Damrosch (horse)

Damrosch
Damrosch
Sire	Rock Sand
Grandsire	Sainfoin
Dam	Dissembler
Damsire	Hanover
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1913
Country	United States
Colour	Brown/Bay
Breeder	August Belmont, Jr.
Owner	J. K. L. Ross
Trainer	W. Fred Presgrave; Albert G. Weston
Major wins
	Woodstock Stakes (1916); Hyde Park Selling Handicap; Woodstock Plate Handicap; Willet Handicap (1918); Garden City Selling Stakes Triple Crown Race wins:; Preakness Stakes (1916)

Damrosch (foaled in 1913) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1916 Preakness Stakes.

Background

Bred by August Belmont, Jr. at his Nursery Stud near Lexington, Kentucky, he was sired by the 1903 English Triple Crown winner, Rock Sand. Damrosch was out of the mare Dissembler, a daughter of the four-time Leading sire in North America, Hanover.^[1]

Racing career

Captain W. Fred Presgrave of Kentucky, who had trained the winner of the 1904 Preakness Stakes winner, Bryn Mawr, purchased Damrosch from August Belmont, Jr. on behalf of Canadian businessman J. K. L. Ross.^[2] Presgrave trained the colt part way into his three-year-old campaign when Albert Weston took over his conditioning. In the Preakness Stakes, the colt was ridden to victory by Linus McAtee and led from the start to win from Greenwood.^[3]

Stud record

Damrosch raced through age seven and was then retired to stud. He was not successful as a sire.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Damrosch (USA), brown stallion, 1913^[1]
Sire Rock Sand (GB) 1900	Sainfoin 1887	Springfield	St.Albans
		Springfield	Viridis
		Sanda	Wenlock
		Sanda	Sandal
	Roquebrune 1893	St. Simon	Galopin
		St. Simon	St.Angela
		St.Marguerite	Hermit
		St.Marguerite	Devotion
Dam Disembler (USA) 1895	Hanover 1884	Hindoo	Virgil
		Hindoo	Florence
		Bourbon Belle	Bonnie Scotland (GB)
		Bourbon Belle	Ella D
	Hypocrite 1885	Longfellow	Leamington (GB)
		Longfellow	Nantura
		Hypatia	Waverly
		Hypatia	sister to Ruric (Family: 12-b)

References

^ ^a ^b "Damrosch pedigree". equineline.com.
^ "BELMONT SELLS THREE RACE HORSES". New York Times. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
^ "Fine Race By Damrosch". Baltimore Sun. 1916-05-16. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

[pedigree-1] "Damrosch pedigree". equineline.com.

[2] "BELMONT SELLS THREE RACE HORSES". New York Times. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

[3] "Fine Race By Damrosch". Baltimore Sun. 1916-05-16. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

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