Springbok (horse)

Springbok
1877 etching by C. Lloyd.
SireAustralian
GrandsireWest Australian
DamHester
DamsireLexington
SexStallion
Foaled1870
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederA. J. Alexander
OwnerDaniel Swigert
David McDaniel
TrainerDavid McDaniel
JockeyJames G. Rowe Sr.
Record25 starts, 17 wins
Earnings$20,020 (equivalent to $555,000 in 2023)
Major wins
Belmont Stakes (1873)
Saratoga Cup (1874, 1875)
Citizen Stakes (1874)
Awards
American Champion Older Male Horse (1874)
American Co-Champion Older Male Horse (1875)
Last updated on 1 February 2011

Springbok (1870–1897) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the seventh Belmont Stakes in 1873. Foaled in 1870, he was sired by the imported stallion Australian, his dam was a daughter of Lexington. During his racing career he started 25 races, winning 17 of them. Besides the Belmont, Springbok won the Saratoga Cup twice, in 1874 and 1875 and was named Champion Older Male horse in 1874 and 1875. After retiring from the racetrack, he sired five stakes winners and died in 1897.