NMR Collection
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Henry of Navarre
Chestnut colt foaled in 1891. Died in 1917. By Knight of Ellerslie-Moss Rose, by Ill-Used
Breeder:
Lucien O. Appleby
Owner:
Byron McClelland
August Belmont II at 4 and 5
Trainer:
Byron McClelland
John Hyland
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RACE RECORD
| YEAR |
AGE | STARTS |
1ST | 2ND |
3RD | EARNED |
| 1893 | 2 |
10 | 6 |
2 | 1 | $10,785 |
| 1894 | 3 |
20 | 13 |
5 | 1 | $37,750 |
| 1895 | 4 |
10 | 8 |
1 | 1 | $14,215 |
| 1896 | 5 |
2 | 2 |
0 | 0 | $6,235 |
| TOTALS: |
42 | 29 |
8 | 3 | $68,985 |
Henry of Navarre was a champion at 3 and at 4 and beat the best of his era. At 3 he had nine consecutive victories, including the Belmont and Travers Stakes. Following his victories in the Belmont and Travers, Henry of Navarre met champion 2-year-old Domino in a match race which finished in a dead heat. Three weeks later they met again, along with older champion Clifford, to determine the championship of 1894. Henry of Navarre won by 3/4's of a length.
Detail from the Match of Henry of Navarre and Domino,
by Gene Smith, NMR Collection
At 4 Henry of Navarre was sold to August Belmont II. The chestnut colt beat Domino on two more occasions and carried 130 pounds to victory in the Municipal Handicap against Clifford. At 5 Henry of Navarre broke down while winning the Suburban Handicap. He was carrying 129 pounds, the highest weight borne by a Suburban winner at that time. He was then retired to stud but proved less successful as a sire. In 1911, Henry of Navarre was one of six horses donated to the U.S. Cavalry to create a national breeding program. Henry of Navarre was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1985.
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