Belmar (horse)

Belmar
Belmar
	From The American turf (1898)
Sire	Belvidere
Grandsire	Billet
Dam	Adele
Damsire	Australian
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1892
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	James Galway
Owner	1) Preakness Stables; 2) George E. Smith
Trainer	1) Edward Feakes; 2) William Smith
Record	Not found
Earnings	Not found
Major wins
	Manhattan Handicap (1896); Ocean Handicap (1897); Triple Crown wins:; Preakness Stakes (1895); Belmont Stakes (1895)
	Last updated on December 26, 2018

Belmar (foaled in 1892) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by James Galway's Preakness Stables of Preakness, New Jersey.

Racing career

Belmar was trained by Edward Feakes and ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Fred Taral. He earned his first victory just four days before he ran in the 1895 Preakness. He nonetheless went off as the second choice and won by a length.^[3] That year, the Belmont was held on November 2 because, according to the official chart, "New York Jockey Club closed out its affairs. Race run under the jurisdiction of the Westchester Racing Association." Belmar, who was the fourth choice in a field of five, won by a neck over the favorite, Counter Tenor, while carrying 7 pounds less.^[2]

In 1896, Belmar won the Manhattan Handicap at Morris Park Racecourse in The Bronx, New York. In 1897, he won the Ocean Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn.^[3]

In his later racing career, Belmar was owned by the handicapper "Pittsburgh Phil" and was trained by William "Bill" Smith. In a 1908 interview, Bill Smith said that Belmar was one of the best horses he ever trained and was notorious for winning his races in a close finish, usually by a head or neck. Belmar was standing at the farm of T.L. Watt in Westchester County in 1908 as a stallion for the breeding bureau.^[4]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Belmar
Sire Belvidere 1884	Billet 1865	Voltigeur	Voltaire
		Voltigeur	Martha Lynn
		Calcutta	Flatcatcher
		Calcutta	Miss Martin
	Jaconet 1875	Leamington	Faugh-a-Ballagh
		Leamington	Pantaloon Mare
		Maggie B B	Australian
		Maggie B B	Madeline
Dam Adele 1876	Australian 1858	West Australian	Melbourne
		West Australian	Mowerina
		Emilia	Young Emilius
		Emilia	Persian
	Lightning Mare 1870	Lightning	Lexington
		Lightning	Blue Bonnet
		Revenue Mare	Revenue
		Revenue Mare	Minnow

References

^ "Belmar pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^ ^a ^b "Chart of the 1895 Belmont" (PDF). belmontstakes.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Sowers, Richard (2014). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes : a comprehensive history. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 46. ISBN 0786476982.
^ "Bill Smith on Chilton and Belmar". Daily Racing Form. February 8, 1908. Retrieved 12 January 2011.