Discovery (horse)

Discovery
Discovery
	Discovery in 1936
Sire	Display
Grandsire	Fair Play
Dam	Ariadne
Damsire	Light Brigade
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1931 Mereworth Farm Lexington, Kentucky
Died	1958
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Walter J. Salmon, Sr.
Owner	Adolphe Pons; Alfred G. Vanderbilt II (at age 3)
Trainer	John R. Pryce; Joseph H. "Bud" Stotler (at age 3)
Record	63: 27-10-10
Earnings	$195,287
Major wins
	Potomac Handicap (1934); Brooklyn Handicap (1934, 1935, 1936); Whitney Handicap (1934, 1935, 1936); Kenner Stakes (1934); Butler Memorial Handicap (1935); Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1935); Arlington Handicap (1935); Rhode Island Handicap (1934); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1935); Wilson Stakes (1935, 1936); Stars and Stripes Handicap (1935); Saratoga Handicap (1936) American Classic Race placing:; Kentucky Derby 2nd (1934)
Awards
	Retrospective United States Horse of the Year (1935); Retrospective U.S. Champion Male Handicap Horse (1935); U.S. Champion Male Handicap Horse (1936)
Honours
	United States Racing Hall of Fame (1969); #37 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century; Discovery Handicap run at Aqueduct Race Track

Discovery (1931–1958) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from 1933 to 1936 he ran sixty-three times and won twenty-seven races. One of the leading American three-year-olds of his generation in 1934, he became a dominant performer in the next two seasons. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame said that he was: "...considered one of the greatest horses of the 20th century."^[1]

^ ^a ^b "National Museum of Racing, Hall of Fame, Thoroughbred Horses". Racingmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

[racingmuseum1-1] "National Museum of Racing, Hall of Fame, Thoroughbred Horses". Racingmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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