Name the horse

[Laminarman]

This horse ran for SEVEN years. He won his three year old debut (in only his fifth start) at the Kentucky Derby and went on to WIN 50 out of 100 races and place in 84% of them before he retired. Sometimes he carried up to 140 pounds, and ran at seven years old with 133 pounds. Sometimes he ran two, three or more races in a week. He ran at home, was shipped to Canada, Mexico, off tracks, he took them all on. He has the most stakes wins of any thoroughbred at 33. My father can remember as a little boy the buzz over this horse and seeing him with his donkey by his side. Without googling, who is he??

[RacingFan1992]

Exterminator?

[castaway01]

Originally Posted by RacingFan1992

Exterminator?

It has to be, because of the 50 wins and Derby win, though I don't think he ran 100 races.

[RacingFan1992]

Originally Posted by castaway01

It has to be, because of the 50 wins and Derby win, though I don't think he ran 100 races.

99. One was considered an exhibition.

[Prytanis]

And some of his loses where because his stablemate was declared by the owner to win!
So he was held back!!!

[Laminarman]

Originally Posted by RacingFan1992

Exterminator?

Correct. My father remembers him. My father was born in 1930 but the horse was famous to us at least because he was from here (Binghamton, NY) and the old Sun Briar stables were along the riverbanks of the Susquehanna. He's buried here, but it's been a long time since I've been to his grave site.

[Laminarman]

Originally Posted by Prytanis

And some of his loses where because his stablemate was declared by the owner to win!
So he was held back!!!

His owners pride and joy was Sun Briar and even though Exterminator was a money maker he always thought Sun Briar was the cat's ass. The genes just had to be different in those days to run that many races.

[Laminarman]

http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/exterminator.html

[dogkatcher]

Originally Posted by Laminarman

Correct. My father remembers him. My father was born in 1930 but the horse was famous to us at least because he was from here (Binghamton, NY) and the old Sun Briar stables were along the riverbanks of the Susquehanna. He's buried here, but it's been a long time since I've been to his grave site.

I was Born in Johnson City NY. My Dad and other relatives still live in Binghamton. Old Bones.

[RacingFan1992]

Originally Posted by dogkatcher

I was Born in Johnson City NY. My Dad and other relatives still live in Binghamton. Old Bones.

Whenever I see that name "Binghamton" I always think of McHale's Navy. lol. What is this? What? What? What? lol

[Laminarman]

Originally Posted by dogkatcher

I was Born in Johnson City NY. My Dad and other relatives still live in Binghamton. Old Bones.

Howdy neighbor.

[BlueChip@DRF]

Exterminator (pedigreequery.com)

Owner: J. Cal Milam / Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Breeder: F. D. "Dixie" Knight
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 99 Starts: 50 - 17 - 17, $252,996

At 3:
1st Kentucky Derby, Carrollton H, Ellicott City H, Pimlico Autumn H, Latonia Cup, Thanksgiving H.

At 4:
1st Ben Ali H, Camden H, Galt House H, Saratoga Cup, Pimlico Cup H.

At 5:
1st Long Beach H, Brookdale H, Windsor Jockey Club H, George Hendrie Memorial H, Saratoga Cup, Autumn Gold Cup, Toronto Autumn Cup, Ontario Jockey Club Cup, Pimlico Cup


• Trainer (self): J. Cal Milam
• Trainer (Kilmer): Henry McDaniel (HoF)
• U.S. Champion Handicap Horse 1920, 1921, & 1922
• Horse of the Year, 1922
• Holds the record for stakes wins (35)
• Hall of Fame inductee, 1957.
• Retired to his owner's farm in New York in 1924.
• Died in 1945
• Reportedly made 100 starts; however, one race was a 1-horse exhibition, made as a race against time and not meant to be an official race—see "Exterminator" by Eva Jolene Boyd.