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Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the fifth winner of the American Triple Crown.He also won the Travers Stakes after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and only horse to win all four races.
Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 4 Whirlaway: Eddie Arcaro: Ben A. Jones: Calumet Farm: 2:01 2/5 2nd 2 Staretor George Woolf
The Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing is an informal name for winning four major Thoroughbred horse races in one season in the United States. The term has been applied to two configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown —the Kentucky Derby , Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes —and either the Travers Stakes ...
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The final day of live racing at the track was June 30, 2019, [1] with the facility hosting simulcast race wagering thereafter. [3] The only remaining live horse racing in Massachusetts is at Plainridge Park Casino, which has harness racing. [4] A number of famous horses raced at Suffolk Downs, including Seabiscuit, Whirlaway, Funny Cide, and Cigar.
Open to horses three years of age and older, the race on dirt was run as the Whirlaway Stakes from 1946 to 1951 and for 1952 as the Whirlaway Handicap. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In winning the 1949 race, Coaltown set a new world record for one mile on dirt while beating his Calumet Farm stablemate Ponder who on May 7 had won the 1949 Kentucky Derby .
The 1941 Belmont Stakes was the 73rd running of the Belmont Stakes.It was the 35th Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and was held on June 7, 1941. With a field of four horses, Whirlaway, the winner of that year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, won the 1 1 ⁄ 2 –mile race (12 f; 2.4 km) by 2 1 ⁄ 2 lengths over Robert Morris.
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