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Runnymede-Breds » Hall of Fame » Ben Brush
| Ben Brush |
Bramble - Roseville, by Reform
Bay colt, 1893
Owner: Mike Dwyer
Trainer: Ed Brown |
| Race Record |
| Year |
Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Earnings |
| 1895 |
2 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
$21,398 |
| 1896 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
$26,755 |
| 1897 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
$17,055 |
| Totals |
|
40 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
$65,208 |
As a yearling, Ben Brush was sold to Eugene Leigh and Hall of Fame trainer Ed Brown for $1,200. His new
owners named the colt in honor of Ben Brush, a highly regarded track superintendent of the Gravesend track
in Brooklyn.
Ben Brush began his racing career in the Midwest. After winning his first five races, he was shipped to New
York where he won his last six races as a two-year-old, including the Prospect Handicap, Nursery, Albany and
Champagne Stakes. This winning season led to championship honors for the two-year-old.
Midway through his first season of racing, Ben Brush was purchased by Mike Dwyer. For his new owner Ben Brush
won the Kentucky Derby and the Latonia Derby.
At four, Ben Brush demonstrated his racing prowess by defeating top handicap horses in a number of races,
including the Suburban, Brighton and Citizen's Handicaps.
Ben Brush was then retired to stud and sold to James R. Keene. A successful sire, Ben Brush led the sire list
in 1909. He sired champions Delhi, Sweep and Pebbles, and founded a significant American sire line represented
by stallions Broomstick, Sweep, The Porter, Whisk Broom II, Jack High and Rosemont.
Ben Brush was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.
National Museum of Racing: Ben Brush
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