Friar, Pappoose, Geraldine, Boreas, Nereid, and Uncas), to England in a serious effort to have an American horse win an English race. Parole went as a trial horse. On his arrival in England, the English press called Parole the "Yankee Mule." Sam Hildreth, in his book "The Spell of the Turf," said he was called "light-necked, rough-coated, leggy and curby knocked." While there, the Duke of Magenta became ill with influenza, allowing Parole an opportunity to prove his worth. Within one week in April, Parole won the Newmarket Stakes (on Apr. 16th, defeating Isonomy) and the City and Suburban Handicap (on Apr. 22nd, defeating 17 horses, including Ridotto). The following day he won the Great Metropolitan which was set at two and a half miles. Only one horse opposed him, Castlereagh, because no other owner wanted to continue competing against Parole. Parole carried 124 pounds against Castlereagh's 110. The English were amazed at this performance but American horses were used to running in grueling heats. Back to America Parole took four back-to-back races as soon he arrived home, and he went on racing until 1884 when he was twelve years old, winning 59 of his 138 starts and earning over $80,000. (Note: Parole's racing statistics shown here were the product of a revision in January 2010; eleven additional races (that he ran as a twelve-year-old in 1885) missing from previous compilations were discovered. The National Museum of Racing's historian confirmed the finding and revised the Museum's Hall of Fame website data to reflect it - see link in References below. The information necessarily conflicts with the abundance of the histories printed heretofore.) Retirement When his racing career ended, Parole was America's leading money winner and the best gelding of his era. He died on January 1, 1903, at age 30, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984. References Sources Kirk's Guide to the Turf American Turf Register 1873 racehorse births 1903 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 4-r American Champion racehorses Racehorses bred in Kentucky United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees