| Exterminator | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Exterminator1922.jpg) Exterminator, 1922 | |
| Sire | McGee |
| Grandsire | White Knight |
| Dam | Fair Empress |
| Damsire | Jim Gore |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1915 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | F. D. "Dixie" Knight |
| Owner | J. Cal Milam Willis Sharpe Kilmer Silks: Green, Brown Sash, Orange Sleeves, Green Cap |
| Trainer | J. Cal Milam Henry McDaniel J. Simon Healy William McDaniel Fred Curtis Willie Knapp Eugene Wayland William Shields John I. Smith Mike Terry |
| Record | 99: 50–17–17 |
| Earnings | $252,996 |
| Major wins | |
| Ben Ali Handicap (1919) Pimlico Cup (1919, 1920, 1921) Saratoga Cup (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922) Toronto Autumn Cup (1920, 1921, 1922) Brookdale Handicap (1920) Jockey Club Cup Handicap (1920) Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1921) Autumn Gold Cup (1921, 1922) Clark Handicap (1922) Brooklyn Handicap (1922) Philadelphia Handicap (1923) American Classics wins: | |
| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1920, 1921, 1922) American Horse of the Year (1922) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1957) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2016) #29—Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | |
| Last updated on September 22, 2006 | |
Exterminator (May 30, 1915 – September 26, 1945) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse,[1] the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby and in 1922 Horse of the Year honors.[2]