Like the Kentucky Derby winner of his year, Brokers Tip, Hurryoff had ability but was also unsound and was destined for only one moment of glory in his racing career; he went wrong after the Belmont Stakes and did not start again. He also paralleled Brokers Tip and the other American Classic winner of the year, Head Play, in failing at stud and left even less mark on Thoroughbred breeding than they.
Race record
7 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 3 thirds, US$50,765
1933:
As an individual
A bay horse, Hurryoff was light-framed but inclined to gain mass through his neck and shoulders, and his legs were not of the best.
As a stallion
Hurryoff is listed as having stood at stud in Sires and Dams of Stakes Winners 1925-1985 (The Blood-Horse, Inc.) but never sired any stakes winners.
Connections
Hurryoff was bred and owned by Joseph Widener. He was trained by Henry McDaniel. In August 1934, Widener donated Hurryoff to the U.S. Army Remount Service, and the horse died in obscurity in 1939.
Pedigree notes
Hurryoff is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to 1937 Richmond Stakes winner Unbreakable (by Sickle), who did his racing in England, and to multiple American stakes winners Blind Play (by Fair Play) and Broadside (by Man o' War). He is also a half brother to Crystal Maze (by Chance Shot), dam of multiple stakes winner Impromptu (by Pavot) and second dam of stakes winners First Blue, I Deceive and Ida, and to Triplex (by Fair Play), second dam of 1947 Chesapeake Stakes winner Bullet Proof, multiple Canadian stakes winner Mr. Infinity and juvenile stakes winner I'm Marie.
Blue Glass, the dam of Hurryoff, is a half sister to 1917 Belmont Stakes winner Hourless, who shared that year's championship honors in the American 3-year-old male division with Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam. A daughter of the Rock Sand mare Hour Glass II, Blue Glass is also a half sister to Hour Hand (by Ethelbert), dam of 1923 Coaching Club American Oaks winner How Fair (by Fair Play) and multiple Canadian stakes winner Horologie (by St. Amant).
Books and media
Hurryoff is profiled in Chapter 6 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
Photo credit
Photographer unknown; taken in the Belmont winner's circle with Mack Garner up. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: March 5, 2020
Race record
7 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 3 thirds, US$50,765
1933:
- Won Belmont Stakes (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
As an individual
A bay horse, Hurryoff was light-framed but inclined to gain mass through his neck and shoulders, and his legs were not of the best.
As a stallion
Hurryoff is listed as having stood at stud in Sires and Dams of Stakes Winners 1925-1985 (The Blood-Horse, Inc.) but never sired any stakes winners.
Connections
Hurryoff was bred and owned by Joseph Widener. He was trained by Henry McDaniel. In August 1934, Widener donated Hurryoff to the U.S. Army Remount Service, and the horse died in obscurity in 1939.
Pedigree notes
Hurryoff is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to 1937 Richmond Stakes winner Unbreakable (by Sickle), who did his racing in England, and to multiple American stakes winners Blind Play (by Fair Play) and Broadside (by Man o' War). He is also a half brother to Crystal Maze (by Chance Shot), dam of multiple stakes winner Impromptu (by Pavot) and second dam of stakes winners First Blue, I Deceive and Ida, and to Triplex (by Fair Play), second dam of 1947 Chesapeake Stakes winner Bullet Proof, multiple Canadian stakes winner Mr. Infinity and juvenile stakes winner I'm Marie.
Blue Glass, the dam of Hurryoff, is a half sister to 1917 Belmont Stakes winner Hourless, who shared that year's championship honors in the American 3-year-old male division with Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam. A daughter of the Rock Sand mare Hour Glass II, Blue Glass is also a half sister to Hour Hand (by Ethelbert), dam of 1923 Coaching Club American Oaks winner How Fair (by Fair Play) and multiple Canadian stakes winner Horologie (by St. Amant).
Books and media
Hurryoff is profiled in Chapter 6 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
- In his last start prior to the Belmont Stakes, Hurryoff could have been claimed for US$4,000 but found no takers.
- At the 1939 Breeders' Exhibition horse show at Avon, New York, Lady Hurryoff, a half-bred daughter of Hurryoff, won the Jockey Club challenge trophy as the best yearling. Another Hurryoff youngster, a 1939 colt out of Angelica, won the award as the best foal.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown; taken in the Belmont winner's circle with Mack Garner up. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: March 5, 2020