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{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Clyde Van Dusen
| horsename = Clyde Van Dusen
| sire = [[Man o' War]]
| sire = [[Man o' War]]
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| sex = [[Gelding]]
| sex = [[Gelding]]
| foaled = 1926
| foaled = 1926
| country = [[United States]] {{flagicon|USA}}
| country = [[United States]]
| colour = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]
| colour = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]
| breeder = Herbert Gardner
| breeder = Herbert P. Gardner
| owner = Herbert Gardner
| owner = Herbert P. Gardner
| trainer = Clyde Van Dusen
| trainer = [[Clyde Van Dusen]]
| record = 42: 12-7-8
| record = 42: 12-7-8
| earnings = $122,402
| earnings = $122,402
| race = [[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]] (1928)<br>[[Kentucky Derby]] (1929)
| race = [[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]] (1928)<br>[[Kentucky Derby]] (1929)
}}
}}
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'''Clyde Van Dusen''' (1926–1948) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Thoroughbred]] racehorse and the winner of the 1929 [[Kentucky Derby]].

==Background==
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Although he was a son of [[Man o' War]], Clyde Van Dusen had an unimpressive appearance, being described as "a mere pony of a horse with a weedy frame."<ref name="Pedigrees">{{cite web | title= Thoroughbred Horse Pedigrees | url= http://www.tbhorsepedigree.com/library/horse/Clyde%20Van%20Dusen.php | access-date= 2009-05-18 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194031/http://www.tbhorsepedigree.com/library/horse/Clyde%20Van%20Dusen.php | archive-date= 2011-07-16 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Owner/breeder Herbert Gardner, an [[Amsterdam, New York]] businessman, named the horse after his trainer, former [[jockey]] [[Clyde Van Dusen]].<ref name="Oddly">{{cite news | last = Hall | first = C. Ray | title = Oddly Enough | date= January 11, 2007 | publisher = [[Louisville Courier-Journal]] | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/DERBYFUN03/70228052/}}</ref> Van Dusen said, "Clyde is a little horse, and that is why Mr. Gardner named him after me."<ref name=Oddly />


==Racing career==
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'''Clyde Van Dusen''' (born 1926) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Thoroughbred]] racehorse and the winner of the 1929 [[Kentucky Derby]].
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Clyde Van Dusen had a successful two-year-old season, winning the [[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]], Orphanage Stakes, Valley Stakes, and Idle Hour Stakes.<ref name="Charts">{{cite web | title= Kentucky Derby Charts | url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/derby-charts/1929.pdf | access-date=2009-05-18}}</ref> As a three-year-old, he lost a [[Kentucky Derby]] prep race to the Derby favorite and eventual [[American Horse of the Year|Horse of the Year]], [[Blue Larkspur]], and he drew the #20 post position on Derby Day. Only Blue Larkspur was outside of him in the farthest post position, #21. His jockey, [[J. Linus McAtee|Linus McAtee]], was startled by the horse's appearance and admitted to being "kind of scared" before the race.<ref name=Pedigrees /> The race was run in a downpour, and unlike Blue Larkspur, Clyde Van Dusen was wearing [[Caulkin|mud caulks]] on the sloppy track. As a result, he was never seriously threatened and won by 2 lengths, with a time of 2:10 4/5, one of the slowest winning times in Derby history. After the race, Blue Larkspur's owner, Colonel [[Edward R. Bradley]], called Clyde Van Dusen "the worst horse to win the Derby in twenty years."<ref name=Pedigrees /> Clyde Van Dusen was the seventh [[gelding]] to win the Kentucky Derby in the race's first 55 runnings. It was 74 years before another gelding ([[Funny Cide]]) won the race.<ref name=Pedigrees />


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After winning the Derby, Clyde Van Dusen finished in the money in several stakes, but he never won another major race.<ref name=Pedigrees /> He retired in 1933 with a career record of 12 wins in 42 starts and $122,402 in earnings.<ref name=Charts />
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Although he was a son of the noted [[Man o' War]], Clyde Van Dusen had an unimpressive appearance, being described as "a mere pony of a horse with a weedy frame." <ref name="Pedigrees">{{cite web | title= Thoroughbred Horse Pedigrees | url=http://www.tbhorsepedigree.com/library/horse/Clyde%20Van%20Dusen.php | accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref> Owner/breeder Herbert Gardner named the horse after his trainer, former [[jockey]] Clyde Van Dusen.<ref name="Oddly">{{cite news | last = Hall | first = C. Ray | title = Oddly Enough | date= [[January 11]] [[2007]] | publisher = [[Louisville Courier-Journal]] | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/DERBYFUN03/70228052/}}</ref> Van Dusen said, "Clyde is a little horse, and that is why Mr. Gardner named him after me."<ref name=Oddly></ref>


