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Greyhound (horse)

Greyhound was a grey horse by Guy Abbey[?] out of Elizabeth[?] by Peter the Great [?]. Born in 1932, Greyhound was the outstanding trotting horse of his day and arguably the most outstanding in the history of the sport.

In 1935[?], he won the Hambletonian race and in 1938 he lowered the record time for trotting the mile to 1:55¼. This record stood until 1969. He trotted 25 two-minute miles and at one time held fourteen world records. He was retired in 1940 to Red Gate Farm in St. Charles, Illinois. Greyhound was so popular that his owner, Col. Edward J. Baker, allowed visitors to see the horse until February 1965 when he died at the age of 33.

Greyhound was honored as Horse of the Century after his death.

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