Rosemont (foaled 1932 in

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) was an American

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racehorse best known for his win in the 1937

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, when he defeated the popular horse

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. This race was featured in a scene in the motion picture ''

'' (2003). Rosemont was bred by William du Pont, Jr. Du Pont purchased his dam while in foal in a dispersal sale, and got Rosemont when she gave birth. He was trained by

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and raced under du Pont's Foxcatcher Farm stables. Among his other wins, Rosemont defeated the

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winner Omaha in winning the 1935

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at Belmont Park before a crowd of 25,000. Following his retirement from racing, Rosemont stood at

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at William duPont's Walnut Hall Farm near

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, where he had been foaled in 1932.''New York Times''
20 March 1938 Of his progeny, the most notable are

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, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, and

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, the 1960

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Rosemont's pedigree and partial racing statistics
1932 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Virginia Racehorses trained in the United States Du Pont racehorses Thoroughbred family 4-m