Troubadour (horse)

Troubadour (1882 – January 16, 1906) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by A. J. Alexander's Woodburn Stud, he was sired by Lisbon,^[1] a son of the imported British stallion Phaeton who in turn was a son of two-time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, King Tom. His dam was Glenluine, a daughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Lexington who was the Leading sire in North America sixteen times and prepotent sire of the second half of the 19th century.

Troubadour
Sire	Lisbon
Grandsire	Phaeton
Dam	Glenluine
Damsire	Lexington
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1882
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Woodburn Stud
Owner	Daniel Swigert Col. Milton Young Samuel S. Brown
Trainer	John W. Rogers
Record	40 starts-17 wins
Earnings	US$
Major wins
Suburban Handicap (1886) Ocean Stakes (1887) Monmouth Cup (1887)
Awards
American Champion Older Male Horse (1886, 1887)

Racing career

1884: two-year-old season

Troubadour was sold as a yearling to Daniel Swigert for $400 who raced him at age two but after winning once, Swigert sold him to Col. Milton Young of McGrathiana Stud for $7,500.

On May 17, 1884 Troubadour ran second in the Alexander Stakes at the Louisville Jockey Club track^[2] and a week later finished out of the money in the track's Tennessee Stakes.^[3] He won the June 6 Sensation Stakes at Latonia Race Track^[4] and the Criterion Stakes at the Chicago Driving Park on June 26.^[5] On July 1, Troubadour ran third in the Kenwood Stakes at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago^[6] and ran second in a race for two-year-olds at the Saratoga Race Course on August 22^[7] then won there again five days later.^[8] Troubadour returned to Kentucky to compete at the Louisville Jockey Club track where he won on September 25 and scored two more wins in October at Latonia Race Track, taking the Kimball Stakes and the Barrett Stakes.^[9]

Although inconsistent throughout most of 1884, Troubadour ended the year having won seven of his fourteen starts.

1885: three-year-old season

Troubadour made twenty-one starts at age three. He won five times, including the St. Leger Stakes at St. Louis, Missouri by twenty lengths,^[10] On December 19, 1885, owner Milton Young sold off his entire racing stable at an auction in Lexington, Kentucky and Troubadour was sold to W. L. Cassidy of St. Louis.^[11] He was then soon sold to Samuel S. Brown, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania coal mining magnate and the prominent owner/breeder of Senorita Stud Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.

1886: four-year-old season

Under his new owner, Troubadour's race conditioning was taken over by future Hall of Fame trainer, John W. Rogers. On June 1, 1886 Troubadour won a race at Latonia then was sent to Brooklyn, New York where on June 10 he won the most important race of his career at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, easily defeating a large and strong field in the Suburban Handicap.^[12] On June 29, in a special mile and a quarter race at Sheepshead Bay, he beat the great Miss Woodford by half a length.^[13] After injuring a leg, Troubadour did not race again that year. In spite of his limited number of races, his dominating performances led to Troubadour being retrospectively rated American Champion Older Male Horse honors for 1886.^[14]

1887: five-year-old season

Racing at age five in 1887, in the June 21 Coney Island Stakes at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Troubadour finished second to A. J. Cassatt's outstanding runner, The Bard.^[15] In their ensuing two meetings at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Long Branch, New Jersey, Troubadour defeated The Bard in the 1⅛ miles Ocean Stakes on July 4^[16] and then again on July 14 in the 1¾ miles Monmouth Cup.^[17] In the Freehold Stakes on August 4, Troubadour suffered a career-ending injury while finishing third to The Bard and runner-up, Barnum.^[18] On August 13, Capt. Brown announced the horse was being retired to stud at his Lexington, Kentucky farm.^[19]

Stud record

As a stallion, Troubadour notably sired Lookout (b. 1890), winner of the 1893 Kentucky Derby. In addition, in 1890 he sired a homebred for Samuel Brown named Daily America who won the 1893 Lawrence Realization Stakes. Through his daughter, Ethel Pace, Troubadour was the damsire of Leonardo II, winner of the 1921 Withers Stakes.^[20]

Troubadour died at Senorita Stud Farm at age twenty-four on January 16, 1906.^[21]

References

1. "Troubadour's pedigree and partial racing stats". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
2. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "The Louisville Races. - Success Of The Spring Meeting Under The Auspices Of The Jockey Club. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
3. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Races In Louisville. - Three Of Yesterday'S Favorites Win With Ease. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
4. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Races At Covington. - Continuation Of The Latonia Jockey Club Meeting. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
5. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "The Racers At Chicago - Good Fields Of Horses Make Sharply Contested Races. The Illinois Derby Won By Audrain, And The Cook County Steeplechase By Scalper. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
6. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Running At Chicago. - Six Hotly Contested Races At The New Washington Park. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
7. "Surprises At Saratoga - All The Favorites Beaten In Yesterday'S Races. Ten Stone, Eulogy, Lady Loud, And Hotachimie The Winners-Two Hundred Dollars For Five. - View Article - Nytimes.Com" (PDF). New York Times. 1884-08-23. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
8. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Fair Races At Saratoga - Sovereign Pat And Beechenbrook Run A Dead Race.Troubadour, Analosta, And George L. Winners Of The Other Races-Good Mutual Pool Dividends. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
9. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Racingon The Blue Grass - Five Good Races On The Covingion Club'S Track.Troubadour Wins The Barrett Stakes,Tomahawk The Hurdle Race, And Strickland, Warfield, And Ida Hope The Others. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
10. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Surprises At Louisville. - Joe Cotton, The Derby Winner, Beaten By Biersan. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
11. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Great Thoroughbred Sale. - Large Prices Paid For Milton Young'S High-Bred Yearlings. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
12. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Hark'Tis The Troubadour - Who Takes The Great Prize Of The Suburban Handicap. The Surprises Which Marked The Opening Of The Season At Sheepshead.Bay, To The Loss Of The Bookmakers. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
13. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Laurels For Troubadour - Beating The Great Miss Woodford By Half A Length. A Magnificent Contest At Sheepshead Bay On A Fine Track In Fast Time-The Other Races. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
14. "American Champion Older Male". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
15. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "A Victory For Ben All Surprise At Coney Island For Eurus'S Friends. - Magnetizer And Choctaw Winning Honors And The Bard And Hanover Allowing No Rivalry. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
16. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "Troubadour, The Bard. - That'S The Way They Ran In The Ocean Stakes. Capt. Brown'S Suburban Horse Has Fun With The Price Of Mr. Cassatt'S Stable. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
17. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "The Bard Beaten Again - Troubadour'S Second Victory Over Him. The Monmouth Cup Falling To Capt.Brown'S Horse Without A Great Amount Of Exertion. The Summaries. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
18. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "The Bard Won The Race - Troubadour Was Passed Even By Old Barnum. Saratoga'S Bracing Air Had Its Effect On The Cassatt Horse And He Redeemed His Defeats. - Article - Nytimes.Com". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
19. [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-12-07). "August 13, 1887 New York Times article on the retirement of Troubadour". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
20. "Glenelg". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
21. Special to The New York Times. (1906-01-17). "January 17, 1906 New York Times article on the death of Troubadour" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-12.