On Trust

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On Trust
Sire Alibhai
Grandsire Hyperion
Dam Torch Rose
Damsire Torchilla
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1944
Country United States
Colour Chestnut
Breeder Louis B. Mayer
Owner Earl O. Stice & Sons
Trainer William Molter
Record 88: 23-19-13
Earnings US$554,145
Major wins
California Homebred Stakes (1946)
Santa Anita Derby (1947)
Will Rogers Stakes (1947)
Santa Maria Handicap (1947)
Golden State Breeders' Handicap
(1948, 1949)
Santa Catalina Handicap (1948)
San Francisco Handicap (1950)

On Trust (foaled 1944 in California) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Sunday Herald called "one of the most distinguished and durable performers to come out of the state of California." His dam was Torch Rose and his sire was Alibhai, a British stallion who was imported by MGM Studios boss Louis B. Mayer to the United States to stand at his stud farm in Perris, California. On Trust was bred by Mayer, who raced him mid-way through his 1946 racing campaign, then sold the two-year-old to Earl Stice and his sons Rod and Gary, businessmen from Eagle Rock. [1]

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Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee William Molter, On Trust earned his only win at age two in the California Homebred Stakes at Bay Meadows Racetrack.

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William "Willie" Molter was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred racing.

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Triple Crown races

When On Trust was three, Ralph Neves rode him to a victory in February 1947 Santa Maria Handicap [2] that put him on the path to that year's U.S. Triple Crown series. Following his win in the most prestigious race for three-year-olds on the West Coast, the Santa Anita Derby, [3] On Trust was sent off as the bettors second choice in the Kentucky Derby [4] but finished fourth to Jet Pilot in the 1947 Kentucky Derby [5] and second to Faultless in the Preakness Stakes. [6] He did not run in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. [7]

Ralph Neves American jockey

Ralph P. Neves was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Neves won 3,772 races, including 173 stakes, and was elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in 1960. His long career was interrupted only by several injuries and service in the United States Army Cavalry during World War II; a serious back injury suffered in the war bothered him during the rest of his career. He retired in 1964.

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On Trust continued to compete at top levels into age six in 1950, a year when he equaled the Tanforan Racetrack track record of 1:50 3/5 for a mile and an eighth on dirt. [8]

Tanforan Racetrack

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Stud record

On Trust retired from racing in January 1951 as California's leading money winner and sixth of all time in the United States. He was sent to stud duty at the Circle J. R. Ranch near Corona, California. [9] He met with only limited success as a sire. Perhaps the best runner among his progeny was Trackmaster, winner of the 1955 California Derby and 1956 Santa Anita Maturity. [10]

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Pedigree of On Trust
Sire
Alibhai 		Hyperion Gainsborough Bayardo
Rosedrop
Selene Chaucer
Serenissima
Teresina Tracery Rock Sand
Topiary
Blue TitWildfowler
Petit Bleu
Dam
Torch Rose		TorchillaTorchbearerRadium
Hackler's Pride
ChillaAlvescot
Sunlight
May SteilTchad Negofol
Toia
Beautiful GirlMarchmont
Tokalaon

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References

  1. ↑ Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday Herald – January 14.1951
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times - February 2, 1947
  3. ↑ New York Times - March 9, 1947
  4. ↑ Churchill Downs 1947 Kentucky Derby chart
  5. ↑ The Madras Indian Express - May 5, 1947
  6. ↑ St. Petersburg Times - May 11, 1947
  7. ↑ The Evening Independent - May 12, 1947
  8. ↑ Tri City Herald (Pasco-Kennewick-Richland, Washington - April 30, 1950
  9. ↑ Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday Herald – January 14.1951
  10. ↑ On Trust's progeny
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