The Pimlico Nursery Stakes was a race for

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. Thoroughbreds are c ...

horses run 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 ...

from 1909 through 1947. Open to two-year-old horses of either sex, it was run on a dirt track.''Daily Racing Form'' "Equibit Finishes Fast on Outside To Annex Pimlico Nursery Stakes"
Retrieved July 24, 2018 Distances: *1909-1937, 1943, 1945: 4½ furlongs *1938-1942, 1944, 1946-1947: 5 furlongs

Records

Speed record: * Lady Gunner - 0:53.00 for 4½ furlongs in 1945 * Dockstader - 1:00.20 for 5 furlongs in 1944 Most wins by a

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

: * 4 -

Eddie Ambrose Edward Elbert Ambrose (April 13, 1894 – June 8, 1994) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1910s and 1920s he rode for top owners such as Harry Payne Whitney, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, and Walter M. Jeffords. During his ...

(1915, 1917, 1919, 1929) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - William M. Garth (1913, 1921, 1923) * 3 -

Preston M. Burch Preston Morris Burch (August 25, 1884 – April 8, 1978) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner Biography Family background Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was the son of Hall of Fame trainer, William P. Bu ...

(1928, 1932, 1936) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Samuel Ross (1909,1916, 1930) * 3 - Sarah F. Jeffords (1926, 1929, 1936) * 3 - Ella K. Bryson (1940, 1941, 1947)

Winners

References

{{reflist Discontinued horse races Flat horse races for two-year-olds Horse races in Maryland Pimlico Race Course Recurring sporting events established in 1909 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1947