Harold (horse)

Harold (foaled 1876 in Pennsylvania) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Harold
Sire	Leamington
Grandsire	Faugh-a-Ballagh
Dam	Maggie B. B.
Damsire	Australian
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1876
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Aristides Welch
Owner	George L. Lorillard
Trainer	R. Wyndham Walden
Record	Not found
Earnings	Not found
Major wins
Flash Stakes (1878) Saratoga Stakes (1878) July Stakes (1878) Triple Crown wins: Preakness Stakes (1879)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1878)

Background

Harold was a chestnut horse bred by Aristides Welch who owned both his sire and his dam. Sired by Leamington, a four-time Leading sire in North America, he was out of the mare, Maggie B. B. who produced two other Classic winners: Iroquois, a full brother to Harold who became the first American-bred horse to ever win England's renowned Epsom Derby, plus the colt Panique by Alarm who won the 1884 Belmont Stakes.

Harold was acquired by the prominent New York stable owner, George L. Lorillard. He entrusted his race conditioning to future U.S. racing Hall of Fame trainer R. W. Walden who would call Harold the best horse he had ever trained

Racing career

Racing at age two, Harold won important races in 1878 and is regarded historically as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse. At age three, he won the Preakness Stakes, but in the ensuing Withers Stakes he suffered a ruptured blood vessel from which he never fully recovered and won only one more race before being retired to stud.

Stud record

Harold died after serving just one full season at stud.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Harold

Sire Leamington 1853	Faugh-a-Ballagh 1841	Sir Hercules	Whalebone
			Peri
		Guiccioli	Bob Booty
			Flight
	Pantaloon Mare 1841	Pantaloon	Castrel
			Idalia
		Daphne	Laurel
			Maid of Honor
Dam Maggie B. B. 1867	Australian 1858	West Australian	Melbourne
			Mowerina
		Emilia	Young Emilius
			Persian
	Madeline 1849	Boston	Timoleon
			Sister to Tuckahoe
		Magnolia	Glencoe I
			Myrtle