Military Hawk was the epitome of what a Washington thoroughbred is and
should be all about: tough, fast and sound. He made 86 starts and won over
$686,000. During his career, he was a multiple stakes winner and graded stakes
placed. His Equibase profile tells his incredible story:
Yep, he was awesome.
Military Hawk was one of my sports heroes growing up. I began going to Longacres on my own in 1989,
which was Military Hawk’s two-year old year.
I followed him throughout his career. He also bridged the gap between my
Longacres memories and my new memories at Emerald Downs by running on opening
day of Emerald on June 20, 1996. He won
two claiming races at Emerald Downs before being retired in 1997. He was
elected to the Washington Hall of Fame in 2013. Emerald Downs did an excellent
five-minute piece on his induction:
With all due respect to my other heroes Captain Condo, Kent
Green and Cadette Stevens, I could not think of a better name than Military
Hawk for my blog about Washington racing.
I would like to thank Larry and Sharon Ross for giving me
permission to use Military Hawk’s name on this blog. They gave him a good life after
his racing days were over which is something all owners and trainers should
aspire to do for their horses. Most importantly, I want to thank Military Hawk
himself for providing me with the thrills that began my life-long love affair
with the horse and the greatest game in the world.
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