| Horsename: | Vanguard |
| Sire: | Virgil |
| Grandsire: | Vandal |
| Dam: | La Henderson |
| Damsire: | Lexington |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | March 24th, 1879 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Owner: | George L. Lorillard |
| Trainer: | R. Wyndham Walden |
| Earnings: | $5,290 |
| Race: | American Classics wins: Preakness Stakes (1882) |
Vanguard was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Ridden by Tom Costello, he won the 1882 Preakness Stakes.[1] [2]
Vanguard was bred in Kentucky by M. H. Stanford. His dam was La Henderson, a daughter of the influential sire Lexington. His father was the leading sire Virgil. He was foaled on March 24, 1879. Later on, he was sold to George L. Lorillard. [3]
Vanguard raced nine times in his career, winning four. At three years old, he won the Preakness Stakes, ridden by Tom Costello. His overall career earnings were $5,290.
* Vanguard is inbred 3S x 3D to the stallion Glencoe, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.