Judge Himes
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Judge Himes was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse that was foaled in Kentucky
and was the winner of the 1903 Kentucky Derby
. Judge Himes was a chestnut colt sired by imported Esher out of the mare Lullaby (by the great racer Longfellow
). He was bred at Hartland Stud in Kentucky and was bought by Charles Ellison in September 1901 for $1,700.
Judge Himes also won the Chicago
Hawthorne Handicap, Whirlpool Stakes and Oak Park Handicap and raced until he was five years old. Judge Himes was sold in New Orleans to turfman Phill Chin in March 1906 for use as a breeding stallion. Judge Himes was listed in a 1908 advertisement for the Heartland Stud Farm. He was auctioned on March 23, 1908 at Callahan's Stables in Warrenton, Virgina, and did sire a few half-bred foals for the farm.
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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 foaled in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and was the winner of the 1903 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...
. Judge Himes was a chestnut colt sired by imported Esher out of the mare Lullaby (by the great racer Longfellow
Longfellow (horse)
Longfellow was one of America's first great Thoroughbred racehorses and the sire of great racehorses. A legend in his own time, he was out of the first crop of the outstanding imported English stallion Leamington....
). He was bred at Hartland Stud in Kentucky and was bought by Charles Ellison in September 1901 for $1,700.
Judge Himes also won the Chicago
Chicago
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Hawthorne Handicap, Whirlpool Stakes and Oak Park Handicap and raced until he was five years old. Judge Himes was sold in New Orleans to turfman Phill Chin in March 1906 for use as a breeding stallion. Judge Himes was listed in a 1908 advertisement for the Heartland Stud Farm. He was auctioned on March 23, 1908 at Callahan's Stables in Warrenton, Virgina, and did sire a few half-bred foals for the farm.