Chompion

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Chompion
Sire Tompion
Grandsire Tom Fool
DamMahratta
Damsire Mahmoud
Sex Stallion
FoaledMay 21, 1965 [1]
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Owner1) Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
2) Colonial Farms
Trainer1) Ivor G. Balding
2) Joe Kulina
Record88: 14-14-15
Earnings US$604,401
Major wins
Travers Stakes (1968)
Brighton Beach Handicap (1969, 1970)
Stymie Handicap (1969)
Seneca Handicap (1970)
Getaway Day Stakes (1970)
Massachusetts Handicap (1971)
Pan American Handicap (1971)
Dixie Handicap (1971)
Quaker Handicap (1971)

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In June 1971, then owner John Fieramosca announced that Chompion would be retired to stud at his Colonial Farms beginning with the 1972 season. [3]

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References

  1. "Chompion pedigree". Equineline.
  2. Equibase.com
  3. Boston Globe - June 24, 1971