Ten Broeck
Title
Ten Broeck
Subject
Photography of horse sports
Description
This image, reproduced from the Spirit of the Times, is of the American Thoroughbred Ten Broeck.
Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and foaled near Midway, Kentucky, in June of 1872.
Ten Broeck set records at distances ranging from one to four miles. He defeated Arisitides in the 1875 Phoenix Hotel Stakes as a three-year-old, but later lost to him in the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby
His match race victory against West Coast Mollie McCarty in 1878 is commemorated in the Kentucky folk song “Molly and Tenbrooks.”
Ten Broeck was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1982.
Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and foaled near Midway, Kentucky, in June of 1872.
Ten Broeck set records at distances ranging from one to four miles. He defeated Arisitides in the 1875 Phoenix Hotel Stakes as a three-year-old, but later lost to him in the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby
His match race victory against West Coast Mollie McCarty in 1878 is commemorated in the Kentucky folk song “Molly and Tenbrooks.”
Ten Broeck was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1982.
Date
1877-10-20
Rights
Rights
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Format
sketched portrair
Type
still image
Original Format
print image
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ten Broeck,” The Keeneland Library, accessed April 28, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/371.