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13-504: Inaugurated in 1903, the first edition was won by Delhi who went on to win the 1904 Belmont Stakes . In 1904, the Hopeful Stakes was won by the filly Tanya . She would go on to win the 1905 Belmont Stakes. Initially raced at a distance of six furlongs, from 1925 through 1993 it was run at 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs and since 1994 at seven furlongs. Currently, the Hopeful Stakes is the first influential prep race leading up to

26-481: A girth of 75 inches and had a cannon bone length of eight inches. Delhi was an inauspicious two-year-old, winning only the $ 25,650 Hopeful Stakes in 1903. His record improved as a three-year-old, notably securing the 1904 Belmont Stakes from Graziallo in a time of 2:06 1 ⁄ 2 over a distance of 1 1 ⁄ 4 miles. Delhi placed second in the 1904 Tidal Stakes behind Ort Wells while being ridden by jockey George M. Odom . Other wins included

39-483: A jockey : Most wins by trainer: Notes: Delhi (horse) Delhi (1901–1925) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1904 Belmont Stakes . He was the top money-winner of 1904 and was consequently named the co-historical American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse with Ort Wells . The following year, he was also the historical American Champion Older Male Horse , co-champion once again with Ort Wells. While Delhi did have limited success in

52-418: A filly whose photograph is often mistaken for Man o' War . Legend – ₩ = Triple Crown Winners, ♥ = Filly Colt (horse) A colt is a young male horse , usually below the age of four years. The term "colt" only describes young male horses and is not to be confused with foal , which is a horse of either sex less than one year of age. Similarly, a yearling is a horse of either sex between

65-429: Is called either a " stallion " if used for breeding, or a horse (sometimes full horse); if castrated , it is called a gelding . In some cases, particularly informal nomenclature, a gelding under four years is still called a colt. A rig or ridgling is a male equine with a retained testicle or one which has been incompletely castrated. In the wild, colts are driven from their herds by the herd stallion somewhere between

78-506: The Breeders' Cup Juvenile and since 1925 has been a competition that marks the first time two-year-olds are tested at a distance beyond six furlongs. The name stems from the hope that every two-year-old handler has for their horse's racing future. Due to the State of New York's legislated ban on parimutuel betting , there was no race in 1911 and 1912. During World War II, the Hopeful Stakes

91-737: The 1904 Withers Stakes , the Saratoga Derby (run in conjunction with the Hopeful Stakes) and the Great Republic Stakes. Delhi also won the Brooklyn Handicap as a four-year-old, but he only made three, unplaced starts as a five-year-old before being retired by Keene. In his racing career, he started 23 times, with 8 wins, 2 places and 1 show. Delhi was retired from racing as a five-year old in June 1906 and

104-513: The ages of one and two. A young female horse is called a filly , and a mare once she is an adult animal. In horse racing , particularly for Thoroughbreds in the United Kingdom, a colt is defined as an uncastrated male from the age of two up to and including the age of four. The term is derived from Proto-Germanic * kultaz ("lump, bundle, offspring") and is etymologically related to "child." An adult male horse, if left intact,

117-729: The death of James R. Keene in 1913, Delhi was owned by his son Foxhall P. Keene until being sold in September 1913 to Price McKinney for $ 2,500. McKinney partnered with steel-magnate and noted turfman James C. Corrigan to form the Wickliffe Stud, which also housed Colin and Ultimus until the entire stable was dispersed in 1918. Delhi was sold in January 1918 to Thomas Piatt, who owned Cresswood Stock Farm in Lexington in partnership with J.D. and T.B. Carr, for $ 2,400. Delhi became

130-465: The principal stallion at the farm, producing foals until 1925. Delhi died on May 19, 1925, at Runner's Rest, the farm of Lucas B. Coombs, in Lexington at the age of 24. Delhi was considered to be a commendable broodmare sire, with his descendants through the female-line accumulating over $ 50,000 in purse money in 1921. His daughter Tripping produced the 1920 Futurity Stakes winner Step Lightly,

143-536: The stud, he is not considered to be an influential sire. Delhi was foaled at Castleton Stud , the Thoroughbred breeding farm of James R. Keene in Lexington . He was sired by Ben Brush , the 1896 Kentucky Derby winner, who also sired noted stallions Broomstick and Sweep . His dam , Veva, was sired by the imported French stallion Mortemer which won the 1871 Ascot Gold Cup . Fully grown, Delhi stood 16.1 1 ⁄ 2 hands high, weighed 1240 pounds with

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156-531: Was run at Belmont Park in 1943, 1944, and 1945. Only four horses have ever won all three Saratoga stakes events for two-year-olds. Regret (1914), Campfire (1916), Dehere (1993), and City Zip (2000) each swept the Hopeful Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes , and the Sanford Stakes . In 2008, the race was sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm of Midway, Kentucky . Time record: (at current 7 furlong distance) Most wins by an owner: Most wins by

169-582: Was sent to Castleton Farm for use as a breeding stallion. Delhi's most notable offspring for Keene was the colt Dominant (br. 1913 out of Dominoes by Domino ) which was the 1915 Champion two-year-old colt and won the 1915 Hopeful Stakes and Saratoga Special Stakes . He also produced Outram (b. 1909 out of Gingham by Domino), the first American-bred horse to win the Lincolnshire Handicap run at Doncaster Racecourse in Britain . After

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