Hill Prince
| Hill Prince | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Princequillo |
| Grandsire | Prince Rose |
| Dam | Hildene |
| Damsire | Bubbling Over |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1947 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Meadow Stud, Inc. |
| Owner | Christopher Chenery |
| Trainer | Casey Hayes |
| Record | 30:17-5-4 |
| Earnings | $422,140 |
| Major wins | |
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Cowdin Stakes (1949) Preakness Stakes (1950) Kentucky Derby 2nd (1950) |
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| Awards | |
| American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1949) American Horse of the Year (1950) American Champion Older Male Horse (1951) |
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| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1991) #75 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Hill Prince Stakes at Belmont Park |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on October 31, 2006 | |
Hill Prince (1947–1970) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who earned Champion honors in his first three years of racing. Trained by Casey Hayes for owner Christopher Chenery, at age two Hill Prince won six of the first seven races he entered and was the American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, sharing the honor with Oil Capitol.
As good as he was at two, at age three he was the dominant horse and earned Horse of the Year honors. Ridden by Eddie Arcaro in the Kentucky Derby, Hill Prince finished second to Middleground, won the Preakness Stakes, then lost to Middleground again in the Belmont Stakes. Hill Prince would face Middleground in three other stakes races and win all three. At the end of the season, Hill Prince was selected as Horse of the Year in all three major polls (Daily Racing Form, Thoroughbred Racing Association, Turf and Sport Digest).[1]
Although his racing season at age 4 was cut short by injury, Hill Prince's performances were still good enough to be voted 1951's Handicap Horse of the Year. After racing at age 5, Hill Prince was retired to stud. He sired 23 graded stakes race winners and was the damsire of Hall of Fame horses, Shuvee and Dark Mirage.
In 1991 Hill Prince was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ "Hill Prince earns another Ballot as Horse of the Year". Miami News. 1950-12-19. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mBRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xj0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2935,5232986&dq=hill-prince+horse-of-the-year&hl=en. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
