Riley (1887 – July 1, 1910) was a bay colt sired by Longfellow out of Geneva. He won the

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for owner and trainer Edward Corrigan who shortly after would build

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which opened in

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in 1891. Ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Isaac Murphy, Riley won the mile and one-quarter Derby in 2 minutes 45 seconds, the slowest time recorded to that point due to a very muddy track. Riley was originally named Shortfellow and had a relatively long and successful career in which he had 64 starts with 30 wins, 17 places, and 4 shows. Riley died on July 1, 1910 at the age of 23 while being cared for by a racehorse rescue association."Riley" The New York Times Death Notice
/ref> Riley's only offspring of note was his daughter,

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, who was the dam of Burgomaster, a successful sire.

Pedigree

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