Ben Strome was a bay horse with a "splendid back and quarters, standing apparently on legs of iron.
Ben Strome was trained by John Porter, one of the most celebrated horsemen of the Victorian era.
[4] Now considered one of the great disappointments of Porter's career, Ben Strome was entered in a selling race at Newmarket where he was bought for 100 guineas.
Ben Strome was the leading sire in North America of 1903, when his top money earner was two-year-old champion Highball.
[7] His best offspring was the gelding Roseben, who was a three-time champion sprinter and set world records at six and seven furlongs.