Delhi (horse)
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Delhi was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse that won the 1904 Belmont Stakes
. He was the top money-winner of 1904 and was consequently named the co-historical American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse with Ort Wells
. The following year, he was also the historical American Champion Older Male Horse, co-champion once again with Ort Wells. While Delhi did have limited success in the stud, he is not considered to be an influential sire.
, the Thoroughbred breeding farm of James R. Keene
in Lexington
. He was sired by Ben Brush, the 1896 Kentucky Derby
winner, who also sired noted stallions Broomstick
and Sweep
. His dam
, Veva, was sired by the imported French
stallion Mortemer which won the 1871 Ascot Gold Cup
. Fully grown, Delhi stood 16.1½ hands
high, weighed 1240 pounds with a girth
of 75 inches and had a cannon bone length of eight inches.
from Graziallo in a time of 2:06½ over a distance of 1¼ miles. Delhi placed second in the 1904 Tidal Stakes behind Ort Wells while being ridden by jockey George M. Odom
. Other wins included the 1904 Withers Stakes
, the Saratoga Derby (run in conjunction with the Hopeful Stakes) and the Great Republic Stakes. Delhi also won the Brooklyn Handicap
as a four-year-old, but he only made three, unplaced starts as a five-year-old before being retired by Keene. In his racing career, he started 23 times, with 8 wins, 2 places and 1 show.
Dominant (br. 1913 out of Dominoes by Domino
) which was the 1915 Champion two-year-old colt and won the 1915 Hopeful Stakes and Saratoga Special Stakes
. He also produced Outram (b. 1909 out of Gingham by Domino), the first American-bred horse to win the Lincolnshire Handicap run at Doncaster Racecourse
in Britain
.
After the death of James R. Keene in 1913, Delhi was owned by his son Foxhall P. Keene
until being sold in September 1913 to Price McKinney for $2,500. McKinney partnered with steel-magnate and noted turfman James C. Corrigan to form the Wickliffe Stud, which also housed Colin
and Ultimus until the entire stable was dispersed in 1918. Delhi was sold in January 1918 to Thomas Piatt, who owned Cresswood Stock Farm in Lexington
in partnership with J.D. and T.B. Carr, for $2,400. Delhi became the principal stallion at the farm, producing foals until 1925. Delhi died on May 19, 1925 at Runner's Rest, the farm of Lucas B. Coombs, in Lexington at the age of 24.
Delhi was considered to be a commendable broodmare
sire, with his descendants through the female-line accumulating over $50,000 in purse money in 1921. His daughter Tripping produced the 1920 Futurity Stakes winner Step Lightly, a filly whose photograph is often mistaken for Man o' War
.
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse that won the 1904 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
. He was the top money-winner of 1904 and was consequently named the co-historical American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse with Ort Wells
Ort Wells
Ort Wells was an American Thoroughbred two-time Champion racehorse. Sired by Withers Stakes winner, King Eric, he was out of the mare Tea's Over, a daughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hanover...
. The following year, he was also the historical American Champion Older Male Horse, co-champion once again with Ort Wells. While Delhi did have limited success in the stud, he is not considered to be an influential sire.
Pedigree
Delhi was foaled at Castleton StudCastleton Lyons
Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Kentucky, is an American horse racing stable and breeding business best known by the name Castleton Farm....
, the Thoroughbred breeding farm of James R. Keene
James R. Keene
James Robert Keene was a Wall Street stock broker and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.-Biography:He was born in London, England in 1838. He was fourteen years of age when his family emigrated to the United States in 1852...
in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
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. He was sired by Ben Brush, the 1896 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
winner, who also sired noted stallions Broomstick
Broomstick (horse)
Broomstick was a Thoroughbred race horse born and bred at the famous McGrathiana Stud in Kentucky, but more importantly, he was one of the great sires of American racing. Out of another great sire, the Hall of Famer Ben Brush, Broomstick went on after his racing career to produce champion after...
and Sweep
Sweep (horse)
Sweep was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred by James R. Keene, he was sired by Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush out of the Domino mare Pink Domino.Sweep was a champion two year old with a long stride...
