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 | 1) C. T. Worthington 2) Henry C. Hallenbeck |
Trainer | Frank M. Taylor |
Record | 31: 15-7-3 |
Earnings | $25,590 |
Major wins | |
Raceland Stakes (1911) Bashford Manor Stakes (1911) Chesapeake Stakes (1912) Latonia Handicap (1912) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1912) |
Worth (1909-1912) was an American Thoroughbred race horse. He was the winner of the 1912 Kentucky Derby, [1]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.[2]
On November 6, 1912, Worth was severely injured during a race run at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Worth's jockey, MacTaggart, rode too closely to another horse, causing a three horse collision that severely injured two other jockeys and severed two tendons in Worth's leg.[3] Worth was euthanized shortly after this incident due to his extensive injuries.