Convenience (horse)

Convenience
SireFleet Nasrullah
GrandsireNasrullah
DamMoment of Truth
DamsireMatador
SexMare
Foaled1968
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederCaper Hill Farm, Inc.
OwnerGlen Hill Farm
TrainerWillard L. Proctor
Record35: 15-9-4
EarningsUS$648,933
Major wins
Vallejo Stakes (1971)
Santa Paula Handicap (1972)
Sequoia Handicap (1972)
Vanity Handicap (1972, 1973)
Hollywood Park Match race (1972)
Wilshire Handicap (1973)
Santa Maria Handicap (1974)

Convenience (foaled May 29, 1968 in Florida) was a Thoroughbred racing mare. She was sired by Fleet Nasrullah, a son of Nasrullah, and her dam was Moment of Truth. Bred by Caper Hill Farm, Inc. and raced by Glen Hill Farm, she was trained by Willard Proctor.[1]

During her racing career, Convenience won fifteen of thirty-five starts and retired with earnings of $648,933. Among her wins, Convenience twice won the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap[2] [3] and in 1972, under jockey Jerry Lambert defeated Typecast in a $250,000 winner-take-all match race in front of 53,575 fans at Hollywood Park Racetrack.[4]

References

  1. ^ Convenience's pedigree
  2. ^ Ellensburg Daily Record - June 5, 1972
  3. ^ New York Times - July 8, 1973
  4. ^ "Hollywood Park history". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-19.