Buckpasser
| Buckpasser | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tom Fool |
| Grandsire | Menow |
| Dam | Busanda |
| Damsire | War Admiral |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Ogden Phipps |
| Owner | Ogden Phipps. Racing colors: Black, cherry cap. |
| Trainer |
William C. Winfrey Edward A. Neloy |
| Record | 31: 25-4-1 |
| Earnings | $1,462,014 |
| Major wins | |
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Champagne Stakes (1965) Hopeful Stakes (1965) Tremont Stakes (1965) Flamingo Stakes (1966) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1966) Arlington Classic (1966) Woodward Stakes (1966) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1966) Leonard Richards Stakes (1966) Travers Stakes (1966) American Derby (1966) Everglades Stakes (1966) San Fernando Stakes (1967) |
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| Awards | |
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U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Male (1965) U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Male (1966) U.S. Horse of the Year (1966) DRF Champion Handicap Male Horse (1966) TRA Champion Handicap Male Horse (1967) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1983, 1984, 1989) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1970) |
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| Last updated on 28 September 2010 | |
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1970)
Buckpasser (1963–1978) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won 9 of his 11 race starts for international record winnings for a two-year-old of $586,090. He was leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989.
Buckpasser was a bay colt that was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps and foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. He was by the Horse of the Year-winner Tom Fool, and his dam was the stakes-winning mare Busanda, by the Triple Crown-winner War Admiral. Busanda’s second dam was the Blue Hen broodmare La Troienne (FR). He was a half-brother to several other horses that included the stakes-winners Bupers (won $221,688) and Bureaucracy ($156,635). Buckpasser was inbred in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) to the French racehorse and influential sire Teddy.
Racing official Dr. Manual Gilman said of him, "Generally, every horse has about a hundred faults of conformation. I would defy anybody to pick a flaw in Buckpasser." Renowned horse painter Richard Stone Reeves said, "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat and Affirmed, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser".
Buckpasser had two trainers, both since elected to the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Bill Winfrey began his training, and when he retired, Eddie Neloy took over and prepared Buckpasser for his three-year-old season.
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