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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. Whirlaway was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim, out of
The race was attended by 35,000 people and all three major radio networks provided live coverage. [17] [18] Whirlaway entered the $25,000 match race a 3 to 10 favorite, while Alsab went off at 8 to 5. [18] Alsab jumped out to an early lead, holding as much as a two and a half length lead at one point.
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.
The Whirlaway Stakes is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. It is an ungraded event offering a purse of $100,000 added. The Whirlaway is the second of four two-turn races for 3-year-olds run in New York prior to the Kentucky Derby .
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
With so few horses in the race, and Secretariat expected to win, no "show" bets were taken. Secretariat was sent off as a 1–10 favorite [74] before a crowd of 69,138, then the second largest attendance in Belmont history. [75] The race was televised by CBS and was watched by over 15 million households, an audience share of 52%. [76]
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.
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. [3] Race ...