Take Wing (foaled 1938) was an American

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for $3,000 and who would then earn more than $160,000 for new owner Clyde Troutt and set a new

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n record for a mile and three-sixteenths on

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Background

Take Wing was sired by

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in 1929 and the

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in 1942. Take Wing's dam was a daughter of My Play, a multiple race winning full brother to

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Racing career

Trainer Clyde Troutt claimed Take Wing in early July 1942 and immediately won the Stars and Stripes Handicap at

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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

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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. Daytona Beach Morning Journal - January 15, 1954 article with photo of Take Wing and Clyde Troutt
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Pedigree

References

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