Fair Play (horse)
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| Fair Play | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hastings |
| Grandsire | Spendthrift |
| Dam | Fairy Gold |
| Damsire | Bend Or |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1905 |
| Country | USA  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | August Belmont, Jr. |
| Owner | August Belmont, Jr. |
| Trainer | Andrew J. Joyner |
| Record | 32: 10-11-3 |
| Earnings | $86,950 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Flash Stakes (1907) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1908) Jerome Handicap (1908) Brooklyn Derby (1908) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1920, 1924, 1927) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1931, 1934, 1938) |
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| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1956) Life-size statue at Elmendorf Farm |
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| Infobox last updated on: October 4, 2006. | |
Fair Play (1905-1929) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track, but even more so as a sire.
His grandsire was Spendthrift, whose grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion, West Australian.
While successful on the track until an injury cut short his racing career, Fair Play gained his most fame as a sire.
Among his most famous progency are:
- Display - 1926 Preakness Stakes winner and sire of Discovery
- Man o' War - chosen #1 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
- Mad Play - 1924 Belmont Stakes winner
- Mad Hatter - 1921 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse
- Chance Play - 1927 United States Horse of the Year
- Chance Shot - 1927 Belmont Stakes winner; sire of Belmont Stakes winner Peace Chance
- Fairmount - U.S. Hall of Fame steeplechase champion
Following the death of owner August Belmont, Jr. in 1924, Fair Play was sold to Joseph E. Widener, proprietor of Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he remained until his death in December of 1929. Widener, a dedicated horseman, buried Fair Play in the Elmendorf Farm cemetery and erected a nearly life-size bronze statue at the head of his grave.
[edit] References
- Fair Play's pedigree and stats
- Fairl Play at the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Categories: 1905 racehorse births | 1929 racehorse deaths | Thoroughbred racehorses | Racehorses trained in the United States | Racehorses bred in Kentucky | American racehorses | United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees | Animal monuments | Widener family | United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires
