Fluvanna (horse)

Fluvanna (1921) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Samuel Ross, she was purchased at the Saratoga yearling sales in the summer of 1922 by Admiral Cary Grayson who raced her under his Salubria Stable colors. Out of the mare High Pass, her sire was the two-time American Champion Older Male Horse Cudgel.[1]

Fluvanna
SireCudgel
GrandsireBroomstick
DamHigh Pass
DamsireUltimus
SexFilly
Foaled1921
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederSamuel Ross
OwnerSalubria Stable
TrainerMax Hirsch
Record23: 7–7–2
EarningsUS$21,218
Major wins
Astoria Stakes (1923)
Floral Park Purse (1923)
Demoiselle Stakes (1923)
Kew Gardens Handicap (1924)
Ben Brush Purse (1924)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1923)
Honours
Fluvanna Purse at Empire City Race Track

Fluvanna was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Max Hirsch. Major wins in the 1923 Demoiselle[2] and Astoria Stakes[3] plus seconds in the Flash and Futurity Stakes while competing against the best two-year-old colts in the United States[4] earned her retrospective American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors.[5]

References
  1. Fluvanna's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. New York Times – July 10, 1923
  3. New York Times – July 5, 1923
  4. New York Times – September 16, 1923
  5. The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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