High Echelon (March 22, 1967 – May 14, 1991) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse best known for winning the 1970Belmont Stakes.

High Echelon was bred by the partnership of Isidor Bieber and owner/trainerHirsch Jacobs. His sire was the 1965Florida Derby winnerNative Charger, who was a son ofNative Dancer.

High Echelon raced in the salmon pink-and-green silks of Hirsch Jacobs' wife,Ethel.

In 1969, the colt won theBelmont Futurity Stakes and thePimlico-Laurel Futurity and was second in the voting toSilent Screen forAmerican Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.

However, the Hall of Fame trainer died on February 23, 1970, and did not see his three-year-old colt's success that year. SonJohn took over the race conditioning of High Echelon and three-year-old stablematePersonality. Going into the 1970U.S. Triple Crown series, the entry of High Echelon and Personality was made the second choice bybettors for theKentucky Derby. High Echelon ran third to winnerDust Commander, then finished fourth to winner Personality in thePreakness Stakes. Personality developed a fever, and his handlers did not run him in theBelmont Stakes. High Echelon did run, and under jockeyJohn Rotz won thatAmerican Classic.

For the remainder of 1970, High Echelon did not win anothergraded stakes race.

After he was retired tostud, his offspring met with modest success in racing. He died on May 14, 1991, atFranks Farm inOcala, Florida

• High Echelon's pedigree and partial racing stats
• June 7, 1970New York Times article titledHigh Echelon Takes Belmont Stakes for Jacobses

• 1967 racehorse births
• Racehorses bred in Florida
• Racehorses trained in the United States
• Belmont Stakes winners
• Thoroughbred family 2-n

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