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Omaha wins the Preakness in 1935...
Omaha wins the Preakness in 1935...
Item # 583625
May 12, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 12, 1935
* Omaha - horse racing
* Preakness Stakes win (2nd of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
This 50+ page newspaper has small one column headings on the front page: "Omaha Runs Away With The Preakness" "Repeats Double Victory of His Sire, Gallant Fox"
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline that reads: "Omaha Wins Preakness Easily, Firethorn Second, Psychic Bid Third" with subheads and photo at the bottom of page. This was the 2nd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Rag edition in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Omaha (March 24, 1932–April 24, 1959) was a United States thoroughbred horse racing champion.
Foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, he was the son of 1930 U.S. Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox and the mare Flambino. Omaha was the third horse to win the Triple Crown having won as a three-year-old in 1935.
Omaha was an unlikely champion. Like his father, as a two-year-old he was less than spectacular, winning just once in nine races. In four of the nine races, Omaha finished out of the money. During the winter, however, the horse filled out and began to look like a champion and he won the three Triple Crown races easily.
The horse was owned by William Woodward, Sr.'s famous Belair Stud in Bowie, Maryland and was trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons who also trained Omaha's sire to the Triple Crown. He was ridden by Canadian jockey Smokey Saunders.
Category: The 20th Century
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