Eastern Fleet (horse)

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Eastern Fleet
SireFleet Nasrullah
Grandsire Nasrullah
DamAmoret
Damsire Bull Lea
Sex Stallion
Foaled1968
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Calumet Farm
Owner Calumet Farm
Trainer Reggie Cornell
Record48: 11-7-9
Earnings$283,594
Major wins
Florida Derby (1971)
Firecracker Handicap (1971) American Classic Race placing:
Preakness Stakes 2nd (1971)
Last updated on July 12, 2013

Eastern Fleet was an American Thoroughbred racehorse foaled on May 14, 1968. Bred by Calumet Farm and E. B. Benjamin, he was sired by Fleet Nasrullah and was a grandson of Nasrullah. He was out of a Bull Lea mare, Amoret. [1] Eastern Fleet is best remembered for winning the grade 1 Florida Derby and finishing second in the $200,000 grade 1 Preakness Stakes to Canonero II.

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Background

Trained by Reggie Cornell, at age two Eastern Fleet won three of his first five races, including his maiden and two allowance races. In December 1972, his connections ran him in his first stakes race at six furlongs on the dirt in the Sugar Bowl Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course. He won that race going away by four lengths.

Reginald "Reggie" Cornell was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who competed in his native Canada before working for many years in the United States.

The Sugar Bowl Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred horses run near Christmas at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Set at a distance of six furlongs on the dirt for two-year-olds, the Sugar Bowl currently offers a purse of $50,000.

Fair Grounds Race Course

Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC.

Three-year-old season

In the lead-up to the 1971 U.S. Triple Crown series, Eastern Fleet won the grade 1 Florida Derby at a mile and one eighth at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in mid-March. He then placed second in the mile and one eighth Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in early April.

Florida Derby American Thoroughbred horse race

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Since 2005, it has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Saturday in May. Thus the Florida Derby is currently run either at the end of March or the beginning of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade I race is run at ​1 1⁄8 miles on the dirt for a purse currently set at $1 Million.

Gulfstream Park is a racetrack and county-approved casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida. During its annual meet, which spans December through October, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America.

Hallandale Beach, Florida Place in Florida

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In early June, Eastern Fleet finished third to Twist The Axe in the mile and one sixteenth Ohio Derby at Thistledown Racecourse in North Randall, Ohio, just outside Cleveland. In late July, he showed again to West Coast Scout in the Haskell Invitational Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey.

The Ohio Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-to-late June at Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio.

North Randall, Ohio Village in Ohio, United States

North Randall is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census.

The Haskell Invitational is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses. From 1968 through 2005, with the exception of 1988, the race was a Handicap. In 1988 and since 2006, it has been a Stakes.

1971 Preakness Stakes

In May 1971, Eastern Fleet's connections, trainer Reggie Cornell and owner Calumet Farm, entered him in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the $200,000 Preakness Stakes, run at a mile and three sixteenths on dirt at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Eastern Fleet was listed on the morning line as the fourth choice at almost 7-1 in a field of eleven colts. The Derby winner and Derby runner-up, Canonero II and Jim French, were co-favorites with the public at 7-2. Eastern Fleet broke poorly, bearing to the outside badly bumping Executioner. He recovered quickly and settled in fifth place under jockey Eddie Maple. He was ridden aggressively from the start by Maple going into Pimlico's famous "Clubhouse Turn" and made the lead rounding the turn by a head. [2] Eastern Fleet maintained his narrow lead down the backstretch, setting fast fractions on the front end completing the first quarter in :232/5 and the half in :47 seconds flat. Derby winner Canonero II was a head back with Sound Off and 81-1 longshot Spouting Horn five lengths back. [3]

Calumet Farm Thoroughbred racing and breeding operation

Calumet Farm is a 762-acre (3.08 km2) Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass, a well-known horse breeding region. Calumet Farm has a record history of Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners and throughout its history of over 87 years, it has produced some of the greatest Thoroughbred horses of all time.

Preakness Stakes American stakes race for Thoroughbreds, part of the Triple Crown

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.

Pimlico Race Course American thoroughbred horse racetrack

Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. It is currently owned by Maryland Jockey Club.

Around the final turn, Canonero circled Eastern Fleet as both colts hit the top of the stretch together. Eastern Fleet was on the inside and Canonero II was on the outside, hemming him in. The two leaders pulled away from the rest of the field, and Canonero won by one and one quarter lengths over Eastern Fleet. [4] Eastern Fleet finished over four and a half lengths in front of the other co-favorite, Jim French, with Sound Off finishing fourth. Eastern Fleet took home 20% of the purse, which equaled $30,000. [5]

Cañonero II was a Venezuelan champion Thoroughbred race horse that may be best remembered for winning the first two legs of the 1971 U.S. Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.

Jim French, was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Four-year-old season

Eastern Fleet had modest success in the later part of his racing career. He finished third to Silver Mallet in the six-furlong Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, and third in the Roamer Handicapm also at Aqueduct.

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References

  1. ↑ Eastern Fleet's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. ↑ "Preakness Stakes 1971 Race Chart page p-72". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Preakness Stakes 1971 Race Chart page p-72". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Preakness Stakes 1971 Race Chart page p-72". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
  5. ↑ "Preakness Stakes 1971 Race Chart page p-72". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
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