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Hail To All

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Hail To All
SireHail To Reason
GrandsireTurn-To
DamEllen's Best
DamsireWar Relic
SexStallion
FoaledMay 22, 1962
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederZelda Cohen
OwnerZelda Cohen
TrainerEdward J. Yowell
Record28: 8-7-8
Earnings$494,150
Major wins
Jersey Derby(1965)
Travers Stakes(1965)
Hibiscus Stakes(1965)
U. S. Triple Crownwins:
Belmont Stakes(1965)

Hail To All(foaled 1962) was an Americanthoroughbredracehorsewhich won the 1965Belmont Stakes.

Background

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Hail to All was a bay horse bred at Styles Colwill'sHalcyon FarminMaryland.He was sired byHail To Reason,out of the mare Ellen's Best, who was in turn sired byWar Relic.[1]The colt was trained byEddie Yowell.

Racing career

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Hail To All placed second in theFlorida Derby,Wood Memorial,Fountain of Youth Stakes,andPimlico Futurity Stakes.

In theKentucky Derby,he got a slow start and placed fifth. Two weeks later, he placed third in thePreakness Stakes.In the1965 Belmont Stakes,he started third favourite and was ridden byJohnny Sellers.He produced a sustained run in the straight to win by a neck fromTom Rolfeand the outsider First Family. After the race, Sellers said that "everything went perfect today... he ran a terrific race."[2]

In a racing career of 28 starts, he was in the money 23 times.

References

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  1. ^"Hail to All pedigree".equineline.com. 2012-05-08.Retrieved2012-12-30.
  2. ^"Hail To All Home First in Belmont".Miami News. June 5, 1965. Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2013.Retrieved2012-12-30.