Riley (horse)

Riley (1887 – July 1, 1910) was a bay colt sired by Longfellow out of Geneva. He won the 1890 Kentucky Derby for owner and trainer Edward Corrigan who shortly after would build Hawthorne Race Course which opened in Cicero, Illinois in 1891.[1] Ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Isaac Murphy, Riley won the mile and one-quarter Derby in 2 minutes 45 seconds, the slowest time recorded to that point due to a very muddy track.[2] Riley was originally named Shortfellow[3] and had a relatively long and successful career in which he had 64 starts with 30 wins, 17 places, and 4 shows.

Riley
SireLongfellow
GrandsireLeamington
DamGeneva
DamsireWar Dance
SexStallion
Foaled1887
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederC. H. Durkee
OwnerEdward C. Corrigan
TrainerEdward C. Corrigan
Record64: 30-17-4
Earnings$43,430
Major wins
Railway Stakes (1889)
Trial Stakes (1889)
Merchants' Stakes (1889)
Clark Handicap (1890)
Speculation Handicap (1890)
Fairwiew Lightweight Handicap (1890)
Pelham Bay Handicap (1890)
Monmouth Cup (1891)
Shrewsbury Handicap (1891)
Coney Island Cup (1891)
Bay Ridge Handicap (1891)
Free Lighweight Handicap (1891)
Brooklyn Cup (1891)
Montgomery Stakes (1891)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1890)

Riley died on July 1, 1910 at the age of 23 while being cared for by a racehorse rescue association.[4]

Riley's only offspring of note was his daughter, Hurley Burley, who was the dam of Burgomaster, a successful sire.[5]

References
  1. "Edward Corrigan Dies At Age 82". New York Times. 1924-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. "Riley won the derby; a great crowd to see the slowest Kentucky Derby ever run- NY Times"
  3. Riley's Pedigree
  4. "Riley" The New York Times Death Notice
  5. "1875 - Past winners' influence - 1939". Daily Racing Form. May 2, 1964. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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