Alsab

Alsab (1939–1963) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.^[1]

Alsab
Alsab winning over Whirlaway in 1942
Sire	Good Goods
Grandsire	Neddie
Dam	Winds Chant
Damsire	Wildair
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1939
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Tom Piatt
Owner	Albert Sabath
Trainer	Sarge Swenke
Record	51: 25-11-5
Earnings	$350,015
Major wins
Eastern Shore Handicap (1941) Walden Stakes (1941) Washington Park Futurity (1941) Champagne Stakes (1941) Mayflower Stakes (1941) American Derby (1942) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1942) New York Handicap (1942) Withers Stakes (1942) U.S. Triple Crown series: Preakness Stakes (1942)
Awards
U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1941) U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1942)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1976) #65 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Last updated on April 28, 2007

Background

Alsab was bred in Kentucky by Thomas Piatt. His sire was Good Goods, and his dam was Winds Chant. Buyers were not interested in him, and Alsab was sold in 1940 for only $700 to Albert Sabath. He was named after his new owner. ^[2]

Racing career

As a two-year-old, Alsab won the Washington Park Futurity, Champagne Stakes, and Mayflower Stakes.

In his three-year-old season, he was ridden by Basil James. He finished second to Shut Out in the Kentucky Derby and then won the Preakness Stakes.^[3] In the third leg of the Triple Crown he finished second to Shut Out in the Belmont Stakes.

On September 19, 1942, Alsab defeated the 1941 U.S. Triple Crown Champion Whirlaway in a match race at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.^[4]

Assessment and awards

Alsab was voted the 1941 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. He also won 1942 U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt honors.

In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Alsab was voted #65. In 1976, he was inducted in the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Alsab

Sire Good Goods bay 1931	Neddie black 1926	Colin	Commando
			Pastorella
		Black Flag	Light Brigade
			Misplay
	Brocastelle bay 1915	Radium	Bend Or
			Taia
		Pietra	Pietermaritzburg
			Briar-Root
Dam Winds Chant brown 1931	Wildair bay 1917	Broomstick	Ben Brush
			Elf
		Verdure	Peter Pan
			Pastorella
	Eulogy bay 1913	Fair Play	Hastings
			Fairy Gold
		St. Eudora	St. Simon
			Dorothea

References

1. Alsab at the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
2. Tower, Whitney (20 August 1956). "Sires, Sales, and the Challenge". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
3. The Portsmouth Times - 10 May 1942
4. Lawrence Journal-World - September 21, 1942

• Alsab's pedigree and partial racing stats