Typhoon II
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Typhoon II was an American
thoroughbred
racehorse that was bred in Tennessee
and was the winner of the 1897 Kentucky Derby
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Typhoon won the Derby at 11-5 odds against the favored horse, Ornament, on a very muddy track. After his Derby win, Typhoon II was sold to Bromley and Company of Chicago, Illinois
on August 1, 1897 for $12,000. Typhoon followed his Derby win by winning the Club Members' Handicap in St. Louis, Missouri
, but lost many races after his three-year old season. The stallion's career declined in his fourth season, notably losing a race at Sheepshead Bay racetrack against only one other competitor.
Typhoon II was gelded
in 1899 and was thereafter stabled at the Kenmore Farm in Lexington, Kentucky
, a farm owned by Bromley and Company By 1904, Typhoon had been sold and was put to work pulling a milk cart in Indianapolis, Indiana
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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 bred in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and was the winner of the 1897 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
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Typhoon won the Derby at 11-5 odds against the favored horse, Ornament, on a very muddy track. After his Derby win, Typhoon II was sold to Bromley and Company of Chicago, Illinois
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
on August 1, 1897 for $12,000. Typhoon followed his Derby win by winning the Club Members' Handicap in 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...
, but lost many races after his three-year old season. The stallion's career declined in his fourth season, notably losing a race at Sheepshead Bay racetrack against only one other competitor.
Typhoon II was gelded
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
in 1899 and was thereafter stabled at the Kenmore Farm in Lexington, Kentucky
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...
, a farm owned by Bromley and Company By 1904, Typhoon had been sold and was put to work pulling a milk cart in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
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