Convenience (horse)
| Convenience | |
|---|---|
| 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.