Shut Out (horse)
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Shut Out was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse sired by Hall of Famer
Equipoise
, the multiple stakes
winning champion his fans called "The Chocolate Soldier." Shut Out was bred by the Greentree Stable
in Lexington, Kentucky
owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney (Helen Hay Whitney) who had also bred his dam, Goose Egg, by the French
stallion
, Chicle.
The year Shut Out was born Greentree Stables also produced Devil Diver
who would eclipse Shut Out in fame and achievements, yet it was Shut Out who won both the 1942 Kentucky Derby
and the Belmont Stakes
under jockey
Wayne D. Wright
.
Devil Diver beat Shut Out in the 1941 Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds. But Shut Out proved the better three-year-old. Hall of Fame conditioner John Gaver, training for Greentree Stables, gave Eddie Arcaro
his choice of Kentucky Derby
mount: Devil Diver or Shut Out. Arcaro chose Devil Diver. Arcaro and his choice came in sixth. Arcaro switched mounts for the Belmont Stakes, riding Shut Out to victory.
Shut Out's real rival that year was Alsab
who had been the U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
. Alsab also took 1942's three-year-old honors. Yet Shut Out had come close to winning the 1942 Triple Crown
, only losing the Preakness Stakes
to Alsab by a small margin, finishing 5th after a troubled trip. He'd also won the prestigious Travers Stakes
, again under Arcaro. Shut Out
held a 3 to 2 margin over Alsab
when Alsab
finished 4th in his career finale, where Shut Out
was third in an overnight handicap in 1944.
Shut Out died in 1964 after a respectable career at stud siring a number of stakes winners for Greentree such as One Hitter.
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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 sired by Hall of Famer
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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Equipoise
Equipoise (horse)
Equipoise was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse, a chestnut bred in the United States by Harry Payne Whitney and owned by his son, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney...
, the multiple stakes
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
winning champion his fans called "The Chocolate Soldier." Shut Out was bred by the Greentree Stable
Greentree Stable
Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City. Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Saratoga Springs, New York with his brother Harry Payne...
in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
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owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney (Helen Hay Whitney) who had also bred his dam, Goose Egg, by the French
France
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stallion
Stallion
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, Chicle.
The year Shut Out was born Greentree Stables also produced Devil Diver
Devil Diver
Devil Diver was an American Thoroughbred racehorse foaled at Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable in Lexington, Kentucky. A bay colt by Sir Germans, he was out of Dabchick, and a member of the same foal crop as Shut Out...
who would eclipse Shut Out in fame and achievements, yet it was Shut Out who won both the 1942 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...
and 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...
under jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
Wayne D. Wright
Wayne D. Wright
Wayne Danforth Wright was a Champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years....
.
Devil Diver beat Shut Out in the 1941 Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds. But Shut Out proved the better three-year-old. Hall of Fame conditioner John Gaver, training for Greentree Stables, gave Eddie Arcaro
Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro , known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice...
his choice of 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...
mount: Devil Diver or Shut Out. Arcaro chose Devil Diver. Arcaro and his choice came in sixth. Arcaro switched mounts for the Belmont Stakes, riding Shut Out to victory.
Shut Out's real rival that year was Alsab
Alsab
Alsab was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Alsab was voted the 1941 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and in his three-year-old season in which jockey Basil James rode him to a win in the Preakness Stakes and second-place to Shut Out in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, he...
who had been the U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse
The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971....
. Alsab also took 1942's three-year-old honors. Yet Shut Out had come close to winning the 1942 Triple Crown
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
, only losing 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...
to Alsab by a small margin, finishing 5th after a troubled trip. He'd also won 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...
, again under Arcaro. Shut Out
Shut Out
"Shut Out" is a single from the Paul Jabara album of the same name and features special guest vocals by Donna Summer. On the album, it is used as the first half of a medley another with another song called "Heaven is a Disco."...
held a 3 to 2 margin over Alsab
Alsab
Alsab was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Alsab was voted the 1941 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and in his three-year-old season in which jockey Basil James rode him to a win in the Preakness Stakes and second-place to Shut Out in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, he...
when Alsab
Alsab
Alsab was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Alsab was voted the 1941 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and in his three-year-old season in which jockey Basil James rode him to a win in the Preakness Stakes and second-place to Shut Out in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, he...
finished 4th in his career finale, where Shut Out
Shut Out
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was third in an overnight handicap in 1944.
Shut Out died in 1964 after a respectable career at stud siring a number of stakes winners for Greentree such as One Hitter.