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Queensway (horse)

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Queensway
SireOld Koenig
GrandsireGolden Maxim
DamChrysoberil
DamsireVerdun
SexMare
Foaled1929
CountryCanada
ColourChestnut
BreederRobert W. R. Cowie
OwnerRobert W. R. Cowie
TrainerHarry Giddings, Jr.
Record52: 12-8-4
Earnings$16,811
Major wins
King's Plate (1932)
Prince of Wales Stakes (1932)
Breeders' Stakes (1932)
Awards
1st Canadian Triple Crown Champion (1932)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2003)

Queensway (foaled 1929 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1932 won the three races that would years later officially be designated as the Canadian Triple Crown.[1]

The chestnut filly was owned and bred by Robert W. R. Cowie and trained by Harry Giddings, Jr. Her jockey at the time of her three 1932 major wins was Frankie Mann.

Queensway had 52 starts, which included 12 wins, 8 places and 4 shows. Her career earnings were $16,811.

In 2003, she was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[2]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Queensway, mare, ch. 1929 (CAN)[3]
Sire
Old Koenig
b. 1913 (US)
Golden Maxim
b. 1900 (US)
Golden Garter
ch. 1888 (GB)
Bend Or
ch. 1877 (GB)
Sanda
ch. 1878 (GB)
Miss Maxim
b. 1893 (US)
Maxim
br. 1884 (NZ)
Ventura
br. 1884 (US)
Masthead
ch. 1900 (US)
Hastings
br. 1893 (US)
Spendthrift
ch. 1876 (US)
Cinderella
b. 1885 (GB)
Lady Margaret
ch. 1886 (US)
The Ill-Used
b. 1870 (GB)
Lady Rosebery
ch. 1878 (US)
Dam
Chrysoberil
ch. 1917 (FR)
Verdun
ch. 1906 (FR)
Rabelais
b. 1900 (GB)
St Simon
br. 1881 (GB)
Satirical
ch. 1891 (GB)
Vellena
b. 1894 (FR)
Gournay
ch. 1884 (FR)
Villefranche
ch. 1889 (FR)
New Moon
b. 1912 (US)
Flying Fox
b. 1896 (GB)
Orme
b. 1889 (GB)
Vampire
br. 1889 (GB)
New Mown Hay
b. 1906 (US)
Flacon
ch. 1894 (FR)
Fourragere
ch. 1899 (FR) (Family 14-a)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WEG, Hall of Fame Announces Grandfathering of Canadian Triple Crown Winners". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Queensway Hall of Fame Inductee, 2003". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Queensway Horse Pedigree". Pedigree Online: Thoroughbred database. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Family 14-a". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 28 July 2014.