- Turn-To
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Turn-To
caption =
sire =Royal Charger
grandsire =Nearco
dam = Source Sucree
damsire = Admiral Drake
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1951
country = Great Britain flagicon|Great Britain
colour = Bay
breeder = Maj. E. R. Miville & Mrs. G. L. Hastings
owner =Cain Hoy Stable
trainer =Eddie Hayward
record = 8:6-1-1
earnings = $280,032
race =Garden State Futurity (1953)Saratoga Special Stakes (1953)Flamingo Stakes (1954)
awards=
honors =
updated= October 10, 2007Turn-To (1951-1973) was a British
Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by the great British stakes winnerRoyal Charger , out of the French mare, Source Sucree, whose sire Admiral Drake was third on the French sire list in 1949.Imported to the U.S. as a yearling, Turn-To was bought at the
Keeneland sales for $20,000 to race for Capt.Harry F. Guggenheim 'sCain Hoy Stable .As a two year old with
Henry Moreno aboard, Turn-To won theGarden State Futurity , the Saratoga Special, and theFlamingo Stakes at three.Retirement
Upon retirement, Turn-To inititally stood at stud at
Claiborne Farm before being moved toSpendthrift Farm after a disagreement between Guggenheim andArthur B. Hancock .His very successful progeny include First Landing,
Hail To Reason ,Best Turn , and Sir Gaylord.Turn-To died in 1973 and is buried at Green Gates Farm, which is now part of
Spendthrift Farm near Lexington,Kentucky .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/turn-to Pedigree & Partial Stats]
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/cem/GraveMattersGreenGates.html Grave Matters Green Gates]
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