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Animal
The Resume
(May 23, 1933-May 17, 1947)
Born in Claiborne Farm, Lexington, Kentucky
Sire: Hard Tack
Dam: Swing On
Owner: Charles S. Howard
Principal Trainer: Tom Smith
Principal Jockeys: Red Pollard and George Woolf
Record: 89 races, 33 wins, 15 places, 3 shows
Career earnings: $437,730
United States Horse of the Year (1938)
Inducted into the National Racing Museum Hall of Fame (1958)
Why he might be annoying
He was undersized and knobby-kneed.
He repeatedly balked at the techniques of original trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.
He failed to win in his first ten races.
After three undistinguished years, his owners unloaded him for $7,500 to Charles Howard.
Why he might not be annoying
He tied a record by winning seven consecutive stakes races (1937).
He won the ‘Match of the Century’ against Triple Crown winner War Admiral (November 1, 1938).
After retiring to stud with a leg injury, he returned to racing at age seven and won the Hundred Grand Santa Anita Handicap (1940).
He became a symbol of hope to Americans during the Great Depression.
Credit: C. Fishel
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For 2009, as of last week, Out of 175 Votes: 37.14% Annoying
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