Chateaugay (horse)
| Chateaugay | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Swaps |
| Grandsire | Khaled |
| Dam | Banquet Bell |
| Damsire | Polynesian |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1960 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | John W. Galbreath |
| Owner | Darby Dan Farm |
| Trainer | James P. Conway |
| Record | 24: 11-4-2 |
| Earnings | $360,722 |
| Major wins | |
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Blue Grass Stakes (1963) Kentucky Derby (1963) Belmont Stakes (1963) Preakness Stakes 2nd (1963) |
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| Awards | |
| United States Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1963) | |
| Last updated on April 20, 2007 | |
Blue Grass Stakes (1963)
Jerome Handicap (1963)
Chateaugay (February 29, 1960 – May 9, 1985) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races. Bred at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by his prominent owner, John W. Galbreath, Chateaugay was a son of Swaps, the 1956 U.S. Horse of the Year and a Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Racing at age two for future U.S. Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway, Chateaugay showed limited promise, winning two of five starts but without a victory in a stakes race.
At age three, the colt began to develop and after winning the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course was sent to compete in America's most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby.
The 1963 edition of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown series, saw 120,000 patrons gather at Churchill Downs for a race that featured three Thoroughbred stars. TIME magazine reported jockey Eddie Arcaro as saying: "I can't remember a Derby creating so much excitement."
Leading up to the race, Rex C. Ellsworth's undefeated Candy Spots had won the Florida Derby and the Santa Anita Derby. At the same time, a Greentree Stable colt named No Robbery had won the Wood Memorial Stakes, and he too came into the Derby undefeated. Then there was Harry F. Guggenheim's 1962 U.S. 2-Year-old Champion Colt and 1963 Flamingo Stakes winner, Never Bend. By post time, bettors had made Candy Spots the 3-2 favorite, No Robbery the second choice at 5-2, and Never Bend the third pick at odds of 3-1. Even though he came into the race undefeated at three (3-3) including a win in April's Blue Grass Stakes, Chateaugay was nearly ignored amid the hype surrounding the three star horses and was sent off at 9-1 odds.
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