# On Trust > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/On_Trust > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/On_Trust.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Trust > Source revision: 1350407865 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **On Trust** (foaled 1944 in [California](/source/California)) was an American [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) racehorse whom the [Bridgeport, Connecticut](/source/Bridgeport,_Connecticut), *Sunday Herald* called "one of the most distinguished and durable performers to come out of the state of California." His dam was Torch Rose and his sire was [Alibhai](/source/Alibhai_(horse)), a [British](/source/Great_Britain) stallion who was imported by [MGM Studios](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) boss [Louis B. Mayer](/source/Louis_B._Mayer) to the United States to stand at his stud farm in [Perris, California](/source/Perris,_California). On Trust was bred by Mayer, who raced him mid-way through his 1946 racing campaign, then sold the two-year-old to Earl Stice and his sons Rod and Gary, businessmen from [Eagle Rock](/source/Eagle_Rock,_Los_Angeles).[1] Trained by future [U.S. Racing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame) inductee [William Molter](/source/William_Molter), On Trust earned his only win at age two in the California Homebred Stakes at [Bay Meadows Racetrack](/source/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack). ## Triple Crown races When On Trust was three, [Ralph Neves](/source/Ralph_Neves) rode him to a victory in February 1947 [Santa Maria Handicap](/source/Santa_Maria_Handicap)[2] that put him on the path to that year's [U.S. Triple Crown](/source/United_States_Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing) series. Following his win in the most prestigious race for three-year-olds on the [West Coast](/source/West_Coast_of_the_United_States), the [Santa Anita Derby](/source/Santa_Anita_Derby),[3] On Trust was sent off as the [bettors](/source/Parimutuel_wagering) second choice in the [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby)[4] but finished fourth to [Jet Pilot](/source/Jet_Pilot_(horse)) in the 1947 Kentucky Derby[5] and second to [Faultless](/source/Faultless) in the [Preakness Stakes](/source/Preakness_Stakes).[6] He did not run in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the [Belmont Stakes](/source/Belmont_Stakes).[7] On Trust continued to compete at top levels into age six in 1950, a year when he equaled the [Tanforan Racetrack](/source/Tanforan_Racetrack) [track record](/source/Glossary_of_North_American_horse_racing#Track_record.2FCourse_record) of 1:50 3/5 for a mile and an eighth on dirt.[8] ## Stud record On Trust retired from racing in January 1951 as California's leading money winner and sixth of all time in the United States. He was sent to [stud](/source/Horse_breeding) duty at the Circle J. R. Ranch near [Corona, California](/source/Corona,_California).[9] He met with only limited success as a sire. Perhaps the best runner among his progeny was Trackmaster, winner of the 1955 [California Derby](/source/California_Derby) and 1956 [Santa Anita Maturity](/source/Santa_Anita_Maturity).[10] ## References 1. [Bridgeport, Connecticut *Sunday Herald* – January 14.1951](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D0VAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7v8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1676,1464395&dq=on-trust+stud+mayer&hl=en) 1. [*Los Angeles Times* - February 2, 1947](https://web.archive.org/web/20121107164515/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/419548211.html?dids=419548211:419548211&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+02,+1947&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=ON+TRUST+TROTS+AWAY+WITH+SANTA+MARIA&pqatl=google) 1. [*New York Times* - March 9, 1947](https://www.nytimes.com/1947/03/09/archives/on-trust-captures-santa-anita-derby-w-l-sickle-second-60000-see.html) 1. [Churchill Downs 1947 Kentucky Derby chart](http://assets.churchilldowns.com/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1947.pdf)[dead link] 1. [The Madras Indian Express - May 5, 1947](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dNc-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7039,3036698&dq=on-trust+kentucky+derby&hl=en) 1. [*St. Petersburg Times* - May 11, 1947](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ajtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1k4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1807,4210584&dq=on-trust+kentucky+derby&hl=en) 1. [*The Evening Independent* - May 12, 1947](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IPdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2889,1833507&dq=on-trust+belmont+stakes&hl=en) 1. [*Tri City Herald* (Pasco-Kennewick-Richland, Washington - April 30, 1950](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N9IoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542,6494185&dq=san+francisco+handicap+on-trust&hl=en)[dead link] 1. [Bridgeport, Connecticut *Sunday Herald* – January 14.1951](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D0VAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7v8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1676,1464395&dq=on-trust+stud+mayer&hl=en) 1. [On Trust's progeny](http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/on+trust) - [On Trust's pedigree and partial racing stats](http://www.pedigreequery.com/on+trust) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [On Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Trust) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Trust?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.