Discovery (1931-1958) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse about which the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame said: "...considered one of the greatest horses of the 20th century." Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... 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. ...

A bright chestnut grandson of Fair Play, Discovery was foaled at Mereworth Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He was owned by Adolphe Pons of Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Maryland, who raced him at age two with limited success, winning only 2 of 13 starts and being beaten in several races by future Hall of Famer Cavalcade. Purchased for $25,000 by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II's Sagamore Farm, Discovery raced one more time in 1933, finishing second. Indian red also known as chestnut, is a brownish shade of red. ... Fair Play (1905-1929) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track, but even more so as a sire. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area    - City 739. ... Bel Air is the name of two places in the State of Maryland in the United States of America: Bel Air, Allegany County, Maryland Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cavalcade (1931-1940) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. ... Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. ... Sagamore Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Glyndon, Baltimore County, Maryland. ...

At age three, Discovery's racing season was marked by his continuing rivalry with Cavalcade. He finished 2nd to Cavalcade in the 1934 Kentucky Derby and 3rd to Cavalcade's 2nd in the Preakness Stakes. Both horses skipped the Belmont Stakes. Discovery went on to win the first of three consecutive Brooklyn and Whitney Handicaps (both under higher and higher weights), and set a world record time in the Rhode Island Handicap. Churchill Downs racetrack, 1998 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... The Brooklyn Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Whitney Handicap is an American Grade 1 handicap race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles. ...

In 1935, Discovery was the dominant horse in the United States and one of the most notable things about him was his ability to carry great weight. Running under an average of 131 pounds, the four-year-old won 11 of 19 races and was voted U.S. Champion Handicap and Horse of the Year honors. In the Merchants' and Citizens' Handicap he carried 139 pounds. For these feats, he was called the great weight carrier, or the "Iron Horse." Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. ... The Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ...

The fact that Discovery was voted Horse of the Year in 1935 is an especially remarkable achievement because that was the same year in which Omaha won the Triple Crown. This was the only time that a Triple Crown horse failed to win Horse of the Year honors. Omaha (b. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...

Racing at age 5, Discovery won the his third Brooklyn and Whitney Handicaps en route to being voted his second straight U.S. Champion Handicap title.

Retired to stud at Vanderbilt's Sagamore Farm in rural Baltimore County, Maryland at the end of the 1936 racing season, over the course of a 21 year stallion career, Discovery sired just 25 graded stakes race winners. But it was through his daughters that Discovery left his legacy: they produced Hall of Fame Champions Native Dancer, Bold Ruler, and Bed o'Roses, as well as the multiple stakes winners Intentionally and Preakness Stakes winner, Hasty Road. Native Dancer produced Raise A Native who sired the stallion, Mr. Prospector. Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ... Sagamore Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Glyndon, Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Baltimore County is a suburban county located in the northern portion of U.S. state of Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... A graded stakes race is a term applied to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ... Native Dancer (March 27, 1950-November 16, 1967), nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. ... Bold Ruler was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. ... Bed oRoses (1947 - January 5, 1953) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... Mr. ...

Discovery was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1969. 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. ...

See also

• Repeat winners of horse races

A list of racehorses which have won the same race on three or more occasions. ...

References

• Discovery's pedigree and racing stats
• Discovery at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame