Sir John (horse)

Sir John
SireSir Modred
GrandsireTraducer
DamMarian
DamsireHubbard
SexStallion
Foaled1887
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederJames B. A. Haggin
OwnerDwyer Brothers Stable
TrainerFrank McCabe
EarningsUS$
Major wins
Spindrift Stakes (1890)
Travers Stakes (1890)
Fort Schuyler Stakes (1891)
Myrtle Stakes (1891)
Parkway Handicap (1891)

Sir John (foaled 1887) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the prestigious Travers Stakes in 1890 and who set a track record in 1891 for a mile and five-sixteenths on dirt at New York's Morris Park Racecourse.

Sir John's dam was the California-bred mare Marian and his sire was Sir Modred,[1] a New Zealand-bred stallion that won several top races in New Zealand and Australia before being sold to American James B. A. Haggin. Brought to stand at stud at Haggin's Rancho Del Paso in California, Sir Modred would be the Leading sire in North America in 1894.[2] [3] [4]

Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Frank McCabe,[5] Sir John's win in the Travers Stakes was the third for his trainer and the fifth for owners the Dwyer Brothers Stable.[6] Sir John's time of 2:09 4/5 in winning the mile and one-quarter Spindrift Stakes remained as the race's fastest.[7]

References

  1. ^ "The American Stud Book, Volume 5, page 487". Sanders D. Bruce, Turf, Field and Farm. 1889-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. ^ "Haggin Yearlings Sell Well". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1896-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  3. ^ "Leading Sires of America". www.tbheritage.com. Thoroughbred Heritage. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  4. ^ "2018 Leading Sires". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Frank McCabe". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  6. ^ "Travers Stakes". NYRA. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  7. ^ "The Coney Island Races". New York Times, page 3. 1890-06-29. Retrieved 2021-05-10.


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