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CALUMET FARM
Five Decades of Champions


CONCLUSION

Since converting to Thoroughbred racing in 1932 and until Mrs. Markey's death in 1982, Calumet Farm recorded 2,401 wins - 508 of which were in stakes races. Twelve times Calumet led the list of Leading Money-Winning Owners. Of its 148 homebred stakes winners, 9 won in excess of $500,000. Eleven Calumet horses - Alydar, Armed, Bewitch, Citation, Coaltown, Davona Dale, Real Delight, Tim Tam, Twlight Tear, Two Lea, and Whirlaway - have been elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, along with father-son trainers B.A. "Ben" and H.A. "Jimmy" Jones. Calumet captured 2 Triple Crowns, 8 Kentucky Derbies, and 7 Preakness victories. Sixteen Calumet horses captured a total of 35 year-end divisional championships, with 5 taking the Horse of the Year title.

Calumet, was number one on the list of Leading Money-Winning Owners twelve times and in the top three from 1939 to 1954, acquired total earnings of $26,410,941.06 - a record that speaks for itself.

It is unlikely that any farm will ever dominate Thoroughbred racing as Calumet did during the '40's and '50's. One thing, however, seems certain. Calumet Farm, now owned by Count Henryk de Kwaitkowski, remains and will continue to remain a major force in American Thoroughbred racing.


NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Calumet produced 148 stakes from 1934 through 1982. Some of the greatest horses in the industry have hailed from Calumet Farm and include the following:

Triple Crown Races

The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes combine to form the most sought after prize in American Thoroughbred racing.The Triple Crown. Calumet Farm had in Whirlaway and Citation 2 of only 11 horses ever to achieve this honor. Three others - Pensive, Tim Tam, and Forward Pass - came close, winning the first two legs, only to fall short in the Belmont. In all, Calumet captured a record eight Kentucky Derby trophies, with Whirlaway first receiving the blanket of roses in 1941, followed by Pensive in 1944, Citation in 1948, Ponder in 1949, Hill Gail in 1952, Iron Liege in 1957, Tim Tam in 1958, and Forward Pass in 1968. The farm also collected a record seven Preakness victories: Whirlaway in 1941; Pensive, 1944; Faultless, 1947; Citation, 1948; Fabius, 1956; Tim Tam, 1958; Forward Pass, 1968. The elusive Belmont has been won by the farm's horses only twice, with Triple Crown Winners Whirlaway and Citation scoring in 1941 and '48 respectively.

Two Triple Crown Winners:

  • Whirlaway ('41)
  • Citation ('48)
  • Eight Kentucky Derby Winners:

  • Whirlaway ('41)
  • Pensive ('44)
  • Citation ('48)
  • Ponder ('49)
  • Hill Gail ('52)
  • Iron Liege ('57)
  • Tim Tam ('58)
  • Forward Pass ('68)
  • Seven Preakness Stakes Winners:

  • Whirlaway ('41)
  • Pensive ('44)
  • Faultless ('47)
  • Citation ('48)
  • Fabius ('56)
  • Tim Tam ('58)
  • Forward Pass ('68)
  • Three National Filly Triple Crown Winners:

  • Wistful ('49)
  • Real Delight ('52)
  • Davon Dale ('79)
  • Eleven Horses in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame:

  • Alydar
  • Armed
  • Bewitch
  • Citation
  • Coaltown
  • Davona Dale
  • Real Delight
  • Twlight Year
  • Two Lea
  • Tim Tam
  • Whirlaway
  • Five Horses of the Year Titles:

  • Whirlaway ('41 & '42)
  • Twilight Tear ('44-1st filly voted Horse of the Year)
  • Armed ('47)
  • Citation ('48)
  • Two Trainers in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame:

  • Ben A. Jones
  • H.A. "Jimmy" Jones
  • Horses Sired By Bull Lea

    The list would not be complete without mention of Bull Lea, one of the most impressive sires in Thoroughbred history, whose list of famous sons and daughters include:

    Armed, Iron Liege, Bewitch, Mark-Ye-Well, Citation, Real Delight, Coaltown, Twilight Tear, Faultless, Two Lea, and Hill Gail

    Bull Lea sired 58 stakes winners and his progeny's purses totaled $13,589,181 through 1969.

    The Calumet Trophy Collection

    The trophies won by these outstanding horses are exhibited at the International Museum of the Horse. The collection was made available by the heirs of Warren Wright Sr., and the late Lucille Parker Wright Markey.

    The estimated value of the collection is $1.2 million. The exhibit contains numerous types of gold and silver trophies including: 7 glass trophies, 298 silver trophies, 129 gold trophies, 1 china urn, 103 silver Julep cups, 3 gold Julep cups. The collection contains eight Kentucky Derby trophies, four more than any other farm, and also a record seven Preakness trophies.


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