John W. Rogers (horse trainer) explained

John W. Rogers
Occupation:Trainer
Birth Date:1852
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Death Date:February 25, 1908
Death Place:Aiken, South Carolina
Resting Place:Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, New York
Race:American Derby (1884)
Distillers Stakes (1884, 1885)
Excelsior Stakes (1884, 1885)
Champion Stakes (1885)
Suburban Handicap (1886, 1898)
Monmouth Cup (1887)
Ocean Stakes (1887)
Foam Stakes (1888)
Dolphin Stakes (1889)
Reapers Stakes (1889, 1894)
Second Special Stakes (1889, 1892, 1894, 1895)
First Special Stakes (1892)
Thistle Stakes (1892)
Twin City Handicap (1892)
Spindrift Stakes (1892, 1893)
Champagne Stakes (1893, 1898, 1901, 1903, 1905)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1893, 1907)
Mermaid Stakes (1893, 1902, 1906)
Manhattan Handicap (1894, 1907)
Omnium Handicap (1895, 1907)
Oriental Handicap (1895)
Withers Stakes (1895, 1900)
Autumn Stakes (1896, 1905, 1907)
Long Island Handicap (1896)
Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1897, 1901, 1905)
June Stakes (1900)
Advance Stakes (1901, 1904)
Alabama Stakes (1901)
Flatbush Stakes (1901)
Hunter Handicap (1901)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1901)
Brookdale Handicap (1902)
Gazelle Stakes (1902)
Ladies Stakes (1902, 1903, 1906)
Broadway Stakes (1903)
Brooklyn Handicap (1903)
Matron Stakes ‎(1903, 1904, 1905, 1907)
Metropolitan Handicap (1903)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1904)
Great Filly Stakes (1901, 1904, 1906)
Hopeful Stakes (1904)
Municipal Handicap (1904)
National Stallion Stakes (1904)
Produce Stakes (Fillies division) (1904, 1907)
Spinaway Stakes (1904)
White Plains Handicap (1904)
Brighton Handicap (1905)
Flash Stakes (1905)
Great American Stakes (1905)
Great Eastern Handicap (1905)
Nursery Handicap (1901, 1905)
Rancho Del Paso Stakes (1905)
United States Hotel Stakes (1905)
Brighton Oaks (1906)
Carlton Stakes (1906)
Jerome Stakes (1906, 1907)
Double Event Stakes (1907)
Aqueduct Handicap (1907)
Oakdale Handicap (1907)

American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (1889)
Belmont Stakes (1905)
Honors:United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1955)
Horses:Artful, Buddhist, ‎Burgomaster, Blue Girl, Clifford, Freeland, Gunfire, Irish Lad, Lamplighter, Modesty, Nasturtium, Perverse, Royal Tourist, Stamina,Tanya, Troubadour

John W. Rogers (1852 - February 25, 1908) was one of the preeminent trainers in Thoroughbred racing of his era who trained eleven National Champion horses that earned thirteen National Championships. John Rogers was part of the 1955 inaugural class inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.[1]

The early success of Rogers led to him being sought after by some of the best racing stables in the country. In addition to horses he owned and raced for himself or with a partner, the prominent owners he trained for included Samuel S. Brown, Edward C. Corrigan, William C. Whitney and his son, Harry Payne Whitney.[2] [3]

YearHorseChampionship
1885Freeland
1886TroubadourChampion Handicap Male Horse
1893American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse
1901Blue GirlAmerican Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
1901NasturtiumAmerican Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse
1903American Champion Handicap Mare
1904ArtfulAmerican Co-Champion Two-year-old Filly
1904TanyaAmerican Co-Champion Two-year-old Filly
1905Artful
1905Tanya American Champion Three-year-old Filly
1905PerverseAmerican Champion Two-year-old Filly
1906American Horse of the Year
1907StaminaAmerican Champion Two-year-old Filly

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John W. Rogers . . 11 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Trainer John W. Rogers Passes Away: Served Edward Corrigan, Captain Sam Brown, W. C. and H. P. Whitney in Turn . . 11 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Striking Incidents in Rogers Life: Great Races Won by Horses in His Charge in the Last Twenty-Five Years . . 16 April 2024.