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Dr. Fager

1964 - Horse | Deceased
Owner(s):
Tartan Stable
Trainer:
John A. Nerud
Bred:
Florida (USA) by Tartan Stable
Pedigree:
Rough'n Tumble  -  Aspidistra  by  Better Self
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Dr. Fager...

This Saturday, August 6, 2011, the 84th running of The Whitney Handicap (G1) will take place at one of the great race tracks in the country, Saratoga. Here’s a look back at some of the great champions of the race ...Read More
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  • skipaway2000 · Commentator!! Amazing horse - and I did not remember his Whitneys were years apart! WOW! · 190 days ago ·
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  • SherriLytle · Love this!!! · 13 days ago ·
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Blogger Matt Shifman takes a historical look at the New York Derby trail, as well as, what an infusion of money could mean to this year's road to Louisville through the Big Apple ...Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · UPDATE: Here are some purse comparisons for MSW/Allowance NW1. New York: 65/62, Parx: 45/47, Santa Anita: 56/58, Gulfstream: 52/54 · 18 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · UPDATE: The Withers closes with 42 nominations of which 20 are also entered in Sunday'sHoly Bull at GP. If Hansen runs in the Holy Bull that could mean a nice field at AQU. Withers nominees include: Algorithms, Alpha, Big Blue Nation, Casual Trick, Consortium, Discreet Dancer, Howe Great, My Adonis, Optimizer, Reveron, State of Play, and Trinniberg. All are nominated for the Holy Bull except State of Play. · 18 days ago ·
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The Top 10 Horses to run on American soil according to ZATT. Let’s count it down…10) Native Dancer - The Gray Ghost was racing’s first television star and so dominated his peers of 1952 through 1954...Read More
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  • LAZMANNICK · No argument from me. I might place Count Fleet a little higher. Two honorable mentions are Buckpasser and Round Table. If Buckpasser wouldn’t have been injured and would have competed in the TC races (the same year he won 13 in a row) I have no doubt he would have won the TC (he defeated the winners of all three races that year), and in doing so he would be considered probably in the top six or seven. Round Table raced in what is arguably the best three year old crop ever in N/A. He won carrying huge weights, at distances as short as 4F and as long as 13F, and was probably one of America’s all time best turf horses though he is possibly best remembered for his prowess on dirt. Certainly a great lot of horses. · 24 days ago ·
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  • cocoa2 · I'd put Kelso a bit higher, but all in all I agree. Man O' War ahead of Secretariat, but just by a nose. · 24 days ago ·
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Dr. Fager set the then-world record for a mile in the.......Read More
Dr. Fager - fondly known as The Doctor - ...Read More
  • zatt · Dr. Fager dying at such a young age was devastating ... August 5, 1976 was a sad day in the Zipse household. · 188 days ago ·
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His 4 year old season was the greatest year any thoroghbred ever had.
A recent column by Horse Racing Nation's newest writer, Bill Heller, really got me thinking. In the piece, Heller told of his first ever trip to a thoroughbred racetrack. As luck would have it, him and his buddies were treated to one of Secretariat's earliest powerhouse performances. The race was th...Read More
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  • MBPhipps · I recently rewatched the video of Secretariat winning the Belmont, and that brought me to tears...again. But I couldn't possibly decide on what I would have wanted my FIRST race horse experience to be. As it stands, I can't remember who it actually was! What I am grateful for though, is the fact that my years around the track have included visits to the winner's circle with some of the finest horses in their class the country. · 196 days ago ·
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  • footlick · Allez France would be my choice. · 196 days ago ·
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All champs go back to Man O
@jackie999 , you better shut up..this is a horse racing fan website, you must do everything legal as possible just to elevate your favorate horses, as a hard core you must have that desire and passion..
Who are the greatest horses of all-time? It’s amazing how such a seemingly simple question can elicit such a varying array of passionate answers. Some swear there will never be another like Man O’ War, while others think the more recent Big Red was the improved version. Read More
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  • humphrey · Interesting that both Bold Ruler and Red has short lives......No longevity there unlike, for example, Round Table who was running around his paddock at Claiborne almost to age 35 · 378 days ago ·
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  • ~RuffianQueenOfRacing~ · Greatest male racehorse: Secretariat, world record for 1 1/2 mile, greatest female racehorse, Fashion, set world record for 4 miles whilst running in a match race against the great Boston! Fashion was undefeated in her first 20 starts! a record that is still untouched for any american female racehorse! · 222 days ago ·
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We have some people on the site who manipulate all the rankings so as to make their favorites go up, and they do it by ranking down great horses, as if this survey of the best horses of all time is all about them and their personal opinion. The list shouldn't be what you want it to be, it should be what all of us create.
The one race where Dr. Fager was challenged legitimately was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes when In Reality fought him down the stretch. In Reality was the 3rd best three year old that year.
No horse ever looked Dr. Fager in the eye and beat him. The only horses who ever finished in front of him had rabbits in the race. That includes Successor, Buckpasser and Damascus.
Great as he was, IMHO Dr. Fager is over-rated. He never learned to rate, and he never proved himself at 1 1/2 miles ("the test of the champion" in case you've forgotten). After the 1967 Woodward, if he had raced in the JCGC, Damascus would have beaten him like a cheap rug, Hedevar or no Hedevar.
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  • footlick · Dr Fager had that weakness at two and three, and Damascus was probably a superior three year old, but at 4 Dr Fager was THE dominant force in racing. You cannot hold the fact that he didn't win at 12 furlongs against him as he was a sprinter/miler who was so brilliant that he could get 10 furlongs in top company. He didn't need to rate. He was as pure a front runner as Bold Ruler. · 335 days ago ·
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  • Tigralvr · Dr. Fager never needed to rate. He needed only for his chief competition to race without rabbits as they could not have won without them. In the Champagne he was pushed to fractions of 22.0 and 44.0. In the Woodward he was pushed to 1:09.1 and in the Brooklyn he was pushed to 1:09.2 while carrying 135 lbs. In that great season he carried between 130 and 139 lbs. in each of his races. · 281 days ago ·
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"The Doctor" was the only horse who ever held four titles in one year. That year was 1968, and he was voted the Horse of the Year, champion handicap horse, champion sprinter, and co-champion grass horse. I've just completed his past performance with a record of 22 18 2 1 Dr. Fager was truly a champion. If anyone has any videos they can add please do so.
Such a wonderful horse. Quite the champion!
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  • Icyhotboo · Possibly in 1967 we may have had 3 of the very best racing at the same time.Feel bad that Buckpasser a was not at his best when the 3 met.Wonderful memories and thanks for posting him.I thought it only fair that Damascus also be mentioned with them.All in the same year ,fantastic. · 328 days ago ·
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  • footlick · Those three were the Creme de la Creme- oh wait, he finished third when Buckpasser set the WW for a mile. A side note, when it rained I thought Disciplinarian could jump up and give Dr Fager a run as he was a mudlark. Alas, when I got to the track it was puddly, but not muddy. The water wasn't even affecting it. So much for my mudlark-lol. · 328 days ago ·
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Dr Fagers colors were red, the black sash going from the left to the right shoulder with red polka dots.I have a picture of him but don't know how to post it.
i know tartan stables colors were black with red sash, red cap
Does anyone know his silks' colors?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wVBNbmcaAE&feature=related

