Chompion
Chompion | |
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Sire | Tompion |
Grandsire | Tom Fool |
Dam | Mahratta |
Damsire | Mahmoud |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | May 21, 1965[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
Owner | 1) Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 2) Colonial Farms |
Trainer | 1) Ivor G. Balding 2) Joe Kulina |
Record | 88: 14-14-15 |
Earnings | US$604,401 |
Major wins | |
Travers Stakes (1968) (1969, 1970) Stymie Handicap (1969) Seneca Handicap (1970) Getaway Day Stakes (1970) Massachusetts Handicap (1971) Pan American Handicap (1971) Dixie Handicap (1971) (1971) |
Chompion (foaled 1965 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred and raced by C. V. "Sonny" Whitney and trained by Ivor Balding.[2]
In June 1971, then owner John Fieramosca announced that Chompion would be retired to stud at his Colonial Farms beginning with the 1972 season.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Chompion pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ Equibase.com
- ^ Boston Globe - June 24, 1971
Categories:
- 1965 racehorse births
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Vanderbilt family
- Thoroughbred family 5-j
- Racehorse stubs