Pompey (horse)
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Pompey was an American
Champion
Thoroughbred
racehorse. He was bred by William Coe and raced under the colors of his Shoshone Stable. Pompey was a son of Sun Briar
who also sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
inductee, Sun Beau
. His dam was Sweet Briar, a French
daughter of Leopold de Rothschild's
St. Frusquin, whose wins included the Classic 2,000 Guineas Stakes and who was the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1903 and 1907.
, East View Stakes
, and defeated arch rival Chance Play
in the two most important races of the year for two-year-olds, the August 29 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
and the September 12 Futurity Stakes at Belmont Park
. Voted the 1925 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Pompey was an early favorite to win the 1926 Kentucky Derby
.
at New York's
Jamaica Race Course. He was not entered in the Preakness Stakes
which that year was run on May 10th and was the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown
series. On May 15th, Pompey was sent off as the second choice by bettors
in the Derby at Churchill Downs
in Louisville, Kentucky
. Ridden by Laverne Fator
, in the mile and a quarter event the colt faded after three-quarters of a mile and finished fifth to winner, Bubbling Over
. Pompey did not run in the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes
.
Pompey went on to win the Wilton Handicap at Saratoga Race Course
, a prep race for the prestigious Travers Stakes
in which he would finish second. He would also finish second in the 1926 Edgemere Handicap
at Aqueduct Racetrack
, this time losing to Peanuts by a head in a World Record
time of 1:48 3/5 for a mile and a furlong
on dirt.
, Some Pomp, and Pompoon
. Some Pomp earned 1935 Co-American Champion Older Female Horse honors and both Ladysman and Pompoon won American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1932 and 1936 respectively. Pompey's top earner, however, was Rippey (b. 1943), a multiple stakes winner whose career earnings topped $299,000.
Pompey's daughter, Outdone, was the dam of 1958 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year
, Miss Disco, as well as the second dam of the very great sire, Bold Ruler
. Through another daughter, Delmarie, Pompey was also the damsire of Count Turf
, winner of the 1951 Kentucky Derby
He was also the damsire of the 1947 American Grand National steeplechase
winner, Adaptable.
Pompey died at age twenty-one in 1944.
United States
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Champion
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
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. He was bred by William Coe and raced under the colors of his Shoshone Stable. Pompey was a son of Sun Briar
Sun Briar
Sun Briar was a Thoroughbred racehorse voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1917 and the American Champion Older Male Horse of 1919. He was a son of Sundridge, the 1911 Champion sire in Great Britain who also sired Epsom Derby winner, Sunstar. Sun Briar was out of the mare Sweet...
who also sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductee, Sun Beau
Sun Beau
Sun Beau was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse. Sired by Sun Briar, his damsire was Fair Play who sired Man o' War. Sun Beau accomplished a great deal in five years of racing despite having eight different trainers....
. His dam was Sweet Briar, a French
France
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daughter of Leopold de Rothschild's
Leopold de Rothschild
Leopold de Rothschild CVO was a British banker, thoroughbred race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family.-Education and career:...
St. Frusquin, whose wins included the Classic 2,000 Guineas Stakes and who was the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1903 and 1907.
A Champion at age two
Trained by William Karrick, Pompey won seven of ten starts in 1925 including the United States Hotel StakesUnited States Hotel Stakes
The United States Hotel Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the late summer or early autumn until 1955 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was run on dirt over a distance of six furlongs...
, East View Stakes
East View Stakes
The East View Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. It is restricted to fillies bred in the State of New York. Run in early December, the raceis contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles....
, and defeated arch rival Chance Play
Chance Play
Chance Play was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire. Bred by August Belmont, Jr., he was out of the mare Quelle Chance, a daughter of 1900 Metropolitan Handicap winner, Ethelbert. He was sired by Fair Play who also sired the legendary Man o' War...
in the two most important races of the year for two-year-olds, the August 29 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
and the September 12 Futurity Stakes at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
. Voted the 1925 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Pompey was an early favorite to win the 1926 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
.
U.S. Triple Crown series
In his 1926 season debut, Pompey won the May 1st Wood StakesWood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
at New York's
New York
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Jamaica Race Course. He was not entered in the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
which that year was run on May 10th and was the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
series. On May 15th, Pompey was sent off as the second choice by bettors
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
in the Derby at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. Ridden by Laverne Fator
Laverne Fator
Laverne Fator was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Hailey, Idaho, Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918 at...
, in the mile and a quarter event the colt faded after three-quarters of a mile and finished fifth to winner, Bubbling Over
Bubbling Over (horse)
Bubbling Over was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, he was sired by English stakes winner North Star out of the mare, Beaming Beauty, who in turn was sired by the great Belmont Stakes champion, Sweep....
. Pompey did not run in the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
.
Pompey went on to win the Wilton Handicap at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
, a prep race for the prestigious Travers Stakes
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers...
in which he would finish second. He would also finish second in the 1926 Edgemere Handicap
Edgemere Handicap
The Edgemere Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race. Inaugurated in 1901 at the old Aqueduct Racetrack, it was open to horses of all ages and contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards. The following year the distance was changed to one mile and one furlong.In 1908,...
at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
, this time losing to Peanuts by a head in a World Record
World record
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time of 1:48 3/5 for a mile and a furlong
Furlong
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on dirt.
Racing at age four
At age four, Pompey competed with some success, winning the August 1, 1927 Inaugural Handicap at Saratoga Race Course and on August 23rd running the fastest six furlongs of the Saratoga summer meet with a time of 1:11 2-5 while winning the Blue Mountain Handicap.An influential sire of Champions
Pompey sired a number of race winners, the best of which were LadysmanLadysman
Ladysman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the son of Pompey who won the 1947 Hopeful Stakes as a two-year-old and the prestigious Suburban Handicap as a four year-old but will be best remembered for his runner up performance to Head Play in the second jewel of the Triple Crown in the...
, Some Pomp, and Pompoon
Pompoon
Pompoon was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1936.At age two, Pompoon won the Belmont Futurity Stakes and defeated War Admiral to win the National Stallion Stakes...
. Some Pomp earned 1935 Co-American Champion Older Female Horse honors and both Ladysman and Pompoon won American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1932 and 1936 respectively. Pompey's top earner, however, was Rippey (b. 1943), a multiple stakes winner whose career earnings topped $299,000.
Pompey's daughter, Outdone, was the dam of 1958 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year
The list that follows is of the all the mares that have won the honor of being named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Mares are selected each year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Mares are graded by the success of offspring just like stallions in regards to the Leading...
, Miss Disco, as well as the second dam of the very great sire, Bold Ruler
Bold Ruler
Bold Ruler was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse.Bred by the Wheatley Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps, Bold Ruler was foaled on April 6, 1954 at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky to Nasrullah and Miss Disco by Discovery...
. Through another daughter, Delmarie, Pompey was also the damsire of Count Turf
Count Turf
Count Turf was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1951 Kentucky Derby. He is one of only two equine families where three generations have won the Kentucky Derby. His grandsire Reigh Count won the 1928 Derby and then his sire Count Fleet won it in 1943. Count Fleet...
, winner of the 1951 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
He was also the damsire of the 1947 American Grand National steeplechase
Steeplechase
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winner, Adaptable.
Pompey died at age twenty-one in 1944.