Tippity Witchet (born in New York in 1915) was a son of the great sire Broomstick who was the son of the legendary Ben Brush. His dam was a daughter of St. Simon, one of Great Britain's greatest stallions. The New York Times described him as "tiny" and a "sterling little gelding" (The New York Times, 5-3-29).
Bred, though not born, in Kentucky by the stables of Harry Payne Whitney who owned his famous sire. Tippity Witchet was owned by Harry Payn...
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Tippity Witchet (born in New York in 1915) was a son of the great sire Broomstick who was the son of the legendary Ben Brush. His dam was a daughter of St. Simon, one of Great Britain's greatest stallions. The New York Times described him as "tiny" and a "sterling little gelding" (The New York Times, 5-3-29).
Bred, though not born, in Kentucky by the stables of Harry Payne Whitney who owned his famous sire. Tippity Witchet was owned by Harry Payne Whitney and in 1917 was one of the top juveniles in America, winning 14 of his 20 starts, eight of them consecutively within seven weeks. Among his wins were the 1917 Aberdeen Stakes at Havre de Grace Racetrack. He was sold to George D. Smith's Brighton Stable in 1917 for $3,000 who raced him for a short time before selling him at auction on November 10, 1917 to John Sanford of Amsterdam, New York, owner of Hurricana Farm. The price was $20,500, a great deal of money at the time and, according to William Robertson (see references), made...
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