Joe Cotton | |
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Sire | King Alfonso |
Grandsire | Phaeton |
Dam | Inverness |
Damsire | Macaroni |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1882 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | A. J. Alexander |
Owner | 1) James T. Williams 2) Dwyer Brothers Stable |
Trainer | Abe Perry |
Record | 54: 17-6-7 |
Earnings | $29,365 |
Major wins | |
Great Western Handicap (1885) Coney Island Derby (1885) Tidal Stakes (1885) Himyar Stakes (1885) Louis and Gus Straus Stakes (1885) Tennessee Derby (1885) Cottrill Stakes (1885) Farewell Stakes (1886) Average Stakes (1887) Twin City Handicap (1887) Welter Stakes (1887) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1885) |
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Horse (Equus ferus caballus) |
Joe Cotton (1882–1888) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best known as the winner of the 1885 Kentucky Derby. He was by King Alfonso who was the sire of the 1880 winner Fonso. The horse was reportedly named after a bookie.[1]
Joe Cotton was killed, along with another Thoroughbred called Sam Keene, on September 11, 1888 during the third race at the Mystic Park race track in Boston, Massachusetts. Joe Cotton broke one of his legs, necessitating his destruction, when he fell over the body of Sam Keene, the other horse having fallen and broken its neck while colliding with another foundering racehorse named Zero.[2]