Blue Peter was an American

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 Thoroughbred

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 Champion

Eclipse Award

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 racehorse

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. Bred and raced by Joseph M. Roebling, great-grandson of John A. Roebling

John A. Roebling

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, who built the Brooklyn Bridge

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, Blue Peter was out of the mare

Mare (horse)

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...

 Carillon, a granddaughter of Teddy

Teddy (horse)

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. He was sired by 1937 U.S. Triple Crown champion War Admiral

War Admiral

War Admiral was an American thoroughbred racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and the mare Brushup. He inherited his father's fiery temperament and talent, but did not resemble him physically...

, a son of Man o' War

Man O' War

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, who was ranked No. 1 in the Blood-Horse magazine list of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century.

Conditioned for racing by former jockey

Jockey

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 turned trainer

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, Andy Schuttinger, Blue Peter was sent to the track in 1948 at age two. That year, he compiled a record of eight wins and two thirds from ten starts, with several of his wins coming in the premier events against the best horses in his age group such as the Belmont Futurity Stakes, and the Hopeful Stakes The colt's performances earned him American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.

Blue Peter did not race again and he died of an illness at age four. In 1977, his racing career was honored with an induction in the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame

Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum

The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1977 as a tribute to the famous flat racing and steeplechase Thoroughbred horses that trained in Aiken, South Carolina....

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