- Pillory (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Pillory
caption =
sire =Olambala
grandsire = Ornus
dam = Hester Prynne
damsire = Disguise
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1919
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Chestnut
breeder = Richard T. Wilson, Jr.
owner = Richard T. Wilson, Jr.
trainer = Thomas J. Healey
record = 12: 5-1-3
earnings = $96,904
race = American Classic Race wins:Preakness Stakes (1922)Belmont Stakes (1922)
awards =
honours =
updated= September 28, 2008Pillory (foaled 1919 in
Kentucky ) was an AmericanThoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by the co-owner and president ofSaratoga Race Course , Richard T. Wilson, Jr., his damsire was Disguise who raced forJames R. Keene inEngland and was a son of the great Domino. Pillory was sired by Wilson'sOlambala , a multiple winner of important races including the Latonia Derby andSuburban Handicap and who sired several top runners including the 1916American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt , Campfire, and top Handicap winner, Sunfire.Pillory's race conditioning was handled by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Thomas J. Healey. At age three in 1922, Pillory ran second to J. S. Cosden's French import, Snob II. Thoroughbred racing in 1922 was still a time when the U.S. Triple Crown series had not yet achieved the level of importance it would in the next decade. As such, despite being very important races, the
Kentucky Derby and thePreakness Stakes were both run on May 13, 1922. The handlers ofNew York -based Pillory chose not to send the colt on the longrailroad trip to Louisville for the Derby. Instead, they entered the colt in the then 1 1/8 milePreakness Stakes atPimlico Race Course inBaltimore, Maryland . Pillory won the Preakness in a fast time of 1:51.60 which equaled the winning time of the greatMan o' War two years earlier. Pillory then won the mile and threefurlong sBelmont Stakes , defeating rival Snob II who finished second. In the ensuingJockey Club Gold Cup , Pillory faced a field of older horses and finished third behind winner, Mad Hatter.Although Pillory won two very important races and was the leading money-winning horse in the United States in 1922. Nonetheless, he was not rated
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse , instead the honor was given to Harry Payne Whitney's colt,Whiskaway .Pillory was not successful at stud.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/pillory Pillory's pedigree and partial racing stats]
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