Tag: Chateaugay
Chateaugay (1960–1985) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races. Bred at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by his prominent owner, John W. Galbreath, Chateaugay was a son of Swaps, the 1956 U.S. Horse of the Year and a Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Racing at age two for future U.S. Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway, Chateaugay showed limited promise, winning two of five starts but without a victory in a stakes race. At age three, the colt began to develop and after winning the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course was sent to compete in America’s most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby.
The 1963 edition of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown series, saw 120,000 patrons gather at Churchill Downs for a race that featured three Thoroughbred stars. TIME magazine reported jockey Eddie Arcaro as saying: “I can’t remember a Derby creating so much excitement.”
Leading up to the big race, Rex C….
