Buckpasser
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Sire:	Tom Fool
Grandsire:	Menow
Dam:	Busanda
Damsire:	War Admiral
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	1963
Country:	USA
Colour:	Bay
Breeder:	Ogden Phipps
Owner:	Ogden Phipps. Racing silks: Black, cherry cap.
Trainer:	Bill Winfrey Eddie Neloy
Record:	31:25-4-1
Earnings:	$1,462,014
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Champagne Stakes (1965) Hopeful Stakes (1965) Tremont Stakes (1965) Flamingo Stakes (1966) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1966) Arlington Classic (1966) Woodward Stakes (1966) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1966) Travers Stakes (1966) American Derby (1966) Everglades Stakes (1966)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Male (1965) U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Male (1966) U.S. Horse of the Year (1966) U.S. Champion Handicap Male (1966) U.S. Champion Handicap Male (1967) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1983, 1984, 1988, 1989)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1970) #14 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Image File history File links Photo_needed. ... Tom Fool (1949–1976) was an American thoroughbred horse racing champion. ... War Admiral (1934-1959), was a thoroughbred racing horse, the son of the great Man O War. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A blood bay horse. ... Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 - April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, Court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, Thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. ... Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 - April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, Court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, Thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. ... The Champagne Stakes is a Grade I horse race in the United States for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. ... The Hopeful Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. ... The Tremont Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... The Flamingo Stakes was a Grade III stakes race for three-year-old thorough race horses run at the Hialeah Park in Hialeah, Florida over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. ... The Jockey Club Gold Cup is a prestigious thoroughbred horse race open to horses three years old and upward, established in 1919. ... The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old horses held annually at the end of June at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. ... The Woodward Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses three-year-olds and up. ... The Lawrence Realization Stakes is an American horse race first run in 1889. ... The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. ... The American Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Everglades Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hialeah Park in Hialeah, Florida. ... Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. ... The Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Yr-Old Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually. ... The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ... Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. ... Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. ... The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in North America for each year since 1924. ... 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. ...
Infobox last updated on: February 5, 2007.

For the phrase, go to Buck passing

Buckpasser was a champion Bay thoroughbred racehorse born in 1963. Bred and owned by Ogden Phipps, New York racing official Dr. Manual Gilman said of him, "Generally, every horse has about a hundred faults of conformation. I would defy anybody to pick a flaw in Buckpasser." Renowned horse painter Richard Stone Reeves said: "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat and Affirmed, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser".[1] Buck passing or passing the buck is the action of transferring responsibility or blame unto another person. ... Bay is a color of the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color of dark red (known as blood bay) to deep brown, with black points (mane, tail, lower legs, and sometimes the muzzle and tip of the ears). ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... 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. ... Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 - April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, Court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, Thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. ... NY redirects here. ... Richard Stone Reeves (November 6, 1919 - October 7, 2005) was an American equine painter whom Blood-Horse magazine described as perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter. ... Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) was an American thoroughbred racehorse considered by many to be the greatest of all time. ... This article is about the racehorse. ...

The son of the legendary Handicap champion Tom Fool, he was foaled at Claiborne Farms in Paris, Kentucky with a pedigree that could hardly miss...if pedigrees ran races. Out of the stakes-winning mare Busanda, his sire was 1953 Handicap Triple Crown winner and Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year winner, Tom Fool. Busanda represented the female family of the Blue Hen broodmare La Troienne (FR). It also represented the 1929 Belmont Stakes winner and Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur, not to mention the great Man O' War. But perhaps the most inflential aspect of his pedigree was the inclusion of Equipoise. Equipoise was four generations back, yet many of the qualities of this two-time Horse of the Year were Buckpasser's, which unfortunately included foot trouble. Tom Fool (1949–1976) was an American thoroughbred horse racing champion. ... Paris is a city that was settled in 1775 and is in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 113 miles (182 km) east of Louisville Ky. ... Paris is a city that was settled in 1775 and is in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 113 miles (182 km) east of Louisville Ky. ... The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ... La Troienne, born in France in 1926, was a Thoroughbred racing mare by Teddy (Fr), out of Helene de Troie (Fr) by Helicon (GB). ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Blue Larkspur (1926-1947) was a bay colt, Kentucky bred thoroughbred race horse. ... Man O War, (March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) [1] is considered by many to be the greatest US thoroughbred racehorse of all time. ... Equipoise (1928 - 1938) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, a chestnut bred in the United States by Harry Payne Whitney and owned by his son, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. ...

The only "flaw" in Buckpasser was his attitude toward racing. He would race, and he certainly did race when a horse passed him, but once on the lead, he would slow down...as if just doing enough was enough. Because of this he provided many a fright for his trainer, not to mention the bettors. It almost seemed part of his manners, seldom to defeat a rival so badly it might break his or her heart.

Buckpasser had two trainers, both since elected to the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Bill Winfrey began his training and when he retired Eddie Neloy took over and prepared him for his three-year-old season. 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. ...

Buckpasser's maiden race on May 13, 1965, in which he ran a poor fourth, would be the last time he was out of the money. Indeed, Buckpasser's record was so impressive, betting windows were closed when he ran in the Flamingo Stakes, forever after called the "Chicken" Flamingo. The Flamingo Stakes was a Grade III stakes race for three-year-old thorough race horses run at the Hialeah Park in Hialeah, Florida over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. ...

