Hotel and Nursery Handicap. He was unplaced in the Futurity Stakes. Fair Play was considered among the best horses of his generation, though clearly a step behind the great Colin. The intense competition between these two was covered in Horse Racing's Greatest Rivalries, published by the Eclipse Press in 2008. Colin beat Fair Play three times at age two (in the Futurity, Produce and Matron Stakes), then beat him again in the Withers Stakes to start his three-year-old campaign. In their final face off in the Belmont Stakes, Colin went out to an early lead but was nearly caught at the wire by Fair Play, who lost by just a neck in a blinding rainstorm. They never met again and Colin retired after just one more start. With just two days rest, Fair Play next entered the Brooklyn Handicap, where he finished second to Colin's stablemate, Celt. He finally won his first start at age three in the Brooklyn Derby, before finishing third in the Suburban Handicap. After a slow start to the season, Fair Play won six of his next nine starts at distances ranging from 10 to 14 furlongs. These included the Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes, where he equaled the track record, the Lawrence Realization, Jerome Handicap (set track record), First Special (set new track record of 2:03 for 10 furlongs) and the Municipal Handicap. In 1909, racing in New York was shut down due to the Hart–Agnew Executive Liability Act, an anti-gambling bill. Therefore, Joyner relocated to England and took several horses with him, including Fair Play. Although Joyner had a good deal of success overseas, Fair Play did not respond well to the experiment, going unplaced in six starts. Although Belmont contemplated standing Fair Play at stud in France, he was instead returned to America. Stud career While successful on the track, Fair Play gained his most fame as a sire. Among his better progeny were: Man o' War – chosen #1 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Mad Hatter – 1921 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse Chance Play – 1927 United States Horse of the Year Display – 1926 Preakness Stakes winner and sire of champion Discovery Chance Shot – 1927 Belmont Stakes winner; sire of Belmont Stakes winner Peace Chance Mad Play – 1924 Belmont Stakes winner My Play – 1924 Jockey Club Gold