Spur (horse)

Spur

Spur (c. 1916)
Sire King James
Grandsire Plaudit
Dam Auntie Mum
Damsire Melton
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1913
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Henry T. Oxnard
Owner James Butler
Trainer James H. McCormick
Major wins
Withers Stakes (1916)
Travers Stakes (1916)
Knickerbocker Handicap (1916)
Southampton Handicap (1916)
Midsummer Handicap (1916)
Huron Handicap (1916)
Jerome Handicap (1916)
Empire City Handicap (1917)
Monumental Handicap (1917)
Yonkers Handicap (1917, 1918)
Long Beach Handicap (1918)

Spur (1913–1930) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. In 1916, he won eight major races and finished second in the Belmont Stakes.[1] At age four, he equaled the Empire City track record for a mile and a sixteenth on the dirt in winning his second straight Yonkers Handicap.[2][3] As a sire, standing at James Butler's Eastview Farm in Tarrytown, New York, Spur's best progeny was Sting.

Spur died on May 31, 1930 at Eastview Farm.

Pedigree of Spur
Sire
King James		 Plaudit Himyar Alarm
Hira
Cinderella Tomahawk
Manna
Unsightly Pursebearer Scottish Chief
Thrift
Hira Villa Himyar
Tolima
Dam
Auntie Mum		 Melton Master Kildare Lord Ronald
Silk
Violet Melrose Scottish Chief
Violet
Adderly Ayrshire Hampton
Atalanta
Sandiway Doncaster
Clemence

References

  1. ↑ [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-08-07). "FRIAR ROCK VICTOR IN BELMONT STAKE - August Belmont's Colt Captures Heavy Purse - - Mr. Tucker Wins Amateur Cup. - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  2. ↑ [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-08-07). "BUTLER'S SPUR WINS YONKERS HANDICAP - Favorite Makes Brilliant Finish After Trailing at Empire City Track. PASSES LADY ROTHA EASILY John Sanford's Lady Russe Too Fleet for Quietude in the Second Race. Lady Rotha Takes Lead. La Russe's Fine Performance. EMPIRE CITY ENTRIES. - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Spur First in Yonkers Handicap". Montreal Gazette. July 29, 1918. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

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