Endurance by Right (USA)
1899 – May 1908
Inspector B. (USA) x Early Morn (GB), by Silvester (GB)
Family 3-d
1899 – May 1908
Inspector B. (USA) x Early Morn (GB), by Silvester (GB)
Family 3-d
Although she is little remembered today, Endurance by Right was the sensation of the opening of the twentieth century in American racing, and many veteran horsemen felt that she would have easily mastered 1901 co-champion 2-year-old filly Blue Girl had their paths crossed during their racing careers. Illness early in her 3-year-old season put a premature end to Endurance by Right’s racing career, and she only produced three foals that lived to be named prior to her death in 1908—a great loss, as one of those foals turned out to be a champion in her own right and the ancestress of a number of good horses.
Race record
18 starts, 16 wins, 0 seconds, 2 thirds
1901:
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1901)
As an individual
A bay filly of good size and bone, Endurance by Right had a strong, straight hind leg. Her only loss on her merits was over an off track; on fast going, she had a fluent, highly efficient action. She was professional as a racehorse but in the barn enjoyed human attention and would create a fuss to get it.
As a producer
Endurance by Right produced three named foals. The best by far was Stamina, a 1905 daughter of 1901 American champion 2-year-old male Nasturtium who is recognized by racing historians as the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1907 and the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1908. Stamina, in turn, is the dam of 1925 Wood Memorial winner Backbone (by Whisk Broom II); the second dam of four stakes winners including Porter’s Cap, winner of the 1940 Washington Park Futurity and 1941 Santa Anita Derby, and Valorous, winner of the 1926 Champagne Stakes; and third dam of 1932 Hawthorne Gold Cup winner Plucky Play.
Connections
Foaled in Tennessee at Belle Meade Stud, Endurance by Right was bred by Milton Young. She was sold as a yearling for US$250 and was owned by Colonel William S. Barnes, who leased her temporarily to John W. Schorr for racing purposes for US$1,500. At the 1901 Saratoga meeting, Schorr paid an additional US$4,000 to lease Endurance by Right for the remainder of her racing career. In October 1901, she was sold to William Collins Whitney who offered Schorr US$35,000 for her to top an offer made by John E. Madden, and Barnes consented for her breeding rights to be sold as well as part of the deal, with a buy-back option that he never exercised. The filly was trained by George Walker while racing in the Kentucky and the Midwest and by Schorr in New York. As a broodmare, she was owned by William Collins Whitney, passing to his son Harry Payne Whitney after the elder Whitney’s death. Endurance by Right died of complications of foaling in May 1908.
Pedigree notes
Endurance by Right’s pedigree is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by 1886 co-champion American 3-year-old male Inspector B. (by Enquirer), she was produced from the English import Early Morn, whose sire Silvester (by 1860 St. Leger Stakes winner St. Albans) was a half brother to 1877 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Silvio (by Blair Athol). Early Morn, in turn, is out of Late Nights, whose sire Cremorne won the 1872 Derby Stakes and Grand Prix de Paris and the 1873 Ascot Gold Cup. The next mare in Endurance by Right’s tail-female line, Small Arms, was sired by Lacydes, a son of 1844 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Orlando, out of an unnamed daughter of England’s first Triple Crown winner, West Australian.
Fun facts
Last updated: April 21, 2023
Race record
18 starts, 16 wins, 0 seconds, 2 thirds
1901:
- Won Champagne Stakes (USA, 7FD, Morris Park)
- Won Clipsetta Stakes (USA, 5FD, Latonia)
- Won Great Eastern Handicap (USA, 6FD, Sheepshead Bay),
- Won Holly Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Gravesend; equaled track record 1:07)
- Won Lakeside Stakes (USA, 5FD, Washington Park; new track record 1:00)
- Won Lassie Stakes (USA, 5FD, Hawthorne)
- Won Petite Stakes (USA, 4.5FD, Harlem)
- Won Willow Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Gravesend)
- Won Third Special (USA, @5.75FD, Gravesend; new track record 1:08-3/5)
- 3rd Flatbush Stakes (USA, 7FD, Sheepshead Bay)
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1901)
As an individual
A bay filly of good size and bone, Endurance by Right had a strong, straight hind leg. Her only loss on her merits was over an off track; on fast going, she had a fluent, highly efficient action. She was professional as a racehorse but in the barn enjoyed human attention and would create a fuss to get it.
As a producer
Endurance by Right produced three named foals. The best by far was Stamina, a 1905 daughter of 1901 American champion 2-year-old male Nasturtium who is recognized by racing historians as the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1907 and the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1908. Stamina, in turn, is the dam of 1925 Wood Memorial winner Backbone (by Whisk Broom II); the second dam of four stakes winners including Porter’s Cap, winner of the 1940 Washington Park Futurity and 1941 Santa Anita Derby, and Valorous, winner of the 1926 Champagne Stakes; and third dam of 1932 Hawthorne Gold Cup winner Plucky Play.
Connections
Foaled in Tennessee at Belle Meade Stud, Endurance by Right was bred by Milton Young. She was sold as a yearling for US$250 and was owned by Colonel William S. Barnes, who leased her temporarily to John W. Schorr for racing purposes for US$1,500. At the 1901 Saratoga meeting, Schorr paid an additional US$4,000 to lease Endurance by Right for the remainder of her racing career. In October 1901, she was sold to William Collins Whitney who offered Schorr US$35,000 for her to top an offer made by John E. Madden, and Barnes consented for her breeding rights to be sold as well as part of the deal, with a buy-back option that he never exercised. The filly was trained by George Walker while racing in the Kentucky and the Midwest and by Schorr in New York. As a broodmare, she was owned by William Collins Whitney, passing to his son Harry Payne Whitney after the elder Whitney’s death. Endurance by Right died of complications of foaling in May 1908.
Pedigree notes
Endurance by Right’s pedigree is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by 1886 co-champion American 3-year-old male Inspector B. (by Enquirer), she was produced from the English import Early Morn, whose sire Silvester (by 1860 St. Leger Stakes winner St. Albans) was a half brother to 1877 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Silvio (by Blair Athol). Early Morn, in turn, is out of Late Nights, whose sire Cremorne won the 1872 Derby Stakes and Grand Prix de Paris and the 1873 Ascot Gold Cup. The next mare in Endurance by Right’s tail-female line, Small Arms, was sired by Lacydes, a son of 1844 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Orlando, out of an unnamed daughter of England’s first Triple Crown winner, West Australian.
Fun facts
- Noted handicapper Walter Vosburgh considered Endurance by Right to be the best 2-year-old filly seen on the American turf in fifty years.
- Endurance by Right was named by Colonel Barnes’s wife, who gave the filly her name based on the stamina promised by her bloodlines.
- Endurance by Right’s time of 1:00 for five furlongs in the 1901 Lakeside Stakes at Washington Park was believed to be the fastest time for the distance ever run by a 2-year-old filly anywhere.
- Endurance by Right did not receive a full opportunity to win in one of her losses, the Flatbush Stakes, as her owner had declared to win with her stablemate, 1901 American champion 2-year-old male Nasturtium.
- As a 2-year-old, Endurance by Right was insured through Lloyd’s of London for US$26,000.
- After Endurance by Right’s death, her Hamburg colt was placed on a nurse mare—1905 Belmont Stakes winner Tanya.
Last updated: April 21, 2023