Titled Hero
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Titled Hero was a Canadian
Thoroughbred
racehorse
. Bred by renowned Canadian horseman, E. P. Taylor
, his sire Canadian Champ
and his grandsire Windfields
were both Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
inductees. Out of the mare Countess Angela, his damsire was Bull Page
, the 1951 Canadian Horse of the Year and the leading sire in Canada in 1958. Titled Hero was purchased for $15,000 in 1964 by Peter K. Marshall at the annual Windfields Farm
yearling sale.
His trainer, Patrick MacMurchy, had trained 1957 Canadian Horse of the Year Hartney, and won the 1961 Queen's Plate
with Blue Light
. At age two, Titled Hero won eight of his twelve starts. In the two most important stakes races for juveniles in Canada, he ran second on the turf
in the 1965 Cup and Saucer Stakes
and won the Coronation Futurity Stakes
on dirt.
As a three-year-old in 1966, Titled Hero won the Friar Rock Stakes, the Plate Trial Stakes
, and then the most important race of his career and Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nrwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fJwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6738,6230321&dq=titled-hero&hl=en Titled Hero went on to win the Breeders' Stakes
on turf
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4qgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uJ8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4391,4476120&dq=titled-hero&hl=en
Plans were made for Titled Hero to stand at stud
at Windfields Farm
but he had to be euthanized
following a serious injury.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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...
. Bred by renowned Canadian horseman, E. P. Taylor
E. P. Taylor
Edward Plunket Taylor was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. Known to his friends as "Eddie", he is universally recorded as "E. P...
, his sire Canadian Champ
Canadian Champ
Canadian Champ was a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who in 1956 won the three races that would become the Canadian Triple Crown Championship in 1959...
and his grandsire Windfields
Windfields
Windfields was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first stakes race winner bred by E. P. Taylor and for whom he would name his world famous Windfields Farm....
were both Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada....
inductees. Out of the mare Countess Angela, his damsire was Bull Page
Bull Page
Bull Page was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.Bred by Woodvale Farm in Kentucky, he was out of the mare Our Page, winner of the important Spinaway Stakes in 1942 and a daughter of the 1929 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Blue...
, the 1951 Canadian Horse of the Year and the leading sire in Canada in 1958. Titled Hero was purchased for $15,000 in 1964 by Peter K. Marshall at the annual Windfields Farm
Windfields Farm
Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E. P. Taylor in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The first stable and breeding operation of E. P. Taylor originated with a property near the city of Toronto known as Parkwood Stable when it was owned by...
yearling sale.
His trainer, Patrick MacMurchy, had trained 1957 Canadian Horse of the Year Hartney, and won the 1961 Queen's Plate
Queen's Plate
The Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1¼ miles for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. The race takes place each summer in June or July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke , Ontario...
with Blue Light
Blue Light (horse)
Blue Light was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who showed little promise as a two-year-old in 1960 but who won the 1961 Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's oldest annually run stakes race....
. At age two, Titled Hero won eight of his twelve starts. In the two most important stakes races for juveniles in Canada, he ran second on the turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
in the 1965 Cup and Saucer Stakes
Cup and Saucer Stakes
The Cup and Saucer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old horses foaled in Canada, it is currently run at a distance of 11/16 miles on turf. The race was known as Mrs...
and won the Coronation Futurity Stakes
Coronation Futurity Stakes
The Coronation Futurity Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old horses foaled in Canada. It is run annually in early November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario at a distance of 1 1/8 miles on dirt...
on dirt.
As a three-year-old in 1966, Titled Hero won the Friar Rock Stakes, the Plate Trial Stakes
Plate Trial Stakes
The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario...
, and then the most important race of his career and Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate
Queen's Plate
The Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1¼ miles for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. The race takes place each summer in June or July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke , Ontario...
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nrwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fJwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6738,6230321&dq=titled-hero&hl=en Titled Hero went on to win the Breeders' Stakes
Breeders' Stakes
The Breeders' Stakes is a Canadian stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses first run in 1889. Since 1959 it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown for three-year-olds...
on turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4qgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uJ8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4391,4476120&dq=titled-hero&hl=en
Plans were made for Titled Hero to stand at stud
Stud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
at Windfields Farm
Windfields Farm
Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E. P. Taylor in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The first stable and breeding operation of E. P. Taylor originated with a property near the city of Toronto known as Parkwood Stable when it was owned by...
but he had to be euthanized
Animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, an animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress...
following a serious injury.