Moccasin (horse)
| Moccasin | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nantallah |
| Dam | Rough Shod |
| Damsire | Gold Bridge |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1963 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | Claiborne Farm |
| Trainer | Harry Trotsek |
| Record | 21: 11-2-4 |
| Earnings | $388,075 |
| Major wins | |
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Spinaway Stakes (1965) Matron Stakes (1965) Selima Stakes (1965) Gardenia Stakes (1965) Test Stakes (1966) Phoenix Handicap (1967) |
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| Awards | |
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U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly (1965) TSD & TRA United States Horse of the Year (1965) |
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| Honours | |
| Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack | |
| Last updated on November 12, 2006 | |
Moccasin (April 16, 1963 – July 1, 1986) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. In a career that lasted from 1965 to 1967, she ran twenty-one times and won eleven races. She remains the only two-year-old filly to be voted United States Horse of the Year. Moccasin won only one race in each of her two subsequent seasons but was an effective performer over sprint distances.
Moccasin, foaled on April 16, 1963, was a chestnut filly with three white socks, bred by Claiborne Farm. Her sire, Nantallah, was a moderate racehorse by the champion Nasrullah, who in turn was sired by Nearco. Moccasin's dam, the British-bred Rough Shod, was a great success at stud, producing Ridan, Lt. Stevens (Palm Beach Stakes) and the broodmare Thong (ancestor of Sadler's Wells). Moccasin grew to be an unusually large and powerful filly, standing almost 16.2 hands high with a girth of seventy six inches.
At age two, Moccasin put together an unbeaten eight-race season that culminated with her being named U.S. Horse of the Year by both Turf and Sports Digest magazine and the Thoroughbred Racing Association, beating Kelso by one vote in the latter poll. The rival poll organised by Triangle Publications was won by Roman Brother. Moccasin's performances drew attention beyond the racing media, and she was featured in the November 5 edition of Time.
After winning her first two races in "impressive fashion", Moccasin won the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in August, beating Swift Lady by three and a half lengths at odds of 1/5. In the following month, she appeared to have decided the title of U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly when she won the Matron Stakes at Aqueduct Race Track, finishing six lengths clear of her opponents in a time of 1:11.6. A challenger emerged in the form of Priceless Gem, who defeated Buckpasser at Aqueduct, but an injury ruled her out of a showdown with Moccasin in the Selima Stakes. In her rival's absence, Moccasin won the race by five lengths from Swift Lady. She completed her unbeaten first season in November when she recorded a two and a half-length win over Lady Pitt in the Gardenia Stakes at Garden State Park.
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