Ort Wells
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Background
Ort Wells was bred by Col. Kinzea Stone of Scott County, Kentucky.[1] He was sired by Withers Stakes winner King Eric and out of the mare Tea's Over, a daughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hanover.
Racing career
Trained by Enoch Wishard for owner John Drake, Ort Wells was selected the retrospective American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse of 1904 when his wins included the Brighton Derby.[2] He followed up the next year with performances that saw him named American Champion Older Male Horse of 1905.[3]
Stud record
At stud, Ort Wells met with modest success due in part to the upheaval in the American racing/breeding industry caused by the New York State Legislature's passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting laws that resulted in the closure of horse racing tracks in the state.[4] American Thoroughbred owners soon began racing in Europe and then sending and/or selling their horses to European breeding farms. After standing in Kentucky, in December 1912 Ort wells was one of a large number of horses sent overseas where he stood at stud in Germany.[5][6]
References
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