Montrose (horse)
Appearance
Montrose | |
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American Classic Race wins: (1887)Kentucky Derby |
Montrose (1884–1898) was an American
Cincinnati, Ohio. Ridden by African American Isaac Lewis in the Derby, the colt was trained by former jockey John McGinty.[1] [2]
Montrose also won the Morrissey Stakes[3] and Great Western Handicap[4] when he was a four-year-old and won the Kearney Stakes run in Saratoga Springs, New York as a five-year-old.[5] Montrose died on July 30, 1898, at the age of 14 years at the farm of Allen W. Thurman in Columbus, Ohio.[6]
Pedigree
Sire Duke of Montrose 1877 |
Waverly
1870 |
Australian | West Australian |
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Emilia | |||
Cicily Jopson | Weatherbit | ||
Cestrea | |||
Kelpie
1866 |
Bonnie Scotland | Iago | |
Queen Mary | |||
Sister to Ruric | Sovereign | ||
Levity | |||
Dam Patti Unknown |
Billet
1865 |
Voltigeur | Voltaire |
Martha Lynn | |||
Calcutta | Flatcatcher | ||
Miss Martin | |||
Dora
1873 |
Pat Malloy | Lexington | |
Gloriana | |||
Etta Jr | Bill Alexander | ||
Etta |
References
- ^ "Isaac Lewis - Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". University of Kentucky Archives. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Successful Trainers in Kentuckys Foremost Race". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1911-04-30. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ NY Times. Aug. 29, 1888
- ^ NY Times. July 8, 1888
- ^ "Results at Saratoga: Montrose wins Kearney Stakes for his owners." New York Times. Aug. 4, 1889 [1]
- ^ The American Stud Book. The Jockey Club. 1902.