Kissin' George was an American thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse, considered one of America's premier sprint horses of the late 1960s. Kissin' George was out of a Head Play

Head Play

Head Play was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1933 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series of races and as the horse on the losing end of the "Fighting Finish" of the 1933 Kentucky Derby.- Early racing career :At age two Head Play broke his...

 mare called Nothead. He was sired by Slamruler, a grandson of the great Nearco

Nearco

Nearco was an Italian bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was not only unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 5 furlongs to 1 mile 7 furlongs ,...

 through his son, Nasrullah.

Kissin' George was active for two time periods, 1966-1969 and 1973-74. Although he lost to Dr. Fager

Dr. Fager

Dr. Fager was an American a thoroughbred racehorse who had what many consider one of the greatest single racing seasons by any horse in the history of the sport. "The Doctor" was the only horse who ever held four titles in one year...

 on two occasions when stretching beyond his preferred six furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

 distance, he was a dominant force at sprint race

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

distances.

Career statistics

• 1966 age 3; 2 starts, won both for earnings of $6,875.
• 1967 age 4; 8 starts winning 7 and coming 2nd once for $65,200.
• 1968 age 5; 12 starts with 6 wins and 3 places for $111,812.
• 1969 age 6; 8 starts with 4 wins and 2 places for $62,650.
• 1973 age 10; 18 starts 2 wins 5 places and 2 shows for $11,480.
• 1974 age 11; 14 starts 5 wins 4 places and 1 show for $13,383.