Ildrim (foaled in 1897) was an American
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
racehorse best known for winning the 1900
Belmont Stakes at
Morris Park Racecourse
Morris Park Racecourse was an American Thoroughbred horse race, thoroughbred horse racing facility from 1889 to 1904. It was located in a part of Westchester County, New York that was annexed into the Bronx in 1895 and later developed as the neighb ...
in
The Bronx
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,
New York under future
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey,
Nash Turner
Nash Turner (1881–1937) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who competed in Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States and France.
A native of Texas, Nash Turner began his professional riding career in 1895 and by 1900 was one of the top te ...
.
At age three, Ildrim also won the Baychester Stakes, ran second in the important
Lawrence Realization at
Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and was third in the
Withers Stakes
The Withers Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently carries a purse ...
at Morris Park
References
May 25, 1900 ''New York Times'' article on Ildrim winning the Belmont Stakes
{{Belmont Stakes Winners
1897 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in the United States
Racehorses trained in the United States
Belmont Stakes winners
Thoroughbred family 12-b
Godolphin Arabian sire line