Reigh Count | |
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Sire | Sunreigh |
Grandsire | Sundridge |
Dam | Contessina |
Damsire | Count Schomberg |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1925 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
Owner | Fannie Hertz. Racing colours: Yellow, black circle on sleeves, yellow cap. |
Trainer | Henry McDaniel Bert S. Michell |
Record | 27: 12-4-0 |
Earnings | $180,795 |
Major wins | |
Walden Stakes (1927) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (1927) Huron Handicap (1928) Saratoga Cup (1928) Lawrence Realization (1928) Miller Stakes (1928) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1928) Coronation Cup (1929) U.S. Triple Crown series: Kentucky Derby (1928) | |
Awards | |
U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1927) U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1928) United States Horse of the Year (1928) | |
Honours | |
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1978) Reigh Count Drive in Florence, Kentucky |
Reigh Count (April 13, 1925–April 8, 1948) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1928 Kentucky Derby and the 1929 Coronation Cup in England.[1][2]
Reigh Count was bred by Willis Sharpe Kilmer and foaled at Court Manor near New Market, Virginia.