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29-555: Day Star won the Derby by two lengths in an official time of 2:37.25, beating the race record set by Aristides in 1875, and winning a total of $ 4,050. In his career, he had 42 starts, 11 wins, 7 places and 5 shows. A 1910 Daily Racing Form article states that Day Star was sold after his racing career and stood at stud on a western farm, dying at the age of 18 years in 1893. 1849 1831 1840 1869 1850 1860 Legend – ₩ = Triple Crown winners, ♥ = Filly This article about

58-402: A racehorse is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aristides (horse) Aristides (1872–1893) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. In 1875, the Derby was raced at a mile and a half, the distance it would remain until 1896, when it was changed to its present mile and a quarter. Aristides also had a relative racing in

87-561: A companion afternoon edition of the paper, The Louisville Times , in May 1884. In 1896, Watterson and Haldeman opposed Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan over his support of free silver coinage. This unpopular decision upset readers and advertisers, many of whom pulled their support for The Courier-Journal . Kentucky voted for the Republican candidate in 1896, the first time in state history, and local political leaders blamed

116-747: A near-regular and gained respect for his work. The newspaper resumed polling on elections, and began video streaming its editorial-board conferences with major candidates, under Publisher Arnold "Arnie" Garson, who came from the Argus Leader, Gannett's paper in Sioux Falls, S.D., in late 2008. Garson is an outspoken promoter of the future of printed newspapers in the digital age. Under him, the paper began keeping occasional major stories or sports columns off its website and promoting them as print exclusives. Most of these have run on Sundays; in July 2009, Garson announced that

145-547: A new newspaper, The Louisville Daily Journal , began distribution in the city and, in 1832, the Journal absorbed The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature . The Louisville Journal was an organ of the Whig Party and was founded and edited by George D. Prentice , a New Englander who initially came to Kentucky to write a biography of Henry Clay . Prentice edited the Journal for more than 40 years. In 1844, another newspaper,

174-689: A strong news content increase by 29%. In 1989, the paper's news staff won the Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for what the Pulitzer board called "exemplary initial coverage" of a collision that was the nation's worst drunk-driving crash and school-bus accident. In 2005, cartoonist Nick Anderson won the paper's 10th Pulitzer, but when he left for the Houston Chronicle , the paper did not replace him, instead relying largely on submissions from local cartoonists. One, lawyer Marc Murphy, has become

203-631: The Louisville Courier Journal (and informally The C-J or The Courier ), and called The Courier-Journal between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is a daily newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky and owned by Gannett , which bills it as "Part of the USA Today Network ". It is the newspaper with the highest number of recorded circulation in Kentucky . According to

232-489: The 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook , the paper is the 48th-largest daily paper in the United States. The Courier-Journal was created from the merger of several newspapers introduced in Kentucky in the 19th century. A pioneer paper called The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature was founded in 1826 in Louisville when the city was an early settlement of less than 7,000 individuals. In 1830

261-1108: The Belmont Stakes , the race that today is the third race in the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred horse racing . He also took the Jerome Handicap , the Withers Stakes , the Breckinridge (beating Tom Ochiltree ), and a match race over Ten Broeck. He came in second in the Thespian Stakes and the Ocean Hotel Stakes and was third in the Travers Stakes . On May 10, 1876, Aristides set the fastest time on record for two and an eighth miles at 3:45 1/2 at Lexington, Kentucky. Ten Broeck finished second in this race for four-year-olds. Aristides raced 21 times with 9 wins, five places, and one show. Aristides died on June 21, 1893, at

290-527: The Courier merged, and the first edition of The Courier-Journal was delivered to Louisvillians on Sunday morning, November 8, 1868. Henry Watterson, the son of a Tennessee congressman, had written for Harper's Magazine and The New York Times before enlisting in the Confederate Army. He became nationally known for his work as The Courier-Journal emerged as the region's leading paper. He supported

319-645: The Democratic Party and pushed for the industrialization of Kentucky and the South in general, notably through urging the Southern Exposition be held in Louisville. He attracted controversy for attempting to prove that Christopher Marlowe had actually written the works of Shakespeare . He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for editorials demanding the United States enter World War I . The Courier-Journal founded

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348-609: The Louisville Morning Courier , was founded in Louisville by Walter Newman Haldeman . The Louisville Daily Journal and the Louisville Morning Courier were leading newspapers in Louisville and were politically opposed throughout the Civil War ; The Journal was against slavery while the Courier was pro-Confederacy . The Courier was suppressed by the Union and had to move to Nashville , but it returned to Louisville after

377-596: The McGrathiana Farm in Fayette County, Kentucky , a short distance from Lexington . Fifteen horses were entered in the first Kentucky Derby , two of them fillies. The track was fast, the weather was fine, and 10,000 people were in attendance. Aristides was one of two horses entered by Price McGrath. The other was Chesapeake. Both horses wore the green and orange silks of H. P. McGrath. Trained by future Hall of Famer Ansel Williamson , an African American , Aristides

406-455: The Courier. Only the popularity of The Louisville Times , which had no strong editorial reputation, saved the newspaper company from bankruptcy. The Courier supported Bryan in future elections. Haldeman had owned the papers until his death in 1902, and by 1917 they were owned by his son, William , and Henry Watterson. On August 8, 1918, Robert Worth Bingham purchased two-thirds interest in

435-533: The bay Chesapeake, also sired by Lexington, was expected to do well at the races. Price McGrath was born to poverty in Jessamine County, Kentucky , and had gone west for the great California Gold Rush . He did well enough to open a gambling house in New York . In a single night, he won $ 105,000, which allowed him to return to Kentucky and establish a stud farm. Both Aristides and Chesapeake were born and bred on

