Whirlaway

Tags: Race Horse.

Whirlaway (April 2 1938 – April 6 1953) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse. The chestnut horse was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim II out of the broodmare Dustwhirl. Whirlaway was bred at Calumet Farm in Lexington Kentucky. Trained by Ben A. Jones and ridden by Arcaro Whirlaway won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1941.He was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in 1940 by Turf & Sports Digest Magazine. The rival Daily Racing Form award was won by Our Boots.

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award

American Champion Older Male Horse, American Horse of the Year, American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

breeder

Calumet Farm

colour

Chestnut (coat)

damsire

Sweep (horse)

grandsire

Blandford (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, Mineshaft Handicap, Whirlaway Stakes

owner

Calumet Farm

race

Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Louisiana Handicap, Trenton Handicap, Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Massachusetts Handicap, Saranac Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Washington Handicap, American Derby, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Clark Handicap, Hopeful Stakes, Narragansett Special

sex

Stallion

sire

Blenheim (horse)

trainer

Ben A. Jones