LUKE BLACKBURN (USA) b. H, 1877
{12-b} DP = 0-0-0-0-0 (0) DI = Inf CD = Inf - 39 Starts, 25 Wins, 6 Places, 2 Shows Career Earnings: $49,460 |
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| Owner: 1) S. L. Wartzfelder & Capt. Jim Williams. 2) Dwyer Brothers Stable Breeder: Capt. James & A.C. Franklin, Kennesaw Stud State Bred: TN Winnings: 39 Starts: 25 - 6 - 2, $49,460
After losing his first race at 3, Blackburn won 23 of his next 24 races. None of these races were close contests; he typically won by 6, 10, or 15 lengths.
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1956. http://colinsghost.org/2010/07/man-o-war-is-good-but-hes-no-luke-blackburn-1920.html
Retired to stand at Belle Meade Stud at the end of 1881 and remained there until his death in 1904.
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Family Summary: A24 (1), 1-t (2), 1-e (1), 2-c (2), 2-a (1), 2-n (1), 6-b (1), 7-a (1), 8 (1), 10-a (2), 10 (2), 11 (1), 11-e (2), 12-b (8), 13 (1), 22 (2), 40 (2),
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