Apollo (horse)
Apollo | |
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Sire | Lever |
Grandsire | Lexington |
Dam | Rebecca T. Price |
Damsire | The Colonel |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1879 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Daniel Swigert |
Owner | Green B. Morris |
Trainer | Green B. Morris |
Record | 54: 24-15-9 |
Earnings | $21,680 |
Major wins | |
Kentucky Derby (1882) |
Apollo (1879–1887) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won 24 races in his career, including the 1882 Kentucky Derby.[1]
Apollo is the only horse to win the Kentucky Derby without having raced as a 2-year-old.[1]
Apollo was injured as a five-year-old and was retired from racing. He was given to a friend of Morris' wife that lived in Charleston for use as a saddle horse.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Apollo at Everything2.com". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ↑ Daily Racing Form. "Careers of Kentucky Derby winners." May 19, 1910.
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