Triple Crown Winner

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Whirlaway, ch.c., 1938
(Blenheim II-Dustwhirl, by Sweep)
DP 0-12-20-8-0, DI 1.22, CD 0.10

Blenheim II (C/S) Blandford (C) Swynford (C) John O' Gaunt
Canterbury Pilgrim
Blanche White Eagle
Black Cherry
Malva Charles O'Malley Desmond
Goody-Two-Shoes
Wild Arum Robert le Diable
Marliacea
Dustwhirl Sweep (I) Ben Brush (I) Bramble
Roseville
Pink Domino Domino
Belle Rose
Ormonda Superman Commando
Anomaly
Princess Ormonde Ormondale
Ophirdale

Lifetime: Raced four years; Record 60-32-15-9; $561,161
Career Highlights: At 2, Saratoga Special, Hopeful Stakes, Breeders' Futurity, Walden Stakes; At 3 (champion three-year-old colt, Horse of the Year), Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, American Derby, Dwyer Stakes, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Saranac Handicap; At 4 (champion handicap male, Horse of the Year), Brooklyn Handicap, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Massachusetts Handicap, Narragansett Special, Dixie Handicap, Louisiana Handicap, Washington Handicap, Governor Bowie Handicap, Trenton Handicap, Clark Handicap
Inbreeding Thru 4 Generations: None
Sire Line: Swynford; Family Number: 8