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Pompoon (1934–1939) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1936.

Owned by the prominent Philadelphia contractor and majority owner and president of CBS, Jerome H. Louchheim, Pompoon was trained by Cyrus Field Clarke at age two and three. The colt won the Belmont Futurity Stakes and defeated War Admiral to win the National Stallion Stakes. At age three, he finished second in both the 1937 Kentucky Derby and 1937 Preakness Stakes to War Admiral who went on to win the Triple Crown.

Former top-level jockey and future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Loftus took over as Pompoon's trainer in 1938. His major wins for Loftus came in Dixie Handicap at Pimlico Race Course and the San Carlos Handicap at California's Santa Anita Park.

Pompoon died on November 14, 1939, as the result of a kidney infection and twisted intestine.

References

1. "J.H. Louchheim, 71, Contractor, Dead". New York Times, page 23. April 5, 1945. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
2. Field, Bryan (October 4, 1936). "POMPOON 4-LENGTH VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
3. Field, Bryan (June 7, 1936). "POMPOON SCORES EASILY Unbeaten Colt Wins National Stallion". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
4. "Chart of the 1937 Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
5. "Preakness Media Guide - Preakness Charts" (PDF). preakness.com. p. 71. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
6. "Chart for the 1937 Belmont" (PDF). belmontstakes.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
7. "Pompoon, '36 Best, Dies in Maryland". New York Daily News. November 15, 1939. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

• 1934 racehorse births
• 1939 racehorse deaths
• Thoroughbred family 1-o
• Racehorses bred in Kentucky
• Racehorses trained in the United States
• American Champion racehorses