Granville (horse)

Racing at age two under future Hall of Fame trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, Granville won one of seven starts with his most noteworthy finish in a major race coming in the Champagne Stakes, in which he finished third.

The following year, in the run-up to the 1936 Kentucky Derby, Granville finished a strong second to Teufel in the Wood Memorial Stakes. In the Derby, won by Bold Venture, shortly after the start Granville threw jockey James Stout and as such finished last in the fourteen-horse field. He then finished second by a nose to Bold Venture in the Preakness Stakes. In the Belmont Stakes in June, he won by a nose in a photo finish from Mr. Bones.[1] Granville also won the 1936 Arlington Classic at 1¼ miles plus much longer races, such as the 1⅝ mile Lawrence Realization Stakes, and he defeated the great Discovery by eight lengths in the 1¾ mile Saratoga Cup. He was named American Horse of the Year in a poll of journalists conducted by Turf and Sport Digest magazine.[2]