Strike the Anvil

Inducted 1997

1972 B.c. by Bolinas Boy - I'm Lisa
28 Wins in 44 Starts , from age 2 to 6
Career Earnings: $141,501

Thistledown Record of 1:39 for 1 mile in 1976

Strike The Anvil burst on the scene in 1974, winning all five of his 2 year-old starts, and beginning a 12-race winning streak in which he defeated older horses at a variety of distances. So invincible did Strike The Anvil seem, that horsemen feared running against him, and he often shipped from track to track in search of competition. Strike The Anvils' stake wins included the 1975 Last Chance Handicap (HP), the 1976 Midwest Handicap (TDN), the 1976 Coventry Handicap (TDN) and the 1976 Springtime Handicap, in which he set a new track record at Thistletown for a mile in 1:39. Owned and trained by Gale Osborne, Strike The Anvil returned to stud in 1978 with an incredible record of 63% wins and 84% finishes on the board.