Inferno (horse)
| Inferno | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Canadian Classic Race wins: King's Plate (1905) |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) | |
Inferno (1902–1919) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He has been called "Canada's first great racehorse" by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[1]
Background
He was owned and bred by
distilling magnate Joseph E. Seagram and Member of the Canadian Parliament who in 1906 was voted president of the Ontario Jockey Club.[2]
Inferno was out of the
stallion who ended his career as the sire of four King's Plate winners. Havoc was a son of Himyar, the Champion Sire in North America in 1893 who notably also produced U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Domino
. Inferno was a very raucous horse and reported to be a danger to his handlers.
Racing career
He was conditioned for racing by
Toronto Autumn Cup, and in 1908 he won his second Durham Cup and made it three wins in a row in the King Edward Gold Cup.[3] In addition, his owner joined the Whitney family and other wealthy American elite in bringing horses to compete during the fashionable summer racing season at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York
. Inferno raced until age six and was part of Joseph Seagram's stable to race at Saratoga, where he won two important handicaps.
Stud career
Retired to stud duty at Seagram's stud farm in Waterloo, Ontario, Inferno was not successful as a sire.[4]
On its formation in 1976, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inducted Inferno as part of its inaugural class.
References
- ^ "Inferno - Hall of Fame Inductee". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 1976-01-01. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Joseph Seagram". Ontario Heritage Trust. 1976-01-01. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Inferno's King Edward Hotel Gold Cup.: Wins It for the Third Successive Time and Makes It Mr. Seagrams Property". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-06-04. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Inferno Now in the Stud". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-09.