Edith Woodward Bancroft shared a passion for Thoroughbred racing with her father who was Chairman of The Jockey Club and owner the renowned Belair Stud in Maryland and whose racing stable won fourteen of the races that make up U.S. Triple Crown series. Part of those winners included Gallant Fox and Omaha, the only father-and-son horses to ever have won the U.S. Triple Crown.
Edith Bancroft owned Damascus that finished third in the 1967 Kentucky Derby then won the next two legs of the Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
Edith Bancroft owned Damascus that finished third in the 1967 Kentucky Derby then won the next two legs of the Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
Edith Woodward Bancroft shared a passion for Thoroughbred racing with her father who was Chairman of The Jockey Club and owner the renowned Belair Stud in Maryland and whose racing stable won fourteen of the races that make up U.S. Triple Crown series. Part of those winners included Gallant Fox and Omaha, the only father-and-son horses to ever have won the U.S. Triple Crown.
Edith Bancroft owned Damascus that finished third in the 1967 Kentucky Derby then won the next two legs of the Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
Edith Bancroft owned Damascus that finished third in the 1967 Kentucky Derby then won the next two legs of the Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
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