Queensway (horse)

Queensway
SireOld Koenig
GrandsireGolden Maxim
DamChrysoberil
DamsireVerdun
SexMare
Foaled1929
CountryCanada
ColourChestnut
BreederRobert W. R. Cowie
OwnerRobert W. R. Cowie
TrainerHarry Giddings, Jr.
Record52: 12-8-4
Earnings$16,811
Major wins
King's Plate (1932)
Prince of Wales Stakes (1932)
Breeders' Stakes (1932)
Awards
1st Canadian Triple Crown Champion (1932)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2003)

Queensway (foaled 1929 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1932 won the three races that would years later officially be designated as the Canadian Triple Crown.[1]

The chestnut filly was owned and bred by Robert W. R. Cowie and trained by Harry Giddings, Jr. Her jockey at the time of her three 1932 major wins was Frankie Mann.

Queensway had 52 starts, which included 12 wins, 8 places and 4 shows. Her career earnings were $16,811.

In 2003, she was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "WEG, Hall of Fame Announces Grandfathering of Canadian Triple Crown Winners". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Queensway Hall of Fame Inductee, 2003". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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