Apollo (horse)
Apollo (1879–1887) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1882 Kentucky Derby. He was the only horse to have won the Derby without racing at age two until Justify equalled the achievement in 2018. Apollo went on to race 21 times as a three-year-old, 30 times as a four-year-old, and 4 times as a five-year-old. He won a total of 24 races.
| Apollo | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Ashstead or Lever |
| Grandsire | Vedette or Lexington |
| Dam | Rebecca T. Price |
| Damsire | The Colonel |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1879 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Daniel Swigert |
| Owner | Green B. Morris & James D. Patton |
| Trainer | Green B. Morris |
| Record | 55: 24-15-9 |
| Earnings | $21,680 |
| Major wins | |
| Kentucky Derby (1882) | |
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