REIGH COUNT was a thoroughbred race horse, who won the 1928 Kentucky Derby, and the American Horse of the Year. He went on to win the 1929 Coronation Cup in England.

Owned by * Fannie (Frances L. ) Hertz, wife of John Daniel Hertz, known as an entrepreneur and a taxi cab mogul. He was bred by Willis Shape Kilmer, and born at Court Manor near New Market, Virginia. His sire was Sunreigh and his dam was Contessina. After championship years came a controversial end at the Futurity Stakes at Belmont Park dispossessing him of the win. After holding the lead just before the finish line, news media reported a possible misjudgment by his jockey or instructions from his owner, but his stablemate Anita Peabody won by a slight margin. The next day, the New York Times photo pictured the jockeys side by side. They were looking at each other at the finish line.

Reigh Count's jockey usually wore number 3 on his yellow jersey with a black circle on the sleeve and a yellow cap. This was Mrs. Hertz's preferred colors, the same used for their Chicago Yellow Taxi Cab and rental car businesses.

Reigh Count is buried at Stoner Creek Farm, Paris, Kentucky, where he was born. This stud farm was established by John D. Hertz in 1929. The breeding stock was moved here from McHenry County, (near Cary) Illinois. Reigh Count's finest sire, a 1943 American Triple Crown champion, Count Fleet is also buried in Kentucky with other famous Hertz thoroughbreds. Hertz sold the farm to the Woolworth family, who went on to raise standard breeds.

* Mrs. Hertz or Fannie was never fond of her first name. This was documented in a McHenry County history book. Additionally it was a known fact by local residents and employees of their farm in Cary Illinois.