Jacobus (foaled 1880 in New York state) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1883 Preakness Stakes.
[1][2] Bred by August Belmont at his Nursery Stud in Babylon, New York, Jacobus was sold to James E. Kelley along with other unraced colts for $10,000.
[4] As a three-year-old, Jacobus' ran third behind winner Barnes in the mile and one-half Coney Island Derby at Sheepshead Bay.
Triple Crown series, the 1883 Preakness Stakes.
In a two-horse matchup run over a mile and one-half at Pimlico Race Course, jockey George Barbee earned his third Preakness win by guiding Jacobus to a four length win over his only competitor, Parnell.