The Thoroughbred Stud of H.P. Whitney, Esq. 1928

Privately printed in Lexington, KY May 1st edition 1928. worn leather bound limp covers blindstamped title on blue title box on frt cover, 1" x 1/4" chip at foot of frt gutter. Corners rubbed but not frayed, book now fitten with a custom acetate removable dust wrapper to keep this book in same shape going forward. Book shows three closed tears at foot of frt pastedn, hinges are fine, 276pp tight and bright with lovely full page color plate frontis of the bay horse Broomstick 1901. Includes an alphabetical Index of the stallions and a second one of the mares and their produce. Important piece of racing ephemera, useful in pedigree research. Introductory remarks: "This volume is published principally for its use as a guide in determining the strength of the families represented in this stud. Its use by others than those connected with the stud can only be for a fairly accurate history of the produce. It is hoped that it will be kept up to date by the publication of a small supplement at intervals, setting for the the unrecorded racing history of the produce of the mares and the stud record of all new individuals which might be taken into this stud during these intervals." This is the initial book only, there are no supplements or subsequent pamphlets included. Brief biography: An avid sportman, Harry Payne Whitney was a ten-goal polo player. His love of the sport was inherited from his father who had been involved with polo when it was first organized in the United States in 1876 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. H. P. Whitney organized the U. S. polo team that beat England in 1909. As well, he was a board member of the Montauk Yacht Club and competed with his yacht "Vanitie" in the America's Cup. Whitney also served on the board of directors of the Long Island Motor Parkway, built by his wife's cousin, William Kissam Vanderbilt II. Whitney also enjoyed quail hunting and purchased the 14,000 acre Foshalee Plantation in northern Leon County, Florida from Sydney E. Hutchinson from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harry Payne Whitney was a major figure in thoroughbred horse racing. He inherited a large stable from his father (including the great Filly Artful and her sire Hamburg), and in 1915 established a horse breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he developed the American polo pony by breeding American Quarter Horse stallions with his thoroughbred mares. He was thoroughbred racing's leading owner of the year in the United States on eight occasions and the breeder of almost two hundred stakes race winners, first led by Hamburg and then led by his great sire Broomstick by Ben Brush. His Kentucky-bred horse Whisk Broom II (sire by Broomstick) raced in England then at age six came back to the U.S. where he won the New York Handicap Triple. Whitney had nineteen horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby, winning it the first time in 1915 with another Broomstick foal, Regret, the first filly ever to capture the race. Regret went on to earn Horse of the Year honors and was named to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Whitney won the Kentucky Derby for the second time in 1927 with the colt, Whiskery. His record of six wins in the Preakness Stakes stood as the most by any breeder until 1968 when Calumet Farm broke the record. Whitney's colt, Burgomaster, won the Belmont Stakes and also received Horse of the Year honors. Amongst many, Whitney's breeding operation produced Equipoise and Johren. Whitney's stable won the following prestigious U.S. Triple Crown races: Kentucky Derby: 1915 : Regret (voted Horse of the Year) 1927 : Whiskery Preakness Stakes: 1908 : Royal Tourist 1913 : Buskin 1914 : Holiday 1921 : Broomspun 1927 : Bostonian 1928 : Victorian Belmont Stakes: 1905 : Tanya (filly) 1906 : Burgomaster (voted Horse of the Year) 1913 : Prince Eugene 1918 : Johren.

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Publisher: Privately Printed

Year: 1928

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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