hermoso

[dee of CA]

This is a black Thoroughbred stallion, Hermoso, in California, o/b McGarvin stables, Los Angeles, CA @1893, raced at Ingleside Race Track, San Francisco 1897-1901.

I think he could be of Lucky Baldwin breeding. He is not on the DB.

Does anyone have information about early California TB?

I would appreciate any help.

Dee of CA

[LaTroienne]

This is a black Thoroughbred stallion, Hermoso, in California, o/b McGarvin stables, Los Angeles, CA @1893, raced at Ingleside Race Track, San Francisco 1897-1901.

I think he could be of Lucky Baldwin breeding. He is not on the DB.

Does anyone have information about early California TB?

I would appreciate any help.

Dee of CA

Did you mean the history of California TB? Here's some of what I could find.

http://www.horseracingcalifornia.com/

http://www.ctba.com/booklet/index.htm

The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association was founded in 1937 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing in California. It is governed by a board of 16 directors voted on by the association's membership.

The CTBA has kept measure with the growth of the industry in the state and is today among the largest organizations of its kind in the nation. The membership is comprised of people representing all walks of life and all levels of involvement in the industry.

California's Thoroughbred industry today accounts for 60,000 jobs and 148,000 Thoroughbred horses that have a $5.1 billion impact on the state's economy.

It was in the 1850s that Don Andreas Sepulveda brought the first known Thoroughbred to California. This was the imported Australian mare Black Swan. Her easy victory over Governor Pio Pico's prized Spanish-bred stallion Sarco in a nine-mile cross-country race caught the attention of the Old West, and sparked a steady influx of Thoroughbreds into the state. The Walker-Otis Anti-Racetrack Gambling Bill in 1909, however, brought an end to legalized horse racing in California. As a result, the Thoroughbred industry slowed to a crawl and did not pick up again for more than 20 years.

With the passing of the Woolwine-Maloney Bill in 1933 racing returned in full force to California. The first meeting held under the new legislation was the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton in 1933, followed by Pomona, Tanforan, Bay Meadows and soon after by Santa Anita, Del Mar and Hollywood Park.

CTBA's impact on the state's breeding and racing industry is far reaching. CTBA is responsible for administering California's lucrative incentive awards program, which includes Breeders Awards, Owner Awards, Stallion Owner Awards, and the California-bred Race Fund. Awards totaled $12.5 million in 2002. In addition, CTBA is the official registering agency for California-bred Thoroughbreds. The Association conducts one Thoroughbred auction each year - the prestigious Del Mar Yearling Sale in August. CTBA is a co-sponsor of California Cup day at Oak Tree, is a sponsor of California Gold Rush day at Hollywood Park and is instrumental in coordinating the entire California-bred restricted racing schedule. The CTBA hosts numerous educational seminars and events throughout the state. On the communication front, CTBA publishes California Thoroughbred magazine, yearly stallion and industry directories, and maintains an interactive Internet web site, www.ctba.com.

[Pan Zareta]

This is a black Thoroughbred stallion, Hermoso, in California, o/b McGarvin stables, Los Angeles, CA @1893, raced at Ingleside Race Track, San Francisco 1897-1901.

I think he could be of Lucky Baldwin breeding. He is not on the DB.

Not a black, but there was a Hermoso 1895 ch c x *Sir Modred - Fidelity x Longfield, one of Haggin's Cal-breds. I'll put him in the db when I can get his first 3 (or more) dams in there. Hermosura 1896 ch f x Verano - Hermosa x Lexingtor was bred by Baldwin. Checked Hermosa's other produce 1888-1901, but didn't find any reg. as blk., or named Hermoso, sorry.

[dee of CA]

Thanks Pan.. That seems to be the horse. I assumed he was black. The horse Lexingtor, was bought as a weanling by Baldwin in 1876. He won or placed in 6 of 7 starts earning $230. Baldwin did not get the horse he was hoping for.

So it is interesting to see him in Hermosos pedigree.

Thanks for everything.

Dee of CA

[Pan Zareta]

Hermoso x *Sir Modred & Hermosura x Verano have both been added now.

[dee of CA]

Thanks mucho I do have Mary Fleming's book The History of the Thoroughbred in California. It is a very good reference book.

Dee of CA