Colonel Holloway
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Colonel Holloway was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
best known for winning the 1912 Preakness Stakes
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He was bred by Catesby Woodford of Runnymede Farm
in Paris, Kentucky
and raced by Frank J. Nolan's Beverwyck Stable. Trained by Dave Woodford, for his Preakness win, Colonel Holloway was ridden by jockey Clarence Turner
. Records show the colt ran second in both the Kentucky Endurance Stakes and Latonia Cup.
No records have been found of any progeny of Colonel Holloway or of his death.
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
best known for winning the 1912 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
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He was bred by Catesby Woodford of Runnymede Farm
Runnymede Farm
Runnymede Farm is an American horse breeding farm located outside Paris, Kentucky on U.S. Route 27, the Paris-Cynthiana Road. Breeders of Thoroughbreds, the farm was established in 1867 by American Civil War Colonels Ezekiel Field Clay and Catesby Woodford....
in Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
and raced by Frank J. Nolan's Beverwyck Stable. Trained by Dave Woodford, for his Preakness win, Colonel Holloway was ridden by jockey Clarence Turner
Clarence J. A. Turner
Clarence Jesse Arthur Turner was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in rural Indiana, Clarence Turner began his riding career in his teens...
. Records show the colt ran second in both the Kentucky Endurance Stakes and Latonia Cup.
No records have been found of any progeny of Colonel Holloway or of his death.