Fort Marcy (horse)

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Fort Marcy
Sire Amerigo
Grandsire Nearco
Dam Key Bridge
Damsire Princequillo
Sex Gelding
Foaled 1964
Country United StatesFlag of the United States
Colour Gray
Breeder Paul Mellon
Owner Rokeby Stables
Trainer J. Elliott Burch
Record 75: 21-18-14
Earnings $1,109,791
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Washington, D.C. International (1967 & 1970)
Bernard Baruch Handicap (1967)
Tidal Handicap (1967)
Sunset Handicap (1968)
Stars and Stripes Handicap (1968)
Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (1969)
United Nations Handicap (1970)
Man O' War Stakes (1970)
Bowling Green Handicap (1970)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse (1970)
U.S. Champion Older Horse (1970)
United States Co-Champion Horse of the Year (1970)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1998)
#86 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Fort Marcy Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack
Infobox last updated on: September 17, 2007.

Fort Marcy (1964-1991) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. His grandsire was the important Italian horse, Nearco. In 1970 he earned three Champion titles including Co-Horse of the Year honors. He competed for six years until his retirement at the end of the 1971 racing season.

Fort Marcy died in 1991 at Rokeby Farm in Upperville, Virginia. In 1998, he was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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