Cavan (horse)

Cavan
Sire	Mossborough
Grandsire	Nearco
Dam	Willow Ann
Damsire	Solario
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1955
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	F. E. Tuthill
Owner	Joseph E. O'Connell
Trainer	Thomas J. Barry
Record	11: 6-1-1
Earnings	$137,507
Major wins
	Leonard Richards Stakes (1958); Peter Pan Handicap (1958) American Classic Race wins:; Belmont Stakes (1958)

Last updated June 03, 2019

Cavan (foaled 1955) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Belmont Stakes in 1958.

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The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.

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Background

Cavan was a chestnut horse bred in Great Britain by F. E. Tuthill. His dam, Willow Ann, a daughter Solario went on to produce the St Leger winner Indiana. Cavan was sired by Mossborough (a son of Nearco) who was best known Europe as the sire of Ballymoss.

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Cavan was purchased by Boston, Massachusetts banker Joseph E. O'Connell at the suggestion of Irish-born trainer Tom Barry who believed that an Irish horse was better suited for longer distances and had an edge in such American races as the prestigious Belmont Stakes. He was named after the town of Cavan in Ireland.

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Joseph E. O'Connell was an American businessman and racehorse owner. Two of his horses, Cavan and Celtic Ash, won the Belmont Stakes.

Racing career

Racing in the United States in 1958, Cavan won the Leonard Richards Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack then won the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, spoiling the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Tim Tam's bid to capture the U.S. Triple Crown.

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After his victory in the Belmont Stakes, Cavan next won the Peter Pan Handicap on the same track but came out of the race with an injury that ended his career.

Stud record

Retired to stud, Cavan met with modest success as a sire. Of his progeny, the most notable was a daughter, Miss Cavandish, who in 1964 won the Monmouth Oaks, Delaware Oaks, Alabama Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks.

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Miss Cavandish was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Robert J. Kleberg Jr. of the renowned King Ranch, she was sired by the 1958 Belmont Stakes winner, Cavan. Her mare was New weapon, a daughter of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Bold Venture.

The Monmouth Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey for three-year-old fillies. Named for England's Epsom Oaks, first run in 1779, the inaugural American edition took place in 1871. Originally raced over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₂ miles from 1871 through 1877, there was no race in 1878 but on its return the following year was modified to 1 ¹⁄₄ miles.

Two years after Cavan won the Belmont Stakes, Tom Barry and Joseph O'Connell came back with another Irish purchase, a colt named Celtic Ash who gave them their second Belmont Stakes win in 1960.

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References

Hunter, Avalyn American Classic Pedigrees (1914–2002) Eclipse Press (2003) ISBN 978-1-58150-095-0
Cavan's pedigree and partial racing stats
Tom Barry's Belmont Stakes wins at CBS Sportsline

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