Dr. Fager - Pedigree

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Rough'n TumbleFree For AllQuestionnaire
Panay
RousedBull Dog
Rude Awakening
AspidistraBetter SelfBimelech
Bee Mac
Tilly RoseBull Brier
Tilly Kate

Dr. Fager - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details11/02/681stB BaezaAqu77 fDVosburgh Handicap04+ MDr. FagerKissin GeorgeJim J.1:20.20
View DetailsView Video09/11/681stB BaezaAtl81 3/16 mTUnited Nations Handicap04+ MDr. FagerAdvocatorFort Marcy1:55.20
View DetailsView Video08/24/681stB BaezaAP81 mileDWashington Park Hcp04+ MDr. FagerRacing RoomInfo1:32.20
View DetailsView Video08/03/681stB BaezaSar61 1/8 mDWhitney Handicap04+ MDr. FagerSpoon BaitFort Drum1:48.80
View Details07/20/682ndB BaezaAqu71 1/4 mDBrooklyn Handicap04+ MDamascusDr. FagerMr. Right1:59.20
View Details07/04/681stB BaezaAqu71 1/4 mDSuburban Handicap04+ MDr. FagerBold HourDamascus1:59.60
View DetailsView Video05/08/681stB BaezaHol81 1/16 mDCalifornian03 MDr. FagerGamelyRising Market1:40.80
View Details05/04/681stJ RotzAqu77 fDRoseben Handicap03 MDr. FagerTumigaDiplomat Way1:21.40
View DetailsView Video11/07/671stB BaezaAqu77 fDVosburgh Handicap03 MDr. FagerJim J.Thomas1:21.60
View Details10/21/671stB BaezaHaw81 1/4 mDHawthorne Gold Cup03 MDr. FagerWhisper JetPointmenow2:01.60
View Details09/30/673rdW BolandAqu71 1/4 mDWoodward-G103+ MDamascusBuckpasserDr. Fager2:00.60
View Details09/02/671stB BaezaRkm81 1/4 mDN H Sweep Classic03 MDr. FagerIn RealityBarbs Delight1:59.80
View Details07/15/671stB BaezaRkm91 1/8 mDRockingham Special03 MDr. FagerIn RealityBarbs Delight1:48.20
View Details06/24/671stB BaezaAP81 mileDArlington Classic03 MDr. FagerLightning OrphanDiplomat Way1:36.00
View Details05/30/671stM YcazaGP71 1/8 mDJersey Derby03 MDr. FagerIn RealityAir Rights1:48.00
View Details05/13/671stB BaezaAqu71 mileDWithers 02 MDr. FagerTumigaReason To Hail1:33.80
View DetailsView Video04/15/671stM YcazaAqu71 mileDGotham03 MDr. FagerDamascusReason To Hail1:35.20
View Details10/15/662ndB ShoemakerAqu71 mileDChampagne Stakes02 MSuccessorDr. FagerProviso1:35.00
View Details10/05/661stB ShoemakerAqu77 fDCowdin02 MDr. FagerIn RealitySuccessor1:24.80
View Details09/10/661stM YcazaAtl87 fDWorld's Playground02 MDr. FagerGlengarryPointsman1:23.20
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