In 1920, only two horses were entered in the second running of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, which at the time was a whopping 1 1/2 mile race. Harry Payne Whitney sportingly sent his Damask to run against the legendary Man o’ War, who defeated the colt under a stranglehold by 15 lengths while breaking the American record for the distance.
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He is buried here in KY at the KY Horse Park. Along with the jokey who rode him in the very first KY Derby, and won. His...
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Forever my favorite racehorse
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my favorite racehorse of all time
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That was at the very start when it was the Jockey Club Stakes, from 1921 to 1975 it was two miles long.
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