Oedipus (horse)

Oedipus (1946–1978) was an American Champion Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Sired by 1929's flat racing Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur and foaled in Kentucky, Oedipus was purchased by Lillian Bostwick Phipps and was conditioned by future Hall of Fame trainer Pete Bostwick.

Oedipus
Sire	Blue Larkspur
Grandsire	Black Servant
Dam	Be Like Mom
Damsire	Sickle
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1946
Country	USA
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Idle Hour Stock Farm
Owner	Lillian Bostwick Phipps
Trainer	Pete Bostwick
Record	58: 14-12-9
Earnings	$132,405
Major wins
Brook National Handicap (1950, 1951) Broad Hollow Handicap (1950, 1951) American Grand National (1951)
Awards
American Champion Steeplechase Horse (1950, 1951, 1952)
Honours
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductee (1977) United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee (1978)

Oedipus raced from 1948 through 1954 and was voted American Champion Steeplechase Horse for 1950 and again in 1951 when he won American steeplechasing's Triple Crown: the Broad Hollow Steeplechase Handicap, the Brook National Steeplechase Handicap, and the American Grand National. In 1952, Oedipus was again voted Champion, this time sharing the honor with Jam.^[1]

Retired at the end of the 1954 racing season, Oedipus died in 1978, the year he was inducted in the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

References

1. Thoroughbred Heritage – American Champion Steeplechasers

• Oedipus' pedigree and racing stats
• at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame