On May 19, 1917, Belle Mahone won the 59th running of the King's Plate, equaling the stakes record for the mile and a quarter race. She was ridden by star American jockey Frank Robinson who travelled by train from Baltimore, Maryland to Buffalo, New York then by taxi to Toronto in order to keep his word to owner Joseph Seagram that he would ride the filly.
belle, mahone, foaled, 1914, ontario, canadian, thoroughbred, racehorse, best, known, winning, 1917, king, plate, canada, most, prestigious, race, north, america, oldest, annually, stakes, race, sireypsilantigrandsiregaloredamirish, lassdamsiredonovansexfillyf. Belle Mahone foaled 1914 in Ontario was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1917 King s Plate Canada s most prestigious race and North America s oldest annually run stakes race Belle MahoneSireYpsilantiGrandsireGaloreDamIrish LassDamsireDonovanSexFillyFoaled1914CountryCanadaColourBayBreederJoseph E SeagramOwnerJoseph E Seagram Silks black amp yellow TrainerBarry T LittlefieldEarningsCan Major winsTrenton Handicap 1919 Canadian Classic Race wins King s Plate 1917 HonoursBelle Mahone Stakes at Woodbine RacetrackLast updated on February 27 2010 Bred and raced by Canada s preeminent owner breeder distilling magnate Joseph E Seagram Belle Mahone was sired by Ypsilanti an American grandson of the British runner Galopin winner of the 1875 Epsom Derby and a three time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland Belle Mahone s dam was Irish Lass imported from Great Britain by Joseph Seagram She was a daughter of Donovan who in 1889 won two of the British Classic Races The Derby and St Leger Stakes On May 19 1917 Belle Mahone won the 59th running of the King s Plate equaling the stakes record for the mile and a quarter race She was ridden by star American jockey Frank Robinson who travelled by train from Baltimore Maryland to Buffalo New York then by taxi to Toronto in order to keep his word to owner Joseph Seagram that he would ride the filly Belle Mahone was still racing at age five in 1919 when she won the Trenton Handicap at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Maryland The Belle Mahone Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack is named in her honor Pedigree editPedigree of Belle Mahone SireYpsilanti 1898 Galore 1885 Galopin Vedette Flying Duchess Lady Maura Macaroni Noblesse Stefanette 1884 Peter Hermit Lady Masham Stellarius Tynedale Stella DamIrish Lass 1898 Donovan 1886 Galopin Vedette Flying Duchess Mowerina Scottish Chief Stockings Exning Lass 1885 Thurio Cremorne Verona Lady Sophie King Tom BridleReferences editBelle Mahone s pedigree and partial racing stats nbsp This article about a racehorse is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belle Mahone amp oldid 1127528723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
