Meridian (horse)
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Meridian with R.F. Carman and jockey Archibald at 1911 Kentucky Derby.
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| Sire | Broomstick |
| Grandsire | Ben Brush |
| Dam | Sue Smith |
| Damsire | Masetto |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1908 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Charles Leonard Harrison |
| Owner | 1. Charles L. Harrison 2. Richard F. Carman 3. William Garth |
| Trainer | Albert Ewing |
| Record | 66: 20-15-10 |
| Earnings | $26,491 |
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Kentucky Derby (1911) National Handicap (1911) Frontier Stakes (1911) Washington's Birthday Handicap (1912) Argyle Hotel Handicap (1912) Kentucky Stakes (1912) Excelsior Handicap (1913) Triple Crown Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1911) |
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| Awards | |
| Unofficial American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1911) Unofficial American Horse of the Year (1911) |
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| Last updated on January 9, 2010 | |
Meridian (1908–1935) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1911 Kentucky Derby, setting a new record by running 1 1⁄4 miles in 2 minutes, 5 seconds. The previous record of 2:06 1⁄4 had been set by Lieut. Gibson in the 1900 Derby. Meridian was determined to be the historical Champion Three-Year Old and Horse of the Year of 1911.
Meridian was foaled at Charles L. Harrison's farm in Bellevue, Kentucky in 1908. Charles Harrison (1856–1912) was a civil engineer by trade and was a designer of the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway. Meridian's dam was Sue Smith, winner of the 1905 Astoria Stakes, who was sired by the imported British stallion Masetto. Meridian's sire was Broomstick, son of 1896 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush, who was then standing at the Senorita Stock Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Meridian won three of his 12 starts as a two-year-old, gaining third place in the 1910 Foam Stakes and second place in the Sheepshead Bay Double Event while racing for Harrison in New York. Harrison had consigned the Thoroughbred to be sold in a July 1910 sale at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track, but withdrew him because the bidding was not high enough. Richard Carman was also at the auction and purchased a horse called The Turk.
Meridian was bought by New Yorker Richard F. Carman as a three-year old and was placed in the Kentucky Derby against a field of seven horses. Meridian started from the fifth post position and was a steady contender for most of the race and was able to outrun a rapidly advancing Governor Gray. Meridian continued to race until he was six years old before being retired from racing to be used as a breeding stallion by Carman.
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