{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Ace Marine , image = , caption = , sire =

Ace Admiral {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Ace Admiral , image = , caption = , sire = Heliopolis , grandsire = Hyperion , dam = War Flower , damsire = Man o' War , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1945 , country = United States , colour = Chestn ...

, grandsire = Heliopolis , dam = Mazarine , damsire = Sweepster , sex =

Stallion A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...

, foaled = 1952 , country =

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, colour =

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, breeder = Carr Hatch , owner =

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, trainer =

Yonnie Starr Joseph "Yonnie" Starr (August 11, 1905 – March, 1990) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history." Starr began his caree ...

, record = 44: 14-5-9 , earnings = $90,909 , race =

Plate Trial Stakes The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Raced in early June, the -mile race on dirt is considered one of the most important prep ...

(1955)

Queen's Plate The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate between 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest Thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860. It is also the oldest continuously run race in North America. It is run at a distance of ...

(1955)
Prince of Wales Stakes (1955)

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(1955)
Seagram Cup Stakes (1955)
Durham Cup Handicap (1955)
Dominion Day Handicap (1956)
Canadian Maturity Handicap (1956) , awards = 4th Canadian Triple Crown Champion (1955)

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(1955) , honours =

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(2003) , updated= December 17, 2006 Ace Marine (foaled 1952 in

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) was a Canadian

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who in 1955 won the three races that four years later were officially designated the Canadian Triple Crown.

Background

Ace Marine was sired by Ace Admiral, a grandson of the six-time British Champion Sire Hyperion, out of the

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mare Mazarine. Purchased as a yearling by prominent owner/breeder

, Ace Marine was trained by Canadian Hall of Fame trainer

Racing career

At age two, the colt won two races and was a strong third to the then world-record-holding sprinter

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in the Newport Stakes at

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. In 1955, the three-year-old Ace Marine dominated his class in Canadian racing. He won two divisions of the

, then the

, Canada's most prestigious race that for the first time was broadcast on television by the

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. He followed up with wins in other major Canadian races, notably the Prince of Wales Stakes and the

. His season saw him set a new Woodbine track record for 1⅛ miles. Ace Marine's performances earned him

honors. Returning to race as a four-year-old in 1956, Ace Marine won the inaugural edition of the Canadian Maturity and the important Dominion Day Handicap.

Stud record

Ace Marine was retired to

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having won fourteen races, but as a sire met with only modest success.

Honors

In 2003, Ace Marine was inducted in the

References

Ace Marine at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1952 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Horse racing track record setters King's Plate winners Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners Thoroughbred family 3-h