Upset (horse)

Upset
Upset
SireWhisk Broom
GrandsireBroomstick
DamPankhurst
DamsireVoter
SexColt
Foaled1917
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederBrookdale Stud Farm
(Harry P. Whitney)
OwnerHarry Payne Whitney
TrainerJames G. Rowe Sr.
Earnings$37,504
Major wins
Sanford Memorial Stakes (1919)
Havre de Grace Consolation Handicap (1920)
Latonia Derby (1920)

Upset (foaled 1917 in New Jersey) is notable as the only horse to have ever defeated Man o' War. Man o' War, who would go on to a career in which he won 20 of his 21 starts, faced Upset in the seventh running of the Sanford Memorial Stakes[1] at Saratoga Race Course on August 13, 1919. Losing by a neck, Man o' War had been fractious at the starting line and got a bad start, leaving close to last. He also carried 15 pounds more than Upset.[2] Upset finished second in the 1920 Kentucky Derby, a head behind Paul Jones,[3][4] and also was second in the 1920 Preakness Stakes behind Man o' War.[5]

  1. ^ "Upset Beats Man O War". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1919-08-14. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  2. ^ Van Ness, Fred (August 13, 1919). "A Horse Named Upset Beats Man o' War". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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