Gen. Duke

Gen. Duke (1954–1958) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1957 Florida Derby. Background Gen. Duke was sired by Bull Lea, who was by the imported stallion Bull Dog and out of Rose Leaves by Ballot. Gen. Duke's dam was Wistful, a daughter of Sun Again by Sun Teddy. Wistful earned the 1949 Filly Triple Crown by winning the Kentucky Oaks, the Pimlico Oaks, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. Gen. Duke's second dam, or maternal grandmother, was Easy Lass by the imported stallion Blenheim. Easy Lass was the 1949 Broodmare of the Year. Gen. Duke was foaled on April 15, 1954, and bred by Calumet Farm, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was named for General Duke, the 1868 Belmont Stakes winner as well as Basil Duke, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Racing career