Wajima: Champion Horse Who Soared Past Triple Crown

Resources

Books

• "Horse Racing Radio Network" - Not explicitly a book, but the source of the podcast content.

People Mentioned

• Bold Ruler (Sire of Wajima) - Mentioned as Wajima's sire and a Hall of Fame inductee.
• Iskra (Dam of Wajima) - Mentioned as Wajima's dam and a product of French breeding.
• Lahar (Grand sire of Wajima) - Mentioned as part of Wajima's pedigree.
• Secretariat (Half-brother to Wajima) - Mentioned as a Triple Crown winner and also by Bold Ruler, highlighting Wajima's sire's legacy.
• Steve DiMaro (Trainer of Wajima) - Described as Wajima's trainer and provided quotes about the horse.
• Jim Scully (Bloodstock Agent) - Mentioned as the agent who organized the syndicate to buy Wajima.
• Tom Cooper (British Bloodstock Agency) - Mentioned as the initial bidder for Wajima.
• George Swinburn (Auctioneer) - Mentioned as the auctioneer for Wajima's sale.
• Zinnia Yoshida (Syndicate Member) - Mentioned as a member of the syndicate that purchased Wajima.
• Shinichi Yamamoto (Syndicate Member) - Mentioned as a member of the syndicate that purchased Wajima.
• Harold Snyder (Syndicate Member) - Mentioned as a member of the syndicate that purchased Wajima.
• Jim Walsh (Syndicate Member) - Mentioned as a member of the syndicate that purchased Wajima.
• John Sosby (Trainer at Claiborne) - Mentioned as the individual who put Wajima through his early training.
• La Jollure (Rival Horse) - Mentioned as the horse Wajima was runner-up to in the Laurel Futurity.
• Foolish Pleasure (Rival Horse) - Mentioned as the Kentucky Derby winner and a competitor of Wajima.
• Forego (Rival Horse) - Mentioned as the reigning Horse of the Year that Wajima defeated in the Marlboro Cup.
• Avatar (Rival Horse) - Mentioned as the Belmont Stakes winner who finished behind Wajima in the Marlboro Cup.
• Group Plan (Rival Horse) - Mentioned as the horse that defeated Wajima in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
• Tis Now (Horse) - Mentioned as one of the three horses to replicate Wajima's feat of winning Eclipse Champion three-year-old male without running in the Triple Crown.
• Arrogate (Horse) - Mentioned as one of the three horses to replicate Wajima's feat of winning Eclipse Champion three-year-old male without running in the Triple Crown.
• West Coast (Horse) - Mentioned as one of the three horses to replicate Wajima's feat of winning Eclipse Champion three-year-old male without running in the Triple Crown.

Organizations & Institutions

• Keeneland - Mentioned as the presenter of the podcast segment and the location of Wajima's record-breaking yearling sale.
• Claiborne Farm - Mentioned as the breeder of Wajima and the seller of homebred yearlings.
• Racing Hall of Fame - Mentioned as the institution that inducted Wajima's sire, Bold Ruler.
• British Bloodstock Agency - Mentioned as the agency Tom Cooper was affiliated with.
• Spendthrift Farm - Mentioned as the farm where Wajima stood for stallion duty.
• Stone Farm - Mentioned as the farm where Wajima later stood and died.
• Eclipse Champion - Mentioned as the award Wajima won.
• HRRN - Mentioned as the network for which Kurt Becker is reporting.

Other Resources

• Keeneland sales - Mentioned as the location of Wajima's record-priced yearling sale.
• Keeneland Summer Sales in July of 1973 - Mentioned as the specific sale where Wajima was sold as a yearling.
• Triple Crown - Mentioned in relation to Secretariat's win and Wajima's decision to skip the series.
• US Triple Crown races - Mentioned in relation to Wajima's achievement of winning an Eclipse award without competing in them.
• Belmont Park - Mentioned as the location of several of Wajima's races.
• Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland - Mentioned as a stakes race Wajima ran fourth in.
• Laurel Futurity - Mentioned as a stakes race where Wajima was a runner-up.
• Bahamas Stakes at Hialeah - Mentioned as a race where Wajima finished fifth.
• Saranac Handicap - Mentioned as a handicap where Wajima finished runner-up.
• Dwyer Handicap - Mentioned as a handicap where Wajima finished runner-up.
• Marylander Handicap at Bowie Race Course - Mentioned as Wajima's first stakes win with a track record performance.
• Monmouth Invitational - Mentioned as a race Wajima won in New Jersey.
• Travers Stakes at Saratoga - Mentioned as a race Wajima won by ten lengths.
• Governor's Stakes at Belmont Park - Mentioned as a race Wajima won on Labor Day.
• Marlboro Cup at Belmont Park - Mentioned as the race that sealed championship honors for Wajima, where he defeated Forego.
• Woodward - Mentioned as a race where Wajima finished runner-up to Forego.
• Jockey Club Gold Cup - Mentioned as a race where Wajima finished runner-up to Group Plan.