Dr. Fager
| Dr. Fager | |
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| Sire | Rough'n Tumble |
| Grandsire | Free For All |
| Dam | Aspidistra |
| Damsire | Better Self |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1964 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Tartan Farm |
| Owner | Tartan Stable. Racing silks: Red, tartan sash, red and tartan cap. |
| Trainer | John A. Nerud |
| Record | 22:18-2-1 |
| Earnings | $1,002,642 |
| Major wins | |
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Cowdin Stakes (1966) Withers Stakes (1967) Hawthorne Gold Cup (1967) Gotham Stakes (1967) Arlington Classic (1967) Vosburgh Stakes (1967, 1968) Suburban Handicap (1968) Californian Stakes (1968) Roseben Handicap (1968) United Nations Handicap (1968) Brooklyn Handicap (1968) Whitney Handicap (1968) Washington Park Handicap (1968) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Sprint Horse (1967, 1968) DRF American Champion Male Turf Horse (1968) American Champion Older Male Horse (1968) American Horse of the Year (1968) Leading sire in North America (1977) |
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| Honors | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1971) #6 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Dr. Fager Stakes at Calder Race Course |
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Dr. Fager (April 6, 1964 – August 5, 1976) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who had what many consider one of the greatest single racing seasons by any horse in the history of the sport. He is the only horse to ever held four titles in one year, 1968, when he was named the Horse of the Year, champion handicap horse, champion sprinter, and co-champion grass horse.
A bay colt by Rough'n Tumble, Dr. Fager was bred by his owner, the Tartan Stable of William L. McKnight (chairman of the board of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.). His half-sister is another Hall of Famer, Ta Wee. Trained by Hall of Famer John Nerud, he was named for the Boston neurosurgeon, Dr. Charles Fager, who saved Nerud's life with two operations after Nerud suffered a serious fall from a horse.
Dr. Fager raced 22 times, winning 18 races, with two places and one show. His only out-of-the-money finish was as a result of a disqualification in the Jersey Derby, in which he finished first. Only three horses ever finished in front of Dr. Fager: Champion juvenile male Successor, Horse of the Year Damascus, and Horse of the Year Buckpasser.
Dr. Fager set the world record at 1 mile on any surface: 1:32 1/5, achieved on August 24, 1968 when he ran in the Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park under 134 pounds. The record still stands for dirt-surface racing. The list of stakes and handicaps he won includes the Gotham Stakes, the Withers Stakes, the Jersey Derby, the AP Classic, the Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, the Vosburgh Stakes, the Roseben, the Californian Stakes, the Suburban Handicap, the Whitney Handicap, and the United Nations Handicap. Dr. Fager's career is recorded in "Champions: The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of the 20th Century's Greatest Thoroughbreds" by the editors and writers of the Daily Racing Form.
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