Historedia
Person

Mollie McCarty

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1878

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mollie McCarty, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ten Broeck defeats Mollie McCarty at Louisville

    1878

    Role: California Thoroughbred racehorse

    1. 1878 · Kentucky folk traditionFolk Song Creation

      The race inspired the traditional song "Molly and Tenbrooks," a fictional account of the 1878 match race between the Kentucky horse and the California mare.

    2. July 4, 1878 · Louisville Jockey ClubMatch Race at Louisville

      Ten Broeck defeated Mollie McCarty in a four-mile match race at the Louisville Jockey Club on July 4, 1878, before a crowd of over 30,000.

Sources

  1. Mollie McCarty Wikipedia, revision of 2024-12-19