Rejected (foaled 1950) was an American
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
racehorse whose wins included the
Hollywood Gold Cup
The Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in May. The race currently offers a purse of $200,000 ...
in
track record time and
Santa Anita Handicap
The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up and was once considered the most important race for old ...
,
St. Petersburg Times - February 28, 1954
/ref> the two most important races in California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
open to older horses.
Bred and raced by Robert Kleberg's King Ranch
King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some it is larger than the area of the European country Luxembourg. It is mainly a cattle ranch, but also produced the racehorse Assault (horse), Assault, who won the United States Tri ...
, Rejected was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Buddy Hirsch.
References
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External links
Rejected's pedigree and partial racing stats
1950 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 2-e
Racehorses bred in the United States
Racehorses trained in the United States