Lexington (horse)
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Lexington, by Edward Troye
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| Sire | Boston |
| Grandsire | Timoleon |
| Dam | Alice Carneal |
| Damsire | Sarpedon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 17 March 1850 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Dr. Warfield |
| Owner | Syndicate of Richard Ten Broeck, General Abe Buford, Captain Willa Viley & Junius R. Ward 2. Robert A. Alexander |
| Trainer | J. B. Pryor |
| Record | 7: 6 wins, 1 second |
| Earnings | $56,600 |
| Major wins | |
| Phoenix Hotel Handicap | |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America 16 times | |
| Honours | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee | |
| Last updated on 30 September 2010 | |
Lexington (March 17, 1850 – July 1, 1875) was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame came however as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and of his many brood mare and racer progeny one was Preakness, namesake of the famous race at Pimlico.
He was a bay colt bred by Dr. Elisha Warfield at Warfield's stud farm, The Meadows, near Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington was by the Hall of Fame inductee, Boston (by Timoleon by Sir Archy) from Alice Carneal by Sarpedon. He was inbred in the third and fourth generations (3m × 4f) to Sir Archy. Lexington stood 15 hands (63 inches), high, and was described as having good conformation plus an excellent disposition.
Under the name of "Darley" he easily won his first two races for Dr. Warfield and his partner, "Burbridge's Harry", a former slave turned well-known horse trainer. Burbridge, being black, was not allowed to enter "Darley" in races in his own name, so the horse ran in Dr. Warfield's name and colors. He caught the eye of Richard Ten Broeck who asked Dr. Warfield to name his price. "Darley", the son of Boston, was sold in 1853 to Ten Broeck acting on behalf of a syndicate who would rename him Lexington. Affixed to Lexington's pedigree Dr. Warfield wrote: "The colt was bred by me, as was also his dam, which I now and will ever, own...E. Warfield."
A syndicate made up of Richard Ten Broeck, General Abe Buford, Captain Willa Viley, and Junius R. Ward, bought the horse for $2,500 between heats (or during the running of his race), so tried claiming the purse money when he won. Failing that, he tried to deduct the purse money from the sale price. But Dr. Warfield held out. His new owners immediately sent Lexington to Natchez, Mississippi to train under J. B. Pryor.
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