| Owner: Mrs. John D. 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 (Eng); 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."
At stud: Stoner Creek Stud, Paris, Kentucky
Sire of COUNT FLEET.
Died in 1948.
Inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1978.
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