Lieut. Gibson
Lieut. Gibson | |
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Sire | G W Johnson |
Grandsire | American Classic Race wins: (1900)Kentucky Derby |
Lieutenant Gibson (1897–1900) was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:061⁄4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby, Clark Stakes and Flatbush Stakes as a three-year-old. He was the crowd favorite for the 1900 running of the American Derby, but ran third.
Shortly after his failure at the American Derby, Lieut. Gibson sustained a
It was not my intention to say anything about Gibson's death, but it is true that he died a week ago Tuesday and was buried without any publicity. I had great confidence in Gibson. His sufferings were far more a matter of regret to me than could have been any pecuniary loss I experienced by the disabling of the colt. He was a brave horse, a well-bred one, and when he died I wanted him buried with just as little publicity as possible.[3]
Pedigree
Sire G W Johnson 1890 |
Iroquois
1878 |
Leamington | Faugh-a-Ballagh |
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Pantaloon Mare | |||
Maggie B B | Australian | ||
Madeline | |||
Brunette
1877 |
Bonnie Scotland | Iago | |
Queen Mary | |||
Variella | Vandal | ||
Nubia | |||
Dam Sophia Hardy 1889 |
Glengarry
1866 |
Thormanby | Windhound |
Alice Hawthorn | |||
Carbine | Rifleman | ||
Troica | |||
Unaka
1884 |
Enquirer | Leamington | |
Lida | |||
Wampee | John Morgan | ||
Dora |
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