| Counterpoint | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Counterpoint_1951.jpg) Counterpoint, circa 1951 | |
| Sire | Count Fleet |
| Grandsire | Reigh Count |
| Dam | Jabot |
| Damsire | Sickle |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1948 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
| Owner | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
| Trainer | Sylvester Veitch |
| Record | 21: 10-3-1 |
| Earnings | $284,575 |
| Major wins | |
| Peter Pan Handicap (1951) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1951) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1951) Empire City Handicap (1951) Empire City Gold Cup (1951) San Fernando Stakes (1952) Whitney Handicap (1952) U.S. Triple Crown wins: Belmont Stakes (1951) | |
| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1951) United States Horse of the Year (1951) | |
| Last updated on December 24, 2006 | |
Counterpoint (1948–1969) was an American ChampionThoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1943 U.S. Triple Crown champion Count Fleet and out of the racemare Jabot, a multiple stakes winner and Santa Anita Parktrack record setter against 13 of the premier stake racers in the United States.[1]
- ^ "Jabot Scores Record Win in Handicap Race". The San Bernardino Sun, Volume 41. 1935-02-03. Retrieved 2020-01-21.