His Eminence | |
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![]() 1901 drawing | |
Sire | Falsetto |
Grandsire | Enquirer |
Dam | Patroness |
Damsire | Pat Malloy |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1898 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Overton H. Chenault |
Owner | 1) J. B. Lewman 2) Frank B. Van Meter 3) Clarence Mackay 4) Fred Gebhard 5) A.C. Jaeger 6) William Collins Whitney |
Trainer | Frank B. Van Meter |
Record | 53: 11-7-8 |
Earnings | $16,295 |
Major wins | |
Clark Handicap (1901) Omnium Handicap (1903) Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (1901) |
His Eminence (1898 – c.1906) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best known for winning the 1901 Kentucky Derby. He was a bay colt sired by the great turf-racer Falsetto out of the mare Patroness. His dam (with His Eminence in utero) was sold to Overton H. Chenault at the 1897 Woodburn Stud dispersal sale for $75. As a yearling, he was sold to J. B. Lewman for $500[1].
His Eminence was ridden in the 1901 Derby by African-American jockey James Winkfield.[1] His Eminence also won the Clark Handicap as a three-year-old.
The colt was purchased in the latter part of 1901 for $15,000 by millionaire racing enthusiast Clarence Mackay as a stud horse, but was later sold in 1902 due to the death of Mackay's father.[2] His Eminence was then returned to racing by his new owner, Fred Gebhard, as a five-year-old, winning the 1903 Omnium Handicap at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track.[3]
The stallion was once again sold at auction in September 1903 to A.C. Jaeger for $2,900.[4] He was again sold to William Collins Whitney who trained him for steeplechasing, but His Eminence was killed while trying to jump a hurdle sometime before 1910.[5]
Pedigree
[edit]Sire Falsetto 1876 |
Enquirer
1867 |
Leamington | Faugh-a-Ballagh |
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Pantaloon Mare | |||
Lida | Lexington | ||
Lize | |||
Farfaletta
1867 |
Australian | West Australian | |
Emilia | |||
Elkhorna | Lexington | ||
Glencoda | |||
Dam Patroness 1881 |
Pat Malloy
1865 |
Lexington | Boston |
Alice Carneal | |||
Gloriana | American Eclipse | ||
Trifle | |||
Inverness
1866 |
Macaroni | Sweetmeat | |
Jocose | |||
Elfrida | Faugh-a-Ballagh | ||
Espoir |
References
[edit]- ^ His Eminence Pedigree
- ^ "Mackay Stable to be sold." NY Times. July 29, 1902
- ^ "His Eminence just won." NY Times. Sept. 10, 1903
- ^ "Good prices for racehorses" NY Times. Sept. 27, 1903.
- ^ Daily Racing Form. "Careers of Kentucky Derby winners." May 19, 1910.[permanent dead link]