Salerno (horse)
Appearance
Salerno | |
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Sire | Sir Ribot |
Grandsire | Ribot |
Dam | Winsome Woman |
Damsire | Blandisher |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1965 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Snowden-Doherty |
Owner | James P. Mills |
Trainer | William H. Turner, Jr. |
Record | 33: 8-3-8 |
Earnings | US$103,149 |
Major wins | |
Remsen Stakes (1967) | |
Last updated on April 22, 2010 |
Salerno (foaled 1965 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who compiled a record of 8-3-8 in 33 career starts and retired in 1969 with earnings of $103,149. He was owned by Alice and James P. Mills and trained by William H. Turner, Jr. who went on to train the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew.
A grandson of Ribot, among Salerno's most important success came as a two-year-old when he won the 1967 Remsen Stakes. The following year, he had a second-place finish in the Withers Stakes.
Salerno was retired to his owner's Hickory Tree Farm in Middleburg, Virginia.