Elocutionist (horse)
| Elocutionist | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Gallant Romeo |
| Grandsire | Gallant Man |
| Dam | Strictly Speaking |
| Damsire | Fleet Nasrullah |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Pin Oak Stud |
| Owner | Eugene C. Cashman |
| Trainer | Paul T. Adwell |
| Record | 12: 9-1-2 |
| Earnings | US$343,150 |
| Major wins | |
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Hawthorne Juvenile Stakes (1975) Preakness Stakes (1976) |
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Hawthorne Juvenile Stakes (1975)
Forerunner Stakes (1976)
Arkansas Derby (1976)
Elocutionist (1973–1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
Bred by Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud and foaled at her Versailles, Kentucky farm, Elocutionist was sired by multiple stakes winner Gallant Romeo, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Gallant Man. He was out of the mare Strictly Speaking, whose sire was the very fast Fleet Nasrullah, a multiple stakes winner who broke two track records.
Elocutionist was purchased at the July 1974 Fasig-Tipton yearling sale in Lexington, Kentucky by Gene Cashman, a Chicago native who made a fortune as a commodities trader, which afforded him the opportunity to establish a large Thoroughbred racing stable. At the auction, Cashman and his trainer, Paul Adwell, narrowed their selection to two yearling colts they liked. However, unable to decide which one to buy, they flipped a coin, and Elocutionist wound up being the one Cashman bought.
A late bloomer, Elocutionist made his first start on October 13, 1975. The two-year-old's racing debut was a winning one, and he won all four of his ensuing starts that year including the 49th running of the Hawthorne Juvenile Stakes at Chicago's Hawthorne Race Course.
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