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Conn McCreary

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Conn N. McCreary (June 17, 1921 - June 29, 1979) was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races. [1]

76 relations: Acorn Stakes, Adirondack Stakes, Alabama Stakes, Arlington Classic, Arlington Handicap, Arlington Park, Armed, Ashland Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Ben Ali Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, Blue Man (horse), Bounding Home, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Brooklyn Invitational Stakes, Calumet Farm, Chicago, Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Count Turf, Cowdin Stakes, Devil Diver, Diana Stakes, Discovery Handicap, Dwyer Stakes, Evening Attire Stakes, Fall Highweight Handicap, Graded stakes race, Hanshin Cup Handicap, Hopeful Stakes, Horse trainer, Jockey, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Ladies Handicap, Laurel Futurity Stakes, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Massachusetts Handicap, Matron Stakes (Belmont Park), Matron Stakes (Churchill Downs), Metropolitan Handicap, Molly Pitcher Stakes, Narragansett Special, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Ocala, Florida, Pensive, Peter Pan Stakes, Philip H. Iselin Stakes, ..., Preakness Stakes, Princequillo, Queens County Handicap, San Juan Capistrano Handicap, San Juan Capistrano, California, Sanford Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, Schuylerville Stakes, Searching (horse), Spinaway Stakes, Sport Page Handicap, St. Louis, Stymie (horse), Test Stakes, Thoroughbred horse racing, Travers Stakes, Tremont Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Twilight Tear, United States, Vagrancy Handicap, Vosburgh Stakes, Washington Park Futurity Stakes, Whirlaway, Widener Handicap, Withers Stakes. Expand index (26 more) »

Acorn Stakes

The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies.

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Adirondack Stakes

The Adirondack Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1901.

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Alabama Stakes

The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies.

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Arlington Classic

The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late May at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois.

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Arlington Handicap

The Arlington Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1929 at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

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Arlington Park

Arlington International Racecourse is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Armed

Armed (May, 1941–1964) was an American Thoroughbred gelding race horse who was the American Horse of the Year in 1947 and Champion Older Male Horse in both 1946 and 1947.

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Ashland Stakes

The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Ben Ali Stakes

The Ben Ali Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run in the Spring of each year at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Blue Man (horse)

Blue Man (foaled 1949) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Preakness Stakes.

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Bounding Home

Bounding Home (foaled 1941 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the upset winner of the 1944 Belmont Stakes that deprived Pensive of the U.S. Triple Crown.

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Breeders' Futurity Stakes

The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Brooklyn Invitational Stakes

The Brooklyn Invitational Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island.

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Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Clark Handicap

The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Coaching Club American Oaks

The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Count Turf

Count Turf (April 27, 1948 – October 18, 1966) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1951 Kentucky Derby. He is one of only two equine families where three generations have won the Kentucky Derby. His grandsire Reigh Count won the 1928 Derby and then his sire Count Fleet won it in 1943. Count Fleet went on to win the U.S. Triple Crown. The only other father/son/grandson combination to win the Derby was Pensive (1944) who sired Ponder (1949) who in turn sired the 1956 winner, Needles.

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Cowdin Stakes

The Cowdin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack and at Belmont Park.

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Devil Diver

Devil Diver (1939–1961) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Diana Stakes

The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race.

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Discovery Handicap

The Discovery Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Dwyer Stakes

The Dwyer Stakes is an American Grade III stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses held annually at Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, Long Island, New York.

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Evening Attire Stakes

The race is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Fall Highweight Handicap

The Fall Highweight Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States or Canada that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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Hanshin Cup Handicap

The Hanshin Cup Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Arlington Park racetrack in the Arlington Heights suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

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Hopeful Stakes

The Hopeful Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Horse trainer

A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Jockey Club Gold Cup

The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up.

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Keeneland

Keeneland includes the Keeneland Racecourse, a Thoroughbred horse racing facility, and a sales complex, both in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Ladies Handicap

The Ladies Handicap is a historic American Thoroughbred horse race for Fillies and Mares four years of age and older that is held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Laurel Futurity Stakes

The Laurel Futurity is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland.

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Lawrence Realization Stakes

The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run on the turf in 1889.

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Massachusetts Handicap

The Massachusetts Handicap, frequently referred to as the "MassCap", was a flat thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up held annually at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Matron Stakes (Belmont Park)

The Matron Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the Fall at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York (but was just lately a Spring/Summer event along with the Futurity Stakes).

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Matron Stakes (Churchill Downs)

The Matron Stakes is an American Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three years and upward.

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Metropolitan Handicap

The Met Mile is one of the most prestigious American races outside of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.

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Molly Pitcher Stakes

The Molly Pitcher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually during the last week of August at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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Narragansett Special

The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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Ocala, Florida

Ocala is a city located in Marion County, Florida, which is part of the northern region of the state.

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Pensive

Pensive (February 5, 1941 – May 20, 1949) was a bright chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1944 won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown.

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Peter Pan Stakes

The Peter Pan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of miles (nine furlongs) run annually during the second week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Philip H. Iselin Stakes

The Philip H. Iselin Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Princequillo

Princequillo (1940–1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse conceived in France and born in Ireland.

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Queens County Handicap

The Queens County Handicap is an American Ungraded Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of December at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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San Juan Capistrano Handicap

The San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap is an American invitational handicap Thoroughbred horse race run annually on turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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San Juan Capistrano, California

San Juan Capistrano is a city in Orange County, California, United States.

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Sanford Stakes

The Sanford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of July at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Saratoga Special Stakes

The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Schuylerville Stakes

The Schuylerville Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Searching (horse)

Searching was a racehorse.

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Spinaway Stakes

The Spinaway Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Sport Page Handicap

The Sport Page Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, Queens, New York for three-year-olds and up.

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St. Louis

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Stymie (horse)

Stymie (April 4, 1941 − 1962) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Test Stakes

The Test Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies and run each summer at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Tremont Stakes

The Tremont Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for two-year-olds over the distance of furlongs on the dirt in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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Twilight Tear

Twilight Tear (1941–1954) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vagrancy Handicap

The Vagrancy Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of May/early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Vosburgh Stakes

The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Washington Park Futurity Stakes

The Washington Park Futurity Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Washington Park Race Track in Woodlawn, Chicago.

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Whirlaway

Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse.

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Widener Handicap

The Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida was a Grade III stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses 3-years-old and up.

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Withers Stakes

The Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one and one-sixteenth mile on the dirt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_McCreary

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