Saturday, May 03, 2008

Kentucky Derby Triple Crown.Winner Sir Barton

Kentucky Derby Triple Crown.Winner Sir BartonSir Barton and jockey Johnny Loftus, 1919 Preakness Stakes.

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Sir Barton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Barton, (1916-1937), was a chestnut thoroughbred colt, who, in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown.

Sired by leading stud Star Shoot out of the Hanover mare, Lady Sterling, his grandsire was the 1893 English Triple Crown champion, Isinglass.

Sir Barton was Kentucky bred by John E. Madden and Vivian A. Gooch at Hamburg Place Farm near Lexington. Madden raced him in his two-year-old season. He was entered in six races, winning none. Madden sold the horse in 1918 for $10,000 to Canadian businessman, J. K. L. Ross.

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Kentucky Derby From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg).[1] The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans.

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