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the Hastings (1893) branch produced 11 winners (his win in the 1896 Belmont Stakes [73] and 10 progeny, including 1902 Belmont Stakes winner Masterman (1899) [74] and 9 winners through the Fair Play (1905) line, with 5 winners primarily through the Man o' War (1917) line, with his win in the 1920 Belmont Stakes [75] plus 4 winners through his ...
Chateaugay (February 29, 1960 – May 9, 1985) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races. Bred at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by his prominent owner, John W. Galbreath, Chateaugay was a son of Swaps, the 1956 U.S. Horse of the Year and a Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Dancer's Image's sire was Native Dancer, who won the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, and was voted the United States Horse of the Year for 1954 [3] and who, in turn, was a son of the 1945 Preakness Stakes winner, Polynesian.
In the 149-year history of the Kentucky Derby, only 13 horses have gone on to win the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes and claim a Triple Crown. Read more about some of the accomplishments of ...
According to the most up-to-date records on past racehorses, Gallant Man (by virtue of his 1957 Belmont Stakes win), at 34 years and 171 days, is the longest-lived racehorse ever to win any Triple Crown race, surpassing Count Fleet, who lived for 33 years and 254 days, on November 30, 1987. His longevity genes continued throughout the generations.
Hastings was then purchased by August Belmont Jr., for a record $37,000. [4] He was shipped to Saratoga Race Course, but fell ill. His illness may have compromised his form; he finished fifth in his next race, the Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay. At three, Hastings placed second by a head in the Withers Stakes behind Handspring.
Bred by renowned horsewoman Liz Whitney Lunn, Sherluck was out of the British mare Samminiato, a daughter of the 1945 Epsom Derby winner, Dante, who in turn was a son of the great Nearco. His sire, Correspondent, was a winner of the 1953 Blue Grass Stakes and the 1954 Hollywood Gold Cup.
[2] [3] While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby. The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers with the nominator of each of the top three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500, respectively.