Proctor Knott (horse)
Encyclopedia
Proctor Knott 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.
with a purse of $45,375http://horseracing.about.com/library/blsalvator.htm, 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 http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2002/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1889.html 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. http://www.pedigreequery.com/proctor+knott http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A06EFD91030E633A25757C1A96E9C94689FD7CF&oref=slogin http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?h=proctor+knott&query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=all
, a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
, was never able to defeat Proctor Knott. In Salvator's first start, the Junior Champion Stakes at Coney Island
, Proctor Knott won while Salvator came in third. Three weeks later, their rivalry was renewed in the Futurity, where Proctor Knott again won. After this race, Proctor Knott was given time off while Salvator continued to race and won four more stakes. Their next and final meeting was in the Omnibus Stakes. While neither of them won, Proctor Knott did place ahead of Salvator. Salvator would go on to not taste defeat again in seven more races, while Proctor Knott won only two of his final nine races.
. The race was conducted at Churchill Downs
between 1920 and 1921.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
. His sire was the Hall of Famer
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
Luke Blackburn
Luke Blackburn (horse)
Luke Blackburn was a Thoroughbred race horse born and bred in Tennessee by Capt. James Franklin.-Background:Sired by Bonnie Scotland, his dam was Nevada out of perhaps the most influential stallion America ever produced, the great Lexington. A bay foal, he was sold at two to Capt. Jim Williams...
, 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
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, he was named for Governor J. Proctor Knott
J. Proctor Knott
James Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career there...
. He was owned during his racing career by George Scoogan and Sam Bryant.
Racing career
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 AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
with a purse of $45,375http://horseracing.about.com/library/blsalvator.htm, 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
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
as the 1-2 favorite behind Spokane
Spokane (horse)
Spokane, a chestnut Thoroughbred stallion foaled in 1886. He was owned and bred by Noah Armstrong of Montana. Spokane was sired by Hyder Ali and out of the mare Interpose by Intruder....
. Proctor Knott false started twice, ran off and almost unseated his rider according to the official comments http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2002/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1889.html 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
Longfellow (horse)
Longfellow was one of America's first great Thoroughbred racehorses and the sire of great racehorses. A legend in his own time, he was out of the first crop of the outstanding imported English stallion Leamington....
. He also ran second in the Clark Handicap
Clark Handicap
The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November/early December at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the racetrack opened for business...
, where the finishers came in just as they had in the Kentucky Derby. http://www.pedigreequery.com/proctor+knott http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A06EFD91030E633A25757C1A96E9C94689FD7CF&oref=slogin http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?h=proctor+knott&query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=all
Proctor Knott vs. Salvator
SalvatorSalvator (horse)
Salvator was an American thoroughbred race horse considered by many to be one of the best during the latter half of the 19th Century.-California born:...
, a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
, was never able to defeat Proctor Knott. In Salvator's first start, the Junior Champion Stakes at Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, Proctor Knott won while Salvator came in third. Three weeks later, their rivalry was renewed in the Futurity, where Proctor Knott again won. After this race, Proctor Knott was given time off while Salvator continued to race and won four more stakes. Their next and final meeting was in the Omnibus Stakes. While neither of them won, Proctor Knott did place ahead of Salvator. Salvator would go on to not taste defeat again in seven more races, while Proctor Knott won only two of his final nine races.
Proctor Knott's Legacy
Proctor Knott died on the morning of August 6, 1891. The Proctor Knott Handicap was won in 1921 by Black Servant, a son of Black ToneyBlack Toney
Black Toney was bred by James R. Keene's Castleton Farm. Keene, whose health was failing , sold all his holdings in 1912 to Colonel Edward R. Bradley's Idle Hour Stock Farm in Lexington, Kentucky...
. The race was conducted at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
between 1920 and 1921.