Dauber (horse)

Dauber
Dauber
Sire
Grandsire	Peter Pan
Dam	Ship of War
Damsire	Man o' War
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1935
Country	United States
Color	Chestnut
Breeder	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Owner	Foxcatcher Farms
Trainer	Richard E. Handlen
Record	22: 5-6-5
Earnings	US$80,130
Major wins
	Nursery Handicap (1937) American Classic Race wins:; Preakness Stakes (1938)

Dauber (1935–1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1938 Preakness Stakes. Bred by Sonny Whitney, he was sired by Harry Payne Whitney's 1913 Futurity Stakes winner, . His dam was Ship of War, a daughter of Man o' War.

Dauber was purchased by William du Pont, Jr. and raced by his Foxcatcher Farms. Under trainer Richard Handlen, his best result in a major race for two-year-olds was a win in the 1937 Nursery Handicap and a third in the 1937 Pimlico Futurity. At age three, he notably earned a second-place finish to Stagehand in the 1938 Santa Anita Derby. He went on to compete in all three of the U.S. Triple Crown races. Ridden by jockey Maurice Peters, Dauber finished second to Lawrin in the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness Stakes by seven lengths,^[1] and was second to Pasteurized in the Belmont Stakes. Following the Triple Crown, Dauber did not win another significant race.

Retired to stud, Dauber was not successful as a sire.

Breeding[]

Pedigree of Dauber
Sire Pennant ch. 1911	Peter Pan I brown 1904	Commando	Domino
		Commando	Emma C.
		Cinderella	Hermit
		Cinderella	Mazurka
	Royal Rose bay 1894	Royal Hampton	Hampton
		Royal Hampton	Princess
		Belle Rose	Beaudesert
		Belle Rose	Monte Rosa
Dam Ship Of War black 1924	Man o'War ch. 1917	Fair Play	Hastings
		Fair Play	Fairy Gold
		Mahubah	Rock Sand
		Mahubah	Merry Token
	brown 1912	Waterboy	Watercress
		Waterboy	Zealandia
		Basseting	Bassetlaw
		Basseting	Suscol

References[]

^ "CRAVAT IS SECOND; 25,000 See Outsider's Rush Nip Menow by Nose at Pimlico DAUBER, 3-2, EARNS $51,875 du Pont's Racer Comes from Next to Last to Triumph on Sloppy Track Cravat Earns $10,000 Can't Wait Runs Fourth DAUBER, 3-2, TAKES $69,500 PREAKNESS Menow Stops After Mile Jesse Jones Attends Betting Lines Jammed Winners of the Preakness". The New York Times. 15 May 1938.

Dauber's pedigree and partial racing stats

[1] "CRAVAT IS SECOND; 25,000 See Outsider's Rush Nip Menow by Nose at Pimlico DAUBER, 3-2, EARNS $51,875 du Pont's Racer Comes from Next to Last to Triumph on Sloppy Track Cravat Earns $10,000 Can't Wait Runs Fourth DAUBER, 3-2, TAKES $69,500 PREAKNESS Menow Stops After Mile Jesse Jones Attends Betting Lines Jammed Winners of the Preakness". The New York Times. 15 May 1938.

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