Thoroughbred horse racing Harry Payne Whitney

whitney , horse, regret

whitney major figure in thoroughbred horse racing. inherited large stable father (including great filly artful , sire hamburg, , in 1915 established horse breeding farm in lexington, kentucky developed american polo pony breeding american quarter horse stallions thoroughbred mares. thoroughbred racing s leading owner of year in united states on 8 occasions , breeder of 2 hundred stakes race winners. leading sire first hamburg , great sire broomstick, ben brush. kentucky-bred horse whisk broom ii (sired broomstick) raced in england, @ age 6 came u.s. won new york handicap triple. owned upset, gave man o war loss of career.

whitney had nineteen horses ran in kentucky derby, winning first time in 1915 broomstick foal, regret, first filly ever capture race. regret went on earn horse of year honors , named national museum of racing , hall of fame. whitney won kentucky derby second time in 1927 colt whiskery. record of 6 wins in preakness stakes stood breeder until 1968 when calumet farm broke record. whitney s colt burgomaster won 1906 belmont stakes , received horse of year honors. amongst many, whitney s breeding operation produced equipoise , johren.

whitney s stable won following prestigious u.s. triple crown races:

kentucky derby:

1915 : regret (voted horse of year)
1927 : whiskery


preakness stakes:

1908 : royal tourist
1913 : buskin
1914 : holiday
1921 : broomspun
1927 : bostonian
1928 : victorian


belmont stakes:

1905 : tanya (filly)
1906 : burgomaster (voted horse of year)
1913 : prince eugene
1918 : johren

his lexington, kentucky stud farm passed on son, c.v. whitney, owned until 1989 when became part of gainesway farm.