Pilaster (horse)

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Pilaster
SirePilate
Grandsire Friar Rock
DamAir Cooled
DamsireJacopo
Sex Gelding
Foaled1944
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Henry L. Straus
OwnerHenry L. Straus
TrainerFrank A. Bonsal
Record102: 29-14-20
Earnings US$259,800
Major wins
Bryan and O'Hara Memorial Handicap (1948)
Sagamore Stakes (1948)
Grayson Stakes (1948)
Exterminator Handicap (1948, 1951)
Governor Bowie Handicap (1948)
Riggs Handicap (1949)
Pimlico Cup Handicap (1949, 1951)
Prince George Autumn Handicap (1949)
New York Handicap (1950)
Absecon Island Handicap (1951)
Miami Beach Handicap (1952)
Honours
Laurel Race Course Hall of Fame (1967)
Last updated on October 19, 2011

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Breeding

Pilaster was sired by Pilate, a son of the 1916 American Horse of the Year and Belmont Stakes winner Friar Rock. His dam was Air Cooled, whose sire (Jacopo) was the 1930 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in England. [2]

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Racing career

Pilaster enjoyed considerable racing success from age four through eight. On February 16, 1952, the 8-year-old gelding won the Miami Beach Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track in Florida. [3] He was retired at the end of the year, after winning 29 career races and earnings totalling US$259,800.

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References

  1. ↑ Baltimore Sun - December 15, 1967
  2. ↑ Pilaster's pedigree
  3. ↑ New York Times - February 17, 1952
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