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Grandfather of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Jerome Playground Was Named After Him "This park is named after the Leonard W. Jerome (1817-1891), a prominent and wealthy Brooklyn citizen. He was a successful stock speculator, making and losing several fortunes and earning the nickname "King of Wall Street" in the process. He was also principal owner of The New York Times for several years, founder of the American Academy of Music, and maternal grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill. Jerome was an avid sportsman and enjoyed yachting and horseracing. He helped found the American Jockey Club, and he built the Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx in conjunction with his brothers and the financier August Belmont (1816-1890). The track opened on September 25, 1866, and it marked the return of thoroughbred racing to the metropolitan area after a hiatus during the Civil War. The appointments were lavishly built, with a large dining room, magnificent ballroom, and clubhouse accommodations equivalent to those of luxury hotels. In 1867, the Belmont Stakes, one of three major horse races that constitute the Triple Crown, was first held at Jerome Park, and it remained there until 1890. Jerome Park's urbane attractions came to an end in 1890, when the city condemned the property for the Jerome Park Reservoir for the New Croton Aqueduct." "Leonard W. Jerome was the father of Jennie Churchill, Winston's mother. He was a Wall Street broker, wealthy as the Vanderbilts at one time. He was known in horse racing circles as "the father" of the American turf and established Jerome Park in New York. The Jerome Hanicap, which is still raced today, is named after him." --Darren Jerome WARNING: Some show Leonard died in Brooklyn, New York, others in Brighton, England.
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