Inferno (horse)
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| Inferno | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Havoc |
| Grandsire | Himyar |
| Dam | Bon Ino |
| Damsire | Marauder |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1902 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Joseph E. Seagram |
| Owner | Joseph E. Seagram |
| Trainer | Barry Littlefield |
| Record | Not found |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major wins | |
| Durham Cup Handicap (1906, 1908) King Edward Gold Cup (1906, 1907, 1908) Toronto Autumn Cup (1907) Canadian Classic Race wins: | |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) | |
Inferno (1902–1919) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He has been called "Canada's first great racehorse" by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[1]
He was owned and bred by distilling magnate Joseph E. Seagram and Member of the Canadian Parliament who in 1906 was voted president of the Ontario Jockey Club.[2]
Inferno was out of the mare Bon Ino, who was owned and raced by Seagram and had won the 1898 Queen's Plate. Inferno's sire was Havoc, a stallion who ended his career as the sire of four King's Plate winners. Havoc was a son of Himyar, the Champion Sire in North America in 1893 who notably also produced U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Domino. Inferno was a very raucous horse and reported to be a danger to his handlers.