Ort Wells

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Ort wells
SireKing Eric
GrandsireKing Ernest
DamTea's Over
DamsireHanover
SexStallion
Foaled1901
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederKinzea Stone
OwnerJohn A. Drake
Trainer
Record26: 13-3-1
EarningsUS$75,450[1]
Major wins
Brighton Derby (1904)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1904)
Commonwealth Handicap (1904)
Tidal Stakes (1904)
Brighton Mile (1905)
Awards
American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (1904)
American Champion Older Male Horse
(1905)
Last updated on June 5, 2010

Ort Wells (foaled 1901) was an American Thoroughbred two-time Champion racehorse.

Background[]

Ort Wells was bred by Col. Kinzea Stone of Scott County, Kentucky.[2] He was sired by Withers Stakes winner King Eric and out of the mare Tea's Over, a daughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hanover.

Racing career[]

Trained by for owner John Drake, Ort Wells was selected the retrospective American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse of 1904 when his wins included the Brighton Derby.[3] He followed up the next year with performances that saw him named American Champion Older Male Horse of 1905.[4]

Stud record[]

At stud, Ort Wells met with modest success due in part to the upheaval in the American racing/breeding industry caused by the New York State Legislature's passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting laws that resulted in the closure of horse racing tracks in the state.[5] American Thoroughbred owners soon began racing in Europe and then sending and/or selling their horses to European breeding farms. After standing in Kentucky, in December 1912 Ort wells was one of a large number of horses sent overseas where he stood at stud in Germany.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/ort+wells Ort Wells' pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. ^ "Breeders of Thoroughbreds – Kinzea Stone". University of Kentucky Archives – Page 82 of B.O. Gaines history of Scott County / B.O. Gaines. (vol. 1). 1905-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. ^ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E1DB1F3AE733A25757C2A9619C946597D6CF July 24, 1904 New York Times article on Ort wells winning the 1904 Brighton Derby
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E1D8153EE233A25755C0A9619C946997D6CF July 6, 1908 New York Times article on the effects of New York State's new Hart–Agnew anti-betting law
  6. ^ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F01E0DC1E3AE633A25754C0A9649D946396D6CF December 7, 1912 New York Times article on the shipping of Ort Wells to breeders in Germany
  7. ^ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/12/07/100383743.pdf
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