Campfire (horse)
| Campfire | |
|---|---|
| Sire | American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1916) |
| Last updated on February 22, 2010 | |
Campfire (1914–1932) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Bred and raced by the co-owner and president of
Suburban Handicap who also sired several top runners including the multiple Handicap winner Sunfire and 1922 Belmont and Preakness Stakes winner Pillory.[1] Campfire was conditioned for racing by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer T. J. Healey.[2]
Racing career
Racing at age two in 1916, Campfire joined the great
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt by The Blood-Horse magazine.[3]
At age three, much was expected of Campfire. He won the
Toboggan Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City
but did not win another race that year or at age four in 1918.
Stud record
Retired to stud for the 1919 season, Campfire met with limited success as a sire. Most notable was his son Wilderness, who won the 1923 Toronto Cup Handicap and the Travers Stakes, and Vander Pool, who won a record-tying fifteen consecutive races.[4]
Campfire died at a Maryland farm in 1932.
References
- ^ "Campfire pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame". Racingmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ BRYAN FIELD (1931-07-26). "Universe Annexes East View Stakes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
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