Take Wing
| Take Wing | |
|---|---|
| Sire | |
| Grandsire | Spearmint |
| Dam | Eagle Flight |
| Damsire | My Play |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1938 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | 1) 2) Joseph Poncurak 3) W. B. Simpson 4) Clyde Troutt |
| Trainer | Clyde Troutt |
| Record | 197: 38-28-22 |
| Earnings | US$167,820 |
| Major wins | |
| Flossmoor Handicap (1942) Stars and Stripes Handicap (1942) (1943, 1945) (1944, 1945, 1947) Chuckatuck Purse (1946) (1947) Crescent City Handicap (1947) National Jockey Club Handicap (1947) | |
Take Wing (foaled 1938) was an American Thoroughbred gelding racehorse claimed for $3,000 [1] and who would then earn more than $160,000 for new owner Clyde Troutt and set a new North American record for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf.[2]
Background[]
Take Wing was sired by who was the Leading sire in North America in 1929 and the Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1942. Take Wing's dam was a daughter of My Play, a multiple race winning full brother to Man o' War.[3]
Racing career[]
Trainer Clyde Troutt claimed Take Wing in early July 1942 and immediately won the Stars and Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park in a time that was just 1/5 of a second off the track record. For his win, the $3000 horse earned his new owner $8,600.[4] Still racing at age nine, Take Wing set a new North American record of 1:55 1-5 for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf at Washington Park Racetrack in winning the for the third time.
Retirement[]
Following his retirement from racing, Take wing was used as a lead pony for owner-trainer Clyde Troutt. [5]
References[]
- 1938 racehorse births
- Thoroughbred family 19-c
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Horse racing track record setters