Dice (horse)
Dice | |
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Sire | Dominant |
Grandsire | Delhi |
Dam | Frumpery |
Damsire | Chicle |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1925 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Harry Payne Whitney |
Owner | Wheatley Stable |
Trainer | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons |
Record | 5: 5-0-0 |
Earnings | $42,625 |
Major wins | |
Hudson Stakes (1927) Great American Stakes (1927) Juvenile Stakes (1927) Keene Memorial Stakes (1927) | |
Awards | |
American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1927) |
Dice (1925–1927) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Harry Payne Whitney, he was purchased as a yearling by Gladys Mills Phipps who raced him under her Wheatley Stable banner.[1]
After making a winning debut in an overnight race at Jamaica Race Course in New York, Dice went on to win four straight important races for his age group. After a one-mile workout at Saratoga Race Course in preparation for the following weeks Saratoga Special Stakes, Dice suddenly began bleeding from the nostrils and died.[2]
Dice was retrospectively voted co-winner with Reigh Count as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1927, an award won by his sire Dominant in 1915.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mrs. H. C. Phipps, Leader in Horse Racing, Dies". New York Times. 1970-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Sport: Death of Dice". Time magazine. 1927-08-22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine