while setting a new world record of 1:45 2/5 for 1⅛ miles; Onion finished in fourth place. Later career and retirement Onion never won another stakes race, and his post-Whitney career was undistinguished and troubled with injuries. Before his retirement in 1977, he was running in low-grade claiming races. Onion was retired to Hobeau Farms and died on October 24, 1995. References External links Onion's pedigree Video of the 1973 Whitney Handicap 1969 racehorse births 1995 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 13-c Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States