1884 - 1954
1884 - 1954
Lucien Appleby Lyne was born in Jessamine, Kentucky, on July 30, 1884, the son of Sanford 'Pops' Lyne, owner of the Larchmont stud farm in Kentucky.
Lucien Appleby Lyne was born in Jessamine, Kentucky, on July 30, 1884, the son of Sanford 'Pops' Lyne, owner of the Larchmont stud farm in Kentucky.
Aged fifteen, he left his father's stable to sign on as an apprentice with Charles Patterson. On August 30, 1902, riding the 15-1 outsider Savable at Sheepshead Bay Racetrack, he won the Futurity Stakes (now commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity) by a length and a half from Lord of the Vale (Winnie O'Connor) and Grey Friar (Skeets Martin). This win not only cemented Salvable's status as the top two-year-old of 1902, but also introduced the exciting new talent that was Lucien Lyne.
Aged fifteen, he left his father's stable to sign on as an apprentice with Charles Patterson. On August 30, 1902, riding the 15-1 outsider Savable at Sheepshead Bay Racetrack, he won the Futurity Stakes (now commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity) by a length and a half from Lord of the Vale (Winnie O'Connor) and Grey Friar (Skeets Martin). This win not only cemented Salvable's status as the top two-year-old of 1902, but also introduced the exciting new talent that was Lucien Lyne.
Later that year, on June 21, in front of a crowd of approximately 50,000, he rode the bay Wyeth to victory in record time in the American Derby, run at Washington Park, Chicago.
Later that year, on June 21, in front of a crowd of approximately 50,000, he rode the bay Wyeth to victory in record time in the American Derby, run at Washington Park, Chicago.
