Indian Broom (foaled 1933 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who on April 11, 1936 set a track and World record for a mile and one-eighth on dirt at California's Tanforan Racetrack and who returned the next year on December 4, 1937 and broke that same track's record again in a six furlong sprint.[1][2]
| Indian Broom | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Brooms |
| Grandsire | Broomstick |
| Dam | Kawita |
| Damsire | Donnacona |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1933 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Brookmeade Stable |
| Owner | Brookmeade Stable A. C. T. Stock Farm Stable |
| Trainer | Robert A. Smith Darrell F. Cannon |
| Record | 65: 14-10-11 |
| Earnings | US$72,840 |
| Major wins | |
| Golden Jubilee Handicap (1936) Marchbank Handicap (1936, 1938) Peninsula Handicap (1936) Vancouver Celebration Handicap (1936) Glendora Handicap (1937) San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1938) | |
| Last updated on April 28, 2021 | |
Background edit
Bred by the Brookmeade Stud of Isabel Dodge Sloane, Indian Broom was sold in February 1936 to Canadian businessman Austin C. Taylor for what turned out to be a bargain-basement price of $4,000. The colt's race conditioning was then placed with trainer Darrell Cannon.[3]
Racing career edit
In his only start in the U.S. Triple Crown series, Indian Broom ran third to winner Bold Venture in the 1936 Kentucky Derby.[4][5]
Indian Broom's 1936 World record was set in Tanforan's Marchbank Handicap. In an interview several days later, jockey Basil James said that Indian Broom could have gone even faster as he had "never made a move" with the colt.[6] Indian Broom won the Marchbank Handicap again in 1938.[7] However, that year his most important win came in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita Park.[8]
Pedigree edit
| Sire Brooms |
Broomstick | Ben Brush | Bramble |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville | |||
| Elf | Galliard | ||
| Sylvabelle | |||
| Sis Martin | Sir Martin | Ogden | |
| Lady Sterling | |||
| Almond Rock | Wolf's Crag | ||
| Sugar | |||
| Dam Kawita |
Donnacona | Prince Palatine | Persimmon |
| Lady Lightfoot | |||
| Kildonan | Ladsa | ||
| Lochnell | |||
| Kiwanah | The Curragh | Spearmint | |
| Currajong | |||
| Tuscaloosa | Chuctanunda | ||
| Sadaquada (family: 9-f) |
References edit
- ^ "Lowers World Record". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1936-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Indian Broom Sets New Track Record". San Francisco Examiner, page 51. 1937-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Reaping Reward and Case Ace, Pulaski Horses, Outstanding Kentucky Derby Candidates". The Decatur Daily, page 8. 1937-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Bred at Brookmeade". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1937-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "1936". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "James Praises Indian Broom". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1936-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Indian Broom In Front". Section Sports, page 87. 1938-06-05. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Major Taylor's Indian Broom Takes San Juan Capistrano Handicap on Coast". New York Times, Section Sports, page 77. 1938-03-13. Retrieved 2021-04-28.