Spur (horse)

This article is about the horse. For the metal tool used in horse-riding, see Spur. For other uses, see Spur (disambiguation).

Spur (1913–1930) was an American thoroughbred racehorse.

Spur
Spur (c. 1916)
Sire	King James
Grandsire	Plaudit
Dam	Auntie Mum
Damsire	Melton
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1913
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Henry T. Oxnard
Owner	James Butler
Trainer	John H. McCormack
Major wins
Withers Stakes (1916) Travers Stakes (1916) Knickerbocker Handicap (1916) Jerome Handicap (1916) Southampton Handicap (1916) Empire City Handicap (1917) Long Beach Handicap (1918)

Racing career

In 1916, for his new trainer, John H. McCormack, he won eight major races and finished second in the Belmont Stakes. At age four, he equaled the Empire City track record for a mile and a sixteenth on the dirt in winning his second straight Yonkers Handicap.

Stud record

As a sire, standing at James Butler's Eastview Farm in Tarrytown, New York, Spur's best progeny was Sting.

Spur died on May 31, 1930, at Eastview Farm.

Sire line tree

• Spur
  • Sting
    • Questionnaire
      • Hash
      • Requested
      • Coincidence
      • Free For All
        • Rough'n Tumble
      • Double Brandy

Pedigree

Pedigree of Spur

Sire King James	Plaudit	Himyar*	Alarm*
			Hira*
		Cinderella	Tomahawk
			Manna
	Unsightly	Pursebearer	Scottish Chief*
			Thrift
		Hira Villa	Himyar*
			Tolima
Dam Auntie Mum	Melton	Master Kildare	Lord Ronald
			Silk
		Violet Melrose	Scottish Chief*
			Violet
	Adderly	Ayrshire	Hampton
			Atalanta
		Sandiway	Doncaster
			Clemence

* Spur is inbred 3S x 4S to the stallion Himyar, meaning that he appears third generation and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.

* Spur is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Scottish Chief, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

External links

• Spur's pedigree and partial racing stats