Dr. Freeland

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Dr. Freeland
Sire Light Brigade
GrandsirePicton
DamToddle
Damsire Celt
Sex Stallion
Foaled1926
CountryUnited States
Color Bay
Breeder Walter J. Salmon Sr.
Owner1) Walter J. Salmon Sr.
2) Bennet Creech (11/1931)
Trainer Thomas J. Healey
Record139: 25-15-25
EarningsUS$152,335
Major wins
Whirl Stakes (1928)
Nursery Handicap (1928)
Glen Echo Purse (1930)
Baltimore Handicap (1931)
Yorktown Handicap (1931)
Southern Maryland Handicap (1931)
New Year's Claiming Handicap (1932)
San Diego Handicap (1932)
Triple Crown wins:
Preakness Stakes (1929)

Dr. Freeland (foaled 1926) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the Preakness Stakes, the then first leg of the 1929 United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. [1] He was named for Dr. John Freeland, a prominent New York City banker. [2]

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Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Thomas J. Healey, [3] Dr. Freeland was bred and raced by Walter J. Salmon Sr., a major New York City real estate developer and owner of Mereworth Farm near Lexington, Kentucky whom Bloodhorse magazine called "one of the leading breeder/owners of the 20th century". [4] It was Salmon's third win of the prestigious race having won it in 1923 with Vigil and in 1926 with Display.

The 1929 Preakness Stakes was run on May 11 with the Kentucky Derby the following Saturday. After Dr. Freeland's win, his owner decided not to run him in the Derby but instead to rest him for the June 29th Belmont Stakes. [5] [6] At a mile and a half, the Belmont proved too much for Dr. Freeland and he finished eighth and last. [7]

On November 29, 1931, Walter Salmon sold Dr. Freeland to Bennet Creech. [8] Dr. Freeland raced into 1935, winning several other minor and mid-level races.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dr. Freeland
Sire
Light Brigade

brown 1910

Picton

ch. 1903

Orvieto Bend Or
Napoli
Hecuba Isonomy
Helen of Troy
Bridge of Sighs

bay 1905

 Isinglass Isonomy
Dead Lock
Saint Brigida St. Simon
Bridget
Dam
Toddle

ch. 1919

 Celt

ch. 1905

 Commando Domino
Emma C.
Maid of Erin Amphion
Mavourneen
Fox Trot

ch. 1914

 Star Shoot Isinglass
Astrology
Passan Hamburg
Pastorella

References

  1. ↑ "Search Results for "node/dr. freeland" – Preakness" . Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ I. I. (January 20, 1932). "DR. JOHN FREELAND.; New York Banker Dies Suddenly in Johns Hopkins Hospital. I". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived 2012-09-19 at archive.today
  4. ↑ "Lois Duffey Dead" . Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Bryan Field (May 12, 1929). "DR. FREELAND OUT OF KENTUCKY DERBY; Salmon Decides to Point Preakness Victor for Belmont Instead of Saturday's Classic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ The Milwaukee Journal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HJpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wCEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3247,809438&dq=dr+freeland+belmont+stakes&hl=en . Retrieved October 20, 2019– via Google News.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Belmont stake won in mud by Blue Larkspur". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2019– via Google News.
  8. ↑ "Creech Buys Dr. Freeland, Handicap Star, for $15,000". The New York Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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