ACTUALLY WON THE 1961 WHITNEY HANDICAP BUT WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR \'ROUGHING\' KELSO IN THE STRETCH. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER WON A BLACK TYPE RACE HE HAD PLACED IN 4 HANDICAPS/STAKES RACES. ONLY SIRING 27 OFFSPRING, OUR HOPE DIDN\'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF AS A STUD. HIS LIFE WAS CUT SHORT DUE COMPLICATIONS FROM AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT FORELEG DURING HIS LAST RACE AT AQUEDUCT ON 9/3/62.