Claim: Top Flight was owned by philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and was the 1931 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
Evidence: Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Top Flight's performances earned her 1931 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors. Cornelius Vanderbilt "Sonny" Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist.