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Flora Temple
Flora Temple (1845–1877) was an American trotting horse who was inducted into the Immortals category of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
Flora was bred by Samuel Welch of Oneida County, New York. Flora was foaled in May 1845. According to Samuel Welch, her sire was Bogus Hunter, owned by Washington Loomis. Earlier reports named One-Eyed Hunter, son of Kentucky Hunter, as Flora's sire. Her dam was known as Madam Temple, a spotted Arabian horse. Inheriting her dam's color, form, and size, she was sold along with her dam to Archie Hughes of Sangerfield by S. Welch in the summer of 1845.
Flora was later purchased by Jonathan Vielee for $175 and, after showing speed in a four-wheel wagon, was sold to George E. Perrin for $350 in 1850. She then passed to Perrin's brother John, who sold her to her first real trainer, Hiram Woodruff.
Flora won a small purse with a time of 2:49 at Long Island's Course on September 9, 1850. She missed the 1851 season due to injury but returned to win two races in 1852. By 1852, she started racing under the name Flora Temple.
She opened her 1853 season in Philadelphia on April 27, racing through the summer and defeating Highland Maid, Tacony, Lady Vernon, and Rhode Island. Flora Temple suffered her first defeat in 1853 to Black Douglas, a son of Henry Clay, but defeated him with ease just months later.
After being purchased by James D. McMann in November 1854, Flora Temple made her debut under his ownership in a race against Sontag.
Flora Temple dominated mid-19th-century racing with a series of record-breaking performances. She defeated Ethan Allen in 1856. Driven by Hiram Woodruff, she first made history at the Union Course on September 2, 1856, with a record time of 2:24½. She broke the trotting record previously held by Highland Maid.
Ownership of Flora Temple changed hands in 1858 when William McDonald of Baltimore bought her for $8,000. That year, she defeated Prince and Reindeer and faced Princess in a series of races in 1859, after the mare was brought from California.
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Flora Temple
Flora Temple (1845–1877) was an American trotting horse who was inducted into the Immortals category of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
Flora was bred by Samuel Welch of Oneida County, New York. Flora was foaled in May 1845. According to Samuel Welch, her sire was Bogus Hunter, owned by Washington Loomis. Earlier reports named One-Eyed Hunter, son of Kentucky Hunter, as Flora's sire. Her dam was known as Madam Temple, a spotted Arabian horse. Inheriting her dam's color, form, and size, she was sold along with her dam to Archie Hughes of Sangerfield by S. Welch in the summer of 1845.
Flora was later purchased by Jonathan Vielee for $175 and, after showing speed in a four-wheel wagon, was sold to George E. Perrin for $350 in 1850. She then passed to Perrin's brother John, who sold her to her first real trainer, Hiram Woodruff.
Flora won a small purse with a time of 2:49 at Long Island's Course on September 9, 1850. She missed the 1851 season due to injury but returned to win two races in 1852. By 1852, she started racing under the name Flora Temple.
She opened her 1853 season in Philadelphia on April 27, racing through the summer and defeating Highland Maid, Tacony, Lady Vernon, and Rhode Island. Flora Temple suffered her first defeat in 1853 to Black Douglas, a son of Henry Clay, but defeated him with ease just months later.
After being purchased by James D. McMann in November 1854, Flora Temple made her debut under his ownership in a race against Sontag.
Flora Temple dominated mid-19th-century racing with a series of record-breaking performances. She defeated Ethan Allen in 1856. Driven by Hiram Woodruff, she first made history at the Union Course on September 2, 1856, with a record time of 2:24½. She broke the trotting record previously held by Highland Maid.
Ownership of Flora Temple changed hands in 1858 when William McDonald of Baltimore bought her for $8,000. That year, she defeated Prince and Reindeer and faced Princess in a series of races in 1859, after the mare was brought from California.