Spur (horse)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Spur | |
|---|---|
 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 | John H. McCormack |
| Major wins | |
| Withers Stakes (1916) Travers Stakes (1916) Knickerbocker Handicap (1916) Jerome Handicap (1916) Southampton Handicap (1916) Empire City Handicap (1917) Long Beach Handicap (1918) | |
Spur (1913–1930) was an American thoroughbred racehorse.
In 1916, for his new trainer, John H. McCormack, 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]
Stud record
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.