# Abraham Perry

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American horse trainer

Abraham Perry Personal information Born c. 1842 Midway, Kentucky, United States Died 1908 Resting place African Cemetery No. 2, Lexington, Kentucky Occupation Racehorse trainer Horse racing career Sport Horse racing Major racing wins Colts Stakes (1876) Colt and Filly Stakes (1876) Belle Meade Stakes (1876) Clark Handicap (1877) Phoenix Hotel Stakes (1877) Phoenix Hotel Fall Stakes (1877) Coney Island Derby (1885) Saratoga Cup (1885) Tennessee Derby (1885) Tidal Stakes (1885) American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (1885) Significant horses Joe Cotton, McWhirter

**Abraham Perry** (c. 1842–1908) was an American [thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) horse trainer born in [Midway, Kentucky](/source/Midway%2C_Kentucky) best remembered as the winner of the [1885 Kentucky Derby](/source/1885_Kentucky_Derby) with [Joe Cotton](/source/Joe_Cotton_(horse)).[1] He was the first [African-American](/source/African-American) trainer of a classic race winner to be mentioned in post-race reports.[2]

## Racing career

Abe Perry began his career training for [Gen. Abraham Buford](/source/Abraham_Buford_II) at his Bosque Bonita breeding farm in [Woodford County, Kentucky](/source/Woodford_County%2C_Kentucky). From 1876 through 1878 he conditioned the colt McWhirter to several [stakes race](/source/Stakes_race) wins. He ran fifth to [Baden-Baden](/source/Baden-Baden_(horse)) in the May 22, [1877 Kentucky Derby](/source/1877_Kentucky_Derby) but came back less than a week later to defeat Baden-Baden in the May 28 [Clark Handicap](/source/Clark_Handicap) at [Churchill Downs](/source/Churchill_Downs).

Among his other wins with Joe Cotton, in 1885 Abe Perry won the important [Tennessee Derby](/source/Tennessee_Derby) in [Nashville](/source/Nashville) and [Coney Island Derby](/source/Coney_Island_Derby) at the [Sheepshead Bay Race Track](/source/Sheepshead_Bay_Race_Track) in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).[3]

Perry is buried in [African Cemetery No. 2](/source/African_Cemetery_No._2_(Lexington%2C_Kentucky)) in [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky).[4][5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["1885 Joe Cotton"](https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1885). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 1885-05-14. Retrieved 2018-12-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Richard Sowers (February 25, 2014). [*The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes: A Comprehensive History*](https://books.google.com/books?id=iTJiAgAAQBAJ&q=abe+perry+trainer&pg=PA32). McFarland. p. 32. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786476985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786476985). Retrieved 7 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Katie Pratt and Carl Nathe (September 16, 2010). ["UK Highlights African Americans in Equine"](https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-highlights-african-americans-equine). *uknow.uky.edu*. University of Kentucky. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Katie Pratt (September 11, 2011). ["Soil Scientist Works to Preserve Early Equine History"](https://thehorse.com/119842/soil-scientist-works-to-preserve-early-equine-history/). *thehorse.com*. The Horse Media Group LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Men of the Thoroughbred Industry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153430/http://www.africancemeteryno2.org/Home/horsemen). *africancemeteryno2.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.africancemeteryno2.org/Home/horsemen) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

## External links

- [McWhirter (1874)](https://aheadbythree.wordpress.com/tag/abe-perry/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085935/https://aheadbythree.wordpress.com/tag/abe-perry/) 2018-05-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [African Americans in Racing](http://thelegacyball.com/?page_id=134)

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