| Owner: Mrs. John Hertz Breeder: Willis Sharpe Kilmer State Bred: VA Winnings: 27 Starts: 12 - 4 - 0, $180,795
At 2: WON Walden Handicap, Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
2ND Eastern Shore Handicap, Belmont Futurity
At 3: WON Kentucky Derby, Miller Stakes, Huron Handicap, Saratoga Cup,
Lawrence Realization, Jockey Club Gold Cup
At 4: WON Coronation Cup
2ND Ascot Gold Cup (Eng)
John Hertz purchased Reigh Count for his wife Frances (Fannie) after seeing the colt reach over and bite another colt in a race. Hertz justified the purchase by saying "I always loved a fighter, man or horse." Died in 1948, age 23.
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