After a brilliant two-year-old season and spring, in which Buckpasser proved he could win from up front, rate, or close from behind, he developed a quarter crack that kept him out of the 1966 Kentucky Derby, as well as the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. With another talented colt, Graustark, out as well with a broken foot (and retirement), Kauai King won that year's Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... Graustark (1963-1988) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was considered an exceptional talent and a favorite to win the 1966 Kentucky Derby until an injury prematurely ended his career. ... Kauai King (1963-1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1966 won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown races. ...

In Chicago's Arlington Classic Kauai King, running against the strenuous protests of his trainer, broke down in the race and was retired. Buckpasser won the Arlington, setting a new world record at a mile with a time of 1:32 2/5. Buckpasser's record stood until the great Dr. Fager broke it in 1968. Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old horses held annually at the end of June at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. ... Dr. Fager, a thoroughbred racehorse, ran what many consider the greatest single season of any horse in the history of the sport. ...

After that, Buckpasser went on a winning streak that lasted for fifteen consecutive wins: the American Derby (he broke the track record), the Chicago Stakes, the Brooklyn Derby, the Woodward Stakes, the Travers Stakes, the Malibu Stakes, the Brooklyn Handicap, the Lawrence Realization Stakes, and finally, the grueling two mile long Jockey Club Gold Cup. On June 17, 1967, Buckpasser's 15-race winning streak ended with his first and only attempt at racing on grass. He finished a surprising third to winning stablemate Poker in the Bowling Green Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack. Assagai, the 1966 turf-course champion, came in second. As happens more than once (see Aristides, first winner of the Kentucky Derby), a horse sent out to set the pace, namely Poker, a "rabbit" in horse racing parlance, did more than set the pace. As The Blood-Horse magazine said in their July 24, 1967 issue: "Never had so many people had so many immunization shots in order to stay home and watch the Suburban Handicap on Independence Day." There were three reasons advanced for his defeat: turf, shoes, and weight. It was also true that that day "Buck" held his head in a most uncommon way, slightly sideways. No one has ever understood why. The Woodward Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses three-year-olds and up. ... The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. ... The Malibu Stakes is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses of either gender held each December at Santa Anita Park. ... The Brooklyn Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Lawrence Realization Stakes is an American horse race first run in 1889. ... The Jockey Club Gold Cup is a prestigious thoroughbred horse race open to horses three years old and upward, established in 1919. ... Natural vegetation dominated by grasses Grass is a common word that generally describes a monocotyledonous green plant in the family Poaceae. ... The Bowling Green Handicap is a turf race for thoroughbred horses open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance on the grass. ... Aqueduct Racetrack, known as the Big A, is a horse racetrack in the neighborhood of Ozone Park in the New York City borough of Queens. ... A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby in 1875. ... The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Blood-Horse is an international weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred horses, horse breeding, and horseracing. ... The Suburban Handicap is a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred horses aged three and older. ...

Buckpasser was the first horse to earn more than a million dollars before the age of four. He was voted the 1966 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ...

When he retired, Buckpasser was syndicated for $4,800,000, breaking a then-record $150,000 a share. He stood at stud at the farm where he was born. In eleven years, Buckpasser sired 313 foals: 35 of these went on to win stakes races. Among his get was the Hall of Fame filly La Prevoyante (Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year in Canada, Eclipse Award Champion 2yo Filly in the US, Champion Older Female in Canada), Relaxing (Champion Older Female, Broodmare of the Year), Numbered Account (Champion 2yo Filly), and Toll Booth (Broodmare of the Year). Filly is also a town in Belgium. ... La Prevoyante (1970-1974) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada. ... The Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. ... The Eclipse Award is a thoroughbred racing award. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ...

Even though he has had three tail-male Kentucky Derby (G1) winners (Spend a Buck-1985, Lil E. Tee-1992 and Silver Charm-1997), it's his record as a damsire that stands out. Spend A Buck (born 1982 in western Kentucky, died November 24, 2002 in Brazil) was an American thoroughbred race horse. ... Lil E. Tee was a American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1992 scored one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Kentucky Derby. ... Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. ...

"Buck" died at fifteen years of age in 1978, yet would be a world-leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989. His daughters have produced Champions and Classic Winners: Coastal, Easy Goer, Slew o'Gold, Touch Gold, With Approval, as well as El Gran Senor amongst a number of other influential stallions such as Seeking the Gold, Miswaki and Woodman. Easy Goer is a thoroughbred racehorse, famous for conquering the champion Sunday Silence in the 1989 Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. ... Slew oGold (foaled April 19, 1980) was an American thoroughbred racehorse, who was voted the 1983 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse and the 1984 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse. ... With Approval (born 1986 in Ontario is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1989 under jockey Don Seymour. ... El Gran Senor (b. ...

In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Buckpasser is #14. 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. ...

Buckpasser is buried at Claiborne Farm. Claiborne Farm is located in Paris, Kentucky, USA, and is one of the most famous thoroughbred horse farms in the state and in the nation. ...

References

• Buckpasser's pedigree
• Buckpasser's page in the Hall of Fame, includes a video of the "Chicken" Flamingo