Whirlaway

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Whirlaway (1938-1959) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse.

A chestnut colt, he was sired by "Blenheim II," out of the dam "Dustwhirl" at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

Trained by Ben A. Jones and ridden by Eddie Arcaro, in 1941 he won the U.S. Triple Crown by capturing the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. He was voted Horse of the Year for 1941 and repeated as Horse of the Year in 1942.

At age five, Whirlaway was retired to stud and later shipped to France to stand at stud for Marcel Boussac. Out of his 60 races, Whirlaway finished his career with 32 wins, 15 seconds, and 9 thirds.

Whirlaway was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1959. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Whirlaway was ranked #26.