Hasty Road
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Hasty Road was an American
thoroughbred
racehorse best remembered for winning the 1954 Preakness Stakes
and coming in a close second to Determine in the 1954 Kentucky Derby
. Hasty Road was a very large bay thoroughbred with a distinctive white blaze
. He was sired by Roman, out of 1954 Broodmare of the Year Traffic Court, who also produced 1955 Woodward Stakes
winner Traffic Judge
.[1]
Raced by Allie Reuben under his Hasty House Farm colors, Hasty Road was trained by Harry Trotsek.
Hasty Road set a new track record at Churchill Downs
for his Kentucky Derby qualifying trial, running eight furlong
s in 1:35.0.
Hasty Road was a successful broodmare sire, with several daughters producing stakes winners.
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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 best remembered for winning the 1954 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...
and coming in a close second to Determine in the 1954 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. Hasty Road was a very large bay thoroughbred with a distinctive white blaze
Horse markings
Markings on horses usually are distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color. Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify the horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the course of the horse's life...
. He was sired by Roman, out of 1954 Broodmare of the Year Traffic Court, who also produced 1955 Woodward Stakes
Woodward Stakes
The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States. Named for prominent racehorse owner, George Nicholas Woodward, it is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt for a purse of $750,000.The Woodward was run as a handicap in...
winner Traffic Judge
Traffic Judge
Traffic Judge was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Clifford Mooers, proprietor of Walnut Springs Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Woody Stephens...
.[1]
Raced by Allie Reuben under his Hasty House Farm colors, Hasty Road was trained by Harry Trotsek.
Hasty Road set a new track record at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
for his Kentucky Derby qualifying trial, running eight furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s in 1:35.0.
Hasty Road was a successful broodmare sire, with several daughters producing stakes winners.
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