Effendi (horse)

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Effendi
SirePrevious
Grandsire Meddler
DamHatasoo
DamsireAlbert
Sex Colt
Foaled1906
CountryUnited States
ColourBrown
BreederJulius J. Bauer
Owner1) Clarence H. Mackay
2) W. T. Ryan
TrainerFrank C. Frisbie
Record160: 30-25-25
Earnings$17,389
Major wins
Bay Ridge Handicap (1909)

Triple Crown Race wins:
Preakness Stakes (1909)

Effendi (foaled in 1906) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse is best known for winning the 1909 Preakness Stakes. Owned by W. T. Ryan, he was sired by Previous. Effendi was out of the mare Hatasoo, a daughter of Albert. [1]

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Effendi received much notoriety for two accomplishments that include; being nicknamed the iron horse after an incredible 160 starts in his career and Effendi's win in the 1909 Preakness Stakes marked the first time that any owners' silks were painted atop the Grand Clubhouse's Cupola on the weathervane. This display to honor the winner of a signature race by painting his silks upon an object spread throughout the world at other tracks.

Preakness Stakes

Effendi, later nicknamed the iron horse went off as somewhat of a longshot at 15-1 in the field of ten with seven other colts listed with lower odds. Three horses of thirteen were scratched that day. [2] The $2,725 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland was run at one mile on the dirt on Wednesday, May 12, 1909.

Effendi broke in mid pack in fifth coming out of the gate under jockey Willie Doyle. But within a few strides he improved suddenly and burst into first as they hit Pimlico's famous "Clubhouse Turn." The pace was frantic as Effendi showed the most speed in every stage of the race. The first quarter went in :24 flat and the half in :48 flat as Effendi led by one and a half lengths. [3] As the race progressed, According to the Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide Effendi set a killing pace hitting 3/4 of mile in 1:12-1/5 and completing the mile race in 1:39-4/5. [3]

Doyle pushed the leader home as Effendi held off runner-up Fashion Plate comfortably by a length. It was two more lengths back to Hill Top in third. [3] The final time of 1:39-4/5 to this day still stands as the fastest run Preakness Stakes in history. The chance of that record ever being broken is minimal in that the Preakness has been run at a mile and 3/16 since 1925, much longer than the mile that Effendi ran. The winner's share of the purse was $2,725 and a silver plate trophy. [3]

Later racing career

In the remainder of Effendi's racing years he was looked at by most spectators as "Mr. Consistent" and was nicknamed the "iron horse" because of starting 160 times in his six year career. He amassed a bankroll of $17,389 by the time he retired which in those days was an incredible sum. He finished in the money in 50% of his career races, 80 of 160. He won a total of 30 races and had 25 runner-up performances and 25 third place finishes. Records were very sketchy over a hundred years ago but records do show that Effendi won the Bay Ridge Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. [4] In addition to his Preakness Stakes win and Bay Ridge win in 1909, he also had second-places finishes in both the Long Island Handicap to Preakness adversary Fashion Plate and the Commonwealth Handicap.

Breeding

Pedigree of Effendi
Sire
Previous

bay 1895

 Meddler

bay 1890

 St. Gatien The Rover
Saint Editha
Busybody Petrarch
Spinaway
Sunnyside

ch. 1887

MortemerCompienge
Comtesse
Sly DanceWar Dance
Sly Boots
Dam
Hatasoo

brown 1899

Albert

bay 1882

Albert VictorMarsyas
The Princess of Wales
Hawthorn Bloom Kettledrum
Lady Alice Hawthon
Hoodoo

brown 1889

DarebinThe Pier
Lurline
Miss Clay Hindoo
Belle of Runnymeade

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References

  1. ↑ "Effendi Horse Pedigree". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Preakness To Effendi". Baltimore Sun. 1913-05-22. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Preakness Stakes 1909 Race Chart page p-63". Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide 2009. Pimlico Race Course. 2009-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Effendi on the Improve: Son of Previous and Hatasoo Wins the bay Ridge Handicap, Daily Racing Form, 1909-07-01". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-07-01. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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