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HORSE OF THE DAY - DAMASCUS ❤️🤍 Damascus: A Brilliant, Unforgettable Horse Racing Champion Rivalries are on the verge of becoming passé these days. With shorter careers and horses receiving more time off between races, the best horses are squaring off much less frequently than decades ago. In fact, one of the most heated rivalries since the turn of the century involved Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra – and they never raced against each other. The situation was markedly different, of course, 50 years ago, especially in 1967 and 1968 when Damascus was at the center of battles between three of the best horses of the last 60 years. Owned by Edith Bancroft and trained by Frank Y. Whiteley Jr., Damascus squared off with Dr. Fager and Buckpasser in a few of that era’s most famous races and he won two of the meetings – which was not unusual for him. In 32 career starts, Damascus won 21 times and finished second seven times, earning $1,176,781, numbers that justify his induction into the Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga in 1974. Major Wins 🏆Remsen Stakes (1966) 🏆Jockey Club Gold Cup (1967) 🏆American Derby (1967) 🏆🏆Aqueduct Handicap (1967, 1968) 🏆Wood Memorial Stakes (1967) 🏆Woodward Stakes (1967) 🏆Dwyer Stakes (1967) 🏆Travers Stakes (1967) 🏆Leonard Richards Stakes (1967) 🏆Bay Shore Stakes (1967) 🏆Brooklyn Handicap (1968) 🏆San Fernando Stakes (1968) 🏆Malibu Stakes (1968) 🏆William Dupont Jr. Handicap (1968) Triple Crown Race wins: 🏆Preakness Stakes (1967) 🏆Belmont Stakes (1967) Damascus’ career started relatively late for the 1960s as the homebred did not make his first start at 2 until Sept. 28, 1966, when he finished second in a maiden race at Aqueduct under jockey Bill Shoemaker. Yet it didn’t take long for him to develop into a stakes winner as he captured the Remsen Stakes to end his 2-year-old campaign and stamp himself a major threat for the 1967 Kentucky Derby. Read the Full Article - https://t.co/Q7XFtZl4Kq Enjoyed the read? Show some love with a RETWEET and FOLLOW for more! #DAMASCUS