Shut Out (horse)

Shut Out (February 27, 1939 – April 23, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Shut Out
Sire	Equipoise
Grandsire	Pennant
Dam	Goose Egg
Damsire	Chicle
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	(1939-02-27)February 27, 1939
Died	April 23, 1964(1964-04-23) (aged 25)
Country	USA
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Greentree Stable
Owner	Helen Hay Whitney
Trainer	John M. Gaver, Sr.
Record	40 Starts: 16 – 6 – 4
Earnings	$317,507
Major wins
Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1941) Classic Stakes (1942) Yankee Handicap (1942) Blue Grass Stakes (1942) Travers Stakes (1942) Pimlico Special (1943) Wilson Stakes (1943) Laurel Stakes (1943) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1942) Belmont Stakes (1942)
Last updated on November 20, 2008

Background

Shut Out was a chestnut stallion sired by Hall of Famer Equipoise, the multiple stakes-winning champion his fans called "The Chocolate Soldier." Shut Out was bred by Greentree Stable in Lexington, Kentucky, owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney (Helen Hay Whitney), who had also bred his dam, Goose Egg, by the French stallion Chicle.

Racing career

The year Shut Out was born, Greentree Stables also produced top runner Devil Diver, who beat Shut Out in the 1941 Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds. Hall of Fame conditioner John Gaver, training for Greentree, gave Eddie Arcaro his choice of Kentucky Derby mounts: Devil Diver or Shut Out. Arcaro chose Devil Diver, who came in sixth. Shut Out, under jockey Wayne D. Wright, won the race. Arcaro switched mounts for the Belmont Stakes, riding Shut Out to victory.

Shut Out's other main rival that year was Alsab, 1941's U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Alsab also took 1942's three-year-old honors. Yet Shut Out came close to winning the 1942 Triple Crown, losing the Preakness Stakes to Alsab while finishing fifth after a troubled trip. He also won the prestigious Travers Stakes, again under Arcaro. Shut Out held a 3 to 2 margin over Alsab when Alsab finished fourth in his career finale, while Shut Out was third in an overnight handicap in 1944.

Stud record

Shut Out died in 1964 after a respectable career at stud, siring a number of stakes winners for Greentree such as One Hitter.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Shut Out, chestnut stallion, foaled February 27, 1939

Sire Equipoise chestnut 1928	Pennant ch. 1911	Peter Pan b. 1904	Commando
			Cinderella
		Royal Rose b. 1894	Royal Hampton
			Belle Rose
	Swinging ch. 1922	Broomstick b. 1901	Ben Brush
			Elf
		Balancoire II b. 1911	Meddler
			Ballantrae
Dam Goose Egg bay 1927	Chicle b. 1913	Spearmint b. 1903	Carbine
			Maid of the Mint
		Lady Hamburg II dkb/br. 1908	Hamburg
			Lady Frivoles
	Oval ch. 1921	Fair Play ch. 1905	Hastings
			Fairy Gold
		Olympia b. 1911	Rock Sand
			Orienta (Family 16-g)

References

• The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America, by William H.P. Robertson, Bonanza Books, New York

Specific

External links

• Shut Out's pedigree, photo and stats