Apollo (horse)

Apollo
Sire	Lever
Grandsire	Lexington
Dam	Rebecca T. Price
Damsire	The Colonel
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1879
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Daniel Swigert
Owner	Green B. Morris
Trainer	Green B. Morris
Record	54: 24-15-9
Earnings	$21,680
Major wins
Kentucky Derby (1882)

Apollo (1879–1887) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won 24 races in his career, including the 1882 Kentucky Derby.

Apollo was the second of nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby, and is the only horse to win it without having raced as a 2-year-old.

Apollo was injured as a five-year-old and was retired from racing. He was given to a friend of Morris' wife that lived in Charleston for use as a saddle horse. He died in November 1887 of lockjaw.

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