Take Wing (foaled 1938) was an American Thoroughbred gelding racehorse claimed for $3,000 [1] and who would then earn more than $160,000 for new owner Clyde Troutt and set a new North American record for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf.[2]

Take Wing
SireChicle
GrandsireSpearmint
DamEagle Flight
DamsireMy Play
SexGelding
Foaled1938
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
Owner1) Howe Stable
2) Joseph Poncurak
3) W. B. Simpson
4) Clyde Troutt
TrainerClyde Troutt
Record197: 38-28-22
EarningsUS$167,820
Major wins
Flossmoor Handicap (1942)
Stars and Stripes Handicap (1942)
Lincoln Handicap (1943, 1945)
Meadowland Handicap (1944, 1945, 1947)
Chuckatuck Purse (1946)
La Salle Handicap (1947)
Crescent City Handicap (1947)
National Jockey Club Handicap (1947)

Background

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Take Wing was sired by Chicle who was the Leading sire in North America in 1929 and the Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1942. Take Wing's dam was a daughter of My Play, a multiple race winning full brother to Man o' War.[3]

Racing career

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Trainer Clyde Troutt claimed Take Wing in early July 1942 and immediately won the Stars and Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park in a time that was just 1/5 of a second off the track record. For his win, the $3000 horse earned his new owner $8,600.[4] Still racing at age nine, Take Wing set a new North American record of 1:55 1-5 for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf at Washington Park Racetrack in winning the Meadowland Handicap for the third time.

Retirement

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Following his retirement from racing, Take wing was used as a lead pony for owner-trainer Clyde Troutt. [5]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Take Wing, bay gelding, 1938
Sire
Chicle
Spearmint Carbine Musket
Mersey
Maid of the Mint Minting
Warble
Lady Hamburg Hamburg Hanover
Lady Reel
Lady Frivoles St. Simon
Gay Duchess
Dam
Eagle Flight
My Play Fair Play Hastings
Fairy Gold
Mahubah Rock Sand
Merry Token
Way of an Eagle White Eagle Gallinule
Merry Gal
Gipsy Hill Avington
Swiftsure (family: 19-c)

References

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