Grey Lag

Tags: Race Horse.

Grey Lag (1918–1942) was a thoroughbred race horse born in Kentucky and bred by John E. Madden. At his Hamburg Place near Lexington Kentucky Maddon had a good stallion called Star Shoot which he bred to all his mares. Out of a failed racemare called Miss Minnie who had produced no previous winners he got Grey Lag. In his later days Maddon said Grey Lag was the best horse he ever bred.

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award

American Horse of the Year, American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse

breeder

John E. Madden

colour

Chestnut (coat)

country

United States

damsire

Meddler (horse)

grandsire

Isinglass (horse)

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Grey Lag Handicap

owner

Rancocas Farm, Max Hirsch

race

Queens County Handicap, Excelsior Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Brooklyn Handicap, Remsen Stakes, Empire City Handicap, Champagne Stakes (United States), Metropolitan Handicap, Knickerbocker Handicap, Saratoga Handicap, Autumn_Days_Stakes, Devonshire_International_Handicap, Empire_Derby, Islip_Handicap, Mount_Kisco_Stakes

sex

Stallion

trainer

Sam Hildreth, Max Hirsch