Twenty Grand
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| Sire: | St. Germans | |
| Grandsire: | Swynford | |
| Dam: | Bonus | |
| Damsire: | All Gold | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1928 | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Colour: | Bay | |
| Breeder: | Greentree Stable | |
| Owner: | Greentree Stable | |
| Trainer: | James G. Rowe, Jr. | |
| Record: | 23: 14-4-3 | |
| Earnings: | $261,790 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Cowdin Stakes (1930) Wood Memorial Stakes (1931) Kentucky Derby (1931) Belmont Stakes (1931) Dwyer Stakes (1931) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1931) Travers Stakes (1931) Saratoga Cup (1931) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1931) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1931) United States Horse of the Year (1931) |
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| Honours | ||
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1957) #52 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century |
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Infobox last updated on: October 1, 2006. |
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Twenty Grand (1928-1948) was an American thoroughbred race horse.
Owned and bred by Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable, "Twenty Grand" was a bay colt sired by "St. Germans" out of the mare, "Bonus."
Trained at age three by James G. Rowe, Jr. and ridden by jockey Charley Kurtsinger, "Twenty Grand" won the Wood Memorial Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Travers Stakes, Saratoga Cup, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. "Twenty Grand" just missed the U.S. Triple Crown after he finishing second in the Preakness Stakes. His performance earned him the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year.
After twenty five races, of which he won fourteen, finished second four times and third three times, "Twenty Grand" was retired to stud but proved to be sterile.
In 1957, he was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, "Twenty Grand" was ranked number 52.
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