Sir Harry (Canadian horse)

Sir Harry (1924–1930) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the Seagram family stables who won the 1927 Coffroth Handicap, the then richest race in North America with a purse of $100,000.[1] Race conditioned by future Hall of Fame trainer William Bringloe and ridden by the highly regarded young jockey Ovila Bourassa, that same year Sir Harry ran second in the 1927 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series .[2]

Sir Harry
SireWildair
GrandsireBroomstick
DamBallotade
DamsireBallot
SexStallion
Foaled1924
CountryKentucky
ColourChestnut
BreederCharles H. Berryman
OwnerSeagram Stables
TrainerWilliam H. Bringloe
Record87: 14-19-13
EarningsUS$134,067
Major wins
Dorval Juvenile Stakes (1926)
Blue Bonnets Kindergarten Stakes (1926)
Coffroth Handicap (1927)
Jockey Club Cup Handicap (1928)
Seagram Cup Handicap (1928)
King Edward Gold Cup Handicap (1929)

Breeding

Sir Harry was bred by Charles H. Berryman, President of the Tri-State Fair and Racing Association of Lexington, Kentucky.[3] He was sired by Wildair, a son of three-time Leading sire in North America, Broomstick. Wildair was bred and raced by Harry Payne Whitney and trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, James G. Rowe Sr., Wildair's wins included the 1920 Metropolitan Handicap and the Empire City Derby.

Racing career

The Seagram Stables of Waterloo, Ontario were owned by the brothers Edward, Norman and Thomas Seagram. At age two, Sir Harry was raced at tracks in the Toronto area but had most of his success at two tracks in Montreal. At Blue Bonnets Raceway where he won the Kindergarten Stakes and on July 31, 1926, set a new track record of 0:59 1/5 for 5 furlongs on dirt. At Dorval Park, the track where the great Exterminator ran his last race on June 21, 1924,[4] Sir Harry won the 1926 Juvenile Stakes.[5]

Sir Harry died in September 1930 when a Seagram barn caught fire.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Sir Harry, chestnut colt, 1924
Sire
Wildair		 Broomstick Ben Brush Bramble
Roseville
Elf Galliard
Sylvabelle
Verdure Peter Pan Commando
Cinderella
Pastorella Springfield
Griselda
Dam
Ballotade		 Ballot Voter Friar's Balsam
Mavourneen
Cerito Lowland Chief
Merry Dance
Basseting Bassetlaw St. Simon
Marquesa
Suscol Sir Modred
Napa (family: 12-b)

References
  1. TIME.com March 21, 1927 Retrieved August 2, 2018
  2. Daily Racing Form Preakness Stakes Charts, May 10, 1927 Retrieved July 16, 2018
  3. Daily Racing Form August 17, 1924 article titled "Raceland Pays Its Way: President Berryman Reports .." Retrieved August 2, 2018
  4. Colin's Ghost Retrieved August 2, 2018
  5. July 24, 1926 Montreal Gazette, page 17 article titled "Sir Harry Outran Smart Opposition" Retrieved July 27, 2018


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