Spur (horse)


Spur was an American thoroughbred racehorse.

Racing career

In 1916, for his new trainer, John H. McCormack, he won eight major races and finished second in the Belmont Stakes. At age four, he equaled the Empire City track record for a mile and a sixteenth on the dirt in winning his second straight Yonkers Handicap.

Stud record

As a sire, standing at James Butler's Eastview Farm in Tarrytown, New York, Spur's best progeny was Sting.
Spur died on May 31, 1930, at Eastview Farm.

Sire line tree

Pedigree

Spur is inbred 3S x 4S to the stallion Himyar, meaning that he appears third generation and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.
Spur is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Scottish Chief, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.