Pompoon
| Pompoon | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1934 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | William R. Coe |
| Owner | Jerome H. Louchheim |
| Trainer | Cyrus Field Clarke at 2 and 3 San Carlos Handicap (1938) |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1936) | |
Pompoon (1934–1939) was an American
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
for 1936.
Owned by the prominent Philadelphia contractor and majority owner and president of CBS, Jerome H. Louchheim,[1] Pompoon was trained by Cyrus Field Clarke at age two and three. The colt won the Belmont Futurity Stakes[2] and defeated War Admiral to win the National Stallion Stakes.[3] At age three, he finished second in both the 1937 Kentucky Derby and 1937 Preakness Stakes to War Admiral who went on to win the Triple Crown.[4][5][6]
Former top-level jockey and future
San Carlos Handicap at California's Santa Anita Park
.
Pompoon died on November 14, 1939, as the result of a
intestine.[7]
References
- New York Times, page 23. April 5, 1945. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Field, Bryan (October 4, 1936). "POMPOON 4-LENGTH VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Field, Bryan (June 7, 1936). "POMPOON SCORES EASILY Unbeaten Colt Wins National Stallion". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Chart of the 1937 Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Preakness Media Guide - Preakness Charts" (PDF). preakness.com. p. 71. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Chart for the 1937 Belmont" (PDF). belmontstakes.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Pompoon, '36 Best, Dies in Maryland". New York Daily News. November 15, 1939. Retrieved March 29, 2021.