Vito (horse)

Vito
Sire	Negofol
Grandsire	Childwick
Dam	Forever
Damsire	Ballot
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1925
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Alfred H. Cosden
Owner	Alfred H. Cosden
Trainer	Max Hirsch
Record	18: 6-3-2
Earnings	US$82,330
Major wins
Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1927) U.S. Triple Crown series: Belmont Stakes (1928)

Vito (foaled 1925 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1928 Belmont Stakes, the third and oldest leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. Bred and raced by Alfred H. Cosden, he was sired by Negofol, a French colt owned by American William K. Vanderbilt, who won the 1909 French Derby. His dam was Forever, a daughter of two-time American Champion Older Male Horse Ballot.^[1]

Vito was conditioned for racing by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Max Hirsch.^[2] As a two-year-old, Vito won the prestigious Grand Union Hotel Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.^[3]

External links

• Vito's pedigree and partial racing stats

References

1. "60th running-1928-Vito" (PDF). belmontstakes.com (NYRA). 1928-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
2. Hartford Courant - June 10, 1928
3. New York Times - August 28, 1927