Whiskery (foaled 1924 - died 1937) was an American

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racehorse. He was the winner of the

1927 Kentucky Derby The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927. Whiskery was the winner after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch. Payout ;The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule Field * Winning Breed ...

after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch. Whiskery won the Ardsley Handicap at age two and the Chesapeake Stakes at age three. He was third in the

1927 Preakness Stakes The 1927 Preakness Stakes was the 52nd running of the $63,100 Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 9, 1927, and was won by Bostonian who was ridden by Whitey Abel. The colt won the race by a half length over runn ...

and would be named

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that year. Whiskery was sold in 1927 to the

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- Woodward partnership for $60,000 for use as a stud horse. However, he proved to be sterile and was put back into training as a gelding. Whiskery did not achieve his previous racing success and was finally shipped in 1931 to the Charles Stone's

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in Charlottesville, Virginia for use as a saddle horse. Whiskery's time of death was not officially reported to

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, but it is assumed that he died around 1936 as the result of a catastrophic leg injury, either sustained by colliding with a tree while fulfilling his duty as the night watchman's horse or as a result of a track injury.

References

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