- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Nicknamed the "California Comet"
- Swaps was born on March 1, 1952 in California, USA. He died in 1972 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
- Was defeated by Nashua in a celebrated match race on 31 August 1955 at Washington Park.
- Thoroughbred racehorse; career winnings of $848,900 in 25 starts (19 wins, 2 places, 2 shows).
- Inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1966.
- In the book "Thoroughbred Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century", published by The Blood-Horse, Inc., he is ranked #20.
- Offspring include Chateaugay who won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1963 and Affectionately who ranked #81 in The Blood-Horse magazine list of Top 100 US Thoroughbred Champions of the 20th Century.
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