| Chance Play | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Fair Play |
| Grandsire | Hastings |
| Dam | Quelle Chance |
| Damsire | Ethelbert |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1923 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | August Belmont Jr. |
| Owner | Log Cabin Stable |
| Trainer | 1) Louis Feustel 2) G. Hamilton Keene (7/1926) 3) John I. Smith (1927) 4) George M. Odom (1928) |
| Record | 39: 16-9-2 |
| Earnings | US$137,946 |
| Major wins | |
| Youthful Stakes (1925) Campfire Handicap (1926) Potomac Handicap (1926) Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1927) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1927) Lincoln Handicap (1927) Saratoga Cup (1927) Havre de Grace Handicap (1927) Toboggan Handicap (1927) Aqueduct Handicap (1928) Combat Handicap (1928) Continental Handicap (1928) | |
| Awards | |
| American Horse of the Year (1927) American Champion Older Male Horse (1927) Leading sire in North America (1935, 1944) | |
| Honours | |
| Chance Play Purse at Sportsman's Park | |
| Last updated on January 16, 2021 | |
Chance Play (foaled 1923) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire. In a career which lasted from 1925 to 1928 he ran in thirty-nine races and won sixteen of them. Although he was successful in his early career over sprint distances, he did not reach his peak until the age of four in 1927, when he was arguably the best horse in the United States, winning several major races including the two-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup.