Challenge Me Explained

Horsename:Challenge Me
Sire:Challenger II
Grandsire:Swynford
Dam:Cash Book
Damsire:Bull Dog
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:1941
Country:United States
Colour:Bay
Breeder:Warner L. Jones, Jr.
Owner:Brolite Farm
Trainer:Dan Cataldo
Record:84: 13-11-10
Earnings:US$126,392
Race:Arkansas Derby (1944)
Oaklawn Handicap (1944)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1945)

Challenge Me (foaled 1941) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse [1] who won top races in 1944 including the Oaklawn Handicap which he won by ten lengths while setting a new track record. He followed up with a win in the Arkansas Derby[2] [3] In 1945 he added to his win total with a victory in that fall's Hollywood Gold Cup.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pedigreequery.com/challenge+me Challenge Me's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TUxjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aXUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1201,4563342&dq=challenge-me+arkansas+derby&hl=en The Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph-Herald - April 4, 1944
  3. http://www.oaklawn.com/media/uploads/zmedia_guide_2012_revisedweb.pdf Oaklawn Park 2012 Media Guide
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ux8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IucFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4880,1803334&dq=challenge-me+hollywood+gold+cup&hl=en Miami News - October 22, 1945