Fort Marcy (horse)

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Fort Marcy
SireAmerigo
GrandsireNearco
DamKey Bridge
DamsirePrincequillo
SexGelding
Foaled1964
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederPaul Mellon
OwnerRokeby Stables
TrainerJ. Elliott Burch
Record75: 21-18-14
Earnings$1,109,791
Major wins
Long Branch Stakes (1967)
Washington, D.C. International (1967 & 1970)
Bernard Baruch Handicap (1967)
Tidal Handicap (1967, 1969)
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)
Awards
American Champion Male Turf Horse (1967, 1970)
TRA American Champion Male Turf Horse (1968)
DRF American Champion Older Male Horse (1970)
DRF American 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
Last updated on September 17, 2007

Fort Marcy (April 2, 1964 – August 14, 1991) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a bay gelding, by Amerigo out of Key Bridge, by Princequillo. His grandsire was the important Italian horse Nearco.

In 1970 Fort Marcy earned three Champion titles. He was named Horse of the Year in a poll by the publishers of Daily Racing Form, receiving 21 of the 42 votes ahead of Personality (10 votes) and Ta Wee (9 votes).[1] Personality won a rival poll conducted by the Thoroughbred Racing Association.[2] Fort Marcy competed for six years until his retirement at the end of the 1971 racing season.

He died in 1991 at Rokeby Farm in Upperville, Virginia. In 1998, he was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, in Saratoga Springs, New York.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fort Marcy Top Horse". Ottawa Citizen. 1970-12-01. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  2. ^ "How Horse of the Year voters play the game | Daily Racing Form". Drf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.