| Fitz Herbert | |
|---|---|
 Fitz Herbert in 1913 at stud in France. | |
| Sire | Ethelbert |
| Grandsire | Eothen |
| Dam | Morganatic |
| Damsire | Emperor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1906[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Perry Belmont |
| Owner | 1)A. Jack Joyner 2) Herman Brandt (1908) 3)Sam Hildreth (1908) 4)Charles Kohler (1910) |
| Trainer | Sam Hildreth |
| Record | 44: 31-7-3 |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major wins | |
| Advance Stakes (1909) Bowie Handicap (1909) Broadway Stakes (1909) First Special Stakes (1909) Suburban Handicap (1909) Jerome Handicap (1909) Lawrence Realization Handicap (1909) Brooklyn Handicap (1910) | |
| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1909) U.S. Champion Handicap Horse (1910) Horse of the Year (1909, 1910) | |
| Last updated on November 18, 2006 | |
Fitz Herbert (1906 – 1926)[2] was an AmericanThoroughbredNational Championracehorse. Bred byPerry Belmont, he was owned by trainerA. J. Joyner, who sold him in early 1908 to Herman Brandt for $3,500. Later that year, Brandt sold the colt to trainerSam Hildreth.
For Hildreth, he was ridden byjockeyCal Shilling and was retrospectively awarded back-to-backUnited States Horse of the Year titles. His major victories came in long races, something his trainer specialized in. In the 1909Lawrence Realization Handicap, the horse set a world record for a 1-5/8 mile race. His race record in 1909 was fifteen starts with fourteen wins and one second. His only loss came to a filly named Affliction.[3] Lightly raced in 1910, he won two races and finished second in his other two starts.[4]
In a deal described byThe New York Times as the "biggest sale in years," in February 1910 Hildreth sold Fitz Herbert for $40,000 toCharles Kohler, owner ofRamapo Stock Farm inHo-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. Due to the legislated ban onparimutuel betting by the state ofNew York, a few weeks later Fitz Herbert and other horses owned by Kohler were shipped to stables atMaisons-Laffitte Racecourse inFrance where he was conditioned to compete insteeplechase racing. Fitz Herbert later stood at stud atClarence Mackay'sHaras de Fresnay farm inNormandy, where he had some success.[5]