Fitz Herbert
| Fitz Herbert | |
|---|---|
 Circa 1909. | |
| Sire | Ethelbert |
| Dam | Morganatic |
| Damsire | Emperor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1906 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Perry Belmont |
| Owner | 1) A. Jack Joyner 2) Herman Brandt (1908) 3) Sam Hildreth (1908) 4) Charles Kohler (1910) |
| Trainer | Sam Hildreth |
| Record | 44: 31-7-3 |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major wins | |
| Advance Stakes (1909) Suburban Handicap (1909) Jerome Handicap (1909) Lawrence Realization Handicap (1909) Brooklyn Handicap (1910) | |
| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (Retrospective Award) (1909) U.S. Champion Handicap Horse (Retrospective Award) (1910) Horse of the Year (Retrospective Award) (1909 & 1910) | |
| Last updated on November 18, 2006 | |
Fitz Herbert (1906-not found) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Perry Belmont, he was owned by trainer A. J. Joyner, who sold him in early 1908 to Herman Brandt for $3,500. Later that year, Brandt sold the colt to trainer Sam Hildreth.
For Hildreth, he was ridden by jockey Cal Shilling and earned back-to-back United States Horse of the Year awards. His major victories came in long races, something his trainer specialized in. In the 1909 Lawrence Realization Handicap, the horse set a world record for a 1-5/8 mile race. His race record in 1909 was fifteen starts with fourteen wins and one second. His only loss came to a filly named Affliction.[1] Lightly raced in 1910, he won two races and finished second in his other two starts.[2]
In a deal described by the New York Times as the "biggest sale in years," in February 1910 Hildreth sold Fitz Herbert for $40,000 to Charles Kohler, owner of Ramapo Stock Farm in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. Due to the legislated ban on parimutuel betting by the state of New York, a few weeks later Fitz Herbert and other horses owned by Kohler were shipped to stables at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in France where he was conditioned to compete in steeplechase racing.
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