Decidedly

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Decidedly

| image =

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| sire = Determine

| grandsire = Alibhai

| dam = Gloire Fille

| damsire = War Glory

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = March 3, 1959{{cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Decidedly?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=117917®istry=T&horse_name=Decidedly&dam_name=Gloire%20Fille&foaling_year=1959&include_sire_line=N|title=Decidedly pedigree |publisher=Equineline }}

| country = United States

| color = Gray

| breeder = George A. Pope Jr.

| owner = El Peco Ranch (George A. Pope Jr.)

| trainer = Horatio Luro

| record = 43: 11-9-4

| earnings = $318,989

| race = Ben Ali Handicap (1963)
Dominion Day Handicap (1963)
Monmouth Handicap (1963)

American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1962)

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|updated= September 23, 2008

|rider=Bill Hartack}}

Decidedly (March 3, 1959 – November 12, 1984) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best known for winning the 1962 Kentucky Derby.

Background

Decidedly was a gray horse bred in California by George Pope. His sire Determine from whom he inherited his gray coat, won the Kentucky Derby in 1954. Decidedly's dam Gloire Fille was descended from the broodmare La France (foaled 1928) who was the female line ancestor of numerous other major winners including Phalanx, Danzig Connection and Johnstown.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family17b.htm |title=Biddy - Family 17-b |publisher=Thoroughbred Bloodlines |access-date=2014-08-17}}

Racing career

Ridden by Bill Hartack, Decidedly set a new Churchill Downs track record for 1¼ miles in winning the 1962 Derby. In the second leg and third legs of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, he was unplaced.

In 1963 Decidedly won five of thirteen starts and set a new Keeneland Race Course record for 1¹/16 miles in winning the Ben Ali Handicap. He was retired from racing at age five after the 1964 season in which he won two races from ten starts.

Stud record and later life

At stud, Decidedly was the sire of nineteen stakes race winners.

Decidedly died on November 12, 1984 of old age. He was buried in an unmarked grave at El Peco Ranch in Madera, California.{{cite web |title=PedigreeQuery |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/decidedly |website=Pedigree Query |access-date=28 February 2025}}