General Duke (horse)

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General Duke
Sire
Chestnut
BreederRobert A. Alexander
Woodburn Stud
OwnerMcConnell & Harness
TrainerA. Thompson
Record32 starts, 18 wins in 6 years
Earnings$17,915 (equivalent to $391,000 in 2023)
Major wins
Sequel Stakes (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

stakes races
.

Early life

General Duke was sired by

chestnut stallion. He was bred by Robert A. Alexander at Woodburn Stud in Kentucky.[3] Both of his back legs were white to the pastern.[4]

Racing career

General Duke's first start on the racetrack was in 1867, in the Saratoga Stakes 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.[5] 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.[6] Both of these races were at Saratoga Race Course in New York.[5][6] 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.[7]

As a three-year-old, General Duke first started at the Secaucus Racetrack 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.[8] 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.[9] His jockey for the race was R. Swim.[2] and the trainer was A. Thompson.[10] The horse led from the start, even though he had reared up with his jockey before the beginning of the race.[4] He was the first of four winners of the Belmont sired by Lexington.[11]

On June 17, General Duke came in second in a

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.[15] The same day, he won a heat race, with two 2 miles (3,200 m) heats, placing first in both heats.[16] 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).[17] 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.[18]

General Duke's final racing career totals were 32 starts and 18 wins, with total earnings on the track of $17,915 (equivalent to $391,000 in 2023).

United States Triple Crown race.[10]

As Judge Curtis, he was used as a breeding stallion in

Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in 1880. Her full sister Bonnie Duke, foaled in 1882, won the same race in 1887.[22] His 1882 daughter Curtolima won the 1885 Woodstock Plate Handicap, now called the Woodstock Stakes.[23]

Pedigree

Pedigree of General Duke
Sire
Lexington[24]

1850

Boston

1833

Timoleon Sir Archy
Saltram Mare
Sister to Tuckahoe Balls Florizel
Alderman Mare
Alice Carneal

1836

Sarpedeon Emilius
Icaria
Rowena Sumpter
Lady Grey
Dam
Lilla

1856

Yorkshire[24]

1834

St. Nicholas Emilius
Sea Mew
Miss Rose Tramp
Sancho Mare
Victoire[25]

1847

Margrave[26] Muley
Election Mare
Argentile Bertrand
Allegrante

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 p. 215A
  3. ^ Bruce American Stud Book Vol. 1 p. 653
  4. ^ a b c d e Vosburgh "Belmont Stakes" Daily Racing Form
  5. ^ a b Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 2 1866, 1867 p. 143
  6. ^ a b Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 2 1866, 1867 p. 145
  7. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 2 1866, 1867 p. 179
  8. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 3 1868, 1869 p. 30
  9. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 32
  10. ^ a b Sowers Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes p. 10
  11. ^ Dunstan "Reflections" Daily Racing Form
  12. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 36
  13. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 39
  14. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 43
  15. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 47
  16. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 48
  17. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 74
  18. ^ Crickmore Racing Calendars Vol. 31868, 1869 p. 76
  19. ^ a b Hewitt Great Breeders p. 18
  20. ^ 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 February 29, 2024.
  21. ^ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 606
  22. ^ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 131
  23. ^ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 491
  24. ^ a b Bruce Horse-Breeder's Guide p. 33
  25. ^ Bruce American Stud Book Vol. 1 p. 192
  26. ^ Bruce American Stud Book Vol. 1 p. 35

References


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