Armed
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Sire:	Bull Lea
Dam:	Armful
Damsire:	Chance Shot
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	1941
Country:	USA
Colour:	Brown
Breeder:	Calumet Farm
Owner:	Calumet Farm
Trainer:	Ben A. Jones
Record:	81: 41-20-10
Earnings:	$817,475
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Suburban Handicap (1946) Widener Handicap (1946 & 1947) Washington Park Handicap (1946 & 1947) Stars and Strips Handicap (1947) Arlington Handicap (1947)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1946 & 1947) United States Horse of the Year (1947)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1963) #39 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Infobox last updated on: September 21, 2006. A stallion is an ungelded male horse after reaching the age of sexual maturity, usually between two and three years of age. ... The color brown is a red or orange of low intensity; however brown exists as a color perception only in the presence of a brighter color contrast: red or orange objects are still perceived as such if the general illumination level is low, despite reflecting the same amount of red... Time Magazine cover of May 30, 1949, featuring Calumet trainer Ben Jones Calumet Farm is a 762 acre (3. ... Ben Jones Benjamin Allyn Jones (December 31, 1882 – June 13, 1961) was a thoroughbred horse trainer. ... The Suburban Handicap is a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred horses aged three and older. ... The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ... The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. ... In 1999, The Blood-Horse magazine compiled a list of what its staff members considered to be the top 100 racehorses of the 20th Century who had competed in the United States. ...

Armed (1941-1964) was a American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame race horse. Trained by Ben A. Jones, Armed raced for seven seasons from 1944 to 1950, finishing with a 41-20-10 record in 81 starts. In a season that saw him defeat U.S. Triple Crown champion Assault in a match race at Belmont Park, Armed earned the 1947 Horse of the Year honors. This article is about the year. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Ben Jones Benjamin Allyn Jones (December 31, 1882 – June 13, 1961) was a thoroughbred horse trainer. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... A Match race is a regatta for two sailing boats, racing each other around a course. ... Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in the hamlet of Elmont, New York in Nassau County on Long Island (just outside of New York City). ... The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ...

In 1963, Armed was inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, he was ranked #39. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. ... The Blood-Horse is an international weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred horses, horse breeding, and horseracing. ... In 1999, The Blood-Horse magazine compiled a list of what its staff members considered to be the top 100 racehorses of the 20th Century who had competed in the United States. ...

References

• Armed's pedigreestub