. His dam
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
, Veva, was sired by the imported French
France
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stallion Mortemer which won the 1871 Ascot Gold Cup
Ascot Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
. Fully grown, Delhi stood 16.1½ hands
Hand (unit)
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length, now used only for the measurement of the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. With origins in ancient Egypt, it was originally based on the breadth of a human hand...
high, weighed 1240 pounds with a girth
Girth (tack)
A girth, sometimes called a cinch , is a piece of equipment used to keep the saddle in place on a horse or other animal. It passes under the barrel of the equine, usually attached to the saddle on both sides by two or three leather straps called billets...
of 75 inches and had a cannon bone length of eight inches.
Racing career
Delhi was an inauspicious two-year-old, winning only the $25,650 Hopeful Stakes in 1903. His record improved as a three-year-old, notably securing the 1904 Belmont StakesBelmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
from Graziallo in a time of 2:06½ over a distance of 1¼ miles. Delhi placed second in the 1904 Tidal Stakes behind Ort Wells while being ridden by jockey George M. Odom
George M. Odom
George Martin Odom was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is only one of two people to ever have won the Belmont Stakes as both a jockey and a trainer....
. Other wins included the 1904 Withers Stakes
Withers Stakes
The Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one mile on the dirt. Held at Aqueduct Racetrack every year at the end of April , it is a Grade III event, and offers a purse of $150,000...
, the Saratoga Derby (run in conjunction with the Hopeful Stakes) and the Great Republic Stakes. Delhi also won the Brooklyn Handicap
Brooklyn Handicap
The Brooklyn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. It currently is a Grade II event open to three-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-half miles on dirt....
as a four-year-old, but he only made three, unplaced starts as a five-year-old before being retired by Keene. In his racing career, he started 23 times, with 8 wins, 2 places and 1 show.
Stud career
Delhi was retired from racing as a five-year old in June 1906 and was sent to Castleton Farm for use as a breeding stallion. Delhi's most notable offspring for Keene was the coltColt (horse)
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
Dominant (br. 1913 out of Dominoes by Domino
Domino (horse)
Domino was a 19th-century American thoroughbred race horse.-Background:A dark brown, almost black*, colt, Domino was sired by Himyar out of the mare Mannie Gray.Sam Hildreth writes in his book, "The Spell of the Turf" that he looked black was actually a deep chestnut. Himyar was out of speed...
) which was the 1915 Champion two-year-old colt and won the 1915 Hopeful Stakes and Saratoga Special Stakes
Saratoga Special Stakes
The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is for two-year-olds willing to race six and a half furlongs on the dirt....
. He also produced Outram (b. 1909 out of Gingham by Domino), the first American-bred horse to win the Lincolnshire Handicap run at Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster Racecourse is a racecourse in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It hosts two of Great Britain's 31 Group 1 flat races, the St Leger Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy.- History :...
in Britain
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.
After the death of James R. Keene in 1913, Delhi was owned by his son Foxhall P. Keene
Foxhall P. Keene
Foxhall Parker Keene was an American thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder, a World and Olympic Gold Medallist in polo. He was rated the best all-around polo player in the United States for eight consecutive years, a golfer who competed in the U.S...
until being sold in September 1913 to Price McKinney for $2,500. McKinney partnered with steel-magnate and noted turfman James C. Corrigan to form the Wickliffe Stud, which also housed Colin
Colin (horse)
Colin was one of America's greatest Thoroughbred racehorses. He retired undefeated after 15 starts and as a sire appears in the pedigree of the champion racehorse, Alsab.-Pedigree:...
and Ultimus until the entire stable was dispersed in 1918. Delhi was sold in January 1918 to Thomas Piatt, who owned Cresswood Stock Farm in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
in partnership with J.D. and T.B. Carr, for $2,400. Delhi became the principal stallion at the farm, producing foals until 1925. Delhi died on May 19, 1925 at Runner's Rest, the farm of Lucas B. Coombs, in Lexington at the age of 24.
Delhi was considered to be a commendable broodmare
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
sire, with his descendants through the female-line accumulating over $50,000 in purse money in 1921. His daughter Tripping produced the 1920 Futurity Stakes winner Step Lightly, a filly whose photograph is often mistaken for Man o' War
Man O' War
Man O' War, man o' war or manowar may refer to:* Man-of-war, a warship* Man of war for uses with this spelling - Places :...
.