Take Wing

Take Wing (foaled 1938) was an American Thoroughbred gelding racehorse claimed for $3,000 and who would then earn more than $160,000 for new owner Clyde Troutt and set a new North American record for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf.

Take Wing
Sire	Chicle
Grandsire	Spearmint
Dam	Eagle Flight
Damsire	My Play
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1938
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Owner	1) Howe Stable 2) Joseph Poncurak 3) W. B. Simpson 4) Clyde Troutt
Trainer	Clyde Troutt
Record	197: 38-28-22
Earnings	US$167,820
Major wins
Flossmoor Handicap (1942) Stars and Stripes Handicap (1942) Lincoln Handicap (1943, 1945) Meadowland Handicap (1944, 1945, 1947) Chuckatuck Purse (1946) La Salle Handicap (1947) Crescent City Handicap (1947) National Jockey Club Handicap (1947)

Background

Take Wing was sired by Chicle who was the Leading sire in North America in 1929 and the Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1942. Take Wing's dam was a daughter of My Play, a multiple race winning full brother to Man o' War.

Racing career

Trainer Clyde Troutt claimed Take Wing in early July 1942 and immediately won the Stars and Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park in a time that was just 1/5 of a second off the track record. For his win, the $3000 horse earned his new owner $8,600. Still racing at age nine, Take Wing set a new North American record of 1:55 1-5 for a mile and three-sixteenths on turf at Washington Park Racetrack in winning the Meadowland Handicap for the third time.

Retirement

Following his retirement from racing, Take wing was used as a lead pony for owner-trainer Clyde Troutt.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Take Wing, bay gelding, 1938

Sire Chicle	Spearmint	Carbine	Musket
			Mersey
		Maid of the Mint	Minting
			Warble
	Lady Hamburg	Hamburg	Hanover
			Lady Reel
		Lady Frivoles	St. Simon
			Gay Duchess
Dam Eagle Flight	My Play	Fair Play	Hastings
			Fairy Gold
		Mahubah	Rock Sand
			Merry Token
	Way of an Eagle	White Eagle	Gallinule
			Merry Gal
		Gipsy Hill	Avington
			Swiftsure (family: 19-c)