Disguise (horse)

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Disguise
Sire Domino
Grandsire Himyar
DamBonnie Gal
Damsire Galopin
Sex Stallion
Foaled1897
Country United States
Color Bay
Breeder James R. & Foxhall P. Keene
OwnerJames R. & Foxhall P. Keene
James W. Corrigan
Trainer Sam Darling
Record8: 3-0-4
Earnings US$40,295
Major wins
Jockey Club Stakes (1900)

Disguise (foaled May 10, 1897 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1900 Jockey Club Stakes in England but is best remembered for his success as a sire.

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Background

Disguise was bred by the very wealthy Wall Street stockbroker James R. Keene at his Castleton Stud Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. His sire was the Hall of Fame inductee Domino who also sired Hall of Fame inductee Commando. In turn, Commando sired the Leading U.S. Sire in 1921 Celt as well as the Champion Peter Pan and Colin, an undefeated (15-15) Champion and Hall of Fame inductee who ranks with the very best in U.S. racing history. [1]

Disguise's dam was Bonnie Gal, a daughter of 1875 Epsom Derby Galopin who won eight of nine starts and was a three-time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland. Galopin was the sire of the supersire St. Simon (1881) as well as Donovan (1886). The latter's eighteen wins include the Epsom Derby and St Leger Stakes. Among Bonnie Gal's other offspring was Belgravia (1903), a daughter of Ben Brush. Belgravia was the dam of the very successful sire, Black Toney. [2]

Racing career

Disguise was sent to race in England for his two and three-year-old seasons where he was trained by Sam Darling. The colt had his most important success at Newmarket Racecourse when he won the 1900 Jockey Club Stakes defeating Diamond Jubilee. In the prestigious Epsom Derby, a part of the English Triple Crown series, Diamond Jubilee turned the tables, beating runner-up Simon Dale with Disguise finishing third. Diamond Jubilee went on to win that year's Triple Crown. [3]

Success as a sire

In 1901, Disguise was returned to the United States to stand at stud at his owner's Castleton Farm. Following the death of James R. Keene, son Foxhall Keene sold off the farm's Bloodstock. Disguise was purchased at the September 1913 Castleton dispersal auction for $5,300 by James W. Corrigan and Price McKinley, owners of Wickliffe Stud, who brought him to stand at their Kingston Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Five years later, the Wickliffe Stud bloodstock would too be sold in a January 15, 1918, dispersal sale. Disguise was then bought for $4,200 by John Rosseter to stand at his Rancho Wikiup in California. [4] [5] [6] He lived out his life there, dying at age 30 in 1927. [7]

The progeny of Disguise includes:

Success as a broodmare sire

Pedigree

Pedigree of Disguise, bay stallion, 1897
Sire
Domino 		Himyar AlarmEclipse
Maud
Hira Lexington
Hegira
Mannie GrayEnquirer Leamington
Lida
Lizzie GWar Dance
Lecomte mare
Dam
Bonnie Gal		 Galopin Vedette Voltigeur
Mrs. Ridgway
Flying Dutchess The Flying Dutchman
Merope
Bonnie DoonRapid RhoneYoung Melbourne
Lanercost mare
Queen MaryGladiator
Plenipotentiary mare (family: 10-c)

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  5. ↑ "Disguise 29 Years Old". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1926-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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