At Stud
Swaps began at stud at Rex Ellsworth's farm, moving to John Galbreath's Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky after a season. His last five seasons were at Spendthrift Farm.
Swaps sired several dozen offspring, including 35 stakes winners. Among his offspring, Chateaugay won the 1963 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, while Affectionately (out of the great racing mare Searching) is ranked no. 81 in The Blood-Horse magazine list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century.
A bronze of Swaps with jockey Bill Shoemaker stands at the Hollywood Park Clubhouse entrance gardens. Dedicated July 1, 1958, its design and setting was created by Millard Sheets and the sculpture by Albert Stewart. Swaps was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1966. In November 1972, he was euthanized at the age of 20. He was buried at Spendthrift Farm, but his remains were moved in 1986 to the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
(See Blood-Horse magazine's June 10, 2006 issue for a long article on Swaps's racing career)
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