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as of ) | race = Carlton Stakes Belmont Stakes Kentucky Handicap Grainger Memorial Handicap | awards = | honours = | updated = November 18, 2010 }} Luke McLuke (1911– c. 1929) was a bay Thoroughbred stallion born in the United States; he won the 1914 Belmont Stakes, the Carlton Stakes, Kentucky Handicap, and Grainger Memorial Handicap among his four wins from six starts. After his racing career was over, he became a breeding stallion, where he sired 11 stakes winners. Two of his daughters were named as year-end Champions in the United States. ==Breeding and background== Luke McLuke's sire was Ultimus, and his dam was an imported mare named Midge, a daughter of the English Thoroughbred Trenton. Midge's dam was another imported mare named Sandfly by the English stallion Isonomy.〔Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' p. 339〕 Ultimus was inbred to Commando, as both his sire and dam were sired by Domino. Ultimus never raced, however.〔 Luke McLuke was bred by James R. Keene〔Hewitt ''Great Breeders'' pp. 66–67〕 at Castleton Stud, but was sold, along with the entire stock of the 1911 foal crop, in 1912 as yearlings. He was originally bought as part of a group lot of all 16 of the colts, bought by William A. Prime for $25,000 (about $ as of ),〔 who promptly turned around sold the horses to Edward R. Bradley. Bradley then auctioned them off for a total of $57,650 (around $ as of ) shortly after purchasing them.〔 John Schorr of Memphis, Tennessee bought Luke McLuke for $1,700 (approximately $ as of ).〔Hewitt ''Great Breeders'' p. 109〕 Although unraced as a two-year-old, Luke McLuke raced as a three-year-old for Schorr. In Schorr's ownership, the stallion won the Belmont Stakes.〔Robertson ''History of Thoroughbred Racing'' p. 209〕 Luke McLuke was expected to be a sprinter, as his breeding, especially on his sire's side, was mostly raced at shorter distances.〔Hatton "(Belmont Stakes )" ''Daily Racing Form''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luke McLuke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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