Spur | |
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![]() Spur (c. 1916) | |
Sire | King James |
Grandsire | Plaudit |
Dam | Auntie Mum |
Damsire | Melton |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1913 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Henry T. Oxnard |
Owner | James Butler |
Trainer | James H. McCormick |
Major wins | |
Withers Stakes (1916) Travers Stakes (1916) Knickerbocker Handicap (1916) Jerome Handicap (1916) Empire City Handicap (1917) Long Beach Handicap (1918) |
Spur (1913–1930) was an American thoroughbred racehorse.
In 1916, he won eight major races and finished second in the Belmont Stakes.[1] At age four, he equaled the Empire City track record for a mile and a sixteenth on the dirt in winning his second straight Yonkers Handicap.[2][3]
As a sire, standing at James Butler's Eastview Farm in Tarrytown, New York, Spur's best progeny was Sting.
Spur died on May 31, 1930, at Eastview Farm.
Sire King James |
Plaudit | Himyar | Alarm |
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Hira | |||
Cinderella | Tomahawk | ||
Manna | |||
Unsightly | Pursebearer | Scottish Chief | |
Thrift | |||
Hira Villa | Himyar | ||
Tolima | |||
Dam Auntie Mum |
Melton | Master Kildare | Lord Ronald |
Silk | |||
Violet Melrose | Scottish Chief | ||
Violet | |||
Adderly | Ayrshire | Hampton | |
Atalanta | |||
Sandiway | Doncaster | ||
Clemence |