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Duke of Magenta

Duke of Magenta
Sire Lexington
Grandsire Boston
Dam Magenta
Damsire Yorkshire
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1875
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Woodburn Stud
Owner George L. Lorillard
Trainer R. Wyndham Walden
Record 19: 15-3-1
Earnings $45,412
Major wins

Flash Stakes (1877)
Dixie Stakes (1878)
Kenner Stakes (1878)
Withers Stakes (1878)
Belmont Stakes (1878)
Travers Stakes (1878)
Jerome Handicap (1878)

Triple Crown wins:
Preakness Stakes (1878)
Belmont Stakes (1878)
Honours
American Co-Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1877)
U.S. Champion 3-year-Old Colt (1878)
United States Racing Hall of Fame (2011)
Last updated on June 4, 2011

Flash Stakes (1877)
Dixie Stakes (1878)
Kenner Stakes (1878)
Withers Stakes (1878)
Belmont Stakes (1878)
Travers Stakes (1878)
Jerome Handicap (1878)

Duke of Magenta (1875–1899) was one of the most successful racehorses in the United States in the 19th century.

Foaled in 1875 at the Woodburn Stud near Lexington, Kentucky, he was owned by New York City tobacco tycoon, George L. Lorillard and trained by Hall of Famer R. Wyndham Walden. Duke of Magenta was one of the last sons of the thoroughbred sire Lexington.

In 1878, he won the Preakness Stakes, the Withers Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, and the Travers Stakes, a feat accomplished since by only two other colts: Man o' War and Native Dancer. Even the trio of Preakness, Belmont, and Travers have only been won by six horses, compared to the 12 who have won the modern Triple Crown of Preakness, Belmont, and Kentucky Derby.


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