| Color: b
Height: 3,T2:12m
Bred by CW Williams.
Bay, star & strip, snip.
Foaled 1886, Independence, Iowa.
3,T2:12m.
Stood for $1000 stud fee.
Painted by George Ford Morris.
Axtell was foaled in 1886, son of William L. out of the non-Standard mare Lou.
His breeder was C. W. Williams of Independence, IA. Trained by Williams, he lowered the two-year-old stallion record to 2:23 and won every race in which he started. As a three-year-old he again won every start and lowered the world\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s stallion record to 2:12.
In 1889 Williams made history by selling him to a syndicate for $105,000, the highest price ever paid for a horse of any kind at that time.
He broke down as a four-year-old and never raced again, but retired to stud. His progeny included the foundation sire Axworthy, 2:15½, and he became one of the highest priced sires of his day.
His 1891 stud fee was $1,000. He died on August 19, 1906 in Terre Haute, IN.
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H, STANDARDBRED, 1886
