Horse Racing OMAHA 3rd Triple Crown Winner picture photo pedigree Belair History

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This is a pedigree made and researched by myself, with vintage pictures and information about Omaha the third horse to win the Triple Crown in the USA.
This is a pedigree made and researched by myself, with vintage pictures and information about Omaha the third horse to win the Triple Crown in the USA. He was the only Triple Crown winner to be sired by another Triple Crown winner and both were owned by the legendary Belair Stud. This picture pedigree measures 8 1/2 X 11 inches, is on heavy archival  card stock with an archival clear protective cover, can also be framed.
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Omaha retired to stand at stud at Claiborne Farm he failed to perform satisfactorily and was sent to a New York State stud farm in 1943 where he remained until 1950. He was then moved to a farm in Nebraska where he lived out the rest of his life. During the fifties, the horse would be taken up to an Omaha racetrack and paraded about the infield as a promotion stunt. Pictures would be taken of Omaha with two or three small children up on his old bent back while he chewed on an apple or a carrot. When the gate bell rang to begin a race, the old campaigner would lift his head and lope forward down the track inside the rail (to the delight of the fans) as if reliving his glory days from long ago. Omaha died in 1959 and was buried in the Circle of Champions at Ak Sar Ben racetrack in Omaha Nebraska The track has since closed and the land was taken over by an adjoining university. Omaha's grave is next to a home ec and culinary arts classroom. When a cooking project fails, the unfortunate student is told to "Give it to Omaha" (throw it out the window). Students on their way into a test often nod toward the gravesite for good luck.
Omaha was not considered a great sire although four generations later, his blood ran through the veins of the great British champion Nijinsky II Three Kentucky Derby champions are third great grandsons of Omaha.
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