Dam Fairy Gold Foaled April 1, 1905 Died 1929 Trainer A. Jack Joyner Sex Stallion | Country United States Owner August Belmont Jr. Parents Hastings | |
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Children Display, Mad Hatter, Ladkin, Chance Shot, Chance Play, Man o' War, Mad Play | ||
Fair Play (April 1, 1905 – December 17, 1929) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that was successful on the track, but even more so as a sire.
His grandsire was Spendthrift, whose grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion West Australian.
While successful on the track until an injury cut short his racing career, Fair Play gained his most fame as a sire. Among his better progeny were:
Following the death of owner August Belmont, Jr., in 1924, Fair Play was sold to Joseph E. Widener, proprietor of Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where he remained until his death on December 17, 1929. Widener, a dedicated horseman, buried Fair Play in the Elmendorf Farm cemetery and erected a nearly life-size bronze statue at the head of his grave. Fairplay is in the ancestral lineage of Man o' War, Secretariat, and American Pharoah.