Eole (horse)

Eole
Sire	Eolus
Grandsire	Leamington
Dam	War Song
Damsire	War Dance
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1878
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ellerslie Stud (Richard J. Hancock)
Owner	Frederic Gebhard
Trainer	Evert V. Snedecker
Record	67: 27-17-9
Earnings	US$55,162
Major wins
Monmouth Cup (1882) Great Metropolitan Stakes (1882) Jockey Club Handicap (1882) Champion Stakes (1882) Morrissey Stakes (1882) Autumn Cup (1882, 1883) Freehold Stakes (1883, 1884) Coney Island Cup (1883) Stirrup Cup (1883) Navesink Handicap (1883) Monmouth Stakes (1883) Long Island Stakes (1883) Kearney Stakes (1887)
Awards
American Champion Older Male Horse (1883)

Eole (1878–1888) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who was one of the last of the great long distance runners.

Eole was bred by at Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County, Virginia by owner Richard J. Hancock, the father of Arthur B. Hancock who later founded Claiborne Farm in Kentucky. Unraced at age two, Eole was then purchased by Frederick Gebhard and raced at age three.

Conditioned for racing by Evert Snedecker, in 1881 Eole's best major race results were second-place finishes in the Dixie Stakes, Gravesend Handicap and in the Classic, Belmont Stakes. At age four, Eole was one of the top long distance runners in the United States, winning the Champion Stakes and the Great Metropolitan Stakes at 1½ miles, the Jockey Club Handicap at 2 miles, the Monmouth Cup at 2¼ miles, and the Autumn Cup at 3 miles at Sheepshead Bay Race Track. [2] [3]

At age five, Eole's wins included the first of his two consecutive victories in the 1½ mile Freehold Stakes at the Monmouth Park Association's Long Branch Racetrack and his second straight win of the 3 mile Autumn Cup. [4] Eole's performances that year earned him retrospective American Champion Older Male Horse honors from Thoroughbred Heritage. [5]

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