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Stage Door Johnny (film)
Stage Door Johnny (May 22, 1965 – November 21, 1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the third leg of the 1968 U.S. Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes. Background Stage Door Johnny was a chestnut horse with a white blaze, owned by the Whitney family's Greentree Stable. He was sired by Prince John, a four-time leading broodmare sire in North America. His grandsire was the important stallion Princequillo, a horse of great endurance who won several important races at longer distances. Princequillo broke the Saratoga Race Course record for 1¾ miles and his performances were such that he is considered by many to be the best long-distance runner in American racing history. Stage Door Johnny's damsire was the Irish colt Ballymoss, winner of several races at the Belmont Stakes distance of 1½ miles including the Irish Derby, England's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Racing career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince John (horse)
Prince John (April 6, 1953 – January 26, 1979) was an American Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse called "one of the greatest broodmare sires of all time" by The Blood-Horse magazine, Bloodhorse magazine. Bred in Kentucky, he was sired by Princequillo, a two-time leading sire in North America and a nine-time leading broodmare sire. He was out of the mare Not Afraid, a daughter of 1943 United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, U.S. Triple Crown winner and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame inductee Count Fleet. Prince John was a full brother to Brave Lad. On behalf of Maxwell H. Gluck, Max Gluck, a New York clothing retailer and owner of Elmendorf Farm, trainer Walter A. Kelley, Walter Kelley bought Prince John for $14,300 at the 1954 Keeneland Sales, Keeneland Summer Sale from breeder John D. Hertz, Mrs. Fannie Hertz. In his first seven starts at age two, Prince John won two Thoroughbred horse race#List of terms, allowance races. However, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |