Sir Barton
| Sir Barton | |
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Sir Barton & jockey Johnny Loftus, 1919
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| Sire | Star Shoot |
| Grandsire | Isinglass |
| Dam | Lady Sterling |
| Damsire | Hanover |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1916 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | John E. Madden |
| Owner | J. K. L. Ross |
| Trainer | H. Guy Bedwell |
| Record | 31: 13-6-5 |
| Earnings | $116,857 |
| Major wins | |
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Potomac Handicap (1919) Kentucky Derby (1919) Preakness Stakes (1919) Belmont Stakes (1919) |
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| Awards | |
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1st U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1919) Unofficial United States Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1919) Unofficial United States Horse of the Year (1919) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1957) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) #49 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Sir Barton Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack Sir Barton Way in Lexington, Kentucky |
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Potomac Handicap (1919)
Withers Stakes (1919)
Saratoga Handicap (1920)
Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1920)
Sir Barton (April 26, 1916 – October 30, 1937) was a chestnut Thoroughbred race horse who in 1919 became the first winner of what would come to be known as the American Triple Crown.
He was sired by the stallion Star Shoot out of the mare Lady Sterling, by Hanover. Sir Barton's paternal grandsire was the 1893 English Triple Crown champion, Isinglass. His half-brother was 1908 juvenile champion Sir Martin.
Sir Barton was bred in Kentucky by John E. Madden in partnership with Vivian A. Gooch at Hamburg Place Farm near Lexington. Gooch served as the agent who purchased Sir Barton from Madden for Louis Winans. Madden purchased Gooch's share of Sir Barton when he decided to keep the colt and race him under his own colors.
Madden raced the colt in his first four starts of his two-year-old season, but none of those starts showed the potential the colt would show in his workouts. In late August 1918, Madden sold the horse for a reported $10,000 to Canadian businessman and naval commander J. K. L. Ross. After some early success, Ross was growing his stable as part of an effort to commit more fully to racing. He owned farms in Vercheres, Quebec, where he established a breeding operation for his Canadian horses; and near Laurel, Maryland, for training and breeding his American stock.
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