Tremont (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Tremont


caption =
sire = Virgil
dam = Ann Fief
damsire = Alarm
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1884
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Black
breeder = Daniel Swigert
owner = Dwyer Brothers Stable
trainer = Frank McCabe
record = 13: 13-0-0
earnings = $39,135
race = Juvenile Stakes
Junior Champion Stakes
Foam Stakes
Spring Stakes
Surf Stakes
Zepher Stakes
Sequence Stakes
Paddock Stakes
June Stakes
Great Post Stakes
Good Bye Stakes
Atlantic Stakes
Tyro Stakes
awards= U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1886)
honours = Tremont Stakes at Belmont Park
updated= February 5, 2007

Tremont (1884-c.1898) an American Thoroughbred racehorse who, according to the New York Racing Association, was acclaimed by 19th Century Thoroughbred Horse Racing historians as the best two-year-old ever bred in the United States.

Tremont was sired by Virgil who also sired the 1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant as well as U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hindoo.

Trained by future Hall of Fame member Frank McCabe, in 1886 Tremont set a record for the most wins by a two-year-old that still stands to this day. That year he went undefeated in his thirteen starts while setting an earnings record for his age group. The colt dominated his opponents, winning by an average of almost six lengths. Owned by the Dwyer Brothers Stable who were notorious for over-racing their horses, all thirteen of Tremont's races came within a ten-week period. By running him so hard and so often, the colt broke down and never raced again.

Retired to stud duty, records show Tremont sired only a few horses of limited success, the last born in 1898. It is believed he died around this time.

The Dwyer Brothers owned Gravesend Race Track and on its opening in 1887 created the Tremont Stakes in his memory. Today, the race is run at Belmont Park.

References

* [http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/Tremont.html Tremont's profile and race detail at the NYRA]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/tremont Tremont's pedigree and racing stats]