Double Discount
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Double Discount was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse who on October 9, 1977 set a new world record
time of 1:57 2/5 for 1 1/4 miles on turf in winning the Carleton F. Burke Handicap
at Santa Anita Park
in Arcadia, California
. A Bay gelding
, Double Discount was sired by Nodouble
and out of the mare, General Store.
Bred and raced by Ken Schiffer's Hat Ranch West, Double Discount was trained by Mel Stute
. He retired from racing having won nine of his starts and with earnings of US$
520,939.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse who on October 9, 1977 set a new world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
time of 1:57 2/5 for 1 1/4 miles on turf in winning the Carleton F. Burke Handicap
Carleton F. Burke Handicap
The Carleton F. Burke Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced in late October as part of the Oak Tree Racing Association series, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on turf at a distance of one-and-one-half...
at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
. A Bay gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
, Double Discount was sired by Nodouble
Nodouble
Nodouble was a two-time Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by oilman Gene Goff’s Verna Lea Farms in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he was out of the mare, Abla-Jay. Damsire Double Jay was the 1946 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and a four-time Leading broodmare sire in North America...
and out of the mare, General Store.
Bred and raced by Ken Schiffer's Hat Ranch West, Double Discount was trained by Mel Stute
Melvin F. Stute
Melvin Frederick "Mel" Stute is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. On December 11, 2010 at Hollywood Park Racetrack he won the 2000th race of a career that includes a win in the second leg of the U.S...
. He retired from racing having won nine of his starts and with earnings of US$
United States dollar
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520,939.