464-513: The end of the first quarter. Aristides fought back to lead again, followed by McCreery, Ten Broeck , Volcano, and Verdigris. Chesapeake, meanwhile, was almost the last to break and was not doing much at the back of the pack. As the "rabbit", Aristides kept increasing his lead until there was virtually no chance that Chesapeake could catch up. Aristides's jockey, Oliver Lewis, knowing he was not supposed to win, looked to owner McGrath, who waved him on. Both Volcano and Verdigris challenged Aristides in

493-806: The fairgrounds in Chicago. He was sold twice in the two weeks preceding his death. In 1988, the Aristides Stakes was inaugurated at Churchill Downs to honor him. A life-sized bronze statue of Aristides by Carl Regutti stands in the Clubhouse Gardens as a memorial. In 2024 Aristides was selected for induction into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by its Historic Review Committee. 1853 1841 1841 1867 1850 1855 Legend – ₩ = Triple Crown winners, ♥ = Filly Louisville Courier-Journal The Courier Journal , also known as

522-486: The first Kentucky Derby in 1875. A chestnut Thoroughbred with a white star and two hind stockings, Aristides was bred by H. Price McGrath and foaled in 1872. He was sired by the great English stud Leamington , which made him a half brother to another great sire, Hall of Famer Longfellow , who, during his racing career, was called "King of the Turf". McGrath did not consider Aristides first rate, though his dam (Sarong)

551-455: The first woman appointed to such a post at a major US daily newspaper. Under the leadership of C. Thomas Hardin, director of photography, the combined photography staff of The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for its coverage of school desegregation in Louisville. Barry Bingham, Jr. served as editor and publisher until he resigned in 1986, shortly after his father announced that

580-409: The greatest public service. As publisher, Bingham set the tone for his editorial pages, and pushed for improved public education, support of African Americans and the poor of Appalachia . In 1933, the newspapers passed to his son, Barry Bingham, Sr. Barry Bingham would continue in his father's footsteps, guiding the editorial page and modernizing the paper by setting up several news bureaus throughout

609-591: The leading local radio and television stations – WHAS-TV , WHAS-AM , and WAMZ-FM —and Standard Gravure , a rotogravure printing company that printed The Courier-Journal 's Sunday Magazine as well as similar magazines for other newspapers. Barry Bingham Jr. sought to free the papers from conflicts of interests, and through The Louisville Times , experimented with new ideas such as signed editorials. Bingham Jr. also parted with tradition by endorsing several Republican candidates for office. In 1974, Carol Sutton became managing editor of The Courier-Journal ,

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638-593: The newspaper and the Binghams for over two decades. Gill worked his way up from copy editor to chief executive officer of the Bingham Companies. In 1993, Gill retired and Edward E. Manassah became president and Publisher. February 1987 saw the last publication of The Louisville Times , which like most afternoon papers had experienced declining readership; the news operations of the two papers had previously been consolidated under Gannett. The surviving Courier featured

667-589: The newspaper company was for sale, in large measure because of disagreements between Bingham Jr. and his sister Sallie . On January 8, 1986, Barry Bingham Sr. announced his intent to sell the family owned media properties including the Courier-Journal. In July 1986, Gannett Company, Inc. purchased the newspaper company for $ 300 million, outbidding The Washington Post and the Tribune company . Gannett appointed George N. Gill President and Publisher who had been with

696-495: The newspapers and acquired the remaining stock in 1920. The liberal Bingham clashed with longtime editor Watterson, who remained on board, but was in the twilight of his career. Watterson's editorials opposing the League of Nations appeared alongside Bingham's favoring it, and Watterson finally retired on April 2, 1919. I have always regarded the newspapers owned by me as a public trust and have endeavored so to conduct them as to render

725-443: The state, expanding the news staff. During Barry Bingham, Sr.'s tenure, the paper was considered Kentucky's "Newspaper of Record" and consistently ranked among the 10 best in the nation. In 1971, Barry Bingham, Jr. succeeded his father as the newspapers' editor and publisher. The Binghams were well-liked owners popularly credited with being more concerned with publishing quality journalism than making heavy profits. They also owned

754-406: The stretch, but Aristides won by a length and took the $ 2850 pool. Ten Broeck finished fifth and Chesapeake eighth. The Louisville Courier-Journal wrote: "It is the gallant Aristides, heir to a mighty name, that strides with sweeping gallop toward victory...and the air trembles and vibrates again with the ringing cheers that followed." Aristides, again ridden by Oliver Lewis, came in second in

783-619: The war. Upon the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the Confederate states, the Journal opposed the Proclamation as an unconstitutional use of presidential power, and predicted: "Kentucky cannot and will not acquiesce in this measure. Never!" In 1868, an ailing Prentice persuaded the 28-year-old Henry Watterson to come edit for the Journal . During secret negotiations in 1868, The Journal and

812-477: Was by one of the United States' greatest sires, Lexington , whose bloodline went back to Glencoe and Hall of Famer Boston . Aristides (named for his breeder's good friend and fellow horse breeder, Pennsylvanian Aristides Welch , who owned Erdenheim Stud and had imported Leamington into the United States) was foaled late in the season and was small, never standing taller than about 15 hands. His stablemate

841-432: Was ridden by Oliver Lewis , also African-American. McGrath expected the smaller speedball Aristides to be the "rabbit". He was to go out front fast and force the pace so that Chesapeake, considered the better McGrath horse, could stalk the front runners, and, when they and Aristides tired, come from behind to win. Just as McGrath had planned, Aristides broke in front and took the lead, but McCreery quickly overtook him near

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