In the 1962
Travers Stakes at the
Saratoga Race Course, Ridan lost by a fraction of a nose in track-record time to the
George D. Widener Jr. colt
Jaipur. Still written and talked about today, the race is listed in the 2006 book ''Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments'', written by the staff of
Blood-Horse Publications. The race result determined which colt was named the 1962
U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Horse. At age four, Ridan raced only three times but got his revenge when he beat Jaipur, as well as the great
Kelso, in the
Palm Beach Handicap at
Hialeah Park. An ankle injury brought Ridan's racing career to an end, and he was sent to stand at
stud in Kentucky. Only moderately successful as a
sire, Ridan was eventually sent to a breeding operation in
Australia, where he died in 1977 from a twisted
intestine. ==Pedigree==