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| Mark-Ye-Well | |
|---|---|
 Mark-Ye-Well in 1953 | |
| Sire | Bull Lea |
| Grandsire | Bull Dog |
| Dam | Mar-Kell |
| Damsire | Blenheim |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1949 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Calumet Farm |
| Owner | Calumet Farms |
| Trainer | Ben A. Jones &Horace A. Jones |
| Record | 40: 14-2-4 |
| Earnings | $581,910[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Arlington Classic (1952) American Derby (1952) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1952) San Fernando Stakes (1953) Santa Anita Handicap (1953) Santa Anita Maturity (1953) San Antonio Handicap (1954) San Marcos Handicap (1954) Laurance Armour Memorial Handicap (1955) Stars and Stripes Handicap (1955) | |
Mark-Ye-Well (1949–1970) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse.
Mark-Ye-Well was bred and raced byCalumet Farm. He was sired by their five-timeNorth American Champion Sire,Bull Lea. Mark-Ye-Well was out ofMar-Kell, Calumet's excellent racing mare who was the 1943American Champion Older Female Horse.
Trained by the father and son team ofBen andJimmy Jones, Mark-Ye-Well was ridden byEddie Arcaro in most of his major races.
At age two, thecolt was taken out of training as a result of astifle joint problem and did not return to racing until February 1952. Brought back slowly, the then three-year-old colt did not compete in any of the 1952U.S. Triple Crown races, but by mid-year he had developed into one of the top runners in his age group in the United States. In July, he recorded a five-length win in theArlington Classic, which was reportedly the most valuable three-year-old race ever run.[2] In the following month, Mark-Ye-Well was described as a "sensation" after he easily won the $103,325American Derby.[3] The Calumet colt seemed on the way to winning divisional honors at least, but at Belmont in September he was decisively beaten byTom Fool in theJerome Handicap.[4] Two weeks later, he beatBelmont Stakes winnerOne Count by four lengths in theLawrence Realization Stakes,[5] but One Count was votedAmerican Champion Three-Year-Old Colt after reversing the form in theJockey Club Gold Cup.[6]
Mark-Ye-Well was sent to race inCalifornia in 1953, where he won theSanta Anita Maturity, theSan Fernando Stakes, and the state's richest and most important race, theSanta Anita Handicap. His win in the Santa Anita Handicap was the first for Calumet Farm after three previous tries. He then was sent to compete in the Eastern United States but developed aquarter crack that hampered his performance.
Sent back to start the 1954 racing season in California, the five-year-old Mark-Ye-Well won theSan Antonio andSan Marcos Handicaps. AtChicago'sArlington Park, he won theStars and Stripes Handicap and theLaurance Armour Memorial Handicap.
He was retired tostud duty at Calumet Farm beginning with the 1956 season. Mark-Ye-Well sired only three stakes winners before he was sold to breeders inScandinavia.