Joe Daniels (horse)

Joe Daniels (1869–1896) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion who won the sixth Belmont Stakes in 1872. Bred in Kentucky, Joe Daniels won two stakes races as a two-year-old and then the Belmont as a three-year-old when he also won a number of other stakes races, and some match races in California. As a four-year-old, he won one further stakes race before retiring with a record of 29 starts for 16 wins. He sired two stakes winning horses during his breeding career.

Early life

Joe Daniels was sired by the imported stallion Australian and out of the mare Dolly Carter. She was by the imported stallion Glencoe out of the mare Mavis who was sired by Wagner. Joe Daniels was foaled in 1869 and was a chestnut stallion, bred by A. J. Alexander of Woodburn Stud in Kentucky.Bruce ''American Stud Book'' 1 p. 348 He was the second of three of Dolly Carter's stakes winning horses. Sanford, an 1865 stallion, won the 1869 Fordham Handicap and her 1875 filly won the 1877 Kentucky Stakes.Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' p. 183 Joe Daniels was one of 26 stakes winning foals sired by Australian.Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' pp. 533–534

Racing career

As a two-year-old, Joe Daniels won the 1871 Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park Racetrack in New York, and the Central Stakes. His time for the Nursery while carrying was 1 minute 53 seconds. He defeated Alarm (second) and Woodbine (third) to win $2,750 ().Daily Racing Form ''1932 American Racing Manual'' pp. 286–288

Joe Daniels won the sixth running of the Belmont Stakes in 1872 at Jerome Park Racetrack, carrying , in 2 minutes 56.24 seconds, to win $4,500 ().New York Racing Association "Belmont Stakes" ''The Belmont Stakes'' The race was run on June 1 over a distance of miles (i.e. ) on a fast track. He finished 1  lengths in front of Meteor, with Shylock third.New York Racing Association "1872 Belmont" ''The Belmont Stakes'' His jockey, James Rowe, Sr., later became a noted trainer.Robertson ''History of Thoroughbred Racing'' pp. 211–212 This was the second of three consecutive wins of the Belmont Stakes by David McDaniel as owner/trainer. He was successful in the 1871 event with Harry Bassett and later in 1873 with Springbok.

Also in 1872, Joe Daniels won the Jerome Handicap, Travers Stakes, Kenner Stakes and Annual Stakes. He carried in the Jerome which was for three-year-olds at Jerome Park. He defeated Mate (second) and Meteor (third) in a time of 3 minutes and 49 seconds for a prize of $4450 ().Daily Racing Form ''1932 American Racing Manual'' pp. 245–246 In the Kenner Stakes that year at Saratoga, New York, also over two miles for three-year-olds, Joe Daniels again carried to victory, in 3 minutes and 49 seconds.Daily Racing Form ''1932 American Racing Manual'' pp. 251–252 Second place went to Meteor and third to London. The race was worth $4,400 () to the winner. He won the 1872 Travers from Silent Friend (second) and Wade Hampton (third), carrying again over in 3 minutes 8 seconds for a purse of $5,500 ().Daily Racing Form ''1932 American Racing Manual'' pp. 335–337

During the later part of Joe Daniels' three-year-old year, he was sold to G. A. Johnson, who sent him west to California to race against Thad Stevens. On October 18, 1872, the two horses raced in a three heat race, each heat run at the distance of . Joe Daniels captured the first heat, but Thad Stevens triumphed in the second and third heats to win the race. The two horses met again on November 15, where there were four heats of each. Two other horses raced with Thad Stevens and Joe Daniels: True Blue and Mamie Hall. Joe Daniels won the first heat, came in second to True Blue in the second heat, second in the third heat to Thad Stevens, and again was second in the last heat to Thad Stevens.Robertson ''History of Thoroughbred Racing'' pp. 113–116 On Christmas Day, 1873, Joe Daniels beat Nell Flaherty in a match race held in San Francisco at a distance of , winning in a time of 2 minutes, 46 seconds.Thoroughbred Times Staff ''Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac 2008'' p. 580

At four years of age, Joe Daniels won the 1873 Saratoga Cup. This was a race restricted to three-year-olds and older and run at Saratoga, New York. The distance was and he carried in his win. Coming in second was Harry Bassett and third place went to True Blue. The winning time was 4 minutes 10 seconds. The victory netted Joe Daniel's owner $1,700 ().Daily Racing Form ''1932 American Racing Manual'' pp. 310–312 Over his racing career, he started a total of 29 races and won 16 of them, with total earnings of $45,870 ().Hewitt ''Great Breeders'' p. 18

Breeding career

During his breeding career, Joe Daniels sired two stakes winning horses: Hidalgo and Hoodlum.Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' p. 605 Hidalgo was out of Electra, a daughter of American Eclipse. He was an 1882 colt and won the 1885 September Stakes, the 1886 Monmouth Handicap, and the 1887 Long Beach Handicap.Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' p. 193 Hoodlum was out of Miss Clay, a daughter of Hindoo. He was an 1888 colt and won the 1890 Champagne Stakes.

Joe Daniels died in November 1896 at Rancho del Paso in California.Staff "Notes on the Turf" ''Daily Racing Form''

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Further reading

''American Turf Register and Racing Calendar 1871''
- race results for his two-year-old campaign

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1869 racehorse births
1896 racehorse deaths
Racehorses trained in the United States
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Belmont Stakes winners
Thoroughbred family 9-a
Godolphin Arabian sire line