Billy Kelly (horse)

Billy Kelly
Billy Kelly, circa 1919
Sire	Dick Welles
Grandsire	King Eric
Dam	Glena
Damsire	Free Knight
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1916
Died	1926
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Jerome B. Respess
Owner	J. K. L. Ross
Trainer	William Perkins H. Guy Bedwell
Record	69 Starts: 39-14-7
Earnings	$99,782[1]
Major wins
Idle Hour Stakes (1918) Bashford Manor Stakes (1918) Flash Stakes (1918) United States Hotel Stakes (1918) Sanford Stakes (1918) Annapolis Handicap (1918) Grab Bag Handicap (1918) Eastern Shore Handicap (1918) Columbia Handicap (1918) Harford Handicap (1919, 1920, 1921) Philadelphia Handicap (1919) Toboggan Handicap (1919) Capitol Handicap (1919, 1921) Susquehanna Handicap (1919) Pimlico Fall Serial (1919, 1920) Connaught Handicap (1921) King George Stakes (1921) Aero Handicap (1921) Govan Handicap (1921) Triple Crown Race placing: Kentucky Derby (1919)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1918)
Honors
United States Racing Hall of Fame (2015)

Billy Kelly (foaled 1916 in Kentucky, died 1926 in Canada) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the champion two-year-old in 1918 when he won 14 of 17 starts. Favored for the 1919 Kentucky Derby, he lost to his stablemate, the then lightly regarded Sir Barton, but Billy Kelly would beat Sir Barton in 8 of 12 head to head races. Billy Kelly would go on to win 39 races from 69 starts. He was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2015.