| Zev | |
|---|---|
| Sire | The Finn |
| Grandsire | Ogden |
| Dam | Miss Kearney |
| Damsire | Planudes |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1920 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | John E. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Black, when used as a general term is a color that is a Very dark Black, black, or Black, of low Luminance relative to Madden |
| Owner | Rancocas Stable Silks: White, Green Collar and Cuffs, White Cap. Rancocas Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable and stud farm located in Jobstown, New Jersey. |
| Trainer | Sam Hildreth & David J. Samuel Clay Hildreth ( May 16, 1866 - September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame Leary |
| Record | 43: 23-8-5 |
| Earnings | $313,639 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Hopeful Stakes (1922) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1922) Kentucky Derby (1923) Belmont Stakes (1923) Withers Stakes (1923) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1923) Queens County Handicap (1923) Match race - defeated Epsom Derby champ, Papyrus (1923) | |
| Racing Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1922) U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1923) United States Horse of the Year (1923) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1983) #56 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | |
| Infobox last updated on: September 24, 2006. The Grand Union Hotel Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Withers Stakes is a race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses willing to compete one mile on the dirt The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run in 1889 The Queens County Handicap is an American Grade III race for Thoroughbred Race horses run each December on the dirt at Aqueduct A match race is a race between two competitors going head-to-head The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Papyrus (1920-1941 was a British Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland. The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing The American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing. The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey, | |
Zev (1920-1943) was an American thoroughbred horse racing champion. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national
A brown colt, Zev was sired by The Finn out of the mare Miss Kearney (by Planudes). Bred by the famous horseman John E. Madden, Zev was owned by the Rancocas Stable of Harry F. Sinclair, the founder of Sinclair Oil, who was a central figure in the Teapot Dome scandal under Warren G. Harding, President of the United States. Rancocas Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable and stud farm located in Jobstown, New Jersey. Harry Ford Sinclair ( July 6, 1876 - November 10, 1956) was an American Oil industrialist Sinclair Oil is an American Petroleum Corporation, founded by Harry F Teapot Dome scandal refers to a Bribery scandal of the White House administration of United States President Warren G Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Harding died mysteriously in San Francisco before the scandal hit, but Sinclair went through the worst of it, serving time in prison for selling US oil reserves to private interests for his own personal aggrandizement. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
But before all that, Sinclair named the horse Zev in honor of his friend and personal lawyer, Colonel Zevely.
Trained by Sam Hildreth, as a two-year-old Zev won five of his twelve races, finished second on four occasions, and was a leading colt of 1922. Samuel Clay Hildreth ( May 16, 1866 - September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame The following year he was the dominant three-year-old in America, winning a number of important Grade I stakes races under jockey Earl Sande. A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Thoroughbred horse race in Earl H Sande ( November 13, 1898 – August 19, 1968) was an American Hall of Fame Jockey and Thoroughbred Included in his victories was the Lawrence Realization Stakes and the most prestigious race in the United States, the Kentucky Derby, for which David J. The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run in 1889 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Leary was credited as the trainer as he was for the Preakness Stakes which back then was run ahead of the Kentucky Derby. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Zev encountered problems in the Preakness and finished a disappointing 12th, but came back to win the Derby next and then Belmont Stakes. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York.
In 1923, Zev was Champion Three-Year-Old Male of the year.
On October 20, 1923, one of the most significant match races in worldwide thoroughbred racing took place at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York. A match race is a race between two competitors going head-to-head History and Information It is world-famous as the home of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A crowd estimated at close to 50,000 watched Zev easily defeat Epsom Derby winner Papyrus by five lengths. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Papyrus (1920-1941 was a British Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland. Zev's victory marked the first time a Kentucky Derby winner defeated an English Derby winner. His performance in 1923 earned Zev the title: Horse of the Year.
After successfully campaigning as a four-year-old, Zev retired as racing's all-time leading money earner. At stud, he proved less successful than he had on the track, at best siring two minor stakes winners.
In 1983, Zev was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, he was accorded 56th in the ranking. The Blood-Horse is an international weekly News Magazine about Thoroughbred horses Horse breeding, and Horseracing. In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey,
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