| Spokane | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hyder Ali |
| Grandsire | Leamington |
| Dam | Interpose |
| Damsire | Intruder |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1886 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Noah Armstrong |
| Owner | Noah Armstrong |
| Trainer | John Rodegap |
| Record | 17: 5-4-2 |
| Earnings | $26,805.00 |
| Major wins | |
| American Derby (1889) Clark Handicap (1889) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1889) | |
Spokane was a chestnut thoroughbred stallion foaled in 1886. Winner of the 1889 Kentucky Derby, he was owned and bred by Noah Armstrong.[1] of Montana. Spokane was sired by the Leamington son Hyder Ali and out of the mare Interpose by Intruder.
Spokane is the only horse foaled and trained in Montana to win the Kentucky Derby. In those days, it was still the Montana Territory. He is also one of only eight horses foaled west of the Mississippi to win.[2] The barn in which Spokane was born, the Doncaster Round Barn, located about two miles north of Twin Bridges, Montana, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Armstrong was on a business trip to Spokane Falls, Washington Territory when Interpose gave birth, which is where the colt got his name.[4]
Armstrong new right away he had a special colt. In February the year he was born in 1886 he boasted, "I may not win [the Kentucky Derby] boys, but I'll get a place."[5]
Spokane's Kentucky Derby and racing success in 1889 coincided with Montana's statehood, as it was admitted to the Union on November 8 that same year.