Hastings (horse)

Hastings
Sire	Spendthrift
Grandsire	Australian
Dam	Cinderella
Damsire	Blue Ruin
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	5 February 1893 ; Versailles, Kentucky
Died	June 17, 1917 (aged 23–24); Nursery Stud,; near Lexington, Kentucky
Country	United States
Color	Brown
Breeder	Dr. John D. Neet
Owner	David Gideon & John Daly; August Belmont Jr.
Trainer	John J. Hyland
Record	21: 10-8-0
Earnings	$16,340[1]
Major wins
	Surf Stakes (1895); Toboggan Handicap (1896); Kearney Stakes (1896) ; Kearney Handicap (1897); Westchester Highweight Handicap (1897) American Classics wins:; Belmont Stakes (1896)
Awards
	Leading sire in North America (1902, 1908)

Hastings (February 5, 1893 – June 17, 1917) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.

Background

Hastings was foaled in Versailles, Kentucky and bred by Dr. John D. Neet. He was sired by Spendthrift (Belmont Stakes winner) out of the imported Cinderella (dam of Plaudit, winner of the Kentucky Derby)[2] by Blue Ruin.[3]

Originally, Hastings was bought for $2,800 at a yearling auction by David Gideon and John Daly.

Racing career

Hastings was sent to New York and raced for the partners successfully as a two-year-old, winning several races before the partnership was dissolved by public auction. Hastings was then purchased by August Belmont Jr., for a record $37,000.[4] He was shipped to Saratoga Race Course, but fell ill. His illness may have compromised his form; he finished fifth in his next race, the Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay.

At three, Hastings placed second by a head in the Withers Stakes behind Handspring. He went on to defeat older horses in the Toboggan Handicap. Then he won the Belmont Stakes, beating Handspring by a head. His record at four was 12 starts, four wins and six places, carrying weights as high as 140 pounds.

Retirement

He was retired to Nursury Stud outside Lexington, Kentucky and became one of the most successful sires of 1902 and 1908. Of his offspring, the most notable are stakes race winners Gunfire, Field Mouse, Masterman, and Fair Play, sire of Man o' War.

All offspring of Hastings inherited his savage temperament in some degree, even his great-grandson Hard Tack was uncontrollable on the track.

On June 17 1917, at age 24, severely crippled with paralysis, Hastings had to be euthanized.[5]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Hastings, brown stallion, 1893
Sire Spendthrift	Australian	West Australian	Melbourne
		West Australian	Mowerina
		Emilia	Young Emilius
		Emilia	Persian
	Aerolite	Lexington	Boston
		Lexington	Alice Carneal
		Florine	Glencoe
		Florine	Melody
Dam Cinderella	Tomahawk	King Tom	Harkaway
		King Tom	Pocahontas
		Mincemeat	Sweetmeat
		Mincemeat	Hybla
	Manna	Brown Bread	Weatherbit
		Brown Bread	Brown Agnes
		Tartlet	Birdcatcher
		Tartlet	Don John mare (family: 21-a)

References

http://www.pedigreequery.com/hastings Pedigree & Partial Stats
ASB - Cinderella (GB) Retrieved on 2009-7-5
Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
"A RACING STABLE SOLD.; Good Prices Paid for the Gideon & Daly Thoroughbreds". New York Times. 1895-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Hastings.html TB Heritage Portraits Hastings

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[1] ttp://www.pedigreequery.com/hastings Pedigree & Partial Stats

[2] ASB - Cinderella (GB) Retrieved on 2009-7-5

[Ahnert-3] Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970

[4] "A RACING STABLE SOLD.; Good Prices Paid for the Gideon & Daly Thoroughbreds". New York Times. 1895-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

[5] ttp://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Hastings.html TB Heritage Portraits Hastings