Chief Wallabee's horse pedigree relies on Seattle Slew, A.P. Indy — and not Secretariat
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He's quite different than the rest of the field.
Chief Wallabee's horse pedigree relies on Seattle Slew, A. P. Indy — and not Secretariat originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Almost the entire 2026 Kentucky Derby field can call Secretariat a distant relative. The exception?
Chief Wallabee. Chief Wallabee has an impressive family tree, but it doesn't include Secretariat. For modern racehorses, that's quite rare.
Secretariat's racing success made him a desirable sire, and his family now spans most of the world of thoroughbreds. Somehow, Chief Wallabee made it to this point despite that. He's still got quite the genes.