| Tiller | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Herbager |
| Grandsire | Vandale |
| Dam | Chappaquiddick |
| Damsire | Relic |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 14 April 1974[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | William Haggin Perry |
| Trainer | David A. Whiteley |
| Record | 40: 16-7-6[2] |
| Earnings | $867,988[3] |
| Major wins | |
| Fort Marcy Handicap (1978) Edgemere Handicap (1978) Bowling Green Handicap (1978) Tidal Handicap (1978, 1980) San Marcos Handicap (1979) San Antonio Handicap (1979) San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1979) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (1980) | |
Tiller (foaled 14 April 1974) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. Racing mainly on turf he won sixteen of his forty races between February 1977 and September 1980. He was not a champion, but won many important races and defeated many of the best racehorses of his era including Exceller and John Henry.
He was unraced as a two-year-old and won three minor races as a three-year-old in 1977. In the following year he showed much-improved form, winning seven races including the Fort Marcy Handicap, Edgemere Handicap, Bowling Green Handicap and Tidal Handicap as well as finishing second in the Washington D C International. In 1979 he raced in California, winning the San Marcos Handicap and San Antonio Handicap on dirt and the San Juan Capistrano Handicap on turf. He also finished second to Affirmed in that year's Santa Anita Handicap.
As a six-year-old he won the Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap and a second Tidal Handicap before he sustained a career-ending injury in September.