Whisk Broom II

Whisk Broom II
Whisk Broom II
SireBroomstick
GrandsireBen Brush
DamAudience
DamsireSir Dixon
SexStallion
Foaled1907
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederSenorita Stud Farm
OwnerHarry Payne Whitney
TrainerA. Jack Joyner (UK)
James G. Rowe Sr. (USA)
Record26:10-7-1
Earnings$37,931
Major wins
Select Stakes (1910)
Trial Stakes (1910)
Victoria Cup Handicap (1912)
Metropolitan Handicap (1913)
Brooklyn Handicap (1913)
Suburban Handicap (1913)
Awards
1st New York Handicap Triple Crown Champion (1913)
Retrospective U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1913)
Retrospective United States Horse of the Year (1913)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1979)

Whisk Broom II (1907–1928) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in the United Kingdom (under the name Whisk Broom) and in the United States. Whisk Broom showed high class form during four seasons of racing in Europe, but produced his best performances when returning to America in 1913. He claimed the New York Handicap Triple by winning the Metropolitan Handicap, the Brooklyn Handicap, and the Suburban Handicap, a feat unmatched until Tom Fool achieved it forty years later. Kelso in 1961 and Fit To Fight in 1984 later joined them as the only other horses to win the Handicap Triple. Whisk Broom II's career was ended by injury after his triple success, but he went on to become a successful breeding stallion.