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today) | race = Belmont Stakes (1873) Saratoga Cup (1874, 1875) Citizen Stakes (1874) | awards = American Champion Older Male Horse (1874) American Co-Champion Older Male Horse (1875) | honours = | updated = 1 February 2011 }} Springbok (1870–1897) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the seventh Belmont Stakes in 1873. Foaled in 1870, he was sired by the imported stallion Australian, his dam was a daughter of Lexington. During his racing career he started 25 races, winning 17 of them. Besides the Belmont, Springbok won the Saratoga Cup twice, in 1874 and 1875 and was named Champion Older Male horse in 1874 and 1875. After retiring from the racetrack, he sired five stakes winners and died in 1897. ==Early life== Springbok was sired by the imported horse Australian and out of the mare Hester. Hester was by Lexington and out of a mare named Heads I Say by imported stallion Glencoe. Springbok was foaled in 1870, and was a chestnut stallion, bred by A. J. Alexander of Woodburn, Kentucky.〔Bruce ''American Stud Book'' 1 p. 519〕 Springbok was one of 26 stakes winning foals sired by Australian.〔Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' pp. 533–534〕 Springbok was Hester's only stakes winning foal.〔Hogan ''Index to Stakes Winners'' p. 254〕 At two years of age, Springbok was owned and raced by Daniel Swigert, but was sold that year to David McDaniel for $2,000 (approximately $ today).〔Hewitt ''Great Breeders'' pp. 21–22〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Springbok (horse)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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