St. Vincent (horse) explained
St. Vincent (foaled 1951 in Great Britain) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won in England and in the United States where he was a Champion[1] who set or equaled five turf course records including two new North American records.[2]
St. Vincent was purchased by Canadians George R. Gardiner and the Alberta Ranches Ltd. partnership of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey and Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Johnny Longden, his son Vance, and businessmen Frank McMahon, Wilder H. Ripley, and Max Bell.[3]
Track and North American records
In 1955, St. Vincent was voted the American Champion Male Turf Horse after he equaled a track record and then set three new track records, two of which were North American marks:
- January 29: equaled track record at Santa Anita Park, 2:00 flat for 1 1/4 miles on turf.[4]
- February 22: new North American record at Santa Anita Park, 2:25 2/5 for 1 1/2 miles on turf;[5]
- March 5: new track record at Santa Anita Park, 2:46 4/5 for 1 3/4 miles on turf;[6]
- May 21: new North American record: Pimlico Race Course, 2:15 2/5 for 1 3/8 miles on turf;[7]
At age nine, St. Vincent made nineteen starts and won six times. He set another :
- new track record: Del Mar Racetrack, 1:33 flat for 7 furlongs [8]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dLwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5uoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2943,2316979&dq=st+vincent+dixie+record&hl=en Miami Daily News - May 22, 1955
- https://archive.today/20120719142957/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/458535352.html?dids=458535352:458535352&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+23,+1957&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=LONGDEN+RIDES+ST.+VINCENT+TO+VICTORY+BEFORE+40,000&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times - Feb 23, 1957
- https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/507719692.html?dids=507719692:507719692&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+30%2C+1955&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Foul+Places+Determine+1st+in+%24163%2C360+Anita+Stake&pqatl=google Chicago Daily Tribune – January 30, 1955
- https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/23/archives/st-vincent-clips-u-s-truf-record-englishbred-wins-29400-race-in-225.html New York Times - February 23, 1955
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1108,2007742&dq=st+vincent+track+record&hl=en Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle - March 6, 1955
- https://archive.today/20120716161231/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/508326492.html?dids=508326492:508326492&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+22,+1955&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Garden+State+Record+Set+by+Subahdar&pqatl=google Chicago Tribune - May 22, 1955
- https://archive.today/20130131173109/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/478792602.html?dids=478792602:478792602&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+28,+1960&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=MAESE+RIDES+NAGEA+TO+'BLISTERING'+WIN&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times – August 28, 1960