==Retirement==
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Clyde Van Dusen had a successful 2-year-old season, winning the [[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]], Orphanage Stakes, Valley Stakes, and Idle Hour Stakes.<ref name="Charts"> {{cite web | title= Kentucky Derby Charts | url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/derby-charts/1929.pdf | accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref> As a 3-year-old, he lost a [[Kentucky Derby]] prep race to the eventual [[American Horse of the Year|Horse of the Year]] and Derby favorite, [[Blue Larkspur]], and drew the far outside #20 post position on Derby Day. His jockey, [[J. Linus McAtee|Linus McAtee]], was startled by the horse's appearance and admitted to being "kind of scared" before the race.<ref name=Pedigrees></ref> However, the race was run in a downpour, and unlike Blue Larkspur, Clyde Van Dusen was wearing [[shoe studs|mud caulks]] on the sloppy track. As a result, he was never seriously threatened and won by 2 lengths, although his time of 2:10 4/5 was one of the slowest winning times in Derby history. After the race, Blue Larkspur's owner, Colonel [[Edward R. Bradley]], called Clyde Van Dusen "the worst horse to win the Derby in twenty years."<ref name=Pedigrees></ref> Clyde Van Dusen was the seventh [[gelding]] to win the Kentucky Derby in the race's first 55 runnings. It would be 74 years before another gelding ([[Funny Cide]]) won the race.<ref name=Pedigrees></ref>
Following the horse's retirement, trainer Van Dusen acquired him and used him as an exercise pony.<ref name=Oddly />


Clyde Van Dusen was humanely euthanized in 1948 at the age of 22 due to the infirmities of old age.<ref>[[Daily Racing Form]]. [http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=drf1950s;cc=drf1950s;g=drf;xc=1;q1=clyde%20van%20dusen;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=articles;idno=drf1954050101;didno=drf1954050101;view=pdf;seq=20_1;node=drf1954050101%3A20.1;passterms=1 May 1, 1954.]</ref>
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After winning the Derby, Clyde Van Dusen finished in the money in several stakes, but he never won another major race.<ref name=Pedigrees></ref> He retired in 1933 with a career record of 12 wins in 42 starts and $122,402 in earnings.<ref name=Charts></ref> Following the horse's retirement, trainer Van Dusen acquired him and used him as an exercise pony.<ref name=Oddly></ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrNboQOzum4 Film of Clyde Van Dusen's Derby win]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flaRIstGXk Film of Clyde Van Dusen's Derby win]


{{Kentucky Derby Winners}}


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[[Category:Godolphin Arabian sire line]]

Latest revision as of 21:11, 21 March 2021

Clyde Van Dusen
SireMan o' War
GrandsireFair Play
DamUncle's Lassie
DamsireUncle
SexGelding
Foaled1926
LandVereinigte Staaten
ColourChestnut
BreederHerbert P. Gardner
OwnerHerbert P. Gardner
TrainerClyde Van Dusen
Record42: 12-7-8
Earnings$122,402
Major wins
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (1928)
Kentucky Derby (1929)

Clyde Van Dusen (1926–1948) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1929 Kentucky Derby.

Background

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Although he was a son of Man o' War, Clyde Van Dusen had an unimpressive appearance, being described as "a mere pony of a horse with a weedy frame."[1] Owner/breeder Herbert Gardner, an Amsterdam, New York businessman, named the horse after his trainer, former jockey Clyde Van Dusen.[2] Van Dusen said, "Clyde is a little horse, and that is why Mr. Gardner named him after me."[2]

Racing career

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Clyde Van Dusen had a successful two-year-old season, winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Orphanage Stakes, Valley Stakes, and Idle Hour Stakes.[3] As a three-year-old, he lost a Kentucky Derby prep race to the Derby favorite and eventual Horse of the Year, Blue Larkspur, and he drew the #20 post position on Derby Day. Only Blue Larkspur was outside of him in the farthest post position, #21. His jockey, Linus McAtee, was startled by the horse's appearance and admitted to being "kind of scared" before the race.[1] The race was run in a downpour, and unlike Blue Larkspur, Clyde Van Dusen was wearing mud caulks on the sloppy track. As a result, he was never seriously threatened and won by 2 lengths, with a time of 2:10 4/5, one of the slowest winning times in Derby history. After the race, Blue Larkspur's owner, Colonel Edward R. Bradley, called Clyde Van Dusen "the worst horse to win the Derby in twenty years."[1] Clyde Van Dusen was the seventh gelding to win the Kentucky Derby in the race's first 55 runnings. It was 74 years before another gelding (Funny Cide) won the race.[1]

After winning the Derby, Clyde Van Dusen finished in the money in several stakes, but he never won another major race.[1] He retired in 1933 with a career record of 12 wins in 42 starts and $122,402 in earnings.[3]

Retirement

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Following the horse's retirement, trainer Van Dusen acquired him and used him as an exercise pony.[2]

Clyde Van Dusen was humanely euthanized in 1948 at the age of 22 due to the infirmities of old age.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Thoroughbred Horse Pedigrees". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ^ a b c Hall, C. Ray (January 11, 2007). "Oddly Enough". Louisville Courier-Journal.
  3. ^ a b "Kentucky Derby Charts" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ^ Daily Racing Form. May 1, 1954.
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