Herman B. Duryea

Herman B. Duryea

Infobox Person
name = Herman B. Duryea
caption =
birth_date = 1862
birth_place = United States
death_date = 1916
death_place = United States
occupation = Businessman:
Animal breeding farm
Racehorse owner/breeder

Herman L. B. Duryea (1862-1916) was an American thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.

Herman Duryea built an estate in Old Westbury on Long Island, New York known as "Knole". Completed in 1903, it was designed by Carrere and Hastings. In 1910 he sold the property to Henry Phipps who bought it as a wedding gift for his daughter Helen's marriage to Bradley Martin.

Haras du Gazon

Herman Duryea also owned a large estate in Tennessee where he bred dogs and gamecocks. In 1902 he began breeding race horses and soon became one of the leading thoroughbred racing owners in the United States. However, when many states began passing anti-betting legislation that ended most racing, Duryea moved his breeding and racing operations to "Haras du Gazon" in Normandy, France.

Among Duryea's horses were Sweeper II who won the English 2,000 Guineas in 1912 and Dunbar II who won the 1914 Epsom Derby. He also owned the American-born mare, Frizette (1905-1929) purchased from friend James R. Keene and Payne Whitney. Frizette, a granddaughter of Hindoo, was one of the most important foundation matrons of the twentieth century whose offspring includes Seattle Slew and Mr. Prospector. The annual Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park is named in her honor.

One of the other very important fillies to race under Duryea's colors was the champion, Tanya. Foaled in 1902 by William Collins Whitney, she was leased along with several other horses to race for Duryea in 1904 as a 2-year-old and won the Hopeful Stakes, the National Stallion Stakes, and the Spinaway Stakes. Unfortunately for Herman Duryea, she was purchased that fall by Whitney's son, Harry Payne Whitney, for she is best known for her win the following spring in the Belmont Stakes.

After Henry Duryea died in 1916 his widow maintained some of the French breeding farm's stallions but much of the operation would eventually be sold to Marcel Boussac.

References

* [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewDocument?id=982 Herman B. Duryea at the United Kingdom's National Horseracing Museum]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Duryea — is the name of: Abram Duryea, American Civil War general Duryea brothers, American automotive pioneers Charles Duryea, American automotive pioneer J. Frank Duryea, American automotive pioneer Duryea Motor Wagon Company, first American automobile… …   Wikipedia

  • Dan Duryea — Dans Le Grand Bill (1945) Données clés Naissance 23 janvier  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Durbar (horse) — Durbar Sire Rabelais Grandsire St. Simon Dam Armenia Damsire Meddler Sex Stallion Foaled 1911 …   Wikipedia

  • Matron Stakes (United States) — Grade II race Matron Stakes Location Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States Inaugurated 1892 Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing …   Wikipedia

  • Metropolitan Handicap — This article is about an American horse race. For the Australian horse race, see AJC Metropolitan Handicap. Grade I race Metropolitan Handicap Location Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA Inaugurated 1891 …   Wikipedia

  • Maurice Ephrussi — Born November 18, 1849(1849 11 18) Odessa, Ukraine Died October 29, 1916(1916 10 29) (aged 66) Paris, France Residence Paris …   Wikipedia

  • The Pride of the Yankees — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der große Wurf Originaltitel: The Pride of the Yankees Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1942 Länge: 87 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste von Kriegsfilmen — Es ist teilweise umstritten, welche Spielfilme als „Kriegsfilme“ gelten können. Wie im Hauptartikel Kriegsfilm dargelegt, gibt es die Auffassung, nur die Thematisierung moderner Kriege rechtfertige das Etikett „Kriegsfilm“. Hiervon abweichend… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste de zoologistes — Attention, il n est pas d usage en zoologie d utiliser d abréviation pour les noms des auteurs (contrairement aux usages de la botanique, voir ici). Cette liste ne constitue pas une liste officielle. Nous attirons l attention du lecteur sur son… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste De Zoologistes —  Attention, il n est pas d usage en zoologie d utiliser d abréviation pour les noms des auteurs (contrairement aux usages de la botanique, voir ici). Cette liste ne constitue pas une liste officielle. Nous attirons l attention du lecteur sur …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”