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Baden-Baden (foaled 1874 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1877 Kentucky Derby. He was bred by A. J. Alexander at his Woodburn Stud in Woodford County Kentucky. Baden-Baden was sired by Australian (GB) (who in turn was sired by West Australian first horse to win the English Triple Crown in 1853); his dam Lavender was sired by Wagner. He was purchased at Woodburn’s yearling sale by Kentucky horseman Daniel Swigert from Elmendorf Farm.