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{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}} |
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{{Infobox racehorse |
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| horsename = Convenience |
| horsename = Convenience |
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| dam = Moment of Truth |
| dam = Moment of Truth |
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| damsire = Matador |
| damsire = Matador |
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| sex = [[ |
| sex = [[Mare (horse)|Mare]] |
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| foaled = 1968 |
| foaled = 1968 |
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| country = [[United States]] |
| country = [[United States]] |
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During her racing career, Convenience won fifteen of thirty-five starts and retired with earnings of $648,933. |
During her racing career, Convenience won fifteen of thirty-five starts and retired with earnings of $648,933. |
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Among her wins, Convenience twice won the [[Graded stakes race|Grade 1]] [[Vanity Invitational Handicap|Vanity Handicap]] |
Among her wins, Convenience twice won the [[Graded stakes race|Grade 1]] [[Vanity Invitational Handicap|Vanity Handicap]]<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uKNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1770,3759031&dq=convenience+vanity+handicap&hl=en Ellensburg Daily Record - June 5, 1972]</ref> |
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<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/08/archives/convenience-wins-again-in-rich-vanity-handicap.html New York Times - July 8, 1973]</ref> and in 1972, under jockey [[Jerry Lambert (jockey)|Jerry Lambert]] defeated [[Typecast (horse)|Typecast]] in a $250,000 winner-take-all [[match race]] in front of 53,575 fans at [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hollywoodpark.com/about-history |title=Hollywood Park history |access-date=2011-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005052403/http://hollywoodpark.com/about-history |archive-date=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1968 racehorse births]] |
[[Category:1968 racehorse births]] |
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[[Category:Thoroughbred racehorses]] |
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[[Category:Racehorses bred in Florida]] |
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Florida]] |
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[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]] |
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Thoroughbred family 20-c]] |
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[[Category:Thoroughbred family 20]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:14, 1 July 2021
| Convenience | |
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| Sire | Fleet Nasrullah |
| Grandsire | Nasrullah |
| Dam | Moment of Truth |
| Damsire | Matador |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Caper Hill Farm, Inc. |
| Owner | Glen Hill Farm |
| Trainer | Willard L. Proctor |
| Record | 35: 15-9-4 |
| Earnings | US$648,933 |
| Major wins | |
| Vallejo Stakes (1971) Santa Paula Handicap (1972) Sequoia Handicap (1972) Vanity Handicap (1972, 1973) Hollywood Park Match race (1972) Wilshire Handicap (1973) Santa Maria Handicap (1974) | |
Convenience (foaled May 29, 1968 in Florida) was a Thoroughbred racing mare. She was sired by Fleet Nasrullah, a son of Nasrullah, and her dam was Moment of Truth. Bred by Caper Hill Farm, Inc. and raced by Glen Hill Farm, she was trained by Willard Proctor.[1]
During her racing career, Convenience won fifteen of thirty-five starts and retired with earnings of $648,933. Among her wins, Convenience twice won the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap[2] [3] and in 1972, under jockey Jerry Lambert defeated Typecast in a $250,000 winner-take-all match race in front of 53,575 fans at Hollywood Park Racetrack.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Convenience's pedigree
- ^ Ellensburg Daily Record - June 5, 1972
- ^ New York Times - July 8, 1973
- ^ "Hollywood Park history". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-19.