| Firenze | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Glenelg |
| Dam | Florida |
| Damsire | Virgil |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1884 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Daniel Swigert |
| Owner | James Ben Ali Haggin |
| Trainer | Matthew Byrnes |
| Record | 82: 47-21-9 |
| Earnings | $112,471 |
| Major wins | |
| Nursery Stakes (1886) Gazelle Handicap (1887) Ladies Handicap (1887) Mermaid Stakes (1887) Monmouth Oaks (1887) Jerome Stakes (1887) Free Handicap Stakes (1887) Champion Stakes (1888, 1891) Monmouth Cup (1888, 1889) Monmouth Handicap (1888) Freehold Stakes (1888, 1889, 1890) Manhattan Handicap (1888) Free Handicap Sweepstakes (1888, 1890) Firenze Stakes (1888, 1889) New York Handicap (1889, 1890) Omnium Handicap (1889) Knickerbocker Handicap (1889) Navesink Handicap (1889) Coney Island Cup (1890) Twin City Handicap (1890) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1887) American Champion Older Female Horse (1888, 1889, 1890) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1975) Firenze Handicap at Saratoga Race Course | |
| Last updated on February 16, 2008 | |
Firenze (1884–1902), also recorded as "Firenzi", was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. During her six-year racing career, she won 47 of 82 starts and retired as the second-highest money-earning filly in American history. She was retroactively named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1887 and American Champion Older Female Horse for three straight years. She repeatedly defeated the top colts of the day including the future Hall of Famers, Hanover and Kingston. In the 1888 season, she was the only horse to beat Preakness Stakes winner, The Bard.