Plaudit

Plaudit
Sire	Himyar
Grandsire	Alarm
Dam	Cinderella
Damsire	Blue Ruin or Tomahawk
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1895
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Dr. J. D. Neet
Owner	Dr. J. D. Neet John E. Madden (at age 3)
Trainer	Edward D. Brown Albert Simons (at age 3)
Record	20: 8-5-0
Earnings	$32,065
Major wins
Champagne Stakes (1897) Emerald Stakes (1897) Nursery Stakes (1897) Oakley Derby (1898) Clark Handicap (1898) Buckeye Stakes (1898) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1898)
Honours
Plaudit Place in Lexington, Kentucky

Plaudit (1895–1919) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of English Triple Crown champion, West Australian, Plaudit is best known for winning the 1898 Kentucky Derby.

Conditioned by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Edward D. Brown, racing at age two Plaudit won four of his twelve starts. After finishing fourth in the Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, he was bought by noted Kentucky horseman, John E. Madden and in a race for older horses in September, defeated the 1896 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush. As a three-year-old, Plaudit was ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Willie Simms in the 24th edition of the Kentucky Derby. Plaudit came from behind with a powerful stretch drive to catch the betting favorite Lieber Karl and win by a nose.

In 1898 Plaudit won four of his eight races and finished second in the other four, notably in the Latonia Derby. His wins included a second defeat of Lieber Karl in the Clark Handicap. Retired at the end of the racing season, Plaudit stood at stud at John Madden's Hamburg Place in Lexington, Kentucky.

Plaudit was from Cinderella who was also the mare of Hastings, the 1896 Belmont Stakes winner and Leading sire in North America in 1902 and 1908. While Plaudit never matched Hastings' success as a sire, he produced a dozen graded stakes race winners including multiple stakes champion, King James.

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