Proctor Knott (horse)

Proctor Knott
Sire	Luke Blackburn
Dam	Tallapaloosa
Damsire	Great Tom
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1886
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Belle Meade Stud
Owner	George Scoogan and Samuel W. Bryant
Trainer	Samuel W. Bryant
Record	26:11-6-4
Earnings	$80,350
Major wins
Futurity Stakes (1888) Junior Champion Stakes (1888)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1888)

Proctor Knott (foaled 1886 in Tennessee) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse gelding. His sire was the Hall of Famer Luke Blackburn, and his dam Tallapaloosa. He was bred by Belle Meade Stud and like his father, who had been named for the then-current governor of Kentucky, he was named for Governor J. Proctor Knott. He was owned during his racing career by George Scoogan and Sam Bryant.

Trained by co-owner, Captain Samuel W. Bryant, Proctor Knott had a career racing record of 26 starts, 11 wins, 6 seconds and 4 thirds, earning $80,350. In 1888, as a juvenile, he won the Junior Champion Stakes and the inaugural running of Futurity Stakes, which at the time was the richest race ever run in North America with a purse of $45,375, depending on which source you believe. He is listed by Thoroughbred Heritage as American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse of 1888. During his three-year-old campaign, Proctor Knott finished second in the Kentucky Derby as the 1-2 favorite behind Spokane. Proctor Knott false started twice, ran off and almost unseated his rider, according to the official comments, then raced wide and lost in a contested finish. He also ran second in the Omnibus Stakes at Monmouth Park behind Longstreet, the 1891 American Horse of the Year and son of the great Longfellow. He also ran second in the Clark Handicap, where the finishers came in just as they had in the Kentucky Derby.

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