My girls are related to the very famous Fair Play born in 1905. His race racord was 32: 10-11-3. He led the American sire list in 1920, 1924, and 1927 and was inducted into the National Museum and Racing Hall of Fame in 1956. Some of his famous children were Man 'O War, Chance Play (the 1927 Hourse of the Year), Mad Play (1924 Belmont Stakes winner), Chance Shot (1927 Belmont Stakes winner), Mad Hatter (1924 Champion Handicap Horse) and Display (1926 Preakness Stakes winner). His impact on the hertiage of throughbreds is inestimable. In fact, 11 members of the Hall of Fame trace to him through their tale male line. He was bred and owned by August Belmont, and when Mr. Belmont passed, his horses were scattered in a dispersal sale. On that day, Mr. and Mrs. Peter A.B. Widener II arrived at the sale, where they bought him. Of this day, Mr. Widener said, "The course of our lives had been changed by a golden horse. The horse was the grand old man of the American turf, Fair Play, sire of Man 'O War. I'll never forget him as he stood in the sale ring. The bright Kentucky sun streamed down upon him, burnishing his chestnut sides, as if with gilt. He looked a king. The energy of the 20-year-old horse, his royal impatience, got me." You can read more about this influential stallion and see pictures of him, his cemetary, and his kids at the following links:http://pets.webshots.com/album/90145804tFqKFr?start=0
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http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/fairplay.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Play_(horse)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Widener
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http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/FairPlay.html
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http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bios-EF/FairPlay.htm
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http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/horse.asp?ID=69