Dice (horse)

Dice
SireDominant
GrandsireDelhi
DamFrumpery
DamsireChicle
SexStallion
Foaled1925
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederHarry Payne Whitney
OwnerWheatley Stable
TrainerSunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Record5: 5-0-0
Earnings$42,625
Major wins
Hudson Stakes (1927)
Great American Stakes (1927)
Juvenile Stakes (1927)
Keene Memorial Stakes (1927)
Awards
American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1927)

Dice (1925–1927) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Harry Payne Whitney, he was purchased as a yearling by Gladys Mills Phipps who raced him under her Wheatley Stable banner.[1]

After making a winning debut in an overnight race at Jamaica Race Course in New York, Dice went on to win four straight important races for his age group. After a one-mile workout at Saratoga Race Course in preparation for the following weeks Saratoga Special Stakes, Dice suddenly began bleeding from the nostrils and died.[2]

Dice was retrospectively voted co-winner with Reigh Count as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1927, an award won by his sire Dominant in 1915.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mrs. H. C. Phipps, Leader in Horse Racing, Dies". New York Times. 1970-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  2. ^ "Sport: Death of Dice". Time magazine. 1927-08-22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  3. ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine