Cain Hoy Stable was a

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racing stable and

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operation with training facilities in

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, and

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. It was owned by

Harry Guggenheim Harry Frank Guggenheim (August 23, 1890 – January 22, 1971) was an American businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman. Early life He was born August 23, 1890, in West End, New Jersey. He was the second son of Flo ...

, who also raced horses in Europe. A founding member of the

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, Guggenheim began racing in 1929 and originally raced as the Falaise Stable, the name of his

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estate. In 1943, he renamed it the Cain Hoy Stable for his Cain Hoy Plantation, a timber and cattle plantation near Wando,

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. The stable's racing colors were blue and white blocks with white sleeves and cap. In 1959, Cain Hoy Stable led all American owners in earnings. Among the

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s who rode for Cain Hoy Stable were

Henry Moreno Henry E. "Hank" Moreno (May 12, 1930 - February 1, 2007) was a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Moreno's most important win for Harry F. Guggenheim's stable came in the 1953 Kentucky Derby when he rode Dark Star to victory over future the H ...

Manuel Ycaza Manuel Ycaza (born Carlos Manuel De Ycaza; February 1, 1938 – July 16, 2018) was a Panamanian American jockey who led the way for Latin American jockeys in the United States. De Ycaza began riding ponies at age six and by age fourteen was ridi ...

, and

Braulio Baeza Braulio Baeza (born March 26, 1940) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey and one of the master Thoroughbred jockeys of our time. In 1963, he was the first Latin American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Baeza began his ra ...

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who worked for the stable included Frank A. Bonsal,

Moody Jolley Moody S. Jolley (March 23, 1910 – February 4, 1976) was an American thoroughbred horse racing owner, breeder and trainer. His son, LeRoy, trained Ridan and other horses owned by the family. Career He began his professional training career i ...

, Loyd Gentry Jr.,

Eddie Hayward Edward C. Hayward (February 13, 1903 – January, 1983) was a Canadian-born trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1953 Kentucky Derby in which his colt Dark Star defeated Native Dancer. Racing career A nat ...

, William W. Stephens, and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Angel Penna Sr. and

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. Cain Hoy Stable owned the mare Anchors Aweigh, the dam of Never Bow, Make Sail, Sheet Anchor, and Siama, who was the Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1960 and dam of

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, One-Eyed King, and Dead Ahead. Cain Hoy was part of a 1959 breeding syndicate that purchased

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winner

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. The stable won numerous important

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s including the

Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks is a Graded stakes race, Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred Filly, fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky O ...

Alabama Stakes The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it cu ...

, and Champagne Stakes on three occasions, and the then-prestigious

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and

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twice. Cain Hoy had six horses won ran in the

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. They won the 1953 edition with Dark Star, handing the future Hall of Famer

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the only defeat of his career. Their next-best Derby finish came in 1963 when

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finished second. Cain Hoy bred and raced Ack Ack, the 1971 Horse of the Year and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. The stable also bred American multiple stakes winner

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as well as the

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San San, who was sold to Countess Margit Batthyany in France and won the 1972

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. Other successful horses included: *

– back-to-back winner of the

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, 1960 Champion Handicap Male *

Lalun Lalun (1952 – 1977) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful broodmare. Owned and bred by Harry Guggenheim, she was trained by Loyd Gentry, Jr. and under jockey Henry Moreno notably won the 1955 Kentucky Oaks and Beldame Stakes. ...

- won

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, dam of

and

– 1962 Champion 2-year-old Male, sire of the 1971

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winner and

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* One-Eyed King - multiple stakes winner including back-to-back wins in the

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- purchased in

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, multiple U.S. stakes winner, Leading Juvenile Sire in the U.S. in 1958, sire of

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In failing health, in January 1970 the elderly Harry Guggenheim sold Cain Hoy's bloodstock at a dispersal sale. The records of Cain Hoy Stables are part of the Harry Guggenheim papers at the United States'

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. The Cain Hoy Stable was honored by the Keeneland Association with its Mark of Distinction in 1980.

References

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''. October 12, 1962. (With write up on Cain Hoy Stable) {{Authority control American racehorse owners and breeders Owners of Kentucky Derby winners * 1929 establishments in the United States 1970 disestablishments in the United States