Onion (horse)

Onion
SireThird Martini
GrandsireHasty Road
DamWith a Flair
DamsireBeau Gar
SexGelding
Foaled1969
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederHobeau Farm
OwnerHobeau Farm
TrainerH. Allen Jerkens
Record54: 15-12-5
Earnings$243,547
Major wins
Whitney Handicap (1973)
Last updated on May 4, 2009

Onion (May 23, 1969 – October 24, 1995) was a U.S. thoroughbred whose victory over Secretariat in the 1973 Whitney Handicap is considered to be among the most dramatic upsets in the history of horse racing.[1]

  1. ^ Bill Finley (August 4, 1998). "Spa's Secretariat Shocker: Onion's Whitney Upset, 25 Years Later". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2009-05-04.