The Sir Barton Stakes is an American ungraded

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for three-year-olds over a distance of miles held at

Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Ol ...

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. The race offers a purse of $100,000. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 55 on March 3, 2007. It is run as part of the undercard for the

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, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.

History

The race is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt

Sir Barton Sir Barton (April 26, 1916 – October 30, 1937) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the first winner of the American Triple Crown. Background Sir Barton was a chestnut colt bred in 1916, in Kentucky, by John E. Madden at H ...

, who was the 1st U.S. Triple Crown Champion. The 8.5-furlong ungraded stakes race was renamed from 2007–2008 for the 2006

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winner, Barbaro, who suffered an injury in the 2006 Preakness Stakes that ultimately cost him his life.

Records

Speed record: * miles - 1:41.67 - Fame and Power (2015) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - R. Larry Johnson (1995, 1997) * 2 - Paraneck Stable (1996, 2009) Most wins by a

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: * 3 -

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(1997, 2002, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 - H. Graham Motion (1995, 1997, 2000, 2017) * 4 -

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(1996, 2004, 2005, 2009)

Winners of the Sir Barton Stakes since 1993

''Note:'' * †Dead Heat

References

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Listed stakes races in the United States Sports competitions in Baltimore 1993 establishments in Maryland Flat horse races for three-year-olds Pimlico Race Course Horse races in Maryland Recurring sporting events established in 1993

History

Records

Winners of the Sir Barton Stakes since 1993

See also

References