- Olden Times
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Olden Times Sire Relic Grandsire War Relic Dam Djenne Damsire Djebel Sex Stallion Foaled 1958 Country United States Colour Bay Breeder Rex C. Ellsworth Owner Rex C. Ellsworth Trainer Mesh Tenney Record 54: 17-10-5 Earnings US$603,875 Major wins Charles S. Howard Stakes (1960)
Haggin Stakes (1960)
Malibu Stakes (1961)
Debonair Stakes (1961)
California Breeders' 3yo Champion Stakes (1961)
San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1962)
San Antonio Handicap (1962)
Golden State Breeders' Handicap (1962)
San Pasqual Handicap (1963, 1964)
Metropolitan Handicap (1964)
Illinois Handicap (1964)
Churchill Downs Handicap (1964)Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Olden Times (1958-1985) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won top races on both dirt and grass at racetracks across the United States from 1960 through 1964 at distances from five eighths of a mile [1] to a mile and three quarters.[2] He was sired by Relic, an American multiple stakes race winner who became the leading broodmare sire in France in 1965. Olden Times' dam was Djenne, a daughter of the 1942 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner and five-time Leading sire in France, Djebel.[3]
Olden Times was bred and raced by Rex C. Ellsworth, who also bred and raced U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Swaps.[4] He was conditioned for racing by Hall of Fame trainer Mesh Tenney from a base in California.[5] Ridden by Hank Moreno, Olden Times capped off his career with a 1964 win over Belmont Stakes winner Quadrangle in the prestigious Metropolitan Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.[6]
As a sire
Retired to stud duty for the 1985 breeding season, Olden Times was a successful sire. The best of his progeny was Roving Boy,voted the 1982 Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. A winner of five of his seven starts, Roving Boy's 1982 earnings of $800,425 were at the time the highest ever for his age group.[7] Among his other successful offspring were multiple stakes winners Full Pocket (f. 1969), Blue Times (f. 1971), Dainty Dotsie (f. 1974), Dr. Riddick (f. 1974), and Vittorioso (f. 1979).[8]
Pedigree of Olden Times Sire
RelicWar Relic Man o' War Fair Play Mahubah Friars Carse Friar Rock Problem Bridal Colors Black Toney Peter Pan Belgravia Vaila Fariman Padilla Dam
DjenneDjebel Tourbillon Ksar Durban Loika Gay Crusader Coeur A Coeur Teza Jock Asterus Naic Torissima Tourbillon Carissima References
- ^ Los Angeles Times – July 2, 1960
- ^ Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune – March 11, 1962
- ^ Olden Time' pedigree
- ^ Swaps at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- ^ Mesh Tenney at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- ^ Spokane, Washington Spokesman-Review - May31, 1964
- ^ New York Times – November 3, 1983
- ^ Olden Times' progeny
Categories:- 1958 racehorse births
- 1985 racehorse deaths
- Thoroughbred racehorses
- Racehorses bred in California
- Racehorses trained in the United States
- American racehorses
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