Lecomte was an exceptional son of Boston who was the only horse to beat the great Lexington. He did so breaking the record for a four mile heat in 7:26.Lecomte was bred to several mares in the spring of 1856 after recovering from a bout of lameness and later that year was sold to Richard Ten Broeck, who also owned Lexington. Ten Broeck plunked down $10,000 for the stallion and shipped him to England for competition. It was not very long after his appearance in England that the horse succumbed to colic. Bred by General Thomas J. Wells, Louisiana.