Worth (horse)
Appearance
Worth | |
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Sire | Knight of the Thistle |
Grandsire | Rosebery |
Dam | Miss Hanover |
Damsire | Hanover |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1909 |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | R. H. McCarter Porter |
Owner | C. T. Worthington |
Trainer | F.M. Taylor |
Record | 31: 15 - 7 - 3 |
Earnings | $25,590 |
Major wins | |
Kentucky Derby (1912) |
Worth was the winner of the 1912 Kentucky Derby, as well as the Chesapeake Stakes and Latonia Handicap. He was the top racehorse, based on earnings, in 1911 and became a U.S. champion in 1912.[1] Unfortunately, Worth had to be euthanized following a racing injury in 1912.