Hastings (horse)
Hastings | |
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Sire | Spendthrift |
Grandsire | Australian |
Dam | Cinderella |
Damsire | Blue Ruin |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 5 February 1893 Versailles, Kentucky |
Died | June 17, 1917 , near Lexington, Kentucky | (aged 23–24)
Country | United States |
Color | Brown |
Breeder | Dr. John D. Neet |
Owner | & John Daly August Belmont Jr. |
Trainer | |
Record | 21: 10-8-0 |
Earnings | $16,340[1] |
Major wins | |
Surf Stakes (1895) Toboggan Handicap (1896) (1896) (1897) (1897) American Classics wins: | |
Awards | |
Leading sire in North America (1902, 1908) |
Hastings (February 5, 1893 – June 17, 1917) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.
Background[]
Hastings was foaled in Versailles, Kentucky and bred by Dr. John D. Neet. He was sired by Spendthrift (Belmont Stakes winner) out of the imported Cinderella (dam of Plaudit, winner of the Kentucky Derby)[2] by Blue Ruin.[3]
Originally, Hastings was bought for $2,800 at a yearling auction by and John Daly.
Racing career[]
Hastings was sent to New York and raced for the partners successfully as a two-year-old, winning several races before the partnership was dissolved by public auction. Hastings was then purchased by August Belmont Jr., for a record $37,000.[4] He was shipped to Saratoga Race Course, but fell ill. His illness may have compromised his form; he finished fifth in his next race, the Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay.
At three, Hastings placed second by a head in the Withers Stakes behind . He went on to defeat older horses in the Toboggan Handicap. Then he won the Belmont Stakes, beating Handspring by a head. His record at four was 12 starts, four wins and six places, carrying weights as high as 140 pounds.
Retirement[]
He was retired to Nursury Stud outside Lexington, Kentucky and became one of the most successful sires of 1902 and 1908. Of his offspring, the most notable are stakes race winners Gunfire, Field Mouse, Masterman, and Fair Play, sire of Man o' War.
All offspring of Hastings inherited his savage temperament in some degree, even his great-grandson Hard Tack was uncontrollable on the track.
On June 17, 1917, at age 24, severely crippled with paralysis, Hastings had to be euthanized.[5]
Pedigree[]
Sire Spendthrift |
Australian | West Australian | Melbourne |
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Mowerina | |||
Emilia | Young Emilius | ||
Persian | |||
Aerolite | Lexington | Boston | |
Alice Carneal | |||
Florine | Glencoe | ||
Melody | |||
Dam Cinderella |
Tomahawk | King Tom | Harkaway |
Pocahontas | |||
Mincemeat | Sweetmeat | ||
Hybla | |||
Manna | Brown Bread | Weatherbit | |
Brown Agnes | |||
Tartlet | Birdcatcher | ||
Don John mare (family: 21-a) |
References[]
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/hastings Pedigree & Partial Stats
- ^ ASB - Cinderella (GB) Retrieved on 2009-7-5
- ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
- ^ "A RACING STABLE SOLD.; Good Prices Paid for the Gideon & Daly Thoroughbreds". New York Times. 1895-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Hastings.html TB Heritage Portraits Hastings
- 1893 racehorse births
- 1917 racehorse deaths
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Belmont Stakes winners
- United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires
- Belmont family
- Thoroughbred family 21-a
- Godolphin Arabian sire line