Holiday (horse)
Holiday | |
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Sire | Broomstick |
Grandsire | Ben Brush |
Dam | Leisure |
Damsire | Meddler |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1911 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Harry Payne Whitney |
Owner | Mrs. Archibald Barklie |
Trainer | J. Simon Healy |
Major wins | |
Williamsbridge Handicap (1912) American Classics wins: Preakness Stakes (1914) |
Holiday (foaled in 1911) was an American
Early racing career
Holiday was a slow developing horse that took four attempts to break his maiden in New York. Late in his two-year-old season he placed second in the Greenfield Stakes at
Preakness Stakes
Holiday, described as "a good-looking little bay gelding"
Holiday went off as the second longest shot at 9–2 in the field of six three-year-olds. In that race Holiday led from the start and led passing the stands for the first time clocking the first quarter in :23-2/5.[3] He continued a very fast pace around the club house turn and down the back stretch recording fractions of :48-2/5 and 1:13-2/5.
Coming into the home stretch his three length lead diminished to a single length.[4] Holiday was tiring badly but held on to win by 3/4 of length from second choice Brave Cunarder with another 1-1/2 lengths back to Defendum for third. Holiday finished the classic in a final time of 1:58 flat under jockey Andy Schuttinger for the one and one eighth mile race.[5]
Holiday was the last gelding to win the race until Prairie Bayou won in 1993.[6]
Late racing career
Later in his three-year-old season Holiday won the Williamsbridge Handicap at
Breeding
Sire Broomstick bay 1901 |
Ben Brush
bay 1893 |
Bramble | Bonnie Scotland |
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Ivy Leaf | |||
Roseville | Reform | ||
Albia | |||
Elf
ch. 1893 |
Galliard | Galopin | |
Mavis | |||
Sylvabelle | Bend Or | ||
Saint Editha | |||
Dam Leisure ch. 1900 |
Meddler
bay 1890 |
St. Gatien | The Rover |
Saint Editha | |||
Busybody | Petrarch | ||
Spinaway | |||
Yorkville Belle
ch. 1889 |
Miser | Australian | |
Aerolite | |||
Thora | Longfellow | ||
Susan Ann |
References
- ^ "Holiday pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ "Preakness To Holiday". Baltimore Sun. 1914-05-22. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ "Preakness Stakes 1913 Race Chart page p-63". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Preakness Stakes 1913 Race Chart page p-63". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Preakness Stakes 1913 Race Chart page p-63". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Prairie Bayou Applies Right Touch at Last". Los Angeles Times. 1993-05-14. Retrieved 2012-08-05.