Colonel Holloway (foaled in 1909) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1912 Preakness Stakes.

Colonel Holloway
SireEthelbert
GrandsireEothen
DamSweet Hawthorne
DamsireLazzarone
SexStallion
Foaled1909[1]
CountryUnited States
ColorBrown
BreederRaceland Farm
(Catesby Woodford)
OwnerBeverwyck Stable
TrainerDave Woodford
Record44: 7-7-6 (1912)[2]
48: 2-9-3 (1915)
Earnings$8,777 (1912)
$1,225 (1915)
Major wins
American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (1912)
Last updated on June 7, 2021

Background

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Colonel Holloway was bred by Catesby Woodford of Raceland Farm near Paris, Kentucky and raced by Frank J. Nolan's Beverwyck Stable. He was trained by Dave Woodford.

Racing career

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For his Preakness win, Colonel Holloway was ridden by jockey Clarence Turner. Colonel Holloway was not among the original entries for the race, but was added to the field after winning the Maryland Club purse earlier in the day. He started at odds of 8/5 and won from Bwana Tumbo and Tipsand. The race was run as a handicap, with Colonel Holloway carrying 107 pounds, thirteen pounds less than the runner-up.[3] Records show the colt ran second to Sotemia in the four mile Kentucky Endurance Stakes in October of the same year.[4]

As of 1915, Colonel Holloway was still racing in the United States and in Canada.[5] His owner was listed as D.J. Scanlon.[6] By 1920, Colonel Holloway was still racing at Timonium, Maryland but was considered to be no longer in good physical condition by the press.[7]

After racing

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No records have been found of any progeny of Colonel Holloway or of his death.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Colonel Holloway (USA), brown stallion, 1914[1]
Sire
Ethelbert (USA)
1896
Eothen (GB)
1883
Hampton Lord Clifden
Lady Langden
Sultana Oxford
Besika
Maori (GB)
1885
Poulet (FR) Peut Etre
Printaniere
Queen of Cyprus King Tom
Cypriana
Dam
Sweet Hawthorne (USA)
1898
Lazzarone (USA)
1891
Spendthrift Australian
Aerolite
Spinaway Leamington
Megara
Bridal (GB)
1885
Cadet (HUN) Buccaneer (GB)
Dahlia (GB)
Fleur d'Oranger Lord Clifden
Sweet Hawthorn (Family 4-k)
  • Colonel Holloway was inbred 4 × 4 to Lord Clifden, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Colonel Holloway pedigree". equineline.com.
  2. ^ Staff (March 10, 1921). "Best three-year-olds". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Colonel Holloway took another". Montreal Gazette. May 16, 1912. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. ^ "WORLD'S RECORD MADE BY SOTEMIA". Atlanta Constitution. 1912-10-08. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  5. ^ "Six winners piloted by three jocks at Montreal". Toronto World. July 23, 1915. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  6. ^ Staff (February 14, 1916). "Busy racers of the year recently ended". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  7. ^ Omar Khayyam (September 2, 1920). "Timonium no place for old favorites". The Evening Sun.