Greek Money
{{short description|American Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Greek Money
| image =
| caption =
| sire = Greek Song
| grandsire =Heliopolis
| dam = Lucy Lufton
| damsire = Nimbus
| sex = Stallion
| foaled = 1959
| country = United States
| colour = Chestnut
| breeder = Renappi Corporation
| owner = Brandywine Stable
| trainer = Virgil W. Raines
| record = 39: 10-6-2
| earnings = US$239,433
| race = James H. Connors Memorial Stakes (1961)
Chesapeake Stakes (1962)
Excelsior Handicap (1963)
Pennycomequick Purse (1964)
American Triple Crown wins:
Preakness Stakes (1962)
| awards =
| honours = Greek Money Stakes at Laurel Park
| updated =
}}
Greek Money (foaled 1959 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes.
Background
Greek Money was a chestnut horse sired by Greek Song whose wins included the 1950 Arlington Classic. His dam was English mare Lucy Lufton, a daughter of Nimbus, the 1949 Epsom Derby winner. Greek Money was bred and raced by entities owned by Donald P. Ross, co-owner of Delaware Park Racetrack. He was trained by Buddy Raines.
Racing career
Greek Money had won three of his four starts going into the 1962 Preakness Stakes. Ridden by John Rotz, he defeated Ridan by a nose to win the Preakness. [https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/preakness-goes-to-greek-money-ridan-nosed-out-at-finish-yanks-and.html] Greek Money was made the betting favorite for the Belmont Stakes [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zz4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5497,1210581&dq=greek+money+belmont] but finished seventh to winner Jaipur. After that, he won only an allowance race in his next six starts. In 1963, his most important win of the year came in the Excelsior Handicap at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack. In 1964, Greek Money won the Pennycomequick Purse at Delaware Park Racetrack.
Stud record
As a sire, Greek Money met with limited success.
Breeding
{{Pedigree
|name = Greek Money
|f = Greek Song
ch. 1947
|m = Lucy Lufton
ch. 1952
|ff = Heliopolis
bay 1936
|fm = Sylvan Song
bay 1932
|mf = Nimbus
bay 1946
|mm = Barchester
bay 1944
|fff = Hyperion
|ffm = Drift
|fmf = Royal Minstrel
|fmm = Glade
|mff = Nearco
|mfm = Kong
|mmf = Umidwar
|mmm = Belbroughton
|ffff = Gainsborough
|fffm = Selene
|ffmf = Swynford
|ffmm = Santa Cruz
|fmff = Tetratema
|fmfm = Harpsichord
|fmmf = Touch Me Not
|fmmm = Idle Dell
|mfff = Pharos
|mffm = Nogara
|mfmf = Baytown
|mfmm = Clang
|mmff = Blandford
|mmfm = Uganda
|mmmf = King Solomon
|mmmm = Doublure
|}}
References
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/greek+money Greek Money's pedigree and partial racing stats]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N23RCHGjyh8 Video at YouTube of Greek Money winning the 1962 Preakness Stakes]
{{Preakness Stakes Winners}}
Category:1959 racehorse births
Category:Racehorses bred in Virginia
Category:Racehorses trained in the United States