The title of American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding, four years old and up, for performances on dirt and main track racing surfaces.
The award originated in 1936 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming an annual champion.
In the same year, the Baltimore-based Turf and Sports Digest magazine instituted a similar award.
Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion.
The Daily Racing Form version was open to any horse, three years old and up and this award was given to some Champions at the age of three, such as Citation, Buckpasser, Damascus and Arts and Letters.