Cavan (horse)
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Sire | Peter Pan Handicap (1958)
American Classic Race wins: (1958)Belmont Stakes |
Cavan (foaled 1955) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Belmont Stakes in 1958.
Background
Cavan was a chestnut horse bred in Great Britain by F. E. Tuthill. His dam, Willow Ann, a daughter
Cavan was purchased by Boston, Massachusetts banker Joseph E. O'Connell at the suggestion of Irish-born trainer Tom Barry who believed that an Irish horse was better suited for longer distances and had an edge in such American races as the prestigious Belmont Stakes. He was named after the town of Cavan in Ireland.
Racing career
Racing in the United States in 1958, Cavan won the
After his victory in the Belmont Stakes, Cavan next won the
Stud record
Retired to stud, Cavan met with modest success as a sire. Of his progeny, the most notable was a daughter, Miss Cavandish, who in 1964 won the Monmouth Oaks, Delaware Oaks, Alabama Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks.
Two years after Cavan won the Belmont Stakes, Tom Barry and Joseph O'Connell came back with another Irish purchase, a colt named Celtic Ash who gave them their second Belmont Stakes win in 1960.