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Lieut. Gibson
Lieut. Gibson
Sire	G W Johnson
Grandsire	Iroquois
Dam	Sophia Hardy
Damsire	Glengarry
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1897
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Col. Robert L. Baker & Gentry
Owner	Charles Head Smith
Trainer	Charles H. Hughes
Record	24: 10 - 5 - 3
Earnings	$21,490
Major wins
	Flatbush Stakes (1899); Latonia Derby (1900); Clark Handicap (1900); American Classic Race wins:; Kentucky Derby (1900)

Lieutenant Gibson (1897–1900) was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:061⁄4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby, Clark Stakes and Flatbush Stakes as a three-year-old. He was the crowd favorite for the 1900 running of the American Derby, but ran third.

Shortly after his failure at the American Derby, Lieut. Gibson sustained a bowed tendon and was retired from racing.^[1] The condition progressively worsened until surgery was attempted to repair the tendon and reduce the swelling in his leg. However, the colt died during the operation on December 18, 1900, at the Washington Park Race Track, formerly in Chicago, Illinois.^[2] The horse was secretly buried with little fanfare, with his death being leaked to the press more than a week after his death. When the New York Times interviewed Lieut. Gibson's owner for comment, Charles Head Smith said the following.

It was not my intention to say anything about Gibson's death, but it is true that he died a week ago Tuesday and was buried without any publicity. I had great confidence in Gibson. His sufferings were far more a matter of regret to me than could have been any pecuniary loss I experienced by the disabling of the colt. He was a brave horse, a well-bred one, and when he died I wanted him buried with just as little publicity as possible.^[3]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Lieut. Gibson
Sire G W Johnson 1890	Iroquois 1878	Leamington	Faugh-a-Ballagh
		Leamington	Pantaloon Mare
		Maggie B B	Australian
		Maggie B B	Madeline
	Brunette 1877	Bonnie Scotland	Iago
		Bonnie Scotland	Queen Mary
		Variella	Vandal
		Variella	Nubia
Dam Sophia Hardy 1889	Glengarry 1866	Thormanby	Windhound
		Thormanby	Alice Hawthorn
		Carbine	Rifleman
		Carbine	Troica
	Unaka 1884	Enquirer	Leamington
		Enquirer	Lida
		Wampee	John Morgan
		Wampee	Dora

References

^ Lieut. Gibson Pedigree
^ Lieutenant Gibson dead: Kentucky Derby winner succumbed to operation for bowed tendon. New York Times. Dec 29, 1900.[1]
^ Lieutenant Gibson dead: Kentucky Derby winner succumbed to operation for bowed tendon. New York Times. Dec 29, 1900.[2]