Troye, Edward - Idlewild
Edward Troye (Swiss/American, 1808-1874)
Idlewild
31" x 38 1/2"
Oil on canvas
Signed, dated Nov. 1865
Edward Troye (Swiss/American, 1808-1874)
"Idlewild, a brown mare foaled in 1857, was bred by W.S. Buford of Lexington. She belonged to the first full crop sired by Lexington and was out of Florine, a daughter of Glencoe. Racing in the colors of Captain T.G. Moore, she won both of her starts at age 3, followed by seven victories in eight races at 4 and six wins from seven starts at 5. During the 1861 autumn meeting at the Woodlawn Course in Louisville, she captured the three-mile Woodlawn Challenge Stakes, becoming the second winner of the Woodlawn Vase. At 6, competing at the Centreville" "Trotting Track, she set a world record for a mare by running four miles in 7:26_. At 7, she won one of four starts before being purchased by Robert Alexander, who continued her racing career. At Jerome Park Racetrack in 1866, at age 9, Idlewild finished fourth behind Kentucky in the Inauguration Stakes on September 25 and placed second in the Post Stakes on October 1. In 1869, she was bred to Australian and produced Wildidle, a successful racehorse who later became a leading sire in California."
Edward Troye (Swiss/American, 1808-1874)
Idlewild
31" x 38 1/2"
Oil on canvas
Signed, dated Nov. 1865
Edward Troye (Swiss/American, 1808-1874)
"Idlewild, a brown mare foaled in 1857, was bred by W.S. Buford of Lexington. She belonged to the first full crop sired by Lexington and was out of Florine, a daughter of Glencoe. Racing in the colors of Captain T.G. Moore, she won both of her starts at age 3, followed by seven victories in eight races at 4 and six wins from seven starts at 5. During the 1861 autumn meeting at the Woodlawn Course in Louisville, she captured the three-mile Woodlawn Challenge Stakes, becoming the second winner of the Woodlawn Vase. At 6, competing at the Centreville" "Trotting Track, she set a world record for a mare by running four miles in 7:26_. At 7, she won one of four starts before being purchased by Robert Alexander, who continued her racing career. At Jerome Park Racetrack in 1866, at age 9, Idlewild finished fourth behind Kentucky in the Inauguration Stakes on September 25 and placed second in the Post Stakes on October 1. In 1869, she was bred to Australian and produced Wildidle, a successful racehorse who later became a leading sire in California."
