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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)Horse (Equus ferus caballus) On Trust (foaled 1944 in California) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday Herald called "one of the most distinguised 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 at which time he sold the two-year-old to Earl Stice and his sons Rod and Gary, businessmen from Eagle Rock.[1]
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.
Triple Crown races
At age three Ralph Neves rode On Trust to a victory in February 1947 Santa Maria Handicap [2] that would 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 would be sent off as the bettors second chice 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]
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]
Stallion duty
On Trust retired from racing in January of 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] On Trust met with only limited success as a sire. Perhaps the best runner among his progeny was Trackmaster, a winner of the 1955 California Derby and 1956 Santa Anita Maturity.[10]
Pedigree of On Trust Sire
AlibhaiHyperion Gainsborough Bayardo Rosedrop Selene Chaucer Serenissima Teresina Tracery Rock Sand Topiary Blue Tit Wildfowler Petit Bleu Dam
Torch RoseTorchilla Torchbearer Radium Hackler's Pride Chilla Alvescot Sunlight May Steil Tchad Negofol Toia Beautiful Girl Marchmont Tokalaon References
- ^ Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday Herald – January 14.1951
- ^ Los Angeles Times - February 2, 1947
- ^ New York Times - March 9, 1947
- ^ Churchill Downs 1947 Kentucky Derby chart
- ^ The Madras Indian Express - May 5, 1947
- ^ St. Petersburg Times - May 11, 1947
- ^ The Evening Independent - May 12, 1947
- ^ Tri City Herald (Pasco-Kennewick-Richland, Washington - April 30, 1950
- ^ Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday Herald – January 14.1951
- ^ On Trust's progeny
Categories:- 1944 racehorse births
- Thoroughbred racehorses
- Racehorses bred in California
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- American racehorses
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