Saunterer

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Saunterer

| image =

| caption =

| sire = Leamington

| grandsire = Faugh-a-Ballagh

| dam = Lemonade

| damsire = Lexington

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 1878

| country = United States

| colour = Chestnut

| breeder = Aristides Welch

| owner = George L. Lorillard

| trainer = R. Wyndham Walden

| record =

| earnings =

| race = American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (1881)
Belmont Stakes (1881)

| awards =

| honours =

| updated =

}}

Saunterer was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Ridden by Tom Costello, he won the 1881 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.{{cite web|url=http://www.preakness.com/winners/1881 |title=1881 |publisher=Preakness.com |access-date=2016-07-14}}{{cite web|last=Calabrese |first=Joe |url=http://heavy.com/sports/2015/05/preakness-stakes-past-winners-horses-jockeys-trainers-race-history/ |title=Preakness Stakes: Winning Horses, Jockeys & Trainers |publisher=Heavy.com |date=2015-05-15 |access-date=2016-07-14}}

Background

Saunterer was bred in Pennsylvania by Aristides Welch. His father was leading sire Leamington, and his dam was Lemonade, a daughter of leading sire Lexington. He was later sold to George L. Lorillard. {{cite web |title=Saunterer Horse Pedigree |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/saunterer |website=Thoroughbred Database |access-date=11 March 2022}}