Horsename: | Saunterer |
Sire: | Leamington |
Grandsire: | Faugh-a-Ballagh |
Dam: | Lemonade |
Damsire: | Lexington |
Sex: | Stallion |
Foaled: | 1878 |
Country: | United States |
Colour: | Chestnut |
Breeder: | Aristides Welch |
Owner: | George L. Lorillard |
Trainer: | R. Wyndham Walden |
Race: | American Classics wins: Preakness Stakes (1881) Belmont Stakes (1881) |
Saunterer was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Ridden by Tom Costello, he won the 1881 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.[1] [2]
Saunterer was bred in Pennsylvania by Aristides Welch. His father was leading sire Leamington, and his dam was Lemonade, a daughter of leading sire Lexington. He was later sold to George L. Lorillard. [3]