General Duke (horse)

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General Duke
SireLexington
GrandsireBoston
DamLilla
DamsireYorkshire
SexStallion
Foaled1865
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederRobert A. Alexander
Woodburn Stud
OwnerMcConnell & Harness
TrainerA. Thompson
Record32 starts, 18 wins
Earnings$17,915 (approximately $45,000 as of 1968)
Major wins
(1868)
Providence Stakes (1868)

American Classics wins:
Belmont Stakes (1868)

Honours
American Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1868)

General Duke (born 1865) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the second running of the Belmont Stakes in 1868.[1][2]

Early life[]

General Duke was sired by Lexington, and out of Lilla, who was by the imported stallion Yorkshire. General Duke was foaled in 1865 and was a chestnut stallion. He was bred by Robert A. Alexander at Woodburn Stud in Kentucky.[3]

Racing career[]

General Duke's first start on the racetrack was in 1867, in the on August 9. He placed third in that race, which was 3⁄4 mile (1,200 meters) and limited to two-year-old horses. He carried 90 pounds (41 kilograms) and raced for McConnell and Harness. The winner's time was 1 minute 20 seconds.[4] He then raced on August 12, for the same owners at the same distance in a race for two-year-olds, which he won in 1 minute 201⁄4 seconds.[5] Both of these races were at Saratoga Race Course in New York.[4][5] On September 26, 1867, General Duke started a race at Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cincinnati Stakes. This was a 1 mile (1,600 m) race for two-year-olds, which General Duke won in 1 minute 451⁄2 seconds carrying 86 pounds (39 kg). He was at that time still owned by McConnell and Harness.[6]

As a three-year-old, General Duke first started at the in New Jersey, on May 29, 1868. This race was a mile-heat race, run as three separate 1 mile (1,600 m) races. Racing again for McConnell and Harness, General Duke finished 3rd in each of the three heats.[7] The next race he started was the Belmont Stakes on June 10, 1868, which was run at the Jerome Park Racetrack. The Belmont was run at a 1+5⁄8 miles (2,600 m). General Duke won while carrying 110 pounds (50 kg), in a time of 3 minutes and 2 seconds.[8] His jockey for the race was R. Swim.[2] On June 17, he came in second in a sweepstakes race at 2 miles (3,200 m) distance.[9] On July 2, he won a sweepstakes race for three-year-olds at a distance of a 1+3⁄4 miles (2,800 m).[10] On August 10, at Saratoga, he won the Sequel Stakes over 2 miles (3,200 m) in a time of 3 minutes 403⁄4 seconds. He carried 115 pounds (52 kg) in that race.[11] On August 25, 1868, he won the at Narragansett Race Track, in Rhode Island. This race was a 1+1⁄2 miles (2,400 m), and he carried 110 pounds (50 kg) during his winning time of 2 minutes and 44 seconds.[12] The same day, he won a heat race, with two 2 miles (3,200 m) heats, placing first in both heats.[13] He next started at the Jerome Park Racetrack in New York on October 7, 1868 in a cup race over 2+1⁄8 miles (3,400 m). He placed second while carrying 95 pounds (43 kg).[14] His last start of the year was on October 8, when he won a 1+3⁄4 miles (2,800 m) race with a time of 3 minutes and 13 seconds.[15]

General Duke's final racing career totals were 32 starts and 18 wins, with total earnings on the track of $17,915 (approximately $45,000 as of 1968).[16][17] He was named Champion Three-Year-Old in 1868.[16]

After General Duke's racing career, he was known as Judge Curtis.[18]

Sire line tree[]

  • General Duke[19]
    • Bonnie Duke

Citations[]

  1. ^ New York Racing Association "Belmont Stakes Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine" The Belmont Stakes
  2. ^ a b Daily Racing Form American Racing Manual 1948 Edition p. 215A
  3. ^ Bruce American Stud Book 1 p. 653
  4. ^ a b Crickmore Racing Calendars 1866, 1867 p. 143
  5. ^ a b Crickmore Racing Calendars 1866, 1867 p. 145
  6. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1866, 1867 p. 179
  7. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 30
  8. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 32
  9. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 36
  10. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 39
  11. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 43
  12. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 47
  13. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 48
  14. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 74
  15. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars 1868, 1896 p. 76
  16. ^ a b Hewitt Great Breeders p. 18
  17. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  18. ^ Wallace "Giving Good Names to Horses" Wallace's Monthly p. 984
  19. ^ Herod Sire Line

References[]

  • Bruce, S. D. (1884). American Stud Book. 1 (Revised ed.). New York: Turf, Field, and Farm.
  • Crickmore, H. G. (1901). Racing Calendars 1866, 1867. New York: W. C. Whitney.
  • Crickmore, H. G. (1901). Racing Calendars 1868, 1869. New York: W. C. Whitney.
  • Daily Racing Form (1948). The American Racing Manual 1948 Edition. Chicago, Illinois: Triangle Publications.
  • Hewitt, Abram S. (1982). The Great Breeders and Their Methods. Lexington, KY: Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. OCLC 12739523.
  • New York Racing Association (2010). "Belmont Stakes". The Belmont Stakes. New York Racing Association. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Wallace, John (December 1877). "Giving Good Names to Horses". Wallace's Monthly.

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