Turn-To
Turn-To | |
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Sire | Royal Charger |
Grandsire | Nearco |
Dam | Source Sucree |
Damsire | |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1951 |
Country | Great Britain |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Maj. E. R. Miville & Mrs. G. L. Hastings |
Owner | Cain Hoy Stable |
Trainer | Eddie Hayward |
Record | 8:6–1–1 |
Earnings | $280,032 |
Major wins | |
Garden State Futurity (1953) Saratoga Special Stakes (1953) Flamingo Stakes (1954) | |
Last updated on October 10, 2007 |
Turn-To (1951–1973) was a British-born, American-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background[]
He was sired by the British stallion Royal Charger, out of the French mare Source Sucree, whose sire, , was third on the French sire list in 1949.
Imported to the United States of America as a yearling, Turn-To was bought at the Keeneland Sales for $20,000 (equivalent to $190,000 in 2020) to race for Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim's Cain Hoy Stable.
Racing career[]
As a two-year-old with Henry Moreno aboard, Turn-To won the Garden State Futurity and the Saratoga Special. He also won the Flamingo Stakes at three.
Retirement[]
Upon retirement, Turn-To initially stood at stud at Claiborne Farm before being moved to Spendthrift Farm after a disagreement between Guggenheim and Arthur B. Hancock.
His very successful progeny include First Landing, Hail To Reason, , and Sir Gaylord.
Turn-To died in 1973 and is buried at Green Gates Farm, which is now part of Spendthrift Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
Pedigree[]
Sire Royal Charger (GB) 1942 |
Nearco (ITY) 1935 |
Pharos | Phalaris |
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Scapa Flow | |||
Havresac | |||
Catnip | |||
Sun Princess (GB) 1937 |
Solario | Gainsborough | |
Sun Worship | |||
Mumtaz Begum | Blenheim | ||
Mumtaz Mahal | |||
Dam Source Sucree (FR) 1940 |
Admiral Drake (FR) 1931 |
Craig an Eran | Sunstar |
Maid of the Mist | |||
Plucky Liege | Spearmint | ||
Concertina | |||
Lavendula (FR) 1930 |
Pharos | Phalaris | |
Scapa Flow | |||
Sweet Lavender | Swynford | ||
Marchetta (Family:1-w)[3] |
References[]
- ^ "Grave Matters Green Gates Farm". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ "Turn-to pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Queen Bertha – Family 1-w". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- 1951 racehorse births
- 1973 racehorse deaths
- Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- Thoroughbred family 1-w
- Chefs-de-Race