Raceland (horse)
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Raceland was an American Champion Thoroughbred
Champion racehorse
. Out of the mare Calomel, his British
sire, Billet, was imported to stand at stud
in the United States where in 1883 he was the Leading sire in North America
. Grandsire Voltigeur won England's Epsom Derby
and St. Leger Stakes
in 1850.
Raceland was purchased and raced by Joseph F. Ullman, a native of St. Louis, Missouri
who held a controlling interest in the East St. Louis Jockey Club and who was the preeminent bookmaker
of the day. His colt became the dominant two-year-old competing in the United States in 1887. In mid September, Raceland won the Great Eastern Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track
, beating a field of sixteen of the best two-year-olds in the United States. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E0DC133DE533A25756C1A96F9C94669FD7CF After defeating Emperor of Norfolk
in the Arlington Stakes at the Ivy City
racetrack in Washington, D.C.
on October 25, 1887 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E0D71530E633A25755C2A9669D94669FD7CF, three days later in what the New York Times described as a "phenomenal performance," he won the six furlong Capital Stakes at Washington D.C. Immediately after the race, owner Joseph Ullman sold Raceland to Dave Johnson of the New York City
betting
firm, Appleby & Johnson.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9407E7D61530E633A2575BC2A9669D94669FD7CF On November 12, August Belmont
announced he had acquired the gelding from Johnson. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9802E1DF1338E533A25750C1A9679D94669FD7CF
Among his wins at age three, Raceland defeated the great Firenze
to win the mile and a half Grand National Handicap
at Jerome Park Racetrack
. Raceland went on to compete successfully for another six years during which time he would affectionately be called "Old Bones" by his fans. In 1889, he won the Suburban Handicap
, at the time the most important race for older horses in the United States. In October he again beat Firenze to win his second straight edition of the Grand National Handicap at Jerome Park Racetrack. The following year, Raceland added the prestigious Manhattan Handicap
to his résumé of wins.
At age six he won the Freehold Stakes
at the Long Branch Racetrack in New Jersey
, and at seven won the 1892 Cherry Diamond and New York Jockey Club Handicaps at Morris Park Racecourse
as well as the Delaware Handicap at Long Branch Racetrack and was still winning at age eight in 1893. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/432780072.html?dids=432780072:432780072&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+13%2C+1893&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=OLD+RACELAND+WINS.&pqatl=google. On May 16, 1894 he ran third in the Myrtle Stakes at Gravesend Race Track
but in June was reported by the New York Times as dying from spinal meningitis. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E1DF1531E033A25754C2A9609C94659ED7CF On June 28, 1894 at Sheepshead Bay racecourse, Raceland was euthanized
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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...
Champion racehorse
Horse racing
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. Out of the mare Calomel, his British
Great Britain
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sire, Billet, was imported to stand at stud
Stud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
in the United States where in 1883 he was the Leading sire in North America
Leading sire in North America
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
. Grandsire Voltigeur won England's 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...
and 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...
in 1850.
Raceland was purchased and raced by Joseph F. Ullman, a native of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
who held a controlling interest in the East St. Louis Jockey Club and who was the preeminent bookmaker
Bookmaker
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of the day. His colt became the dominant two-year-old competing in the United States in 1887. In mid September, Raceland won the Great Eastern Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay Race Track was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility built on the site of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay, New York...
, beating a field of sixteen of the best two-year-olds in the United States. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E0DC133DE533A25756C1A96F9C94669FD7CF After defeating Emperor of Norfolk
Emperor of Norfolk
Emperor of Norfolk was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. Because he was big with huge hindquarters and because of his stellar racing record, he was called the "California Wonder."-Going to California:...
in the Arlington Stakes at the Ivy City
Ivy City, Washington, D.C.
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racetrack in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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on October 25, 1887 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E0D71530E633A25755C2A9669D94669FD7CF, three days later in what the New York Times described as a "phenomenal performance," he won the six furlong Capital Stakes at Washington D.C. Immediately after the race, owner Joseph Ullman sold Raceland to Dave Johnson of the New York City
New York City
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betting
Gambling
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firm, Appleby & Johnson.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9407E7D61530E633A2575BC2A9669D94669FD7CF On November 12, August Belmont
August Belmont
August Belmont, Sr. was an American politician.-Early life:August Belmont was born in Alzey, Hesse, on December 8, 1813--some sources say 1816--to Simon and Frederika Elsass Schönberg, a Jewish family. After his mother's death, when he was seven, he lived with his uncle and grandmother in Frankfurt...
announced he had acquired the gelding from Johnson. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9802E1DF1338E533A25750C1A9679D94669FD7CF
Among his wins at age three, Raceland defeated the great Firenze
Firenze (horse)
Firenze , also recorded as "Firenzi,", was an American Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame filly racehorse. The New York Times called Firenze: "...one of the greatest distaffers of the 19th Century."...
to win the mile and a half Grand National Handicap
Grand National Handicap
The Grand National Handicap was an American Thoroughbred race horse first run in 1866 at the newly built Jerome Park Racetrack in Fordham, New York. Open to horses age three and older, the race was contested on dirt at a distance of 2¼ miles from inception through 1884...
at Jerome Park Racetrack
Jerome Park Racetrack
Jerome Park Racetrack was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility.-History:It opened in 1866 in the northwest part of Fordham, Westchester County , New York....
. Raceland went on to compete successfully for another six years during which time he would affectionately be called "Old Bones" by his fans. In 1889, he won the 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....
, at the time the most important race for older horses in the United States. In October he again beat Firenze to win his second straight edition of the Grand National Handicap at Jerome Park Racetrack. The following year, Raceland added the prestigious Manhattan Handicap
Manhattan Handicap
The Manhattan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is named for Manhattan, the principal borough of the City of New York...
to his résumé of wins.
At age six he won the Freehold Stakes
Freehold Stakes
The Freehold Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early August at the Monmouth Park Association's racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey...
at the Long Branch Racetrack in New Jersey
New Jersey
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, and at seven won the 1892 Cherry Diamond and New York Jockey Club Handicaps at Morris Park Racecourse
Morris Park Racecourse
Morris Park Racecourse was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility from 1889 until 1904. It was located in a part of Westchester County, New York that was annexed into the Bronx in 1895 and later became known as Morris Park...
as well as the Delaware Handicap at Long Branch Racetrack and was still winning at age eight in 1893. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/432780072.html?dids=432780072:432780072&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+13%2C+1893&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=OLD+RACELAND+WINS.&pqatl=google. On May 16, 1894 he ran third in the Myrtle Stakes at Gravesend Race Track
Gravesend Race Track
Gravesend Race Track at Gravesend on Coney Island, New York was a Thoroughbred horse racing facility built by the Brooklyn Jockey Club as a result of the backing of the wealthy racing stable owners, the Dwyer Brothers. Philip J...
but in June was reported by the New York Times as dying from spinal meningitis. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E1DF1531E033A25754C2A9609C94659ED7CF On June 28, 1894 at Sheepshead Bay racecourse, Raceland was euthanized
Animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, an animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress...
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