| Horsename: | Judge Himes |
| Sire: | Esher |
| Grandsire: | Claremont |
| Dam: | Lullaby |
| Damsire: | Longfellow |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1900 |
| Country: | United States |
| Color: | Chestnut |
| Breeder: | Johnson N. Camden Jr. |
| Owner: | 1) Charles R. Ellison 2) Phill Chin |
| Record: | 104: 18-14-22 |
| Earnings: | $27,995 |
| Race: | Hawthorne Handicap (1903) Oak Park Handicap (1903) Endurance Handicap (1903) Whirlpool Stakes (1905) American Classic Race wins: |
Judge Himes (1900 – after 1908) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was foaled in Kentucky and was the winner of the 1903 Kentucky Derby. He was a chestnut colt sired by imported Esher out of the mare Lullaby (by the great racer Longfellow).[1] He was bred at Hartland Stud in Kentucky and was bought by Charles Ellison in September 1901 for $1,700.[2]
Judge Himes also won the Chicago Hawthorne Handicap, Whirlpool Stakes, and Oak Park Handicap[3] and raced until he was five years old. He was sold in New Orleans to turfman Phill Chin in March 1906 for use as a breeding stallion.[4] Judge Himes was listed in a 1908 advertisement for the Heartland Stud Farm. He was auctioned on March 23, 1908, at Callahan's Stables in Warrenton, Virginia, and sired a few half-bred foals for the farm.[5]