Horse of the Year in 1948.

Rodney was foaled in 1944 by Hanover Shoe Farms. During his racing career, he started sixty-nine times and won forty-seven. Rodney was an immediate success as a sire, having retired to stud with earnings of $111,176 in the colors of R. Horace Johnston, father of his last co-owner, David R. Johnston. At the time of his death in 1963, Rodney was the all-time leading sire of $100,000 trotting winners with thirteen. Five of them earned in excess of $200,000 and 4 - Duke Rodney, Elaine Rodney, Porterhouse and Tie Silk all earned more than $300,000. He is buried at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Last owners, David R. Johnson, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, and Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Jenney, Donerail, Kentucky, USA.