. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Riva Ridge (April 13, 1969 \u2013 April 21, 1985) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1972. A son of First Landing out of Iberia (by Heliopolis), he was owned and bred by the Meadow Stable of Christopher Chenery. Secretariat, the Triple Crown champion in 1973, was owned and bred by the same stable.Riva Ridge's name came from Chenery's son-in-law, John Tweedy, who was a soldier in World War II at the important strategic victory by the U.S."@en . "Stallion" . . . "Riva Ridge"@en . . . . . . . . . .