Reigh Count (VA)

Bred by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, Reigh Count was one of the first horses purchased by Fannie Hertz. A chestnut son of Sunreigh out of the Count Schomberg mare Contessina, Reigh Count was one of the top racehorses of the late 1920s.

Inducted

1978

Foaled

1925

Sire

Sunreigh

Dam

Contessina

Damsire

Count Schomberg

Breeder

Willis Sharpe Kilmer

Owner

Fannie Hertz

Trainer

Henry McDaniel
Bert S. Michell

Career

1927-1929

Earnings

$178,170

Racing Record

27

Starts

Year	Starts	First	Second	Third	Earnings
Year	Sts	1	2	3	$
1927	14	4	3	0	$56030 $56,030
1928	8	7	0	0	$112640 $112,640
1929	5	1	1	0	$9500 $9,500

Biography

Bred by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, Reigh Count was one of the first horses purchased by Fannie Hertz. A chestnut son of Sunreigh out of the Count Schomberg mare Contessina, Reigh Count was one of the top racehorses of the late 1920s.

As a 2-year-old in 1927, Reigh Count won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and the Walden Handicap. He was almost perfect as a 3-year-old, winning seven of his eight starts, including the Kentucky Derby, Miller Stakes, Huron Handicap, and Lawrence Realization, as well as victories against older horses in the Saratoga Cup, Lawrence Realization, and Jockey Club Gold Cup.

In breaking Exterminator’s track record in the Saratoga Cup, Reigh Count defeated the older standout Display. He beat Preakness winner Victorian in the Lawrence Realization and bested the likes of Chance Shot, Display, and Diavolo in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

As a 4-year-old, Reigh Count raced in England, winning the Coronation Cup and finishing second in the Ascot Gold Cup.

At stud, Reigh Count sired 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet. Reigh Count died on April 8, 1948, at Stoner Creek Stud in Kentucky at the age of 23.