Crafty Admiral

Crafty Admiral
Sire	Fighting Fox
Grandsire	Sir Gallahad III
Dam	Admiral's Lady
Damsire	War Admiral
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1948
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Harry F. Guggenheim
Owner	1) Hugh A. Grant 2) Charfran Stable
Trainer	1) Bert Williams 2) Robert Odom
Record	39: 18-6-4
Earnings	US$499,200
Major wins
Brooklyn Handicap (1952) Palm Beach Handicap (1952) Merchants' and Citizens' Handicap (1952) Whirlaway Handicap (1952) Washington Park Handicap (1952) Gulfstream Park Handicap (1952, 1953) McLennan Handicap (1953) Olympic Handicap (1953) New York Handicap (1953) Royal Palm Handicap (1953) Empire City Gold Cup (1953)
Awards
American Champion Older Male Horse (1952) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1978)

Crafty Admiral (June 6, 1948 – 1972) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1952 American Champion Older Male Horse and Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1978.

A very late foal, Crafty Admiral's dam, Admiral's Lady, died after producing the colt. He was purchased for $6,500 as a yearling by Hugh Grant at a special auction of Harry Guggenheim horses held in the paddock at Belmont Park. In late 1951, Grant sold him to Charles and Frances Cohen, a husband-and-wife team who raced under the name of Charfran Stable.

Crafty Admiral set a new track record for seven furlongs in winning the 1952 Palm Beach Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track.

Retired to stud in Kentucky in 1954, Crafty Admiral sired twenty-six stakes winners including Crafty Lace, Crafty Khale and Admiral's Voyage who was the damsire of Danzig. Through his daughter, Won't Tell You, he is the damsire of 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion Affirmed whose earnings help make Crafty Admiral that year's Leading broodmare sire in North America.

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