| Coaltown | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bull Lea |
| Grandsire | Bull Dog |
| Dam | Easy Lass |
| Damsire | Blenheim II |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1945 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Calumet Farm |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Trainer | Ben A. Jones & Horace A. Jones |
| Record | 39: 23-6-3 |
| Earnings | $415,675 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Phoenix Handicap (1948) Jerome Handicap (1948) Blue Grass Stakes (1948) Swift Stakes (1948) Stars & Stripes Handicap (1949) Gallant Fox Handicap (1949) Widener Handicap (1949) Gulfstream Park Handicap (1949) Arlington Handicap (1949) Washington Park Handicap (1949) | |
| Racing Awards | |
| U.S. Champion Sprint Horse (1948) Handicap Horse of the Year (1949) Co-United States Horse of the Year (1949) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1983) #47 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | |
| Infobox last updated on: December 29, 2007. Bull Lea (1935-1964 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best known as the foundation Sire responsible for making Calumet Farm Bull Dog (1927-1954 was an French Thoroughbred racehorse who became a North American Champion sire and Champion broodmare sire Blenheim II (1927-1958 was a British-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the prestigious Epsom Derby in 1930 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bay is a hair coat color of Horses characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black Mane, Tail, ear edges and lower Calumet Farm is a 762 acre (31 km² Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington Kentucky, United Calumet Farm is a 762 acre (31 km² Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington Kentucky, United Benjamin Allyn Jones ( December 31, 1882 - June 13, 1961) was a Thoroughbred Horse trainer. Horace A "Jimmy" Jones ( November 24, 1906 – September 2, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred Horse trainer The Phoenix Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland open to two-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Jerome Handicap is a Grade II race for Thoroughbred horses run each fall at one mile on the dirt at Belmont Park. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds The Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf Handicap is a Grade III flat horse race in the United States for Thoroughbred horses aged The Gallant Fox Handicap is an American Thoroughbred Horse race run at the end of December at Aqueduct Racetrack in the Borough of Queens The Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park in Miami Florida was a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses 4-years-old and up The Gulfstream Park Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year The Arlington Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1929 at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, The Washington Park Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses The American Champion Sprint Horse award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor The title of American Champion Older Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding 4 years old and The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey, | |
Coaltown (1945-1965) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse about whom the New York Times [1] said "was probably the most underrated Thoroughbred of the 20th Century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing award named after the 18th century British Racehorse The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. "
Coaltown was nicknamed "The Goose" by the stable employees at Calumet Farm for his way of outstretching his long, thin neck when he ran. Racing at age three in 1948, he was almost completely overshadowed by stable mate Citation finishing second to him in the Kentucky Derby en route to becoming the 8th U.S. Triple Crown Champion in history. Citation ( April 11, 1945 - August 8, 1970) was the eighth American Thoroughbred Horse-racing Triple Crown The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Coaltown, however, won eight of the thirteen races he entered. He won the Blue Grass Stakes in track record time and at the end of the year was voted 1948's U.S. Champion Sprint Horse. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds The American Champion Sprint Horse award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor
In 1949, injuries kept Citation from racing, allowing Coaltown to show how good he really was. He won twelve of his fifteen races and set or matched several U. S. and world records including:
- A new world record for the mile at Washington Park Racetrack
- Equaled the world record and set a new track record for 1 1/4 miles at Gulfstream Park
- Equaled the world record and set a new track record for 1 1/8 miles at Hialeah Park
- Set a new track record for 1 1/8 miles at Arlington Park
- Equaled the track record for six furlongs at Hollywood Park Racetrack
In his final race of 1949, Coaltown was a badly beaten 2nd to 1949 arch-rival Capot in the Pimlico Special. Track attributes The current dirt course is one and one-eighth miles in circumference with a one-mile backstretch chute The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Miami Jockey Club or Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic site in Hialeah, Florida History Arlington Park was founded by California businessman Harry D History The track was opened in 1938 by the Hollywood Turf Club. Capot (born 1946 was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse sired by Menow out of the mare Piquet The Pimlico Special is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland in mid May Nonetheless, his performances that year earned him Handicap Horse of the Year honors and he shared the United States Horse of the Year title with Capot. The title of American Champion Older Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding 4 years old and The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
After mediocre performances in 1950 and '51, Coaltown was retired to stud at Calumet Farm where he had only limited success as a sire. Horse breeding refers to reproduction in Horses and particularly the human-directed process of Selective breeding of animals particularly Purebred The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for In 1955 he was sold to Haras de Jardy in Marnes-la-Coquette, France where he died at the age of 20 in 1965. Haras de Jardy was a Thoroughbred Horse breeding operation established in 1890 in Marnes-la-Coquette France by the prominent French statesman Marnes-la-Coquette is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Coaltown was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1983. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred
References
- Coaltowns' pedigree and racing stats
- Coaltown at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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