Pilasater (foaled 1944 in

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) was an American

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racehorse who was inducted into the Maryland-Bred Hall of Fame in 1967. He was bred and raced by

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and trained by Frank Bonsal.

Breeding

Pilaster was sired by Pilate, a son of the 1916

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and

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winner

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. His dam was Air Cooled, whose sire (Jacopo) was the 1930 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in England.

Racing career

Pilaster enjoyed considerable racing success from age four through eight. On February 16, 1952, the 8-year-old gelding won the Miami Beach Handicap at

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. New York Times - February 17, 1952
/ref> He was retired at the end of the year, after winning 29 career races and earnings totalling

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259,800.

References

{{reflist 1944 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 10-a Racehorses bred in Maryland Racehorses trained in the United States