Joe Cotton (horse)
| Joe Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Sire | King Alfonso |
| Grandsire | Phaeton |
| Dam | Inverness |
| Damsire | Macaroni |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1882 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | A. J. Alexander |
| Owner | 1) James T. Williams 2) Dwyer Brothers Stable |
| Trainer | Abe Perry |
| Record | 54: 17-6-7 |
| Earnings | $29,365 |
| Major wins | |
| Great Western Handicap (1885) Coney Island Derby (1885) Tidal Stakes (1885) Himyar Stakes (1885) Louis and Gus Straus Stakes (1885) Tennessee Derby (1885) Cottrill Stakes (1885) Farewell Stakes (1886) Average Stakes (1887) Twin City Handicap (1887) Welter Stakes (1887) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1885) | |
Joe Cotton (1882–after 1900) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best known as the winner of the 1885 Kentucky Derby. He was by King Alfonso who was the sire of the 1880 winner Fonso. The horse was reportedly named after a bookie.[1]
Joe Cotton was reportedly killed, along with another Thoroughbred called Sam Keene, on September 11, 1888 during the third race at the Mystic Park race track in Boston, Massachusetts. Joe Cotton dislocated a shoulder when he fell over the body of Sam Keene, the other horse having fallen and broken its neck while colliding with another foundering racehorse named Zero.[2] Though reported as dead after the incident, the horse was bought by Charles Jacobs of Medford, Massachusetts. Jacobs reportedly took Joe Cotton to a river and allowed the horse to swim to reset his shoulder joint into place.[3] Jacobs used Joe Cotton as a breeding stallion and raised Thoroughbred-cross horses. Joe Cotton was sent to New York in June 1892.[4] By 1895, he was owned by a Mr. Newhall and was employed pulling a hack in Medford.[5] The horse was frequently observed by horseman Frank Ware at a local steeplechase meeting until a few years before 1905[3] and is listed as a native stallion in the 1902 edition of the American Stud Book.
References
- ^ Joe Cotton information
- ^ Mystic Park races: Joe Cotton and Sam Keene killed in a flat race. New York Times. Sept. 12, 1888.[1]
- ^ a b Staff (June 25, 1905). "About Old Joe Cotton". Courier-Journal.
- ^ Staff (June 27, 1892). "Azra's stumble". Courier-Journal.
- ^ Staff (December 16, 1895). "TURF TALK: The Eastern Clubs Reducing Stakes and Increasing Fees". Courier-Journal.