Ort Wells

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Ort wells
SireKing Eric
GrandsireKing Ernest
DamTea's Over
Damsire Hanover
Sex Stallion
Foaled1901
CountryUnited States
Colour Chestnut
BreederKinzea Stone
OwnerJohn A. Drake
Trainer Enoch Wishard
Record26: 13-3-1
EarningsUS$75,450 [1]
Major wins
Brighton Derby (1904)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1904)
Commonwealth Handicap (1904)
Tidal Stakes (1904)
Brighton Mile (1905)
Awards
American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (1904)
American Champion Older Male Horse
(1905)
Last updated on June 5, 2010

Ort Wells (foaled 1901) was an American Thoroughbred two-time Champion racehorse.

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Background

Ort Wells was bred by Col. Kinzea Stone of Scott County, Kentucky. [2] He was sired by Withers Stakes winner King Eric and out of the mare Tea's Over, a daughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hanover.

Racing career

Trained by Enoch Wishard for owner John Drake, Ort Wells was selected the retrospective American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse of 1904 when his wins included the Brighton Derby. [3] He followed up the next year with performances that saw him named American Champion Older Male Horse of 1905. [4]

Stud record

At stud, Ort Wells met with modest success due in part to the upheaval in the American racing/breeding industry caused by the New York State Legislature's passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting laws that resulted in the closure of horse racing tracks in the state. [5] American Thoroughbred owners soon began racing in Europe and then sending and/or selling their horses to European breeding farms. After standing in Kentucky, in December 1912 Ort wells was one of a large number of horses sent overseas where he stood at stud in Germany. [6] [7]

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References

  1. http://www.pedigreequery.com/ort+wells Ort Wells' pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. "Breeders of Thoroughbreds – Kinzea Stone". University of Kentucky Archives – Page 82 of B.O. Gaines history of Scott County / B.O. Gaines. (vol. 1). 1905-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E1DB1F3AE733A25757C2A9619C946597D6CF July 24, 1904 New York Times article on Ort wells winning the 1904 Brighton Derby
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "BRIGHTON TO TRY TURF EXPERIMENT; Purse Programmes Will Test Popularity of Racing Under New Conditions. TURFMEN PREDICT SUCCESS Increased Values Are Expected When Patrons of the Sport Grow Accustomed to Change". The New York Times. 1908-07-06. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. "HORSES GOING TO FRANCE.; Stallions Peter Pan and Ort Wells Among Shipment of Thoroughbreds". The New York Times. 1912-12-07. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/12/07/100383743.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]