| has gloss | eng: Riva Ridge (1969–85) was a thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. He was owned and bred by the Meadow Stable of Christopher Chenery. The horses name came from Chenerys son-in-law, John Tweedy, a soldier in World War II at the important strategic victory by the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division on February 18, 1945 at Riva Ridge in the North Apennine mountains of Italy. The equine Riva Ridge was elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1998. |