Devil Diver, the Glossary
Devil Diver (1939–1961) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.[1]
Table of Contents
44 relations: Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum, Alsab, American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse, American Horse of the Year, Bay (horse), Blood-Horse magazine Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Brooklyn Stakes, Carter Handicap, Colt (horse), Daily Racing Form, Eddie Arcaro, Filly, Greentree Stable, Helen Hay Whitney, Hopeful Stakes, Horse racing, John M. Gaver Sr., Kentucky Derby, Lexington, Kentucky, Manhattan Stakes, Mare, Market Wise, Metropolitan Handicap, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Paumonok Handicap, Phoenix Stakes (United States), Pimlico Special, Sanford Stakes, Shut Out (horse), Stallion, Stymie (horse), Suburban Stakes, Swynford, Thoroughbred, Toboggan Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Twilight Tear, United States, Wayne D. Wright, Whirlaway, Whitney Stakes, William Payne Whitney, Wilson Handicap.
- 1939 racehorse births
- 1961 racehorse deaths
- Whitney racehorses
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1977 as a tribute to the famous flat racing and steeplechase Thoroughbred horses that trained in Aiken, South Carolina.
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Alsab
Alsab (1939–1963) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Devil Diver and Alsab are 1939 racehorse births and United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse
The title of American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding, four years old and up, for performances on dirt and main track racing surfaces.
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American Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing.
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Bay (horse)
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.
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Blood-Horse magazine Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
Around 1998, The Blood-Horse magazine polled a seven-person panel of distinguished horse racing people: Keeneland racing secretary Howard Battle, Maryland Jockey Club vice president Lenny Hale, Daily Racing Form columnist Jay Hovdey, Sports Illustrated senior writer William Nack, California senior steward Pete Pedersen, Louisville Courier-Journal racing writer Jennie Rees and Gulfstream Park steward Tommy Trotter.
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Breeders' Futurity Stakes
The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Brooklyn Stakes
The Brooklyn Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island.
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Carter Handicap
The Carter Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of seven furlongs run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Colt (horse)
A colt is a male horse, usually below the age of four years.
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Daily Racing Form
The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (referred to as the Racing Form or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell.
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Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice. Devil Diver and Eddie Arcaro are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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Filly
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.
Greentree Stable
Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City.
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Helen Hay Whitney
Helen Julia Hay Whitney (March 11, 1875 – September 24, 1944) was an American poet, writer, racehorse owner/breeder, socialite, and philanthropist.
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Hopeful Stakes
The Hopeful Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
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John M. Gaver Sr.
John Milton Gaver Sr. Devil Diver and John M. Gaver Sr. are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with, and the county seat of, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States.
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Manhattan Stakes
The Manhattan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
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Mare
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.
Market Wise
Market Wise (foaled 1938 in Virginia) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
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Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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. Devil Diver and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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Paumonok Handicap
The Paumonok Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.
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Phoenix Stakes (United States)
The Phoenix Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Pimlico Special
The Pimlico Special is a Grade 3 American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles (furlongs) held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May.
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Sanford Stakes
The Sanford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of July at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Shut Out (horse)
Shut Out (February 27, 1939 – April 23, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Devil Diver and Shut Out (horse) are 1939 racehorse births and Whitney racehorses.
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Stallion
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).
Stymie (horse)
Stymie (April 4, 1941 − 1962) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Devil Diver and Stymie (horse) are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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Suburban Stakes
The Suburban Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
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Swynford
Swynford (January 1907 – 18 May 1928) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred at the 16th Lord Derby's stud in Lincolnshire, England he was sired by John O'Gaunt, a son of Isinglass, winner of the British Triple Crown in 1893. His dam was Lord Derby's foundation mare and 1896 Epsom Oaks winner Canterbury Pilgrim who also produced Chaucer, the 1927 and 1933 Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.
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Toboggan Stakes
The Toboggan Stakes, formerly the Toboggan Handicap, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of March at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York.
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds, often restricted to three-year-olds.
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Twilight Tear
Twilight Tear (1941–1954) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Devil Diver and Twilight Tear are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Wayne D. Wright
Wayne Danforth Wright (August 21, 1916 – March 11, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years. Devil Diver and Wayne D. Wright are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
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Whirlaway
Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the fifth winner of the American Triple Crown. Devil Diver and Whirlaway are United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
Whitney Stakes
The Whitney Stakes (run as the Whitney Handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as such) is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses four years of age and older run at a distance of miles.
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William Payne Whitney
William Payne Whitney (March 20, 1876 – May 25, 1927) was an American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family.
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Wilson Handicap
The Wilson Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run from 1930 through 1958.
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See also
1939 racehorse births
- Alsab
- Bernborough
- Big Game (horse)
- Cottage Rake
- Devil Diver
- Furioso (horse)
- Mar-Kell
- Overdrawn (horse)
- Shepperton (horse)
- Shut Out (horse)
- Silver Fame
- Sun Chariot (horse)
- Vagrancy (horse)
- Watling Street (horse)
1961 racehorse deaths
- Cottage Rake
- Devil Diver
- Herringbone (horse)
- Royal Charger
- Your Host
Whitney racehorses
- Birdstone
- Bowl Game (horse)
- Capot
- Counterpoint (horse)
- Devil Diver
- Equipoise (horse)
- First Flight (racehorse)
- Johren
- Meddler (horse)
- Mother Goose (horse)
- Porterhouse (horse)
- Regret (horse)
- Royal Tourist
- Sherluck
- Shut Out (horse)
- Stage Door Johnny
- True North III
- Twenty Grand
- Volodyovski
- Whichone