| Wintergreen | |
|---|---|
 1909 Kentucky Derby winner Wintergreen | |
| Sire | Dick Welles |
| Grandsire | King Eric |
| Dam | Winter |
| Damsire | Exile |
| Sex | Stallion, eventuallyGelding |
| Foaled | 1906 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Jerome Bristow Respess |
| Owner | 1) Jerome B. Respess 2) D. Fisk |
| Trainer | Charles Mack |
| Record | 61:16-14-8 |
| Earnings | $12,820 |
| Major wins | |
| American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (1909) | |
Wintergreen (1906–1914) was an AmericanThoroughbred racehorse that is best known for winning the 1909Kentucky Derby and for being the first horse bred in Ohio to win the Derby.[1] Wintergreen was bred and trained by Jerome "Rome" Respess at his Ohio stud farm. Respess was a multimillionaire owner of a brewing company and also owned Wintergreen's sire, Dick Welles[2] — named after Richard H. Welles, later the father ofOrson Welles.[3]: 36
Wintergreen raced from ages two to seven years old but did not win any stakes races before or after the Kentucky Derby but was a stakes performer for most of his career.[1]
Wintergreen was killed April 10, 1914, in a fire that consumed barn #18 at theLatonia Race Track inCovington, Kentucky, just across theOhio River fromCincinnati. He had been gelded some years previously and was racing for D. Fisk.[4]
| Sire Dick Welles 1900 | King Eric 1887 | King Ernest | King Tom* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernestine | |||
| Cyclone | Parmesan | ||
| Typhoon | |||
| Tea's Over 1893 | Hanover | Hindoo | |
| Bourbon Belle | |||
| Tea Rose | King Alfonso* | ||
| Tuberose | |||
| Dam Winter 1896 | Exile 1882 | Mortemer | Compiegne |
| Comtesse | |||
| Second Hand | Stockwell | ||
| Gaiety | |||
| Wildflower 1889 | Mr Pickwick | Hermit | |
| Tomato* | |||
| Woodflower | The Ill-Used | ||
| Woodbine |
* Wintergreen isinbred 4S x 6S x 5D to the stallionKing Tom, meaning that he appears fourth generation and sixth generation (viaKing Alfonso) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Tomato) on the dam side of his pedigree.