He was a chestnut colt sired by imported Esher out of the mare Lullaby (by the great racer Longfellow).

[1] He was bred at Hartland Stud in Kentucky and was bought by Charles Ellison in September 1901 for $1,700.

He was sold in New Orleans to turfman Phill Chin in March 1906 for use as a breeding stallion.

[4] Judge Himes was listed in a 1908 advertisement for the Heartland Stud Farm.

He was auctioned on March 23, 1908, at Callahan's Stables in Warrenton, Virginia, and sired a few half-bred foals for the farm.