Ogden (horse)
Encyclopedia
Ogden was a British
-bred Thoroughbred
racehorse that was imported to the United States
at a young age and became one of the top sire
s in the US during the 1910s. He notably sired Sir Martin
, winner of the 1910 Coronation Cup
in the UK, and The Finn
, 1915 Belmont Stakes
winner.
Kilwarlin, winner of the 1887 St. Leger Stakes
, and his dam
was Oriole, herself a daughter of the 1880 Epsom Derby
winner, Bend Or
. Ogden is officially recorded by The Jockey Club
as being foaled in the United Kingdom and is recorded in volume 17 of the General Stud Book
, kept by the British Jockey Club
, as being foaled on April 10, 1894. The decision to breed Oriole to Kilwarlin was made by the mare's initial owner, F. Luscombe. Oriole was bought in December 1893 by copper magnate and prominent horseman Marcus Daly
after she had been bred to Kilwarlin, leading to persistent rumors that Ogden was actually foaled in route to Daly's Montana
stud farm and he was named after Ogden, Utah
. However, Oriole did not arrive in the United States until October 1894, arriving aboard the steamship Manitoba, making it more likely that Ogden was imported as a weanling with his dam.
and initially raced at local racetracks near Butte
before being shipped to the Eastern racing circuit in New York
and New Jersey
as two-year-old. He was an unanticipated winner in the 1896 Belmont Futurity Stakes and won the Great Eastern Handicap that year. Ogden was the leading two-year-old money winner of 1896. At age four, Ogden won the Long Island Handicap
and was third in the 1897 Suburban Handicap
. In his racing career, Ogden started in 28 races and won 15, earning $59,070 over four years.
in 1901 and stood at Madden's Lexington
stud farm, Hamburg Place, until Ogden's death in 1923. Ogden's most notable sons are Sir Martin
and The Finn
. Sir Martin (b. 1906) was a half-brother of the first U.S. Triple Crown
winner Sir Barton
and was a good runner in the US and UK during the early 1900s. The Finn (b. 1912) was the most successful sire of Ogden's get, but died at a young age. From 1907 to 1922, Ogden sired 527 stakes winners for a combined winnings total of over $1 million and was the leading juvenile sire of 1914. Ogden is buried in the equine cemetery at Hamburg Place.
United Kingdom
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-bred Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse that was imported to the United States
United States
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at a young age and became one of the top sire
Sire
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s in the US during the 1910s. He notably sired Sir Martin
Sir Martin
Sir Martin was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was foaled in 1906 in Lexington, Kentucky at Hamburg Place, the stud farm of noted turfman and horse trainer John E. Madden. Sir Martin was a half brother to the first Triple Crown winner Sir Barton, and he raced in the United States, Great Britain and...
, winner of the 1910 Coronation Cup
Coronation Cup
The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
in the UK, and The Finn
The Finn
The Finn was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered as the winner of the 1915 Belmont Stakes and as the sire of Zev and Flying Ebony, the respective winners of the 1923 and 1925 Kentucky Derbies. The Finn was foaled in Lexington, Kentucky at Hamburg Place, the stud farm of John...
, 1915 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner.
Pedigree
Ogden was sired by the British stallionStallion
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Kilwarlin, winner of the 1887 St. Leger Stakes
St. Leger Stakes
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.Established in 1776, the St. Leger...
, and his dam
Mare
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was Oriole, herself a daughter of the 1880 Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
winner, Bend Or
Bend Or
Bend Or was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1880 Epsom Derby. His regular jockey Fred Archer, winner of thirteen consecutive British jockey titles, said Bend Or was probably the greatest horse he had ever ridden....
. Ogden is officially recorded by The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club, formed on February 9, 1894, is the keeper of The American Stud Book. It came into existence after James R. Keene spearheaded a drive in support of racehorse trainers who had complained about the Board of Control that governed racing in New York State.-History:On its formation, The...
as being foaled in the United Kingdom and is recorded in volume 17 of the General Stud Book
General Stud Book
The General Stud Book was the original breed registry of the United Kingdom for horses. It specifically was used to document the breeding of Thoroughbreds and related foundation bloodstock such as the Arabian horse....
, kept by the British Jockey Club
Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is the largest commercial organisation in British horseracing. Although no longer responsible for the governance and regulation of the sport, it owns 14 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham and Newmarket, amongst other concerns such as the National Stud and...
, as being foaled on April 10, 1894. The decision to breed Oriole to Kilwarlin was made by the mare's initial owner, F. Luscombe. Oriole was bought in December 1893 by copper magnate and prominent horseman Marcus Daly
Marcus Daly
Marcus Daly redirects here, see also Marcus Daly Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, Montana, United States.- Early life:...
after she had been bred to Kilwarlin, leading to persistent rumors that Ogden was actually foaled in route to Daly's Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
stud farm and he was named after Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
. However, Oriole did not arrive in the United States until October 1894, arriving aboard the steamship Manitoba, making it more likely that Ogden was imported as a weanling with his dam.
Racing career
Ogden was trained at Daly's Bitteroot Stud Farm in MontanaMontana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
and initially raced at local racetracks near Butte
Butte, Montana
Butte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200...
before being shipped to the Eastern racing circuit in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
as two-year-old. He was an unanticipated winner in the 1896 Belmont Futurity Stakes and won the Great Eastern Handicap that year. Ogden was the leading two-year-old money winner of 1896. At age four, Ogden won the Long Island Handicap
Long Island Handicap
The Long Island Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York...
and was third in the 1897 Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
. In his racing career, Ogden started in 28 races and won 15, earning $59,070 over four years.
Progeny
Marcus Daly died in late 1900 and Ogden was sold to John E. MaddenJohn E. Madden
John Edward Madden was a prominent AmericanThoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and bred five Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winners.He was inducted into the National...
in 1901 and stood at Madden's Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
stud farm, Hamburg Place, until Ogden's death in 1923. Ogden's most notable sons are Sir Martin
Sir Martin
Sir Martin was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was foaled in 1906 in Lexington, Kentucky at Hamburg Place, the stud farm of noted turfman and horse trainer John E. Madden. Sir Martin was a half brother to the first Triple Crown winner Sir Barton, and he raced in the United States, Great Britain and...
and The Finn
The Finn
The Finn was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered as the winner of the 1915 Belmont Stakes and as the sire of Zev and Flying Ebony, the respective winners of the 1923 and 1925 Kentucky Derbies. The Finn was foaled in Lexington, Kentucky at Hamburg Place, the stud farm of John...
. Sir Martin (b. 1906) was a half-brother of the first U.S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
winner Sir Barton
Sir Barton
Sir Barton, , was a chestnut thoroughbred colt who in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown.He was sired by leading stud Star Shoot out of the Hanover mare Lady Sterling. His grandsire was the 1893 English Triple Crown champion, Isinglass.Sir Barton was bred in Kentucky by...
and was a good runner in the US and UK during the early 1900s. The Finn (b. 1912) was the most successful sire of Ogden's get, but died at a young age. From 1907 to 1922, Ogden sired 527 stakes winners for a combined winnings total of over $1 million and was the leading juvenile sire of 1914. Ogden is buried in the equine cemetery at Hamburg Place.