Yorktown Horse Pedigree

Winnings: 22 Starts: 10 - 3 - 0, $154,335

John B. Campbell H, New Orleans H

This son of Battlefield overcame numerous physical problems throughout his career to become a winner of ten races from only 22 starts and win one of the most memorable New Orleans Handicaps of all time. Unraced at two because of splint trouble, he established himself quickly at three, winning five races and finishing second in the Louisiana Derby in a season again cut short by injury. His various injuries robbed him of any success in his four-year-old season, but he returned with a vengeance as a five-year-old. After winning a pair of six-furlong sprints, Yorktown was considered to be a bit player in the envisioned dramatic duel between Kentucky Derby and Preakness champ Carry Back and New Orleans favorite Orleans Dodge for the 1962 New Orleans Handicap. Yorktown proved experts wrong with a strong stretch run to capture the race, with Hillsborough second and Carry Back third. Also in his wake was Tony Graff, and he thus avenged his nose defeat to that one in the Louisiana Derby two years earlier. Yorktown also triumphed in the 1962 John B. Campbell Handicap at Bowie before retiring to stand at Spendthrift Farm. His 10 wins in 22 starts accounted for earnings of $154,335. Died 1968

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