Blue Man (horse)
| Blue Man | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Blue Swords |
| Grandsire | Blue Larkspur |
| Dam | Poppycock |
| Damsire | Identify |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1949 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Allen T. Simmons |
| Owner | 1) White Oak Stable 2) Frank R. Conklin |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 24: 11-4-1 |
| Earnings | $277,035 |
| Major wins | |
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Flamingo Stakes (1952) Preakness Stakes (1952) |
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Flamingo Stakes (1952)
Yankee Handicap (1952)
Dwyer Stakes (1952)
Blue Man (foaled 1949) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Preakness Stakes.
Blue Man was bred by Allen T. Simmons at his Lexington, Kentucky horse farm, a property that had been part of the renowned . Blue Man's dam was Poppycock, a granddaughter of Man o' War. His sire was Blue Swords, who won several handicaps and ran second to Count Fleet in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Grandsire Blue Larkspur was the 1929 American Horse of the Year and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Blue Man was owned by Arthur Abbott of Rye, New York, founder of Abbott's Frozen Custard, who raced him under the White Oak Stable banner. He was trained by future Hall of Fame inductee Woody Stephens.
At age two Blue Man showed limited racing ability. In the spring of 1952, the then three-year-old colt won the important Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park in Florida. In the ensuing Kentucky Derby, he finished third to winner Hill Gail, then won the most important race of his career in the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
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