Tammany (horse)

Tammany was an American Thoroughbred race horse. He was the favorite horse owned by Marcus Daly. Out of the American mare Tullahoma, a granddaughter of King Tom, the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1870 and 1871, Tammany's sire was Iroquois, the first American horse ever to win England's Epsom Derby.

Tammany
Tammany c. 1896-1898
SireIroquois
GrandsireLeamington
DamTullahoma
DamsireGreat Tom
SexStallion
Foaled1889
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
Breedernot found
OwnerMarcus Daly
TrainerMatthew Byrnes
Record14: 9-1–1
Earnings$113,290
Major wins
Great Eclipse Stakes (1891)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1892)
Jerome Handicap (1892)
Withers Stakes (1892)
Lorillard Stakes (1892)
Second Special Stakes (1893)
Awards
American Horse of the Year (1892)

Tammany was the retrospective American Horse of the Year for 1892.

Tammany, was foaled in Tennessee in 1889. Marcus Daly bought him in 1891 for $2,500. In 1893 there was a rivalry going on between Tammany and the favorite horse of the East, Lamplighter. A race was set up for the two horses in Guttenberg, New Jersey. Daly had said, "If Tammany beats Lamplighter, I'll build him a castle." Tammany won by 4 lengths. His "castle", originally an elegant barn, now a private home, is located on a hill about a mile east of Hamilton, MT.[1]

References
  1. "Tammany - Daly Mansion". Daly Mansion. Daly Mansion Preservation Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2015.


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