Aymond
Aymond (foaled 1927 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1930 King's Plate.
| Aymond | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Roselyon |
| Grandsire | Sunstar |
| Dam | Ablaze |
| Damsire | Tony Bonero |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1927 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | James Heffering |
| Owner | Ryland H. New |
| Trainer | Jack Hutton |
| Record | 132: 20-?-? |
| Earnings | Can$33,010 |
| Major wins | |
| Canadian Classic Race wins: King's Plate (1930) | |
Bred by Whitby, Ontario's James Heffering, he was out of the mare, Ablaze, and sired by Roselyon, a son of the 1911 Epsom Derby winner and British Horseracing Hall of Fame inductee, Sunstar. Aymond was first purchased by Frank O'Connor who subsequently sold him in a 1929 dispersal for $1,025 to Toronto businessman Ryland New who had won the 1927 King's Plate with Troutlet.
Trained by Jack Hutton, Aymond's best result at age two was a third-place finish in the Coronation Futurity Stakes. At age three, he won the seventy-first running of the King's Plate, the most prestigious race in Canada. Sent off at 14:1 odds, eighteen-year-old jockey Henry Little aboard Aymond took the lead at the start and never relinquished it as he held off the heavy favorite Whale Bone to win the 1⅛ mile event by a full length.
References
- Aymond's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Cauz, Louis E. The Plate, A Royal Tradition. (1984) Deneau Publishers ISBN 0-88879-104-6