955 Chamossaire Precipitation Snowberry Life Hill Solario Lady of the Snows Dam All Rainbows ( USA ) 1973 Bold Hour ( USA ) 1964 Bold Ruler Nasrullah Miss Disco Seven Thirty Mr Music Time To Dine Miss Carmie ( USA ) 1966 TV Lark Indian Hemp Miss Larksfly Twice Over Ponder Twosy ( Family : 23 - b ) References ^ Jump up to : `` Winning Colors pedigree ''. equineline.com. 2014 - 03 - 07. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ `` All Rainbows - Statistics ''. Equibase. ^ Jump up to : `` Turk Mare - Family 23 - b ''. Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved November 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Minden Rose - Statistics ''. Equibase. Jump up ^ `` Golden Colors ( USA ) ''. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders'Association. Jump up ^ `` Danzig Colors - Statistics ''. Equibase. Jump up ^ `` Northwest Colors - Statistics ''. Equibase. Jump up ^ `` Ocean Colors - Statistics ''. Equibase. Jump up ^ `` Winning Colors Euthanized ''. The Blood - Horse. New York Times article about Personal Ensign and the 1988 Breeders ' Cup Distaff Winning Colors at the United States ' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Kentucky Derby winners 1875 Aristides 1876 Vagrant 1877 Baden - Baden 1878 Day Star 1879 Lord Murphy 1880 Fonso 1881 Hindoo 1882 Apollo 1883 Leonatus 1884 Buchanan 1885 Joe Cotton 1886 Ben Ali 1887 Montrose 1888 Macbeth II 1889 Spokane 1890 Riley 1891 Kingman 1892 Azra 1893 Lookout 1894 Chant 1895 Halma 1896 Ben Brush 1897 Typhoon II 1898 Plaudit 1899 Manuel 1900 Lieut. Gibson 1901 His Eminence 1902 Alan - a-Dale 1903 Judge Himes 1904 Elwood 1905 Agile 1906 Sir Huon 1907 Pink Star 1908 Stone Street 1909 Wintergreen 1910 Donau 1911 Meridian 1912 Worth 1913 Donerail 1914 Old Rosebud 1915 Regret ♥ 1916 George Smith 1917 Omar Khayyam 1918 Exterminator 1919 Sir Barton ₩ 1920 Paul Jones 1921 Behave Yourself 1922 Morvich 1923 Zev 1924 Black Gold 1925 Flying Ebony 1926 Bubbling Over 1927 Whiskery 1928 Reigh Count 1929 Clyde Van Dusen 1930 Gallant Fox ₩ 1931 Twenty Grand 1932 Burgoo King 1933 Brokers Tip 1934 Cavalcade 1935 Omaha ₩ 1936 Bold Venture 1937 War Admiral ₩ 1938 Lawrin 1939 Johnstown 1940 Gallahadion 1941 Whirlaway ₩ 1942 Shut Out 1943 Count Fleet ₩ 1944 Pensive 1945 Hoop Jr. 1946 Assault ₩ 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation ₩ 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back 1962 Decidedly 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Lucky Debonair 1966 Kauai King 1967 Proud Clarion 1968 Forward Pass ( Dancer 's Image disqualified ) 1969 Majestic Prince 1970 Dust Commander 1971 Canonero II 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat ₩ 1974 Cannonade 1975 Foolish Pleasure 1976 Bold Forbes 1977 Seattle Slew ₩ 1978 Affirmed ₩ 1979 Spectacular Bid 1980 Genuine Risk ♥ 1981 Pleasant Colony 1982 Gato Del Sol 1983 Sunny 's Halo 1984 Swale 1985 Spend A Buck 1986 Ferdinand 1987 Alysheba 1988 Winning Colors ♥ 1989 Sunday Silence 1990 Unbridled 1991 Strike the Gold 1992 Lil E. Tee 1993 Sea Hero 1994 Go for Gin 1995 Thunder Gulch 1996 Grindstone 1997 Silver Charm 1998 Real Quiet 1999 Charismatic 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus 2001 Monarchos 2002 War Emblem 2003 Funny Cide 2004 Smarty Jones 2005 Giacomo 2006 Barbaro 2007 Street Sense 2008 Big Brown 2009 Mine That Bird 2010 Super Saver 2011 Animal Kingdom 2012 I 'll Have Another 2013 Orb 2014 California Chrome 2015 American Pharoah ₩ 2016 Nyquist 2017 Always Dreaming 2018 Justify Legend -- ₩ = Triple Crown winners, ♥ = Filly Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winning_Colors_(horse)&oldid=788827098 '' Categories : 1985 racehorse births 2008 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Kentucky Derby winners Eclipse Award winners United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 23 - b Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 July 2017, at 18 : 30. 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Question: when did winning colors win the kentucky derby
Answer: 1988