Greek Money
Appearance
Greek Money | |
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Sire | Greek Song |
Grandsire | Excelsior Handicap (1963)Pennycomequick Purse (1964) Laurel Park |
Greek Money (foaled 1959 in
U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes
.
Background
Greek Money was a chestnut horse sired by Greek Song whose wins included the 1950
Nimbus, the 1949 Epsom Derby winner. Greek Money was bred and raced by entities owned by Donald P. Ross, co-owner of Delaware Park Racetrack. He was trained by Buddy Raines
.
Racing career
Greek Money had won three of his four starts going into the 1962 Preakness Stakes. Ridden by
Excelsior Handicap at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack
. In 1964, Greek Money won the Pennycomequick Purse at Delaware Park Racetrack.
Stud record
As a sire, Greek Money met with limited success.
Breeding
Sire Greek Song ch. 1947 |
Heliopolis
bay 1936 |
Hyperion | Gainsborough |
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Selene | |||
Drift | Swynford | ||
Santa Cruz | |||
Sylvan Song
bay 1932 |
Royal Minstrel | Tetratema | |
Harpsichord | |||
Glade | Touch Me Not | ||
Idle Dell | |||
Dam Lucy Lufton ch. 1952 |
Nimbus
bay 1946 |
Nearco | Pharos |
Nogara | |||
Kong | Baytown | ||
Clang | |||
Barchester
bay 1944 |
Umidwar | Blandford | |
Uganda | |||
Belbroughton | King Solomon | ||
Doublure |