Fonso | |
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Sire | King Alfonso |
Grandsire | Phaeton |
Dam | Weatherwitch |
Damsire | Weatherbit |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1877 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | A. J. Alexander |
Owner | John Snell Shawhan |
Trainer | Tice Hutsell |
Record | 12: 5-3-2 |
Earnings | $8,175 |
Major wins | |
Maiden Stakes (1879) Colt Stakes (1879) Phoenix Stakes (1880) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1880) |
Fonso (1877–1903) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1880 Kentucky Derby under jockey George Garret Lewis. Fonso was bred in Kentucky and was a chestnut colt sired by King Alfonso out of the mare Weatherwitch.
Fonso won the Phoenix Stakes as a three-year-old over Luke Blackburn who finished third, but is best remembered for going on to beat the favored Kimball in the 1880 Kentucky Derby. The track was particularly dry and the dust, up to 5 inches (13 cm) thick, Fonso kicked up obscured the path for the other contenders. Fonso finished the race with a one length lead at a time of 2:37.50 and won $3800. The owner of Kimball called a foul in the race against Fonso, but the placing was not altered. Fonso had a career record of 12 starts, 5 wins, 3 places and 2 shows.
Fonso died at the age of 26 while standing as stud at the Oakwood Stud Farm in Lexington, Kentucky in 1903. His most notable offspring was the mare Fondling (br. 1886, out of Kitty Heron by Chillicothe), who produced the champion filly Imp.
Pedigree
Sire King Alfonso 1872 |
Phaeton
1865 |
King Tom | Harkaway |
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Pocahontas | |||
Merry Sunshine | Storm | ||
Falstaff Mare | |||
Capitola
1858 |
Vandal | Glencoe I | |
Tranby Mare | |||
Margrave Mare | Margrave | ||
Mistletoe | |||
Dam Weatherwitch 1858 |
Weatherbit
1842 |
Sheet Anchor | Lottery |
Morgiana | |||
Miss Letty | Priam | ||
Orville Mare | |||
Birdcatcher Mare
1850 |
Birdcatcher | Sir Hercules | |
Guiccioli | |||
Hetman Platoff Mare | Hetman Platoff | ||
Whim |
References
- "Kentucky Derby Winners". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 1880-05-18. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Fonso's Pedigree
- ^ "Fonso dead" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 July 1903. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "1880 Derby notes". Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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