Hail To All (foaled 1962) was an American

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racehorse which won the 1965 Belmont Stakes.

Background

Hail to All was a bay horse bred at Styles Colwill's Halcyon Farm in

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. He was sired by

Hail To Reason Hail to Reason (April 18, 1958 – February 24, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire. In a racing career cut short by injury, he was named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1960 after winning seven stakes ...

, out of the mare Ellen's Best, who was in turn sired by War Relic. The colt was trained by Eddie Yowell.

Racing career

Hail To All placed second in the

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, Fountain of Youth Stakes, and Pimlico Futurity Stakes. In the Kentucky Derby, he got a slow start and placed fifth. Two weeks later, he placed third in the

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. In the

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, he started third favourite and was ridden by Johnny Sellers. He produced a sustained run in the straight to win by a neck from

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and the outsider First Family. After the race, Sellers said that "everything went perfect today... he ran a terrific race." In a racing career of 28 starts, he was in the money 23 times.

References

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