Joe Daniels (horse)
| Joe Daniels | |
|---|---|
| Sire | (1872) |
Joe Daniels (1869–1896) was an American
Early life
Joe Daniels was sired by the imported stallion
Racing career
As a two-year-old, Joe Daniels won the 1871 Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park Racetrack in New York, and the Central Stakes.[2] His time for the 1 mile (1,600 meters) Nursery while carrying 100 pounds (45 kilograms) was 1 minute 53 seconds. He defeated Alarm (second) and Woodbine (third) to win $2,750 (equivalent to $70,000 in 2023).[4][5]
Joe Daniels won the sixth running of the Belmont Stakes in 1872 at
Also in 1872, Joe Daniels won the
During the later part of Joe Daniels' three-year-old year, he was sold to G. A. Johnson, who sent him west to California to race against Thad Stevens. On October 18, 1872, the two horses raced in a three-heat race, each heat run at the distance of 4 miles (6,400 m). Joe Daniels captured the first heat, but Thad Stevens triumphed in the second and third heats to win the race. The two horses met again on November 15, where there were four heats of 4 miles (6,400 m) each. Two other horses raced with Thad Stevens and Joe Daniels: True Blue and Mamie Hall. Joe Daniels won the first heat, came in second to True Blue in the second heat, second in the third heat to Thad Stevens, and again was second in the last heat to Thad Stevens.[12] On Christmas Day, 1873, Joe Daniels beat Nell Flaherty in a match race held in San Francisco at a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (2,400 m), winning in a time of 2 minutes, 46 seconds.[13]
At four years of age, Joe Daniels won the 1873 Saratoga Cup.[2] This was a race restricted to three-year-olds and older and run at Saratoga, New York. The distance was 2+1⁄2 miles (4,000 m) and he carried 108 pounds (49 kg) in his win. Coming in second was Harry Bassett and third place went to True Blue. The winning time was 4 minutes 103⁄4 seconds. The victory netted Joe Daniel's owner $1,700 (equivalent to $43,000 in 2023).[4][14] Over his racing career, he started a total of 29 races and won 16 of them, with total earnings of $45,870 (equivalent to $1,235,000 in 2023).[4][15]
Breeding career
During his breeding career, Joe Daniels sired two stakes-winning horses:
Joe Daniels died in November 1896 at Rancho del Paso in California.[18]
Pedigree
| Sire Australian 1858 |
West Australian
1850 |
Melbourne | Humphrey Clinker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervantes Mare | |||
| Mowerina | Touchstone | ||
| Emma | |||
| Emilia
1840 |
Young Emilius | Emilius | |
| Shoveler | |||
| Persian | Whisker | ||
| Variety | |||
| Dam Dolly Carter 1854 |
Glencoe I
1831 |
Sultan | Selim |
| Bacchante | |||
| Trampoline | Tramp | ||
| Web | |||
| Mavis
1843 |
Wagner | Sir Charles | |
| Maria West | |||
| Medoc Mare | Medoc | ||
| Whip Mare |
Citations
- ^ Bruce American Stud Book 1 p. 348
- ^ a b c d Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 183
- ^ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners pp. 533–534
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ Daily Racing Form 1932 American Racing Manual pp. 286–288
- ^ a b New York Racing Association "Belmont Stakes" The Belmont Stakes
- ^ New York Racing Association "1872 Belmont" The Belmont Stakes
- ^ Robertson History of Thoroughbred Racing pp. 211–212
- ^ Daily Racing Form 1932 American Racing Manual pp. 245–246
- ^ a b Daily Racing Form 1932 American Racing Manual pp. 251–252
- ^ Daily Racing Form 1932 American Racing Manual pp. 335–337
- ^ Robertson History of Thoroughbred Racing pp. 113–116
- ^ Thoroughbred Times Staff Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac 2008 p. 580
- ^ Daily Racing Form 1932 American Racing Manual pp. 310–312
- ^ Hewitt Great Breeders p. 18
- ^ a b Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 605
- ^ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 193
- ^ Staff "Notes on the Turf" Daily Racing Form
References
- Bruce, S. D. (1884). OCLC 228769751.
- OCLC 222440702.
- Hewitt, Abram S. (1982). The Great Breeders and Their Methods. Lexington, KY: Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. OCLC 12739523.
- Hogan, Clio D. (n.d.). Index to Stakes Winners 1865–1967. Solvang, CA: Flag Is Up Farms. OCLC 29213840.
- New York Racing Association (2010). "1872 Belmont Stakes" (PDF). The Belmont Stakes. New York Racing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- New York Racing Association (2010). "Belmont Stakes". New York Racing Association. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- Robertson, William H. P. (1964). The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America. New York: Bonanza Books. LCCN 64-17364.
- Staff (December 1, 1896). "Notes of the turf". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- Thoroughbred Times Staff (2007). Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac 2008. Lexington, KY: Thoroughbred Times Books. ISBN 978-1-933958-38-5.
Further reading
- American Turf Register and Racing Calendar 1871 - race results for his two-year-old campaign