Colin (1905) was one of America's greatest Thoroughbred racehorses. He retired undefeated after 15 starts and as a sire appears in the pedigree of the champion racehorse, Alsab.
He was a brown colt with three white socks, a stripe and snip on his face, foaled in 1905 at Castleton Stud in Kentucky, owned by London born financier, James R. Keene. Colin was from the third crop of foals by the stakes-winning and leading sire, Commando (by Domino), wh...
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Colin (1905) was one of America's greatest Thoroughbred racehorses. He retired undefeated after 15 starts and as a sire appears in the pedigree of the champion racehorse, Alsab.
He was a brown colt with three white socks, a stripe and snip on his face, foaled in 1905 at Castleton Stud in Kentucky, owned by London born financier, James R. Keene. Colin was from the third crop of foals by the stakes-winning and leading sire, Commando (by Domino), who had been bred by James Keene. Colin's dam was the English stakes-winning Pastorella (GB), by Springfield.
Colin was trained by Hall of Fame inductee, James G. Rowe, Sr. Rowe had handled many top quality horses in his long career, including Sysonby, Hindoo (who was never unplaced), and the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, Regret. Rowe and his horses, Miss Woodford, Luke Blackburn, Whisk Broom II, Commando, Peter Pan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
James Keene, was not keen on Colin, noting the disfiguring curb, or thoroughpin,...
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