Ben Brush: The First Horse To "Wear The Roses"
Every Kentucky Derby is special, but Ben Brush's Kentucky Derby win in 1896 was even more special than most. His victory marked the first...
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Kaeli Bartholomew
Dec 14, 2020
Lamplighter: "Co-Champion Handicap Horse" of 1893
In 1889, a beautiful son of Spendthrift was born in Kentucky. The colt was out of the imported mare Torchlight (Speculum) and was bred by...
Kaeli Bartholomew
Dec 10, 2020
Tammany: A Racehorse Worthy of His Own Castle
On a Tennessee farm in 1889, a pretty mare named Tullahoma foaled a chestnut colt sired by Iroqouis. This farm, Belle Meade Stud, was...
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