Holiday (horse)
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Holiday was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
best known for winning the 1914 Preakness Stakes
. Owned by Mrs. A. Barklie, he was sired by Broomstick. Holiday was out of the mare Leisure, a daughter of Meddler
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at Pimlico Race Course
in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, May 21, 1914. In that race Holiday went off as the second longest shot at 9-2 in the field of six three year-old colts. In that race Holiday burst to the lead quickly and led passing the stands for the first time clocking the first quarter in :23-2/5. He continued a very fast pace around the club house turn and down the back stretch recording fractions of :48-2/5 and 1:13-2/5. Coming into the home stretch his three length lead diminished to a single length. Holiday was tiring badly but did his best to hold on until the end, finishing just 3/4 of length in front of second choice Brave Cunarder with another 1-1/2 lengths back to Defendum for third. Holiday finished the classic in a final time of 1:58 flat under jockey Andy Schuttinger for the one and one eighth mile race.
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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
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best known for winning the 1914 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...
. Owned by Mrs. A. Barklie, he was sired by Broomstick. Holiday was out of the mare Leisure, a daughter of Meddler
Meddler
Meddler can refer to:* Meddler , a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick* Meddler , a thoroughbred racehorse from the early 1900's* Meddler Island, included in the List of Torres Strait Islands...
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Preakness Stakes
Holiday will best be remembered for his stirring win in the $2,500 Preakness StakesPreakness 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...
at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, May 21, 1914. In that race Holiday went off as the second longest shot at 9-2 in the field of six three year-old colts. In that race Holiday burst to the lead quickly and led passing the stands for the first time clocking the first quarter in :23-2/5. He continued a very fast pace around the club house turn and down the back stretch recording fractions of :48-2/5 and 1:13-2/5. Coming into the home stretch his three length lead diminished to a single length. Holiday was tiring badly but did his best to hold on until the end, finishing just 3/4 of length in front of second choice Brave Cunarder with another 1-1/2 lengths back to Defendum for third. Holiday finished the classic in a final time of 1:58 flat under jockey Andy Schuttinger for the one and one eighth mile race.