Ogden (GB)
1896 – December 31, 1923
Kilwarlin (IRE) x Oriole (GB), by Bend Or (GB)
Family 6-e
1896 – December 31, 1923
Kilwarlin (IRE) x Oriole (GB), by Bend Or (GB)
Family 6-e
Although he is generally considered the American champion 2-year-old male of 1898, Ogden lacked the stamina to be a Classic horse. Nonetheless, he was durable, consistent, and game as far as he went. As a sire, he typically passed on his own speed and precocity, though his champion sons Sir Martin and The Finn could stay. Despite his own success at stud, Ogden's male line proved short-lived.
Race record
28 starts, 15 wins, 8 seconds, 1 third, US$59,970
1898:
1897:
1898:
As an individual
A dark bay or brown horse, Ogden stood 15.2 hands. He was compact and muscular in make with good feet and legs and good bone. He was sensible and tractable in temperament.
As a stallion
According to Clio Hogan's Index to Stakes Winners 1865-1967, Ogden sired 27 stakes winners. He was considered an influence for speed and precocity.
Sire rankings
Per the American Racing Manual series:
Per The Blood-Horse:
Notable progeny
Sir Martin (USA), The Finn (USA), Yankee Witch (USA)
Connections
Ogden was bred in England by Fred Luscombe. He was imported to the USA with his dam Oriole by Marcus Daly later in 1894. He was trained by John Campbell at 2 and 3 and by Billy Lakeland at 4. He was retired after his 4-year-old season and stood at Daly's Bitter Root Stud in Montana at ages 5 and 6. Following Daly's death in 1900, his stock was dispersed at a 1901 auction. There, Lakeland purchased Ogden for US$5,000 and put him back into training. Following a successful 7-year-old season during which the horse won six of nine races (including two on the same day!), Ogden was retired again and sold to John E. Madden at a reported price of US$15,000. Madden stood the horse at his Hamburg Place through the 1921 breeding season. Ogden lived out his last two years as a pensioner and died on December 31, 1923.
Pedigree notes
Ogden is inbred 5x4 to 1851 St. Leger Stakes winner and two-time English leading sire Newminster. He is also inbred 5x4 to the great French horse Monarque, whose victories included the 1855 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby). His dam Oriole bred five other foals of no significance. She is a half sister to multiple English stakes winner Douranee (by Rosicrucian) and is out of Fenella (by Cambuscan), a half sister to the top French runner Flageolet (by Plutus). Fenella's dam La Favorite was a stakes winner in France.
Books and media
Ogden is one of 50 stallions profiled in Joe Palmer's Names in Pedigrees (1939, The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' Association; reprinted in 1974).
Fun facts
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: January 20, 2021
Race record
28 starts, 15 wins, 8 seconds, 1 third, US$59,970
1898:
- Won Futurity Stakes (USA, 6FD, Sheepshead Bay)
- Won Great Eastern Handicap (USA, about 5.75FD)
- 2nd Flatbush Stakes (USA, 7FD, Sheepshead Bay)
1897:
- 2nd Withers Stakes (USA, 8FD, Morris Park)
1898:
- Won Long Island Handicap (USA, 9FD)
- 2nd Brighton Cup (USA, 18FD, Brighton Beach)
- 2nd Test Handicap (USA, 8FD)
- 3rd Suburban Handicap (USA, 10FD, Sheepshead Bay)
As an individual
A dark bay or brown horse, Ogden stood 15.2 hands. He was compact and muscular in make with good feet and legs and good bone. He was sensible and tractable in temperament.
As a stallion
According to Clio Hogan's Index to Stakes Winners 1865-1967, Ogden sired 27 stakes winners. He was considered an influence for speed and precocity.
Sire rankings
Per the American Racing Manual series:
- Led the 1914 American juvenile sire list by number of winners.
Per The Blood-Horse:
- 2nd on the American general sire list in 1908 and 1913; 3rd in 1915 and 2016; 4th in 1914; 9th in 1918; 10th in 1911.
- 3rd on the American broodmare sire list in 1925; 6th in 1926; 7th in 1930; 10th in 1924 and 1928.
- Led the 1914 American juvenile sire list by number of winners (rankings by progeny earnings unavailable at that time).
Notable progeny
Sir Martin (USA), The Finn (USA), Yankee Witch (USA)
Connections
Ogden was bred in England by Fred Luscombe. He was imported to the USA with his dam Oriole by Marcus Daly later in 1894. He was trained by John Campbell at 2 and 3 and by Billy Lakeland at 4. He was retired after his 4-year-old season and stood at Daly's Bitter Root Stud in Montana at ages 5 and 6. Following Daly's death in 1900, his stock was dispersed at a 1901 auction. There, Lakeland purchased Ogden for US$5,000 and put him back into training. Following a successful 7-year-old season during which the horse won six of nine races (including two on the same day!), Ogden was retired again and sold to John E. Madden at a reported price of US$15,000. Madden stood the horse at his Hamburg Place through the 1921 breeding season. Ogden lived out his last two years as a pensioner and died on December 31, 1923.
Pedigree notes
Ogden is inbred 5x4 to 1851 St. Leger Stakes winner and two-time English leading sire Newminster. He is also inbred 5x4 to the great French horse Monarque, whose victories included the 1855 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby). His dam Oriole bred five other foals of no significance. She is a half sister to multiple English stakes winner Douranee (by Rosicrucian) and is out of Fenella (by Cambuscan), a half sister to the top French runner Flageolet (by Plutus). Fenella's dam La Favorite was a stakes winner in France.
Books and media
Ogden is one of 50 stallions profiled in Joe Palmer's Names in Pedigrees (1939, The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' Association; reprinted in 1974).
Fun facts
- Persistent rumor had it that Ogden was foaled in a boxcar outside Ogden, Utah, and was named for the town in honor of the circumstances of his birth. While Ogden was indeed named for the town, he was foaled in England and imported as a foal at his dam's side.
- Ogden's win in the 1898 Futurity Stakes may have been owed to the benefits of altitude and strength training as much as to Ogden's innate talent. Prior to the big race, he had been training at a track at Anaconda, Montana (elevation 5,335 feet). The one-mile track was partly uphill as well, and Ogden worked under about 130 pounds instead of the 115 he was assigned for the Futurity.
- After being shipped east from Montana to New York for the Futurity, Ogden refused to eat for several days. His trainer kept him fed and hydrated by giving him several buckets of milk daily.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: January 20, 2021