Take Wing was an American 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...

 gelding

Gelding

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 racehorse claimed

Claiming race

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 for $

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3,000 and who would then earn more than $160,000 for new owner Clyde Troutt

Clyde Troutt

Clyde Troutt was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. From Benton, Illinois, on March 15, 1938 Troutt replaced Frank Hackett as one of the trainers of the prominent John and Fannie Hertz stable...

 and set a new North America

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n record for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf

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Take Wing was sired by Chicle who was the Leading sire in North America

Leading sire in North America

The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...

 in 1929 and the Leading broodmare sire in North America

Leading broodmare sire in North America

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 in 1942. Take Wing's dam was a daughter of My Play, a multiple race winning full brother to Man o' War

Man O' War

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Trainer Clyde Troutt claimed Take Wing in early July of 1942 and immediately won the Stars and Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park

Arlington Park

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 in a time that was just 1/5 of a second off the track record

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. For his win, the $3000 horse earned his new owner $8,600. Still racing at age nine, Take Wing set a new North American record of 1:55 1-5 for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf at Washington Park Racetrack in winning the Meadowland Handicap for the third time.

Following his retirement from racing, Take wing was used as a lead pony for owner-trainer Clyde Troutt.