My Dad George
| My Dad George | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Dark Star |
| Grandsire | Royal Gem |
| Dam | Mabekky |
| Damsire | Skytracer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1967 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | George Cavanaugh & Associates |
| Owner | Raymond M. Curtis |
| Trainer | Frank J. McManus |
| Record | 24: 8-5-3 |
| Earnings | $334,295 |
| Major wins | |
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Flamingo Stakes (1970) Florida Derby (1970) |
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| Last updated on July 17, 2013 | |
My Dad George was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was foaled in Kentucky in 1967. Bred by George Cavanaugh & Associates, he was sired by Dark Star and was a grandson of Royal Gem. He was out of a Skytracer mare Mabekky. My Dad George is best remembered for winning the grade 1 Florida Derby and finishing second in the $200,000 grade 1 1970 Preakness Stakes to Personality.
Trained by Frank J. McManus, My Dad George was slow to develop and did not break his maiden until his third attempt. He then won or placed in his next eight races at the end of his two-year-old season and the beginning of his three-year-old season.
My Dad George is one of only two horses in history to be favored in all three American Triple Crown races while not winning any of the three. The other is Chief's Crown (in 1985).
In the lead-up to the 1970 U.S. Triple Crown series, My Dad George was shipped to South Florida for the winter. In January 1970, he placed third to Naskra in the Everglades Stakes at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, at a mile and one eighth. In February, he won the historic Flamingo Stakes, also at Hialeah Park Race Track, at a mile and one eighth. In March, My Dad George won the grade 1 Florida Derby at a mile and one eighth at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida . He went on to compete in and place second to Dust Commander in the mile and one quarter Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs in early May as the 5-2 favorite.
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