Tola Rose (foaled 1937 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won several stakes races in his career but is best remembered for easily defeating U.S. Triple Crown winner Whirlaway in the 1942 running of the Butler Memorial Handicap. Ridden by Warren Mehrtens in front of a record crowd at Empire City Race Track, Tola Rose won by four lengths and did it in track record time.New York Times July 5, 1942 article titled "34,728 See Upset" Retrieved July 18, 2018 A year earlier, Tola Rose had finished second in the 1941 Butler Memorial to Belair Stud's Foxbrough. Foxbrough's 1941 Butler Memorial Handicap win w/ photos Retrieved July 18, 2018
Tola Rose was owned by Arthur J. Sackett who had been appointed President and Chairman of Mason & Hanger‐Silas Mason Company, Inc. succeeding Silas B. Mason, a fellow horse racing enthusiast who owned and bred Thoroughbreds.New York Times November 1, 1975 article titled "Arthur Sackett, Engineer, 91, Dies" Retrieved July 18, 2018
Tola Rose was race-conditioned by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Max Hirsch. Daily Racing Form April 17, 1944 article with photo titled Max Hirsch Retrieved July 18, 2018 Daily Racing Form April 17, 1944 article titled "Tola Rose Leads at All Markers to Account for Bowie Handicap" Retrieved July 18, 2018
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