Annihilate 'Em

Annihilate 'em (April 11, 1970 – November 20, 1989) was a U.S. thoroughbred race horse who was best known for winning the 1973 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Annihilate 'em was ridden to victory in the Travers by Ron Turcotte, who originally planned to ride Triple Crown winner Secretariat in the race. However, Secretariat missed the race due to poor health after losing the Whitney Stakes to Onion two weeks earlier while running with a low-grade fever.^[1] Annihilate 'Em and Secretariat met in their only race together in the Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap in September 1973, where Secretariat finished first and Annihilate 'Em finished fifth.^[2]

Annihilate 'em
Sire	Hempen
Grandsire	Indian Hemp
Dam	Spots To Spare
Damsire	Star Rover
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1970
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Douglas M. Davis, Jr.
Owner	Patricia B. Blass
Trainer	Douglas M. Davis, Jr.
Record	18-11-4-2
Earnings	US$$237,111
Major wins
Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1972) River Downs Juvenile Stakes Travers Stakes (1973) Minuteman Handicap (1973) Sentinel Stakes (1973)

Annihilate 'Em's other stakes victories included the 1972 Breeders' Futurity, the 1973 Minuteman Handicap and the 1973 Sentinel Stakes.^[3]

Retired to stud, Annihilate 'em stood his entire career at High Hope Farm in Versailles, Kentucky.^[4]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Annihilate 'Em

Sire Hempen 1962	Indian Hemp 1949	Nasrullah	Nearco
			Mumtaz Begum
		Sabzy	Stardust
			Sarita
	Serry 1952	Spy Song	Balladier
			Mata Hari
		Santa Roseanna	Rosemont
			Sandury
Dam Spots to Spare 1962	Star Rover 1952	Flushing	Mahmoud
			Callandar
		Miss Moonbeam	Pharamond
			Witches Night
	Fast Cat 1954	Tiger	Bull Dog
			Starless Moment
		Head Smart	Head Play
			Six Sixty