Bushranger (American horse)

Bushranger (1930–1937) was an American Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Prepared for flat racing, at age two the grandson of Man o' War demonstrated little ability in that venue and as such his owner decided to try him in steeplechase racing. In the hands of future Hall of Fame steeplechase trainer J. Howard Lewis, Bushranger won important races at age five and six including the American Grand National, the most prestigious steeplechase race in the United States.

This article is about the American racehorse foaled in 1930. For the Irish racehorse foaled in 2006, see Bushranger (Irish horse).
Bushranger
SireStefan the Great
GrandsireThe Tetrarch
DamWar Path
DamsireMan o' War
SexGelding
Foaled1930
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederJoseph E. Widener
OwnerJoseph E. Widener
TrainerJ. Howard Lewis
Record21: 11-3-1
Earnings$20,635
Major wins
Whitney Gold Trophy Handicap (1935)
Broad Hollow Handicap (1935 & 1936)
American Grand National (1936)
Brook Handicap (1936)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1967)
Last updated on October 17, 2006

Bushranger was retired after his six-year-old racing season but the following year he fractured a leg during a schooling exercise at Belmont Park and had to be euthanized.

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