ALL ALONG (Fr) (Targowice), who was named Horse of the Year in 1983, was euthanized
due to the infirmities of old age on Wednesday, Three Chimneys President Dan Rosenberg announced. The bay mare was 26.
All Along, who was bred and raced by Daniel Wildenstein, also garnered champion older mare titles
twice in France and was the champion turf mare in the
United States in 1983. She accomplished many firsts during her career, the most
prominent being voted the first female Horse of the Year, and she also became the first
foreign-based horse to achieve that honor and the first to do so without racing
on the dirt.
During 1983, she won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) in
France, the Rothmans International (G1) in Canada, the Turf Classic (G1) at
Belmont Park and the Washington D.C. International (G1) at Laurel Park, all within
the span of 41
days. The versatile mare finished second in the inaugural running of the
Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) in 1984 and was retired that year as the leading money
winning mare in the world with earnings of $3,018,420.
“She took us — my father, my brother and myself — on a joy ride like no
other, culminating in an achievement we scarcely dared to dream about, which was
Horse of the Year in America,” Alec Wildenstien said. “Sad as it is to lose
her, I am glad she had such a long and healthy life in return for all the
happiness she gave us.”
All Along was voted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.
She is buried in the Old Bradley Place cemetery at Three Chimneys.