Owned and bred by Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable, Twenty Grand was a bay colt by St. Germans out of Bonus.

Trained at age three by James G. Rowe, Jr. and ridden by jockey Charley Kurtsinger, Twenty Grand won the Wood Memorial Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Travers Stakes, Saratoga Cup, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. He just missed the Triple Crown after finishing second in the Preakness. His performance earned him the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year.

After twenty five races, of which he won fourteen, finished second four times and third three times, Twenty Grand was retired to stud but proved to be sterile.

In 1957, he was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Twenty Grand ranked number 52.

References

• Twenty Grand's pedigree
• Twenty Grand's Kentucky Derby