Sting (foaled 1921) was an American

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racehorse.

Racing career

Sting was bred and owned by James Butler (who also owned and raced his sire,

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Racing career

As a two-year-old, Sting won the Eclipse Stakes and Wakefield Handicap and finished third in the Ardsley Handicap and the Hartsdale Stakes. At three he won the July 8, 1924

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, setting a track record of 2:03 for a mile and a quarter on the dirt at Empire City Race Track. As a four-year-old, he won the Metropolitan and

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s (then the most prestigious race on the East Coast of the United States for older horses). That year, Sting also set a new track record of 1:42 3/5 for a mile and a sixteenth in winning the Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica Race Course and a new

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of 1:41 1/5 for a mile and seventy yards on dirt in winning the Montana Handicap. He also won the Excelsior and Salvator Handicaps, and placed second in the

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. In 18 lifetime starts Sting won nine, finished second once and third two times, earning a total of $44,713.Sting's pedigree and partial racing stats
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Stud record

When his racing career ended, Sting stood at stud for his owner. Among his offspring,

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was his most successful runner.

References

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