RARE ANTIQUE DATED 1941 36 " WHIRLAWAY RACE HORSE & JOCKEY PLASTER WALL HANGING

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I HAD ANTIQUE SHOPS FOR MANY YEARS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I TAKE SOMETHINGS OUT OF STORAGE AND PUT IT UP FOR SALE . I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL A FEW OF MY VINTAGE PIECES FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION .  PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL QUALITY ITEMS .  I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES WHEN POSSIBLE . UP FOR AUCTION TODAY IS AN ANTIQUE WHIRLAWAY WALL HANGING .
Whirlaway
(April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
who is the fifth winner of the
American Triple Crown
. He also won the
Travers Stakes
after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and
only horse to win all four races
.
Whirlaway was sired by
English Derby
winner
Blenheim
, out of the broodmare Dustwhirl. Whirlaway was bred at
Calumet Farm
in
Lexington, Kentucky
. Trained by Ben A. Jones and ridden by
Eddie Arcaro
, Whirlaway swept the Triple in 1941. He holds the record for the longest winning margin in the
Kentucky Derby
with fellow Triple Crown winner Assault, as they both won the Derby by 8 lengths. Whirlaway was widely known as "Mr. Longtail" because his tail was especially long and thick and it would blow far out behind him during races, flowing dramatically in the wind.
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He was voted the
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
in 1940 by
Turf & Sports Digest
magazine. The rival
Daily Racing Form
award was won by
Our Boots
.
I BELIEVE THIS PIECE TO BE PLASTER .  IT IS 36  INCHES LONG  , 14 INCHES TALL AND BETWEEN 1 - 2 INCHES THICK  . WEIGHS 7 POUNDS  8  OUNCES . THIS IS A RARE ANTIQUE . IT WAS MADE TO COMMEMORATE WHIRLAWAY'S TRIPLE CROWN WIN IN 1941 . AS FAR AS CONDITION GOES. IT IS 80 YEARS OLD. IT HAS CRACKS AND THE JOCKEY ,  EDDIE ARCARO 'S   HAT RIM IS CHIPPED AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS BUT IT IS SOLID. I DID NOT TRY TO RESTORE IT . I HAVE LEFT IT IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONDITION . REPAIR WOULD BE UP TO YOU  .  IT HAS A CLOTH BACKING WHERE IT IS DATED 1941.  SEE MY MANY PHOTOS TO FOLLOW UP ON CONDITION   . A PICTURE SPEAKS 1000 WORDS. KNOW AND TRUST THE EBAYER YOU ARE DEALING WITH . A++ ON FEEDBACK SINCE 1998 . EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS . SHIPPING , PACKING AND  HANDLING IN THE US IS .00  . SORRY ABOUT THAT BUT CONSIDERING IT'S ODD SIZE AND WEIGHT THE COST WILL BE HIGH . I WILL REFUND PART OF THE SHIPPING COST IF IT IS LESS.  FOR OUT OF COUNTRY I USE THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO THAT ADDITIONAL COST WILL BE AT YOUR EXPENSE.  IT WILL BE PACKED VERY WELL  . SURE TO PLEASE , ONE OF A KIND ITEM. THE RACING PHOTO WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SALE .