Questionnaire (horse)

Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Sire	Sting
Grandsire	Spur
Dam	Miss Puzzle
Damsire	Disguise
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1927
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	James Butler
Owner	James Butler
Trainer	1) Andy Schuttinger (1929, 1930); 2) Edward J. Bennett (1931, 1932)
Record	45: 19-8-4
Earnings	US$89,611
Major wins
	Broadway Handicap (1930); Empire City Derby (1930); Gramatan Handicap (1930); Mount Kisco Stakes (1930); Mount Vernon Handicap (1930); Scarsdale Handicap (1930); Twin City Handicap (1930); Yonkers Handicap (1930); Yorktown Handicap (1930); Brooklyn Handicap (1931); Metropolitan Handicap (1931); Empire City Handicap (1931); Fair Play Handicap (1931); Kings County Handicap (1932); Paumonok Handicap (1932)
Honors
	Questionnaire Handicap at Empire City

Questionnaire (1927–1950) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred and raced by James Butler, president and owner of Empire City Race Track, who owned his sire Sting and grandsire Spur.[1]

Questionnaire was race conditioned by Andy Schuttinger,[2] who was his trainer through 1930, after which Edward J. Bennett took over.[3]

Questionnaire had an outstanding year at age three. Although he did not run in the first two legs of the 1930 U.S. Triple Crown series, he finished third to Triple Crown champion Gallant Fox in the Belmont Stakes. Overall, he won nine important races in 1930 and then in 1931 captured the prestigious Brooklyn, Empire City and Metropolitan Handicaps. [4]

At stud

After two more important wins in 1932 at age five, Questionnaire was retired to stud for owner James Butler. However, Butler died in 1934 and his estate sold Questionnaire at auction. He was purchased for $15,000 by Helen Hay Whitney's Greentree Stud, Inc. for whom he served stallion duty at their breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Among the successful runners he sired was Stefanita, the 1943 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly,[5] and multiple stakes winners Hash (1936), Requested (1939), Coincidence (1942), Carolyn A. (1944), and Double Brandy (1946).

Questionnaire died of colic at age twenty-three on August 25, 1950.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Questionnaire
Sire Sting	Spur	King James	Plaudit
		King James	Unsightly
		Auntie Mum	Melton
		Auntie Mum	Adderly
	Gnat	Voter	Friar's Balsam
		Voter	Mavourneen
		Mosquito	Commando
		Mosquito	Sandfly
Dam Miss Puzzle	Disguise	Domino	Himyar
		Domino	Mannie Gray
		Bonnie Gal	Galopin
		Bonnie Gal	Bonnie Doon
	Ruby Nethersole	Star Ruby	Hampton
		Star Ruby	Ornament
		Nethersole	Tournament
		Nethersole	Fairy Slipper

References

Questionnaire's pedigree
SCHUTTINGER RESIGNS AS BUTLER'S TRAINER; Questionnaire and Lycidas Among Stars Developed During His Four Years With Stable
New York Times, Edward J. Bennett: trainer for James Butler of Yonkers and trained the great stake winner Questionnaire
"Questionnaire, 1-10, First By 5 Lengths". New York Times, Section Sports, page 1. 1931-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Questionnaire's pedigree

[2] SCHUTTINGER RESIGNS AS BUTLER'S TRAINER; Questionnaire and Lycidas Among Stars Developed During His Four Years With Stable

[3] New York Times, Edward J. Bennett: trainer for James Butler of Yonkers and trained the great stake winner Questionnaire

[4] "Questionnaire, 1-10, First By 5 Lengths". New York Times, Section Sports, page 1. 1931-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

[5] The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine